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Either way it still lost yardage.

No it is perfectly logical. It is what happened and it was setup by the bad play call.

They lost yardage that I know for a fact. And they didn't need to and it ended up they had to punt and KC got on the board because of it. That's a fact JACK!

Sure I can. Look what happened.

It had 0% chance of working period. And why risk it. That's my point it has to do with trying to be cute to force a fancy play when the ground game with Spiller was humming. That's why.

I disagree that wildcat formation didn't fool anybody, no way Smith was going to throw it and risk an INT. Everybody knew it was going to be a run and it didn't fool KC that's why they lost 1o yards. If it was 1st down of KC's 20 yard line than maybe, not on your own 20.

I wonder sometimes if "Charlie Chan" Gailey tries to outsmart himself. That revers call to Dickerson on the TD drive could have been a killer, and using Brad Smith in the Wildcat on a first down from their own 20 yard line resulting in a loss is another example of trying to be smart but acting dumb. I also wonder if it was Chan or Fitz that called for the pass to Stevie J. that ended in a TD.

Who do you think was a better QB for his day/era Jack Kemp or Ryan Fitzpatrick?

I have a theory as to Fitzpatrick's decline it wasn't sore ribs last season or bad decisions this past week it's that beard. It is throwing off his throwing mechanics. Forget David Lee, he needs a barber. Let's start a petition requesting him to come clean. When was the last time a QB with a beard was a top performer? A clean shaven Fitz = wins it is that simple. And at the same time Gailey should shave his mess of a beard, it can only improve his looks and maybe conserve a few brain cells. He can't afford to lose anymore.

Back in the good old days before Ralph was on life support and was both financially and emotionally invested in the team's affairs he would not hesitate to can a coach even in the early part of the season. Inevitably he would call on his old pal, director of Player Personnel, Harvey Johnson to assume the reigns and the Bills might even somehow manage to win a game with sad sack Harvey at the helm. I kind of miss those days, sad to say.

"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son or to win football games". When your coaches are clueless, your Harvard degree QB makes horrendously dumb decisions and your prized free agent acquisition blames his lackluster performance on the poor officiating that pretty much sums it up. Might as well blame the Nazi's for bombing Pearl Harbor while you're at it. A third rate head coach and a fourth rate QB spell disaster-- even for someone who doesn't have a Harvard degree. Maybe their best hope for a favorable matchup is Bills vs. Delta House but I wouldn't bet on it.

That is what I got out of the game. Oh and Brooks starts at CB doesn't matter which other guy Williams or Gilmore that he replaces.

It's too bad that my Bills don't have an offensive mastermind like Kevin Kilbride

If this guy can come close to repeating this when the real bullets are flying we may have the most accuate QB in the NFL, let's dream it is possible: Tricked out QB

I propose a new entry, "Fitzmojo"

Since you did such a fine job with "Dick speak" also known as "Jauronisms", see if you can identify which if any of the following are actual quotes from D.J. After we got down by 5 TD's in the first half, things could have really gotten out of hand, I was really proud that our guys only surrendered 20 more points in the last five mintues, that gives us something positive to work from. The thing I learned about football is it's not how it begins bu how the play ends that really matters. We have to work harder on finishing the plays. I really felt that the intensity was there and that our guys tried their best, the bottom line is that the final score is not always a true indication of how hardl the loosing team tries. I am especially proud of how our special teams captain won the opening coin toss, this is something we can certainly use as a positive when preparing for our next game. I thought that those times that we were able to actually get the ball in the quaterback's hands were a difference maker, this is something we can build on down the road. The decision to go for it is always better when it works.

Make that a second for signing Vick and add my vote for D.B. for LB.

I admit to being somewhat biased but I watched the T.O. Show and it was really good and kept my attention which is something I have yet to experience with any other reality show. You have to love T.O. he's like Shaft meets Outkast, super cool and superman combined into one. It's like comparing the Thurman Thomas show (e.g, or any other comparable show) to Gone with the Wind, there's no comparison. I only hope the Bills do end up signing him to a long term contract, even if he doesn't catch a dozen TD's, he projects the kind of image that can only help draw other Free Agents to come to Buffalo.

Just for giggles imagine a three WR set of Owens, Evans and Parrish, with Michael Vick as QB. Throw the new TE kid in the mix and watch the sparks fly.

If you have yet to cast a vote for the all time Buffalo Bills' team RB, you might just as well forget about it. While it comes down to a less than hotly debated contest between O.J and Thurman, both of whom I watched during their entire Bills playing careers. there is nohting less than an abominable oversight when it comes to recognizing the ultimate talented RB in Bills' history, and the original "T.O. ofhis day", none other than the first high school graduate of his day tp be sought after by none other than the NFL and the CFL. Cookie Gilchrist. A player that could run, catch, return kicks and also kick, and was considered to be the equal of Jim Brown if not even better, as he could run and block equally well. If it was 10 yards and goal to go with one play left, I would take Cookie over Thurman and O.J. without a second thought.

I was listening to a couple of our local sports DJ's discussing AFL stars that were not among the chosen NFL HOE'ers. Among those mentioned were Jack Kemp. Let me say that Jack Kemp was my first Bills hero I remember coming of age listening to the radio when Kemp led the Bills to the championship years. Yes I also remember that Kemp was among the leaders for losing yards while scrambling, a poor man;s Fran T. and also was infamous for his fumbles and INT's. Yet Kemp was a team leader and despite his lack of impressive statistics should be remembered equally among the more universally recognized AFL heroes like Broadway Joe Nameth. It has always been a shame that some of the most accomlished AFL'ers have had to take a second seat to their NFL counterparts of the day. As the 50'th anniversary of the Bills and the AFL is here let/s give credit where credit is due. I'll take the AFL superstars of the 60's over their NFL counterparts in an offensive vs. defensive struggle for the ages even without Broadway Joe.

I certainly don't disagree with you about the way the game changed, nor do I discount what several others have suggested that by quitting the Bills tiwce not once but twice is enough to turn off many Bills loyalists. As someone who felt the pains of Joe Collier and John Rauch, Kay Stephenson etc. I can only wonder if we will ever see the likes of a Lou Saban again as Bills' Head Coach. The point I was attempting to make is that if given the hypothetical choice of taking a team from good to great I would opt for Saban over Levy hands down. If you want someone to hold the fort for the long run, undoubtedly Marv is your guy, on the other hand if it's now or never I will take my chances with Lou Saban. This is not to suggest Saban was without character flaws or a better person or a player's coach like Marv. It simoly means that he was able to do what few others have done, even if it was just a one time occurence. The same argument could be made for Parcells, Bellicheck, Ditka, etc. and they were a second and third generation compared to Lou Saban. Would Saban have trumped Lombardi? I can only imagine, yet it would have been the ultimate treat to have seen.

As someone who followed the Bills since the early 1960's in my humble opinion if Lou Saban were the head coach with the same group of players that Marv Levy had the Bills would have at least one if not more than one Super Bowls. All you have to do is look at what Saban did with the early Bills champions and in his second stint with basically OJ, the Electric Company, Fergie and one of the most underrated Bills' of all time- WR Bob Chandler. Besides his football savy he was by far the most passionate of any of the Bills' HC's and could get the very best of his players. Let's see if DJ can do as well with TO as Lou did with Cookie. Just ask Whitey, Lou lived and died for his teams. It's too bad his name isn't on the Bills Wall of Fame where it rightfully belongs.

Having followed the Bills since the early 1960's I would argue that Terrell Owens is without reservation the best wide receiver ever to wear a Bills uniform irregardless of generation. That would include the likes of Dubinion, Chandler, Butler, Lewis, Lofton, Reed (A and J), Moulds, Price, etc., welcome T.O.

I have been interested for a number of years about applying some principles and laws of mechanics with respect to defending against FG attempts, particularly those from 45+ yards. And after doing some "napkin" calculations, it appears plausible to me that if a defender of approximately 7 feet tall with a four + foot wingspan and an ability to jump a mimimum of 6 inches off the ground, could feasibly block/interfere with, or deflect a minimum of 20% of field goal attempts if positioned directly behind the nose tackle. This would seem in my opinion to warrant consideration of a dedicated special teams player perhaps someone with a basketball background. In addition for those attempts beyond 55 yards, the same individual according to the math would best be positioned in front of the defending goal posts. I believe that former KC Head Coach Hank Stram applied such an appoach a time or two. He was on to something.