Rubes

Oh common man, you know it isn't.

I would totally love to see a four TE set. Just think how that would mess with the defense.

I think it would be great if the Bills front office held a public exorcism with a formal apology to those guys, while acknowledging that it very likely brought on the playoff curse. That would be awesome.

Talent, discipline, preparation, execution. The Bills seem to be doing better on the talent acquisition side, but it's up to these coaches to improve the consistency of the other three. Some teams do it better than others. Those that do, end up winning those close games more than losing.

You'd think after 14 straight years of having this conversation we'd get tired of it.

Will everyone still be saying that if Thad comes out and lights it up on Sunday?

Totally. Probably because we've seen so many of those QBs since, oh, Rob Johnson. That, and the QB who has enough pocket presence to just check down every time.

I blame Russ.

I'd say I'm right around 50%. I've seen enough to know he has the tools, he just needs to develop properly. I don't know if this is the coaching staff to do it, but with more time and confidence I think he can be a good one. Then again, with more time and continued struggles he can also be a frazzled mess. Seems like a coin flip.

I know we have the best snow on Earth where I am!

Lucky for him the Bengals punter got destroyed in that game. What an ugly hit that was.

...aaaand we're still in last place in the division.

The big concern about Kolb when we signed him was his durability. He then goes and gets significantly injured twice before the season started, one of which was from an inanimate object. And someone is still thinking about this guy starting for us?

I just Googled the weather for the weekend, and it said a low of 13. Sure it can happen in the middle of the night, but depending on when the high occurs it may still be snowing most of the morning and perhaps later.

Is he even still on the team? Unless that's what you meant by underperforming.

I can't recall, but I thought I saw a low in the teens, so perhaps that has something to do with it.

Chandler is having a career year, actually. Currently tied his career best in catches with two games to play. Is he great? No, but he's coming off a major knee injury, and it's not like he's playing poorly. One fumble, yes, I know. Robert Woods has had the most catches by a Bills rookie since Lee Evans, and is 16 catches away from the Bills rookie record with two games to play. This, after missing 4 games with an injury. And playing what many think is the most difficult position for a rookie player. Oh, and yes...ROBEY

Right now they're saying high of 43 degrees, 70% chance of snow, wind at 17mph. Sounds good to me.

I went back to that play to try and figure out how the hell a guy breaks free for a long run against this defense. It's just maddening that it's happening on a regular basis. Best I could tell, it was Manny Lawson who failed to fill the gap. Looks like he got pushed to the outside. Kiko was blocked from the inside by an offensive lineman who made his way to the second level, but it appeared that it was more Manny's job to fill that gap. Or to fit it up, whatever the hell that means.

Of course, they should have. They blew two chances for touchdowns by fumbling at the 1 yard line and throwing an INT in the end zone late in the game. By all means, they should have won that game. Just like we should have won the Atlanta game, the KC game, the Cincinnati game, the New England game........

Man, it's been a long !@#$ing season.

Not sure if I was reading something else, but they did have some good things to say:

I know he's had some struggles this year, but how do you not just love this guy? In my mind, he's one of the bright spots on the team this year. For a rookie, and a small one at that, playing one of the most difficult positions for a rookie--he's shown to me that the game is not too big for him. He's given up a few TDs, yes, but he's also making some big plays. Yesterday, he had 6 combined tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Not bad for a guy who plays nickel corner at 5'7" and, maybe, 165 lbs. Love seeing this guy out on the field. Hopefully the experience makes him even better next year.

I wouldn't be so certain. 5 catches for 54 yards today, and he was constantly open and made good catches. He and EJ seem to have a nice rapport. It's a position that can be upgraded, for sure, and his blocking is not very good, but he's a nice target to have. I can see him sticking around to bring a young guy along -- whether it's Gragg or somebody new.

I'm with you on that.