Toledo Bill

Can someone please tell me if the Bills thowback uniforms will be worn this week? It would be fun to have both teams wear their old uniforms.

From everything I have read about Spikes, I would not bet against him. His desire and attitude are just incredible. If I picked one player on the Bill's that could come back strong from this injury, it would be Spikes. Give him a year, this guy is a special kind of football player and person!

I know there have been a couple of internal organ injuries lately and I just wonder if on an injury like a broken rib if the player and medical staff just try to be very careful until a diagnosis is made. Perhaps the staff insisted he take a cart.

I broke a couple of ribs last year and would have gladly taken a cart...

50 and want to see him get the rest of the season. I question if he has the necessary instints to be a successful NFL quarterback but it only makes sense to commit the rest of the year to him.

It's a good thing that there weren't Bill's chat rooms during the Harvey Johnson, Hank Bullough eras based on the commentaries we see now. I found myself to be very apathetic regarding the game. Starting with the confusion on their first drive (third and one... time out, etc) I felt discouraged with the lack of progress in several areas. It is the type of feeling I had in Greggo's first season... love the Bills, root for them every game, but I have little faith in their competency. I am sure they will eventually improve, but I have accepted that for at least this year... they are a poor football team.

Great question. I also consider myself a Buffalo fan. I have lived in several cities since I moved away from Buffalo in 1979 including Cleveland and Detroit, but my allegience never changes. I always root for the Buffalo teams. Strange how wherever I have lived there are Dallas and Miami fans that have never lived in those areas. I am very defensive about Buffalo teams and the city itself and have no logical explanation for it. I take pride in being from Buffalo even though I have now spent over half my life not living there.

One thing Harrington is not... is a tough player. From the games I have seen him play, he is far from a courageous leader.

Wow... you get worse service than I do. I e-mailed them and am interested in their response. I would guess they will remind me about switching to an on-line subscription. Thanks for the response.

Does anyone else subscribe to this and get frustrated with the inconsistency of the delivery? I know you can subscribe electronically but I prefer the printed version. Some weeks I get it on Thursday and weeks like this one, I don't have it on Saturday (which means it provides no value to me getting it after the next game). This has gone on for years and I will probably cancel or get it electronically. Just wondering if others deal with this frustration. Thanks

Some of your statements, especially how you handle the "dates" and the "hurt my kids" comment make me proud to be a "codger". The Wayback Machine can also give you a real perspective on many of the "practices we preach" to our kids. Thanks for an excellent message.

When he takes us down the field on a game winning drive, I think his confidence and the teams confidence in him will soar. I think his performance will take-off from there. Top 15, I don't know... but I think he's progressing nicely.

I don't know... if the Rusty Jones decision was Mularkey's, it does not give me much faith in any input he might have had.

That remains the key. The control freak was afraid of hiring a strong coach. Bottom line... poor coaching hires due to ego led to a fractured, underachieving team. Yes he had some good draft picks, but any praise for him should stop there. He was UNSUCCESSFUL in his role as the Bills president.

I am very impressed with the cohesive atmosphere of this Bills team. They play together and don't seem concerned with who gets credit for the teams successes. I know that Meathead and Old Whitey contributed to a lot of the dissension last year.... but what a change a year makes. Nobody is complaining about playing time, catches, etc. They are playing team defense and supporting each other. It is hard to not like a team that plays together and has bought into a team concept. Kudos to Marv and Jauron for changing the culture that had been created over the past few years!

It's very frustrating knowing that he can't throw long yet moved the ball aginst us. I didn't even notice the defensive line trying to get their arms up. It seemed like our defense didn't know they were going to see only short passes. Very confusing.

Very little pressure... and that is being kind

London Fletcher

All I meant was that he is more effective than most when he has time and that he is very efficient with a short game (also due to his not having a strong arm). I'll try to work on some more novel concepts and astute observations.

but if you give him time to throw he will kill you on short passes... we in no way put enough pressure on him today,

I was disappointed in a few of his plays and then upon further review... I remembered my commitment to be patient with him this year. We are not going to The Super Bowl this year, even with the excitement created by the Miami win. I am sure that many of the knowledgable fans realize that we will have some ups and downs with JP this year. Let's give him this year... enjoy the "ups", live through the "downs" and find out if he is an NFL quarterback. After all these years of the QB shuffle, I am ready, as a fan, to be patient with him.

I love his enthusiasm and leadership He has matured to the point where he is no longer taking stupid penalties. I would like to see us re-sign him although I think one way to exploit our defense is to focus on his pass coverage

With Lawyer Milloy... that would have been an automatic 2 points. He lost the ability to cover a pass years ago!

Poor Gumball... one demotion after another. I wonder who he'll be working with next year.

A rookie making a play like that... sweet! Lot's of promise with the play of our young players!