Mikie2times

What do you do taterhill?

Damn Daninator.....get out of my head. I agree 100% with your predictions.

I was talking about the Rams

I think we can finish 8-8, but as far as Drew starting next year I think it's around a 1-100 chance. We know he is capable of playing well at times but his limitations have become obvious. I can't imagine the revolt we will have by the fans if Drew was named starter for 2005. It would be like the Vietnam protests but bigger.

Considering the weather this time of year at the Ralph, and that were playing a passing team, I expect a game plan very similar to the Jets/Cardinals game. Willis will run the ball 30+ times and Bledsoe will be put in a position to simply not mess up. At home he has been able to fulfill that role so far this year and you can bet your house JP won't start until we see another Bledsoe implosion. Look no further then Seattle for that implosion to happen. It makes sense that you would want to start JP in the friendly confines of Ralph Wilson but lets be honest here, The Dolphins are a horrible team. They have had minimal fan support even when they were winning. Home or Away it doesn't matter, we could beat the Dolphins in Miami with Sammy Baugh getting the nod. What else is nice about starting JP in Miami is the games that are to follow, Cleveland at home, Cincinnati, and San Fransico...It would be a great chance for him to start building some confidence we can take into 2005. As an added bonus he would also get two more weeks of preparation, and two more weeks to heal that leg of his. Think I'm wrong? What's your prediction and why? And please don't respond with what you feel we should do, I don't feel that this is what we should do, I just think this is what will happen.

Glad were not giving opposing defenses any hints whether we run or pass.

I noticed that to, kinda weird

That was also my plan for the off season. Volek is no gem but he would have given us better play out of the position until a younger player was ready to emerge.

His size and athletic ability show promise as a OT, the questions is does he have the smarts. To get a wonderlic score as low as his he probably put down Arkansas Razorbacks in the slot that supposed to say Jason Peters.

Oh no

We are widely regarded by analysts and our fan base as a supremely talented underachieving team. The last part I agree with somewhat but what I'm confused by is how we keep saying we have the talent. What has this roster done the past three years to lead us to believe they are talented? I think a lot of the flip flopping frustration on this board is the fact that we constantly believe we are "coming together" only to see it blow up in our collective faces. Maybe the biggest reason it has not come together is we lack the talent to do so. I can spout off 5-6 players that I feel are very good on this team but once you get past them our depth players and other starters have showed very little over the last few years. This league does not have one path to success. Some teams win on account of a couple superstars (Colts) while others win with a whole slue of above average players (Patriots). I cringe when I say rebuilding, but thats exactly were we are at right now. We are rebuilding, and nothing we have done over the last few years can refute that fact. I really hope this team is a QB upgrade away from being a contender but the same was said last year about a coaching change. We are running out of variables to replace in this franchise and the thing I fear the most is we will have one less variable to blame after JP comes in. No question DB's play has crippled this team the last couple of seasons but we don't have the players it won't matter how well JP does. I'll leave you with this. To most of us the best aspect of this team (besides the special teams) is the defense. What does it say about the personnel on the Bills if it's greatest strength continuously wilts under pressure?

I never thought I could say this as a Bills fan but I would not be very upset with a loss Sunday. If I had the ability to wish for a loss in the hopes of long term improvement then this Sunday would be a perfect time to do so. If we win I of course will be happy, if we lose at least I know that the JP era is that much closer. I'm sure plenty of fans are taking on the mentality so the answer is yes, ticket sales will certainly be effected.

The average cost of raising a kid in the United States until age 18 is little over 315,000$. Congrats SDS!!!

Well it says on BuffaloBills.com he was born 2/14/1972, in Ellensburg, WA.

My first two guesses were the size of my man hood or Drew Bledsoes career passer rating, off on both accounts.

Is that you TD?

It doesn't matter what questions TD chooses, he did not get as high up as he is without being able to spin things. Expect plenty of "we feel differently" replies to the questions this week. It's almost insulting to us fans when he does stevestojan like this, you can't try and turn crap into roses for three years without us picking up on it.

Tom Donahoe question and answers for November 15, 2004 Timmy (8 years old, Buffalo, NY)- What does offside mean? TD: It's when a player on defense crosses the line of scrimmage or a player on offense inadvertently moves before the snap. Jacob ( 11 years old, Cleveland, Ohio)- What does Jerry Gray do? TD: He is the defensive coordinator. Sorry folks but thats all the time I have today, as always I really appreciate the questions and look forward to doing this again next week.

Sam has been a monster all season, IMO he should be in the pro bowl this year.

That was a great form tackle, maybe JP should work with the DB's this week

He completed a quick flat pattern to Shelton for about 8 yards. Critiquing a 3 yard pass is a bit excessive so I will just leave it at that.

It was Shelton, and seeing how big Shelton is I would not want to be Rodney Harrison in that situation.

Just because the entire team sucked shouldn't make Drew's horrendous night any more acceptable. Sooner or later it needs to be more about the future then who may give you the best chance to win now. We are still rebuilding, and a team that is rebuilding does not scratch and claw for W's behind a veteran quarterback who will not be around in a year. They take the lumps with younger players hoping that it will pay dividends down the road.

We might just have a difference in philosophy, personally I don't think the Akili/Leaf/Klingler's failed because they got thrown to the wolves. I think they failed because QB is a extremely difficult position that takes a rare player to be successful. I look at what the Jaguars are doing this year and hope that we can mirror what they have been able to accomplish next season. Last year they start Leftwhich (sp?) in replace of the ineffective Brunell. Leftwhich takes his lumps, the team shows slow progress, and because of the experience Leftwhich got his team was ready to unite behind him at the start of this year. You can then look at Carson Palmer as a alternative. Palmer gets no time last season and is named the starter for this year. While he is beginning to come around it's no surprise to me that its happening 7-8 games into the season. Game experience is allowing him to improve and actually be the leader of the Bengals. This is what I want JP to be able to get out of the way in what has already become a lost season. This philosophy is not 100% and plenty of quarterbacks take different paths to success. As a side note I agree that Mathews would probably give us the best chance at winning this season, but to me doing whatever we can to increase our chances next year is more important then finishing 6-10, 7-9, or 8-8 this year.