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Letting Lee Evans and Marshawn go would be the kind of classic moves the Patriots would do. If it were the Pats it would be heralded as genius because it would seem those players were expendable because of Jackson and Spiller and Johnson and several other recievers. Everyone knows the Pats are a "have" type team and could afford the players if they wanted. Because it is the Bills, it looks like a pure salary dump by a "have not" team. We will not know on Evans until we see the type of player we get for that draft pick. As you said, I would really like to understand what a team like the Pats or Falcons look at when they consider a player. Billy Beane was big on the OBP. Somewhere out there, there has to be hardcore statisticians that feed some of these teams numbers. Given the Bills recent draft history, it is clear our system was awful.

I was talking with some other Bills fans this weekend about this. I think the Patriots follow the this type of philosophy to some extent. They are quick to get rid of high priced players and pare salary and stock up on middle round draft picks which they use effectively. They don't always go for players that are considered blue chip either. I don't know what kind of stats they look at, and football is probably not nearly as easy to quantify as baseball, but they seem to get quality players that other teams would pass on that fit perfectly into their system. The Bills get rid of players in an effort to trim payroll and keep costs low for the bottom line. The Pats seem to make savvy moves and get rid of players at the perfect time.

Juaron never seemed to make any adjustments. He just stuck with whatever gameplan was put in during the week. When things would go poorly, he would stick to that and hope soemthing would catch on. Granted, Fitz makes some great adjustments at the line, but I think Gailey makes some big changes and that is what got us back in both games the last two weeks. If Juaron were coaching last week, we would have gotten blown out.

I'm not extremely impressed with either team. This seems like a sloppy game.

That is my main worry- soem sort of letdown. I think they will stay focused though.

Agreed- this game is as dangerous as any on the schedule. We haven't got one game that you could say is a given.

You are so right! I forgot about that angle. That is some nice motivation.

We have a nice run against a few coaches that were offered and turned down coaching jobs in Buffalo. Lewis, Shanahan and Shottenheimer in NY. I'd like to throw it in their faces.

That is awesome. I missed it last night- thanks for posting!

It was nice to see Belichick lose his composure.

I really wish that Skins game was in Buffalo and not TO. That makes me nervous. However, the bye week before should help us come up with a good game plan and rest up and get healthy. I am counting on the hardcore Bills fans in TO to step up, that plus more WNYers making the trip up than usual. The Cowboys and Eagles games will hinge on how healthy Vick and Romo are. A healthy Romo in Dallas will be tough. I don't think Vick will be healthy in two weeks.

Exactly- when teams start to look ahead that is when they lose to the teams they should be beating. The Bengals won't be an easy win either. It's an old cliche, but literally you have to take it one game at a time. I'd like it if we came in as underdogs to the Bengals. I don't think we will but I like the underdog role with a chip on the shoulder.

All of the games look winnable. But we know we won't run that table. Here is my take: Bengals- W Eagles- W Giants- L Skins- W Jets- L Cowboys-L

I would like it if the media said Fred was not and elite back and they ranked the Bills 32. I want us to be the underdog every week.

That was a bad call. The league seems to want to outlaw tackling. Chuck Bednarik would get flagged on every play in the modern NFL.

Beating the Bengals in Cincy will be as tough as the the game today. Then we play the Giants and Philly. No cakewalk fellas.

4 picks! I love it. All of them were great.

The Patriots have shown in the past that they are pretty deep. When someone goes down, they just plug a new guy in and they don't miss a beat. They still have the best player in the most important position and that is all that matters for them.

Buffalo is still more of a "Takin Care of Business" by BTO town.

I think this is the one game in this series so far that the Bills fans in WNY might want to consider making the trip to. I know there are some hardcore Bills fans in Toronto and I am sure they will be up for this, but I am not sure if they alone can make up for the general malaise of a normal Bills in Toronto game.

Cool- I'll keep an eye out for you. I normally hang over by the door so I can get outside and pace. I wear an an ancient blue Bills hat. Northstar is pretty cool- they have cheap Labatts on ice for every game. It can get pretty hazy by games end.

It sure was. We've had some big crowds so far and I am sure this week will be a critical mass. I'll be there that weekend so I am sure I will see you. What jersey will you be wearing?

We had a similar reaction out here in San Francisco. I almost got tackled by one of my delirious friends into the street in front of a car. At least I would have gone out on a high note.

If they beat Brady and the Pats in the AFC championship in Buffalo, then maybe that would be cause to storm the field. Even then, it is iffy. Next weekend is certainly not the time to do it.

Gorski thought he was in the drivers seat and that if the Bills left, another NFL team would move in. Which demonstrated that he had zero clue as to what was going on beyond the city limits. It was a typical politician that still thought Buffalo was one fo the wealthiest and largest cities in the nation.