Bob in STL

I agree. It sure does look like he has a way of motivating players though.

I just hope we don't lose the #2 pick to them. I can't believe I am saying that?

Right now Perry Fewell is a hot commodity in the NFL. He is the rising star young coordinator. Perry Fewell did an excellent job last year as interim head coach. He gave the ball to Fitz. They won a few games. The defense was opportunistic. They played hard for him right to the end. When the season ended Fewell he was given the obligatory look as HC and then the Bills moved on. Who would have been happy if the Bills named him as HC? Be honest. I know I was looking for the big name (for me it was Cowher or Gruden or Marty S).

Wow! You killed my point and yet we agree.

I remember that game and Preston and a bad Bills team Although our front 7 was still better than the garbage we have today.

Easy. No pass rush. Even when we blitz we fail get pressure. No excuse for dropping the few interception opportunities that we have but the DBs hold up well considering opposimng QBs have all day.

More feared? They are not feared at all! Expressed mathematically: More x 0 = 0

Bills welcome the home cooking: Bills 27 - Lions 20

Calling Spiller a bust after 8 games = ZERO Credibility for you.

There were about 10 big IFs in the game. Our DBs are just not making plays this season.

Thoughts: 1. Edwards is working with quite possibly the worst front 7 in the history of the Bills franchise. 2. Edwards deserves a full year. Firing him sends a bad message to any aspiring young coach who might be considered in the future. Chan brought him here and Chan needs to work with him. 3. If Edwards is replaced after the season then lets bring in someone with a proven and successful track record. I say no to Catavolos.

Really hard to say what our record would be. We would be a losing team, and we would be boring, and we would have no hope. We can safely say those things.

What else is left? I guess that sums it up. We played good enought to win, yet bad enough to lose.

Those were bad plays but come on, the game was far from over after those plays. We had more chances and did not get it done.

Depends on who is there when we draft. It will be hard to pass on Luck. Everyone knows that "Buffalo needs Luck".

This loss can be broken down to some basics: 1. Inexcusable blocked extra point - Mathematically it is 21-21 without this play. 2. Turnovers - We had more than they did by 3-1. Tough to win on the road when you turn the ball over. 3. Front 7 - they had great pressure on the QB, we had none at all. 4. The loser factor - mystery holding on Spiller's long run; dropped interceptions, dropped passes, the punt with eyes to the goal line. Hey, at least they are keeping it interesting.

I agree. We may actually have better talent if you exclude the front 7. If Luck is on the board when we draft it will be difficult to pass on him. Once he is off the board you go with the best front seven players, doesn't mater if they are DT, DE, ILB, or OLB ---load up. We need to bring in some Free Agents too. Our front 7 is shi#.

That was me Tom, I said it. Most games in the NFL come down to one or two plays. Today, I think the blocked extra point was the killer. It was a 21-21 game without that play. We may have found another way to lose but things like that should not happen. Good teams have players that make big plays. Today, the biggest miss was Bryan Scott's dropped INT. We could have gone up by 12 or 13 with that play. The biggest talent difference between the teams is the defensive front 7. They have some studs; we we have Kyle Williams and thats about it. Bottom line -- we need better players.

Agreed. It sounded like a road game. Thanks a lot Southern Ontario. I heard they already started to pour into the parking lots of Western NY shopping malls this past weekend. I can recall the horrible site of Canadians leaving behind piles of litter (shopping bags, wrappings, boxes) as they sneak their Holiday gifts back to Canada. Nice.

We can build around Fitz while we are developing a franchise QB. Fitz is a good QB and an excellent backup. We will never get to the upper echelon with Fitz unless we can put together the 1985 Chicago Bears defense to go with a powerful running game. I like Fitz a lot but his accuracy, or lack thereof, is a prominent reason why we did not get a WIN this week or last week.

Is Philly starting to rub off on you? In a 16 game season a winning season is 9-7 as a minimum.

More "Buiffalo is not good enough" reporting. Next

Merriman conducted a perfect interview. Handled the questions about moving to Buffalo and he said these key things: 1. I am here to work. 2. I always have a chip on my shoulder with the way I play the game. 3. I have to contribute here. 4. I have to gain the teams trust. 5. I have to earn respect by working hard. About being used to bright lights? Nothing bright about putting on a helmut and playing football, bottom line is I love to play football. Immediate reaction to Buffalo? That I have an helmut and that is good.

I thought he had a bad game against KC, especially on run blocking. I would like to have an excellent LT as a opposed to one that there is "nothing wrong with".

Green Bay is exempt from the conversation since the city owns the team. They are not driven by excessive greed. The entity can retain all earnings and use them to pay players, coaches and staff. They do pull also from Milwaukee’s fan base which is larger than Buffalo. Jax is on its way out. I was just in Jacksonville and it is much larger and vibrant than Buffalo. There is lots of development going on there. The problem with Jacksonville is they have a college football mentality and they prefer the Gators to the Jags. Everyone knew this when they awarded a team to Jacksonville over St. Louis but the league went ahead anyway. New Orleans’ tourism revenue alone drawfs Buffalo. Looks at what happened to the Colts, Cardinals, Browns and Raiders? The Bills Brand and market is big in Buffalo/WNY, Rochester, and Southern Ontario. I watched the Bills-Pats game in a Binghamton Sports Bar and guess what? There were more Giants and Jets fans in the place. Heck, there were more Steelers fans in the place too. Try buying a Bills shirt or hat in St. Louis, or LA, or Miami, or Dallas? It is practically impossible. You can get Cowboys, Pats*, Raiders, Colts, Yankees, Lakers, etc , in any city.