Nihilarian

... 28 games with 25 wins against Buffalo .63.77% with 7001 yards passing, 62 TD's vs 20 INT's and a QB rating of 100.02 Should the Patriots win the SB this year he will have more SB wins than any other NFL QB.

Letting Geno Smith start should really expose just how good a QB guru Chan Gailey is at developing a young player. My guess is the interceptions and turnovers keep coming and the entire Jets offense gets a reboot after this season with Geno, Chan and Fitz all gone.

When the Patriots win this year's SB he will officially be the GOAT NFL QB.

Yikes, this might be the end of his MVP chances

Trust me, as the Bills are still under everyone's radar at this point. Listening to ESPN and NFL insiders, NFL live they talk about every other team other than Buffalo. The only slight reference they made was to Colin Kaepernick and that he will remain the starter. You would think that a four-game win streak would give the Bills some visibility. But Nah, they are cellophane. I kinda hope they stay this way all the way up until the NE game...and Rex keeps his low profile like he has been so far this season

He had that potential after being drafted and not so sure anymore that he can get healthy and stay that way. Not like Julio anyway. The problem is he has been injured since day one which has restricted his play due to various injuries. Broken foot, broken ribs, groin injury, hip injury that required surgery, hamstring, calf, ankle... AJ yes. Although, I'd like to see DeSean Jackson in a Buffalo uni too. A darn shame the team can't trade the reefer man because one more toke and he is gone for a year. The team is winning without him. JMO

That might have been the case if the Steelers didn't overlook the smelly fish and lose both the game and their QB! I would have thought it would have been the other way around with Pitt pounding the rock on the hapless fish. Man, this week could have been so helpful to Buffalo to see two heavyweights beat themselves to a pulp. - Landry Jones will be the starting QB for Pittsburgh and i suspect after seeing what Dolphins RB Jay Ajayi did to that Pitt defense with 25 carries for 204 yards, 2 TD's the Patriots will work their run game too. I just hope the Bills lay waste to those stinking fish in Miami.

Kinda why it's so darn important for the Bills to crush the Patriots in two weeks at new era! They could take the division and themselves have a clear road. On any given Sunday... Just as long as the Bills don't look past their next target like the Steelers did and lose big!

To the fans that thought Chan Gailey was a good OC. The Jets 1-5 and Fitz with 10 INTs and 5 TD's... I'm not surprised about the offense tanking. However, I am surprised this year's Jets defense is so bad 25th in points allowed and 18th in yards. The Bills lost because they couldn't get the run game working and the Bills defense was out on the field 40 min for most of the game compared to the Bills offense 20 min. No matter how good the DB's are they eventually get tired and worn down. There was a real reason as to why Rex fired Greg Roman.

I gotta tell ya, if the Bills manage to beat the Patriots @ Buffalo then the sky is the limit as they can take the division and even get home field throughout. The Bills are one of the hottest teams in the NFL and as long as they don't pull a Pittsburgh in overlooking Miami because NE is next they should win. Pittsburgh- Big Ben injured and we don't know how he will do when he returns. The Dolphins caught the Steelers looking past them to the Patriots this week Denver- has QB issues and that defense is just not as potent without Ware. Oakland- has serious defensive issues Houston- just not that good QB issues Tennessee- just not that good

My fear is some team will vulture him away into a HCing gig ! It's not just the ground game that Lynn has working well and he is doing it with a somewhat limited player at QB. Expect a bunch of coaches to get stolen away should the Bills make the playoffs this year.

My idea of the schedule looks like this going forward. @ Miami W 5-2 New England L 5-3 @ Seattle L 5-4 BYE WEEK @Cincy W 6-4 Jacksonville W 7-4 @Oakland L 7-5 Pittsburgh L 7-6 Cleveland W 8-6 Miami W 9-6 @New York Jets W 10-6 10-6 and it looks like it might get to 12-6 depending on how the Pittsburgh and Oakland games go. This team is gaining more confidence with each win and although I don't see a sweep of the Patriots. However, I can see the Bills beating the Raiders, Steelers, and Seahawks. The Seattle offense really isn't very good because of a bad line. The Raiders defense stinks and they won't shut down the Bills run game this year!

Good job...on the jinx! the smelly fish just kicked the crap out of Pittsburgh 30-15. Tallywhacker not sacked by the Steelers and yet was sacked 6x by the Titans a week previous

Lynn! man,what a difference in the offensive play calling McCoy keeps doing his Barry Sanders impression in making opposing players look like they are playing in sand! 3TD's with 140 yards on the ground. 16 offensive first downs rushing!! Made Chip Kelly think wtf was I doing in trading this kid away? Tyrod was very efficient and made a very sub-average receiving corps look good. Oh hell, it's a team game and the entire team made me proud to be a Bills fan again. They all get a game ball.

The contrast between what we saw last season and this season is like night and day. The communications issues are fixed, the late incoming play calls are fixed, the late player substitutions are fixed, the players not being out of position when the ball is snapped has been fixed, the penalty problems have been fixed to a much more tolerable degree. Firing Greg Roman was a brilliant move and an even more brilliant move was giving Lynn the OC job as he has that offense playing great like a chess master in different alignments, sets with the opposing defense not having a clue half the time as to what's going to happen next. The line is blocking so much better and the making use of the sub-average receiving corps has been amazing. The biggest thing I see is that Rex isn't shoving his foot into his mouth on a continuous basis before every game. He is managing the entire team like a head coach should and has been good in game management too. This is a Rex Ryan I could really get to like.

Anyone else think that McCoy just loves rubbing Chip's nose in it? Thanks for trading me schumck!

Gotta love what Lynn can do with these players, and Shady being a beast again today

That Mills or Miller that just whiffed?

It's not media fodder as Whaley had his chance in 2014 to sign Richie Incognito who was sitting out the entire year and the Bills had the very worst offensive line in the league and were in desperate need of a top OG. Rex Ryan came in and said sign him and I'll vouch for him! http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bills/2015/02/07/richie-incognito-rex-ryan-contract-jonathan-martin-miami-dolphins/23040525/ Here is an article that states that Rex Ryan hand picked Tyrod Taylor and wanted to sign the kid when he was with the Jets. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rex-ryan-hand-picked-qb-tyrod-taylor-wanted-him-with-jets/ Rex Ryan dining with La'el Collins to attempt to secure him for Buffalo http://buffalonews.com/2015/05/04/reports-bills-coach-rex-ryan-dining-with-lael-collins-in-louisiana/ This year I think we all see what kind of impact a player that Rex has targeted can accomplish in Lorenzo Alexander and who knows if the defensive players he wanted last year would have had significant impact or not. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2016/09/08/surprising-alexander-earned-chance-start-bills/89995716/ While so many fans raving about how good the Bills scouts and Whaley, Monos are I just wanted to point out that it wasn't all them either. I slammed Rex Ryan so much, so often last year for his 2015 defense and yet still praised him for the players he wanted to help build his style of team. This year I have nothing but praise for Rex stepping back and allowing Dennis Thurman to call the defensive plays along with the insight to fire his OC and promote someone better.

yep! I think Mike Pettine was consumed with pass rushing, so he over did it vs stopping the run and Rex did the opposite last year. Although last year's defense had way more problems than just the lack of sacks. It's great to see the defense playing so much better this season! However, I'm still not fully sold that the current scheme will do that well against Brady and the elites. Needless to say, there was speculation today on PFT that Brady wants to play until 2025

So far, it looks like Rex had a big hand in signing All-pro LG Richie Incognito- QB Tyrod Taylor. Rex was also chasing OG / OT La'el Collins and he dined with him last offseason to lure him to Buffalo. Instead, the Cowboys signed him and started him at LG. So, all he did was pancake people to help the Cowboys as the #1 O-line in the league last year. I just can't even imagine how good the Bills line could be with both Incognito and Collins at OG. Rex also wanted to bring in some defensive players last year and for some reason that didn't happen. I do believe he also had a hand in signing Percy Harvin who didn't pan out due to injury. If this team makes the playoffs this year it will be because Rex had a big hand in finding players to help the team get there.

I agree that each and every year is different because the roster never stays the same. But is the roster talent above average because of great drafting and decently priced free agents? O-line- the best player by far is a free agent that no other team wanted in Incognito. That the HC vouched for him and his all-pro play elevated the players next to him. The next best are second round LT, first round pick at C and a third-rounder at RG who has started to play above where he was drafted. The last player at RT is still somewhat questionable as is the depth. The coaching recently has also elevated the line play that used to have so many bums over the years. WR corps-Sammy Watkins best WR by far cost three draft picks and two of those first rounders...and has been injury prone his entire career. Second round pick Robert Woods hasn't come close to what the Green Bay Packers find in the second round all the time. The team is still lacking a big, tough over the middle WR and that big, tall red zone target WR. QB- the HC found this young man who is very limited with his passing ability and really only works well in a run first offense and when the run game is working. The backup QB a first-rounder who has yet to show he was worth that first-round pick. A 4th round QB who is as raw as they come and may develop into something down the road. TE- an over-priced free agent that has a difficult time staying healthy. This team could still use a top blocking player who is also an asset as a pass catcher... or three. Gragg started to look like a valued player until he ended up on IR. RB- probably the best player on offense by far makes the entire offense work when he brings his A game. The Eagles initiated this trade and if not for some great luck from a very stupid RB who chose to play elsewhere the Bills would have been on the hook for an over-priced slug! Still, the Bills needed to overpay for talent that they couldn't find in the draft. From what I see this team wasn't built on offense primarily because of great scouting, great drafting, and reasonably priced free agent players. The mere fact that CJ Spiller chose to go to NO and the team offered him a decent amount to stay shows me that some people in the Bills FO really just get very, very lucky at times. Without LeSean McCoy, who is doing his Barry Sanders impression, this offense is a big dud. For sure the Bills FO, scouts can properly evaluate defensive players far better than offensive players. Still, that ignoramus of a Colts GM initiated the trade for his first round stud linebacker away for a Buffalo Bills third round scrub. If I'm the owner of the Colts I'd have long since fired him for that moronic move. The Bills didn't find Jerry Hughes in the draft, nor did they find Mario who it took a 100 million dollars to get him into Buffalo. I still have a problem with the Buffalo Bills doctors and talent evaluators who keep drafting and finding players who have difficulty in staying healthy. Bottom line: does this team have some great talent? Yes! On paper and yet to be realized fully on the field in getting to the playoffs. A hodgepodge of top talent at various positions with little or no depth at some. Not exactly the best way to build a playoff team IMHO.

Dolphins already souring on Mario Williams? http://sports.yahoo.com/m/43b3ed00-fcd7-32a3-b387-d50af1a81fb5/ss_dolphins-already-souring-on.html Here ya go haters, relish it...or put relish on it! Why on earth would the coaches say they were happy with his play if they weren't? The Dolphins coaches are complaining about Mario right now and went public with it. So, why would the Bills attempt to cover up or hide the fact he wasn't doing his job?

First off, Marcell Dareus was complaining about how he was being asked to play in Ryan's scheme from the start of training camp. Second, weeks later Mario was more complaining about dropping into pass coverage so often and at week six it was noted that Dareus was asked to drop into pass coverage six times and Mario fourteen times. If you read an article in the Buffalo News late last year the Bills coaches stated that they were happy with Mario's play in how he was being used. They were never going to bench him or had never even given that possibility a thought. From a Tyler Dunne article Dec 13, 2015, http://buffalonews.com/2015/12/31/marios-swan-song-with-bills-is-near/ Ryan. Defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman. Defensive line coach Karl Dunbar. Coaches have supported Williams all season long – possibly to a fault. Their message has never wavered. Dunbar, all smiles, praised the veteran on Thursday. Asked how one of this generation’s best pass rushers can last 54 snaps without one tackle, one hit, one sack, Dunbar reiterated they’re pleased with Williams’ play. “He’s doing a good job of coming off the edge and the quarterback’s getting rid of the ball,” Dunbar said. “It’s kind of hard because the defense we play is predicated on what they give us and who’s going to be the hot guy. Yeah, you wish you had more tackles, you wish you had more sacks. But I think he’s helping our defense based upon the things he’s doing.” Dunbar cited linebacker Manny Lawson’s hit on Dallas’ Kellen Moore – the team’s only registered QB hit in the game – as one such play. Williams covered tight end James Hanna out of the backfield, eliminating the hot read and Moore was walloped. The coach asserts Williams “has been around the quarterback” and didn’t hesitate on if Williams has been giving his all. “Yeah, I think so,” Dunbar said. “He’s out there doing the things we’ve asked him to do. … It’s a little bit different than what he’s done in the past, but I think it’s working for us.” And Dunbar does view Williams as a fit in Buffalo’s defense, even when the player himself puts the scheme on trial.

It's not Rex! He called the defensive plays last year and Dennis Thurman calls the defensive plays this year. As head coach, Ryan certainly gets credit for what the defense is doing and it's his scheme just being used differently than last year. We no longer see the plays coming in late, or late player substitutions, or players not set when the ball is snapped which is all onThurman. We also no longer see confusion or turmoil as to what's happening on the field so this leads me to believe this year's additions in Ed Reed and the bigger bro to the coaching staff also are helping a great deal. As for the sack total increase this year. The basic 3-4 defense has two different distinct sets and one has the D-line players primarily rushing the passer. The other set has the D-line players focusing on controlling the gaps and then when the ball is snapped they read, react to whichever way the play is going. This second set is used mostly to stop the run on first and second down. Common logic dictates which set was used more often last year and which has been used more often this year. It's not really that difficult to figure out. Then consider that Dareus was complaining about how he was being asked to play from the start of training camp last year to understand he simply wanted to rush the passer more often over controlling gaps and he even stated he wanted to just rush. For a better understanding, http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014/6/25/5841992/playing-the-run-on-defense-1-gap-vs-2-gap-schemes So far, with the exception of the Jets game. This is the defense we were all expecting last year when Ryan stated he had never had this much talent on a defense and he expected to field the #1 defense. That Jets game in week two really skewed the stats and if not for that single game that allowed 493 yards of offense the Bills defense would look so much better stat wise right now.