MadBuffaloDisease

Sure he is. He's getting paid for the season whether he plays or not, so money isn't an issue. So why come back? Ego? Because you think you'll be the answer for the teams' multiple problems? Because you're eager to be a medical experiment about the effects of violent blows to the body not even a year removed from a stroke? If anything, I'd think that missing all of off-season, mini camps, training camps, pre-season, and half the season would be deterrents enough from coming back.

So sayeth the troll.

Well that's the thing. The Pats will be expecting Holcomb to start and will prepare heavily for him. But if the Bills start Losman, those plans go out the window to some degree. Again this is just a scenario to give the Bills any sort of advantage in a game that for all intents and purposes looks like a sure loss for ANY team.

Ooops, didn't think of it that way.

Now that I fully believe. And I think the Jets have had a good O-line BECAUSE of Mawae. That's why I hope Preston is an upgrade over Teague.

I saw JP patting guys on the butt after good plays as they came to the sidelines (okay, I saw him do this once, but I figured he was doing it all game long) during the highlights of yesterday's game. From what I recall, Flutie sat and sulked.

If you don't give, you won't receive.

Did Fat Ted once accuse Mawae of kicking him in the chest when they were down in a pile?

If the Texans cut him after the season, I expect the Dols to throw a ton of cash his way. No way he's a Bill next year, and better to stick with JP.

Finally after 2 weeks of what some would say was the laughable refusal to name a starter, Mularkey has named Holcomb as the starter against the Raiders. Seems logical, seeing as how he's 2-0 and has "sparked" the offense. But does he really plan to keep starting Holcomb, or more precisely, for every game? The reason I say this is because when the Dols had 2 weeks to prepare, not naming the starter meant they had to prepare for both, and I still contend it hurt them, even if ever so slightly. Now that it's clear Holcomb is the starter and has been named as such, the Raiders know who to prepare for, not that I think it will matter. However the Pats have heard this as well and get 2 weeks to prepare for the Bills, so most likely they go in preparing totally for Holcomb, expecting to see him. But if I were Mularkey, I'd look at it this way. The Pats have 2 weeks to prepare, for a Sunday Night game, at home. I'd be thinking it's a loss given these huge advantages. So why not have JP trot out there to start the game? Chances are they didn't prepare a lot for him, which would give the Bills a slight advantage (theoretically). Hopefully the offense is healthy and Parrish is back as well, and he was JP's favorite target. Sure it would take some guts to do, but do you do it?

The AFC East is a 2-team race: Buffalo and NE. And with the injuries NE is suffering, the gap is closing between them and Buffalo. I still don't think the Bills have a snowball's chance in Miami of winning at NE in 2 weeks given their huge advantages, but I can see a split with them and sweeping the Dolphins and Jets.

IF Tedy comes back, he's fair game for anything to be done to him. It's his decision to return and if something bad happens to him, it will be unfortunate, but he/they will have no one to blame but themselves.

He took what, 1 sack yesterday? I'm sure he got HAMMERED with the Browns.

True, but from my POV, and I'm a JP supporter still, without Holcomb the Bills probably lose. I think that the defense isn't nearly as dominant as it was last year but that the ST's are approaching it, and given that scenario, Holcomb is the right guy.

Throw in Walt Coleman being the ref. That would make it worse.

I doubt he'll be ready to play after less than 2 weeks of practice. And if he does, more grist for the mill.

Holcomb is still very new to the offense and didn't get much time with the starters until now. I still think he'll get better.

I caught that. However he seemed to light-up when talking about how the Jets started to come back. It was great though to hear his colleagues sort-of stick it to him (I think one of them said "what about that game?") prior to handing the highlights over to him.

I said this in another thread, but facing the Pats in NE after they're coming off a bye week is a tall order for ANY team, much less a team trying to still get things going. But like with the Raiders, if they lose, people will say "they're injured."

Missed him by THAT much, back in 2003. Dang!

JP THIS year with the rest of the Bills team LAST year would have been fine. However the rest of the Bills team THIS year isn't enough to prop-up JP THIS year (much less last year).

Remember that. Then we the Bills beat the Raiders, people will still say "it was just the Raiders." The Pats will be a test, but 2 weeks to prepare and in Patsland, and that's a tall order for ANY team.

Something tells me that even IF the Pats weren't done on their own, the NFL and TV execs don't want to see a 3-time SB champ. Just a hunch.

I meant Jordan isn't as good as Martin.

Probably on that sex cruise last week.