Brandon

I think you are interpreting it wrong. Its not a knock on JP Losman. Its a knock against Donahoe for building up so much hype about this being a playoff team.

Sounds to me like Mularkey is staying, but some assistant coaches are going to be shown the door. Certainly that applies to players as well. It also sounds like Donahoe's days as Bills GM are all but over. I think the comment about the hype entering the season was directed squarely at Donahoe, who sold the whole song and dance about this team being a playoff contender. Clearly, he's not happy with the job Donahoe has done. Good to see that he's not going to be content with just hoping we're better next year, either.

That may be the official way its calculated, but when taking the SOS off of fan or media websites, its something to take into consideration.

Depends on how you calculate it. Going into this weekend, for instance, you could have calculated the Bills SOS with or without the Jets then 3-12 record. In other words, factoring in records of opponents yet to be played. If that's the case, there will be very little variation in the SOS for the 5 win teams.

You know as well as anyone else that the Bills were down 3-0 to the Chiefs when Holcomb went out. The team scored all of its points with Losman at QB. Maybe Holcomb could have engineered a win. Then again, maybe Losman could have made a play or two to win those games where he was benched and they lost? Losman deserves credit for KC. 2 wins vs 3 for Holcomb.

You know what this team really needs to do? Cut Holcomb, draft another QB in R3-5 and go into the 2006 season with Losman and the rookie. Its going to guarantee that this team is going to struggle in 06, but its also going to guarantee that this damn team finally has to attempt to develop a QB instead of playing this best *chance* to win bullcrap we've heard for 10 years. But we won't do that, because we're complacent and content with playing not to lose instead of playing to win, so to speak. Ironically, its that attitude that has led to the satisfaction with mediocrity we've seen and all of these losing seasons. They'll never win if they don't roll the dice. We may go 5-11 in 2006 if we do that, but I'd rather win 5 games trying to get better than win 5 games on some meaningless 'best chance to win' BS.

3 wins with Holcomb, 2 with Losman. I'm so glad we made that switch in week 5.

INT #4. Fitting, somehow, for this season to end on a pick.

He's a 68% passer! He should start next year and be an all pro.

But we may win 6 games instead of 4!

The problem with this team is that we've been bad for so long now that mediocrity is confused with being good.

Make that INT #3.

I have to agree. I can excuse 2 yards on 3rd and 25, but the rest? No. It drives me crazy, too, and he's been doing this all season. It doesn't result in more points or wins, and its about as exciting as watching paint dry.

I agree completely. He just needs the opportunity to show what he can do and to this point, those opportunities have been few and far between. In the first four games of the year, JP couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Neither he or Moulds put up any numbers in that time. In the next four, Holcomb basically ignored him and threw every pass to Eric Moulds. Its only been in the last five games that Evans has really gotten a chance to produce and I think he has delivered: 21 catches 380 yards and 5 TDs.

I'll toss in another vote for Mario Williams. The only other player I would consider taking before Williams is Ferguson. I don't think this defense is ever going to play well against a top offense until the day that they can generate a pass rush from just the front four defensively. Not only can Williams rush the passer, but at 6'6 290lbs, he should be able to hold up against the run better than most DEs, too. Even with a top 5 contract, Williams will be a bargain if the contract of someone like Jevon Kearse is any indication. Considering that Denney is a FA and Kelsay is a FA after 2006, I think the decision to make this pick becomes quite easy.

I'd rather have another SEC RB: Darren McFadden of Arkansas. The Razorbacks were horrible as well, with no passing attack to speak of, yet for most of the year, McFadden was averaging almost NINE yards per carry. Two bad games late in the year managed to drag that down to 6.3. Still, 1113 yards and 11 TDs on 176 carries and earning a spot as an All SEC first team player isn't too bad for a true freshman. As long as he stays healthy, you'll be hearing a whole lot more about him in the coming years.

If that's the case, they'll almost certainly use the franchise tag on him. Clements has not had his best year, but there's little reason to believe he won't bounce back. He's still young and has no injury history. In a weak year for CBs both in FA and the draft, I don't think it'll be a tough sell if the Bills try to trade him. He's still the best CB available this offseason.

This was the most important game of Sam Aiken's career and he did nothing. Not good. Looks like the Bills will be using another day 1 pick on a WR in April.

Neither one. They should pick Ferguson or Mario Williams and finally start addressing the weakness of both lines.

That's nice, but the problem with that is that I think Mularkey and Donahoe should be unemployed tomorrow morning.

Sickening, if they are 'Bills' fans. You don't cheer for a division opponent, especially on your home field.

The team is soon to be 4-9 and certainly appears to have finally rolled over and died on the head coach. I think its pretty much a certainty at this point that Donahoe, Mularkey, and much of the rest of the coaching staff are out the door.

What do you expect when every play is a jailbreak?

No, its not worse. But the outcome is the same. TD Patriots. This defense is screwed whether they blitz or not, and it all falls back on a DL devoid of talent.

Yup, it would have been better to rush 4, so that Brady could sit back there for 30 seconds and eventually just decide to run it in himself again.