BuffaloBob

That's funny!

I couldn't agree more with this analysis, and I'm proud of you that you did it with a post that actually fit within the initial view Barry!!

ROTFLMAFAO!!! That was very funny GG. Of course, now I know where your mind is at. But then again, I guess the same could be said for the converse as well!

Yeah, true he still did criticize. But boy would that be a tough one to justify, huh? Yes we were wrong and therefore deserved criticism but because we don't permit criticism even when we are wrong, he gets fined. Actually, he really did it in a pretty respectful manner, too. So that probbaly makes a difference.

And not only that, but think about all of the crap the offense has taken for not even being able to score a TD from 1 yard out, when in fact they actually DID! All the crap about why did they use Travis and Willis, when in fact Travis got in. All the crap the special teams took for killing two long returns when it was only one, (and after this admission, maybe none!).

Actually, the issue comes down to whether it was a so-called "field of play" call that was in error. Obviously, that is exactly what these calls are in football games. They are field-of-play calls, some of which are appealable but only if you thrown the red flag and appeal before the next play is run. This is quite analagous to the error in the Olympics. It also is considered a field-of-play call and therefore it is also subject to review and correction ONLY if appealed before the beginning of the next routine (I think, but at any rate by some limited period of time). The reasons are obvious, most games would be changed after the fact upon further review because mistakes are made during games all of the time. So the post comparing the two is quite right. It would be the exact same type of situation, and which is exactly why the gold medal was never even questioned by the respective Olympic Committees. Who knows what this Court of International Sports Competition may rule, but I'm not sure it even has jurisdiction over this dispute.

Apparently not, given the refs admitted to making a bad call there! For once, an inmate saying I'm innocent story actually turns out to be true. Talk about your vindication.

I can answer that. Because Drew is just not a leader. Had he been a true leader, the refs wouldn't have dared make such bad calls. Moreover, he would have inspired those refs to be better at their jobs. You see, even the refs are depressed over Drew as our starting QB! BTW, that absolutely SUCKS about those calls. This is why I belive that the Bills will beat the Patties. 1) Frankly the breaks have just not gone our way; 2) I think the Patties will be taking us lightly; and 3) Because the BIlls are going to come out ready to take the Patties' heads off after losing two close games and taking all the damn heat. That winning streak is history!

I heard an interview with Kendall on ESPN radio All Night and he said the thing that attracted him to the Jests was the fact that it was a scheme that was ideal for an undersized guy like himself. He seemed to indicate that the Jets scheme had the guards pulling a lot and blocking much smaller players than the behemoth DTs plugging most NFL D-lines these days. So your point seems consistent with that. He also seemed to indicate that although a number of teams pursued him, few teams offered him guaranteed money, but that the Jets gave him a very sweet deal with guaranteed salary.

Harrrumph!!!!

I TOLD you! See, now if only people would start listening to me about how the Bills are going to beat the Patsies! Seriously Bill, I really did now and I'm glad I get to tell you a told you so!!

I'm a proud Drew supporter. And just because I am don't mean I'm apologizing for him neither.

Take off Your Diapers Larry...Waaahh! I don't know. This guy sounds like he's a problem child to me. Vermiel doesn't usually say thi sort of thing without good reason. I'm sure later this week, Dick will hug LArry and have a little cry and everything will be OK.

Harrumph! I second that!

Sorry man! Sometimes it helps to use the old [j/k] message [/j/k] HTML as an indicator. Same for sarcasm!

I don't gamble, so while you are correct, it is not for the reason that you think. However, like somebody said in another thread, if the showing of one's confidence necessitates a wager of money, I'll bet you $2. Then if you win you can buy yourself an ice cream cone and celebrate! B)

Yes, well that is a clever way to avoid the issue that your opinions are not based on substance, but anyone with half a brain can see through it. He caught Mike off-balance. Not one of Mike's finer moments but it happens. But I like the way you embellish it with the "tossing him aside like a rag doll" exaggeration. It could almost work except no one, and especially a linebacker tosses 380 pounds like a rag doll. Please, we get enough of these tall tales from Sullivan.

Link or cite to stats please? Both for sacks and hurries. Thank you! How many sacks has Smith given up? How many hurries? Stat cite please. And this of course is based on your armchair (barstool?) observation watching TV coverage in combination with your venerable experience as a scout of football talent for which team? How many years? Please provide me with your breakdowns on a play-by-play basis as to individual grades so I can have some idea the basis for your assessment of liability. You are absolutely right. By all means, please continue to entertain! I enjoy it! As for the incredible ignorance of the board, I have no problem. What I get a giggle from are people making assinine pronouncments regarding the assessment of blame and solutions therefore, and the hurling of personal insults of Bills players/coaches/executives notwithstanding that ignorance. I can handle it from the media. At least they are paid to write that drivel as if THEY actually know something about it. As for my analysis of the offensive line and its problems so far, how could I possibly do that without the same information I think you and every one of the other experts on this board should have before professing a solution? I am not privvy to film sessions. I am not privvy to detailed knowledge regarding McNally's blocking schemes. Without better focus on the O-line, it is often virtually impossible to tell exactly where a play breaks down and why, even when taped on a VCR! My only point is that you negative nancies are hilarious, assessing blame for two close losses and a failure as of yet to be as efficient as they should be. Assessing player personnel, shifting positions, benching players now that the regular season has started as if you know these changes are even warranted let alone that they would be an improvement. What I as an average fan do know is this: We have installed a brand new offense for the 3rd time in 4 years. That is NOT going to do much for the continuity of any offensive team. The reality is that so far, had just one of a number of stupid inefficiencies been eliminated in these two games, we would be 2-0 notwithstanding your hand-wringing over our personnel and their supposed terrible play. But these things happen as a new offense is installed, honed and refined. You don't learn much about the offense and what works best until you have played several games with it under live fire. OTRs, a month of training camp and a couple of quarters of preseason football will not get you there. It's a hard truth, but that is reality. But I have faith in our personnel and I have faith in the coaching staff, that as they experience these fits and starts early on that they will iron out the bugs and correct the mistakes. When an offense is well-honed, one can overcome or even hide the occasional bad plays or even bad games that athletes have. Brett Favre isn't perfect every week, but he's been running the same damn offense for his entire GB career. Same with Mcnabb at Philly or McNair at Tenny. But you guys have no freakin' patience and no freakin' faith and you've all got the answers to fix things. It is TFF! Sorry but it is!

This I assure you is a matter of taste. And BTW, optimism doesn't make me dumb. I am enjoying myself a helluva lot more than you are.

I say 2-2, 1-3 at worst because we are going to beat the Patsies! The Jest will be tough. They have a very good D and a decent O.

Fletcher is back their because, as April has stated, Fletcher has an uncanny knack for providing a perfectly timed and highly skilled initial block on returns. He supposedly is VERY GOOD at it. If it hadn't been for the holding penalty, it seems as though it would have worked quite well on at least one occasion. Fletcher will learn in time to let McGee have all but the really short kicks. And if a team wants to kick short, then we should have very good field position because he is actually pretty darn good at returning as demonstrated by his solid average on Sunday.

Dude, what are you talking about? How many types of rotation can you put on a football. Clockwise and counterclockwise. End-over-end? I'm not sure I get this dude.

So maybe I'll give it a shot. First, how many sacks has Mike given up this season so far? I assume that you've reviewed the game tape for the past two games carefully in order to support this position? Also, I have watched the two games and I have watched Smith and although he has struggled at times with assignments and run blocking (as any first year starter will be expected to do, he actually performed quite well. You see, the thing is you guys love to throw all of this theory around as if you know what your talking about, but the reality is that you don't. Most of those sacks were caused by exploiting the Bills blocking scheme up the middle. Two guys can't block three. Last time I checked I don't recall Smith's job assignment including the need to block more than one guy. The most offensive of the sacks (at least three of them) were failed blitz pick-ups by backs and Hbacks. A few more of them (at least two of them) were coverage sacks where Drew simply hung onto the ball to damn long and should have thrown the thing away. But you are now telling us all how Smith is a failure at guard and so is Williams at tackle. Without knowledge of the Bills blocking assignments on any particular play, without knowledge of what the Raiders were doing defensively on any particular play, you are merely engaging in mental masturbation in explaining to us all how we need to fix the O-line. You guys make me laugh! Rico states with authority that Williams is a bust because he can't pass block or run block, yet he cites no stats on sacks allowed for the games played this year nor does he cite any other stats that would possibly support his position, such as a comparison of success between runs to the right and left, or breakdowns of plays that failed due to a failed block by the guard vs the tackle on the right side. But please, by all means keep us entertained with your solid expertise in O-line play and personnel evaluation.

Oh come now Mark. This is Drew's fault also. He is failing to inspire their desire to catch the ball, not hold on returns or pick up the blitz as backs. Everyone on the team is so down because of Drew that you simply cannot expect them to do their job anymore at this point.

Buh Bye! Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!