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That's why I think it's a great deal for Cleveland. Quincy Morgan is nothing special.

I saw today that the Cowboys dealt Antonio Bryant to the Browns for Quincy Morgan. It seems to be a good deal for Cleveland. You wonder if Dallas would have considered Josh Reed equal value to Morgan and if so, would the Bills have considered such a move (Reed for Bryant). Both Reed and Morgan were 2nd round picks (Reed in 2002 and Morgan in 2001) and have similar career statistics. They are different types of receivers though as Morgan is more of a down the field receiver and Reed is an underneath, possession receiver. Just a thought.

I'm not going to argue whether someone is "overrated" or not (see the Brady post). But a QBs stats have so much to do with the players around him and the offensive scheme. Through 5 games, Culpepper has 18 TD passes and 10 of them are under 5 yards. In fact, I think at least 5 or 6 are from one yard out. Culpepper is a fantasy machine but as far as being a QB that can win you the Super Bowl, I think he turns it over a bit too much, both interceptions and fumbles.

No they can't. In the NFL you cannot defer your decision to the second half.

I hadn't seen this play happen until last week when Chad Morton did it on national TV vs. Baltimore. The announcers went overboard lauding him for a heads-up play. I think you're going to see alot of players try this play now when kickoffs, especially squib kicks, go toward the sidelines. I think it is a bad rule and would not be surprised to see it changed in the offseason.

There is a choice at halftime. The team that lost the coin flip has the same choice (kick/receive or goal line to defend). Tasker thought the Bills should have elected to kick.

I concur. Williams D in Tennessee created quite a few turnovers. I think King is smoking something though regarding GW as coach of the year.

That call should have been a no-brainer - you go for it.

I saw that on the replay - he BURIED him!

After thinking more about the game, I came to the realization that our offense played quite well today. Think about this: 1 - eight possessions, three punts, four scoring opps (3 FGA, 1 TD) and one soon to be FG before the end of the game. 2 - only one three and out today. 3 - 18 first downs 4 - no turnovers 5 - only one sack allowed 6 - 341 total net yards - the most allowed by Miami in quite awhile Again, all this was accomplished against a very good defense in extremely difficult playing conditions. They still only scored 13 points but I do think they are showing signs of progress on offense. Next week will certainly be a good test.

One other thing, choosing to attempt a 43 yard field goal into that wind was a poor decision. I don't remember the yardage needed (9 maybe?) but Lindell had no chance. Should have went for it.

Actually, I think MM and crew have been pretty solid with the offensive schemes for much of the year. However, that was one of the worst replay challenges I have ever seen. First of all, it was clearly incomplete. Secondly, even if it was ruled complete, the Dolphins would then have accepted the holding penalty and made it 3rd and 15. I would prefer 4th and 5 to 3rd and 15.

I believe Terrence McGee was later than a 2 (4th round?)

There is no way you can blame that TD on McGee. We max blitzed and didn't come close to getting pressure on Brady.

Cover-2 describes the safeties (two-deep). A corner blitz usually doesn't result in cover-2 because one of the safeties must pick up the WR vacated by the blitzing cornerback. Give credit to the Pats for devising a coverage wrinkle that worked.

First of all, I thought DB played well yesterday. However, the INT was his fault. He admitted so in his post-game news conference.

On the post game interviews Bledsoe admitted he made the mistake on the interception. NE corner blitzed, which rarely results in cover-2 defense. Moulds correctly read cover-2 taking the route between the two safeties. Also per Bledsoe, the other miscommunication between the two was Moulds fault as he read cover-2 when it wasn't (with a single safety, you take the route to the outside. With cover-2, you split the safeties).

I believe they were out of challenges. Each team gets two challenges and if they use both successfuly, they get another. The Pats used one successfully on the McGee interception and unsuccessfully on the Moulds touchdown. Therefore, they would not have been able to challenge the play. Fletcher is so irritating at times. At first it looked like he was just going to cover up the ball with both hands, but then I swear he was going to try and stretch the ball out over the goal line before he got hit.

The problem with this play was twofold: 1 - the obvious poor execution. In the Mularkey press conference he stated that Henry ran the wrong way - I believe he was supposed to dive up the middle. Additionally, an unnamed lineman blew an assignment as well. Even if TH hit the hole, the play would have been blown up due to the lineman error (Mularkey's assessment, not mine). 2 - the play is better suited for fourth-and-1 not fourth-and-3. The defense is not selling out defensing the run on 4th-and-3. In fact, 4th-and-3 is generally a passing down, not a running down. My guess is that Clements/Mularkey had this play in mind if the 3rd and 1 play got stuffed. Unfortunately, they lost yardage on the play they had a bit further to go. On opening night, the Colts had 4th-and-1 from the New England 41 and ran a naked bootleg with Manning who "rambled" for 19 yards. This, coupled with the observations that the Pats were leaving the backside exposed against the Bills indicates the call may not have been a bad one, except for the distance (3 yards needed not 1) and of course the horrendous execution.

No matter whether the Bills win or lose by alot or a little there will be one of two viewpoints after today's game: Bills win This team is pretty good. They just beat the defending champs. Have beaten them two out of three in fact. The team could very well be 2-1 or 3-0. Tough game coming up but if they can win that one, they could go on a roll. or Bills Lose They suck! When is JP gonna be ready? This team is going to have a top ten draft pick and they won't even get to keep it. I know it is just week three, but this game is huge for both the fans and the players psyche.

You take the ball. In the NFL, for some crazy reason, you cannot defer your decision to the second half. If the Bills win the coin toss and choose to kickoff, we'll kickoff to begin the second half as well. Having said all that, I hope the Bills lose the toss and start out on defense.

17 in a row is impressive no matter what the circumstances. However, take a look at how close their road games have been. Additionally only 6 of their last 17 have been on the road. After looking at that list, along with the circumstances surrounding this game ("must" win for Buffalo), I think Buffalo plus the points would be a sound bet.

I know it hurts but let's recap: No Goal Leclair through the side of the net Just give it to 'em (@ New England) Homerun Throwback (debatable whether we got "screwed") Oakland 3 bad calls (lower profile, more recent) Have we ever been the beneficiary of such major gaffes by officiating/refereeing crews? The only one I can think of that comes close is in the Comeback game with Beebe down the sidelines and Nate Odomes interfering on the OT pick. Are we blind to our own good fortune or have we really been on the wrong side of so many major blunders?

Did anyone see the end of the New Orleans/St. Louis game in regulation. New Orleans had 4th and 5 and the St. Louis 33, up by five with just under two minutes left. It was almost the exact situation the Bills faced against the Jags in week 1. Haslett decided to kick the FG with Carney, who had made two 50+ field goals earlier in the game. Carney missed and St. Louis went on to score what looked like would be a GW touchdown. The color commentator was second guessing Haslett because it was such a big momentum switch - St. Louis had new life and it picked them up. Plus, they had great field position. Just goes to show that as a coach, you're going to get second guessed no matter whether the decision was sound or not. Fortunately for NO, they ended up winning in OT.

Watching games today made me realize that there are a bunch of mediocre teams and quarterbacks out there. After watching Baltimore vs. Cincinnati (Boller & Palmer), things are going to have to be really bad before I'd be ready to hand the reins over to J.P. Losman. I have no reason to think he's not going to be good, but there will undoubtedly be some growing pains. I think Marvin Lewis is finding himself in a tough situation right now. The QB that gives them the best chance to win now is probably Kitna. I can't see them making the move back to him at this point though.