Formerly Allan in MD

Redskins fans don't understand. He was clearly misused by that organization. But Whaley was just lucky; he's such a terrible GM as you can continually read on this board.

He's slowed down, he's over the hill, and Whaley is clueless.

You mean that terrible GM, as so many on this board start screaming whenever the Bills lose a game?

One game at a time.

He hasn't been as consistent as last year.

We need to get the kaepman off his knee and on his backside as much as possible.

He was terrible because he was hurt and a rookie, a deadly combination. The same combo, along with the fact that he missed camp, will likely make Lawson a problematic contributor as well when/if he gets on the field later this season. They'd better not rush him back.

He's likely missed too much time, including camp, to be very effective this season. Down the road, use him as a hybrid. The combination of Hughes and Lawson could be devastating.

He's signed for only this season. Extend him now because if he keeps this up you can probably forget about it.

If you want to telegraph your plays, go for it.

No camp, no experience, no worry?

He proved yesterday that he can scan the field when he has blocking up front. I haven't really noticed that previously. We need to keep protecting him and watch him grow as an NFL quarterback.

Winning

He has a one year deal. Extend him before it goes to his head, if it hasn't already.

You don't step up if you rarely see the ball in the NFL. That's been Woods history with the Bills. All those continually ragging on him should be questioning why he rarely sees the ball following the early part of games. The same has been the case with Clay. They both showed yesterday that the problem has not been them. Keep it up guys and help enhance the sanity on this board. BTW, Woods threw the key block that got McCoy into the end zone yesterday. He rarely gets credit for his blocking as well, which has always been good.

We finally looked like a well oiled machine with a game plan. Also, the offense under Lynn is finally giving our defense a blow, which really makes a significant difference in the "wear down" factor. If we keep playing like this, we'll scare some teams. But the penalty problem persists, which is a major negative. By the way, what's with looking for Woods and Clay more than a handful of times, which has consistently been the case up until this game. Could that be the Lynn factor as well? All those who regularly trash Woods and Clay are rather quiet today.

Absolutely.

But Whaley's a terrible GM; haven't you heard?

He was great today. Hughes was terrific as well.

The pass protection was excellent all day. Taylor was given the opportunity to scan the field, something you don't often see him doing. What's with Mills?

A big problem, that lingers, is that when the Pegulas bought the team, everyone was saying they should bring in a solid, knowlegeable person to advise and guide them about the in and outs of owning a pro football team. A number of names were mentioned but nothing occurred. This team and its owners could still use a Director of Football Operations who's previously worked in some high, responsible capacity for a successful football operation. Let him be the eyes and ears, and the helping hand for the owners. The perfect example of where this didn't occur, aside from Buffalo, is in Washington. Big Man Snyder bought the team, decided it was his and only his show, and made all the decisions for years without allowing knowledgeable football people intercede. Look where that took them. I like Whaley but he and the Pegulas can't successfully do it alone; that's pretty clear. Ryan and Brandon certainly don't help. If things were to change in this regard tomorrow, Whaley may have a problem with the new arrangement. If he does, he can always leave or be replaced. Another option is to bring in that top shelf guy and make him both DOFO and GM. Where's Belichik when you need him?

Must be Whaley's fault.

Totally agree with you. He's a complete failure and has done nothing right. Signing Richie was a major mistake as was bringing in TT, who made the Pro Bowl because no one else in the league had any qualifications. And Whaley's responsible for Watkins' injuries and should never have drafted him since he might get injured, which he never was in college. Same goes for Goodwin. Whaley's also responsible for Williams' being out of shape and a doofus and he should have known that you don't take a chance on a talented bulldozer who lasted until late in the draft. Darby, Graham, and our punter stink and Alonso was a major mistake, his being AFC defensive rookie of the year notwithstanding. One can go on and on about what a "complete" failure the GM's been. No one's perfect but they'd better be if they want to stand a chance in your toaster.

No matter who starts, blitz like H on passing downs. Neither is very experienced and both are coming off injuries. Agreed that we'll see a heavy dose of Blount in any case.