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Not saying front office should be making decisions based on what they read on TBD, but at the same time I believe it's important for management to get a general "pulse" of where the fans are at. And they are only human - many fans come up with some excellent ideas that may not have been considered (if 2 heads are better than 1, then tens of thousands of heads has to amount to something). So, in the end, they have to remain detached to a degree, but would be doing themselves a dis-service if they didn't stop in here every now & then. They are only human, too.

Was just about to post this very same video myself - good stuff!

seriously, there are at least 6 Bradford for Foles threads, if not more

+1 Chandler still my favorite all-time Bills receiver. Would have been a perennial pro-bowler on a better team.

This little tidbit is neither here nor there, but was looking over historical team stats and noticed that only 3 teams in NFL/AFL history have ever ranked #1 in all 4 of following categories (points, yards, points allowed, yards allowed). The 3 teams are: 1942 Chicago Bears 1964 Buffalo Bills 1972 Miami Dolphins

Agree - is a win-win if he stays.

I'm a bit concerned, but this has been a good situation for Schwartz, too. In his own best interest, he might just stick it out for another season and boost his value on the market even more after next season. He's has a load of talented players on his side of the ball and it would be great to see him stay on as DC. Salary caps don't apply to coaching staff to best of my knowledge, so having a committed and deep-pocketed owner is a good situation, as well.

It's an NFC sweep: Bills 44 Packers 10

Orton just needs to not suck for him to help this team with our defense as it is. And, who knows, maybe he's the next Kurt Warner who finally gets it after a decade in the league, but even if he doesn't become the next Kurt Warner, if he can just maintain decent and competent play, he can help take this team to the playoffs.

The extra point was VERY close to being blocked. Need better protection there.

I doubt CJ's injury even happens on a grass surface.

Good grief - how many games has Buffalo lost over the years that they should have won? It's beyond counting. So they finally win one they probably should have lost - so what - enjoy the win - that's all that matters.

I think bringing in Tim Murray will pay big dividends down the road for the Sabres. The only mistake Pegula made was letting Darcy Regier hang around too long, but he figured it out eventually that he needed to bring in some real GM talent and he did so. Sure, the Sabres are off to a rough start this season, but it will take time to infuse the team with talent, but Murray looks like the perfect GM to correct that. I trust that Pegula will make a well-considered decision on the future of football operations with the Bills - even if it means staying with Whaley as GM. At least the Bills roster isn't as bare as the Sabres roster was, so things could turn around more quickly for the Bills than the Sabres.

IMO, only teams that have established a pattern of winning have trap games. Buffalo is not good enough to look beyond any other team in a given week.

Exactly. They will improve. And the bottom line is that they are 2-1 despite stumbling.

Very glad - that's the one name I wanted to see on the cut list more than any - way too many dropped passes and his supposed speed never seemed to play much of a factor, either.

Great question! If the coaching staff is this asleep at the wheel to miss something like this, what other more subtle give-aways are being missed - either by EJ or others on offense?!

A fan did indeed call into the JM show Saturday after the game to make this comment, as per someone I know who listened to the show that evening. Kind of scary. Edit: Actually, upon re-reading my mail, I'm not sure of the timing of the call to the show, but the person who mentioned this to me did their own evaluation of this after hearing this on the JM show and judged it to be true. The JM show when this call was made must have been prior to Saturday's game, I think.

Russ: So, Marrone, if a random fan calling into the John Murphy show can spot the tendency for EJ to put his mouthpiece in on passing plays and leave it out during running plays, would it be asking too much for you or someone on your staff to, you know, maybe pick up on this tendency at some point during camp and, you know, maybe let EJ know that's kind of a problem? Marrone: Oh, don't worry, we always complete a full self-evaluation of our tendencies during the bye week. We'll get those kind of things sorted out by week #10 for sure! Whaley: Why did I leave Pittsburgh, why?

I think a new stadium in Niagara Falls could result in a successful future Super Bowl bid.

If Buffalo and Miami had split wins and losses somewhat evenly throughout the decade of the 70s, there probably never would have been much of a rivalry between the two teams to begin with. The rivalry was based on Buffalo losing 20 straight games from '70 to '79 to go 0-for the entire decade of the '70s. Geez, if that's what it takes to form a rivalry, then to hell with it. True geographic rivalries would be much better and would eventually become much stronger. I always liked the idea of Buffalo in a division with Pittsburgh and Cleveland - hope it happens one day.

I don't know anything about him, but I love this quote from the link provided above - "Terrifying power in short yardage to set and re-establish the line of scrimmage."

Ebron

Can't say it much better than this, so +1 RIP Mr. Wilson

Buffalo had no trouble supporting the team in the early 90s when they were winning. There is plenty of support in WNY. Toronto fan base is not needed. Start winning and the fan support will be there. Also, politicians in WNY need to address the root cause of the issue which is population loss -- due to excessive taxes and business regulations, etc. Make Buffalo a business-friendly place and the population will come back. It's all about jobs, plain and simple.