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Reading about this defense's problems is tough. But not as tough as watching it. kj PS: He makes our safeties sound soft, too. Along with everyone else, I guess.

Anyone remember this? Man, it sure does seem like a silly thread to start now, huh. Who's the idiot who did that? Turns out the answer is simpler than anyone thought: "Show up." kj

The bye week seems to be a time when many bad teams start making staffers walk the plank. When would an announcement like this come? At what point can we assume its too late and we will be stuck with who we got? God forbid. Wednesday? Thursday? If we get to the weekend I think we can assume they're all going down with the ship.

It really is stupid and we probably should have seen it coming. Wanny said going in that he wasn't going to rely on complex packages to generate pressure, that he would let his front four get pressure. Which is another way of saying he wasn't really going to gameplan. That just makes the opposing OC's job incredibly easier, cuz now they don't have to gameplan to neutralize anything surprising. They know exactly what is coming. So they can play to all of their strengths instead of worrying about ours. So stupid. kj

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1647413 Apparently an official caught the Chargers equipment manager applying stickum last week during the game vs Broncos. Crazy. Beats beating the dead horse that is the Bills.

Nope. kj (in OH)

I don't see the need to repeat this argument. When faced with the question, "is the defense or the QB the problem?" the answer is clearly, "Yes." kj

Oh yeah: add cutting Moorman to the list.

Why I like Kelso on the radio: he explains that Fitz saw the blitz and made a call at the line which brought CJ in to blitz pickup, which allowed time to hit SJ. Maybe not the deepest of analyses, but I bet Rich Gannon didn't say that. kj

Some of these roster moves--the 'innovative' ones--really open the management up to some questioning: Potter and the 2 kicker experiment Merriman doesn't fit but we'd love to have him back Bringing TJax in, because we really need to upgrade the scout team And this is not going into some of the misses on draft day or in veteran acquisitions. What am I missing? kj

I expect the moderators to receive a takedown notice for that pretzel any minute now.

Quoting below: "The devout Christian says his representatives filed on his behalf not for financial gain, but "'to just control how it's used, make sure it's used in the right way.'" http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/20608544/jets-tebow-gets-trademark-on-tebowing As strong an argument as I've seen about the need to revisit intellectual property rights. (I know, usually that phrase applies to patents and copyrights, but still.) Has anyone started the tumblr page on this yet? Other players dropped to a knee on the field before him. Wouldn't that invalidate the trademark? I don't care that he is a Christian (or not). Or that he likes to put it on display. But here he has done something else, using trademark laws to 'protect' speech. Almost makes me wish Stevie draws up an awesome mocking Tebow thing next time we play them. (And I hope he is in a position to do so, even more importantly!) kj

Maybe swapping Merriman and Anderson will force him to coach some? You know, develop this scheme to take advantage of the strengths of his players. Instead of just saying, "you guys go get the QB."

And in a tie?

Except of course the game we just won.

Cost benefits analysis: Fitz calls a good game and his ability to help the O line by quick decision-making and through adjustments at the line of scrimmage are important skills. His arm is holding him and us back, no question. TJackson (and, apparently, my mother-in-law) has a better arm. But does that outweigh the other stuff? Will he put his O line in a position to succeed? Will he make the right audibles, or even just not cost us timeouts because he doesn't know the playbook? Will his unfamiliarity with receivers and their routes mean that the benefit of his better arm is not going to be realized? (SJ seems to run somewhat unorthodox routes, at least getting off the line, so don't assume that he will easily mesh with a new QB.) Chan is weighing these questions now, and it isn't clear to me what the answer is. It couldn't be any worse Fitz right now? Yes, as bad as he is playing (no excuses, it's bad), I could see how it well could be worse. kj

Sometimes this team is managed like a 15 yard pass from its QB. Just all over the place. kj

A tie seems fitting somehow

And the Cards stretch their lead to 4, pretty much putting it out of reach.

If I'm the Cards, I'd play like I am up 20+. Run, run, run, punt. Bills aren't going to threaten anyway.

Rinehart out, per radio guys

And that puts the ball in the hands of our 2nd best player: Leodis!

I don't listen to the pregame stuff but I think he does a credible job in game. Yeah, mush mouthed, but he explains the game well for me.

Exactly what I was thinking. If the bench is providing your leadership, do you really have any? kj

CBS, too: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/20537093