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I've never been as cold as when I lived in Chicago.

Damn, that is just hard to believe.

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Hmm, I guess that must have been another quarterback who did that against Baltimore and Kansas City.

No, but it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to know that we have zero pass rush and it's killing us.

Truth.

So much for that experiment. And, in case you were wondering, it "is not an indictment on Chad Henne at all. " RIght, Tony. Linky-poo.

What do you mean, "getting"?

Wait, so that wasn't Fitz driving for clutch game-tying TDs and FGs on the road against two top AFC teams?

I'm actually surprised how well received this has been so far. I fully expected it to get thrashed mercilessly. I know next to nothing about business and finances, so I have no idea if this is a good idea or not. Anything that could help keep the Bills around is fine with me, though.

I believe you're right, but the point is that there were way too many 'what-if' moments where Fitzy's inaccuracy cost us a big play. Still love the guy, though.

Too many what if's in that game. The toss to wide-open Roscoe over the middle that made him stretch out and dive almost killed me. He couldn't have been more open and an easier target. Ugh.

Damn, that was some response from Mason at the end, I agree. Awesome!

Last night I had SportsCenter on, when my wife came into the room and saw Jerry being interviewed in the locker room after the game. She didn't know who he was or what the situation was, but her first reaction on seeing him and hearing his voice was, "Is he okay? Did he just have a heart attack or something?" I thought that was awesome, actually.

Give me a break. Clock management with 10 minutes left in the game? Try complaining about something else. I'm also pretty sure that a run was called, but Fitz changed it at the line. It was a good call, the guy was open, but Fitz underthrew it.

Those are both pretty interesting ideas...

There's always the fact that a lobotomized Merriman with the entire left half of his body amputated would still be an upgrade over Kelsay.

If we can somehow keep the Bears from rushing for more than 250 yards, then maybe. The terrible thing about that statement is that it's not an exaggeration.

I just can't get over the fact that for two weeks in a row I've still been engaged in the second half.

You mean other than the pick-6 he dropped?

Please, Chan, I beg of you. Get this man off the field. I can't take watching him anymore.

I'm with you there. Baffling why we never tried to run the ball in those situations. And no play action? Criminy.

The guy has played in four games this year and is the #2 ranked passer in the NFL. Are we really asking for more from the QB position right now? There are many reasons he's playing better, and it's because the whole offense is playing better. The run blocking is getting better, the pass blocking is getting better, the running backs are picking up the blitz better, the receivers are getting open better, and the game plans are slowly evolving as the team gets more confident in what they're doing. All of this takes time, even with the right guy in charge of it. You can't expect the offense to come out like gangbusters at the start of the season with a new coach and a lot of young, inexperienced players. And that includes Fitz, who hasn't played a huge amount in his time in the league. Everyone, including Fitz, is starting to 'get it', and that gives them increasing confidence, and the ability to do more on offense. This is what gives me the greatest hope as we move forward, especially (and hopefully) into next season, when presumably we can seriously address the deficiences in the defense (DE and LB).

Excellent read, thanks!

No kidding. Didn't we hear all week before the game that the Ravens were going to beat the living hell out of us after their crushing defeat in New England? Now everybody is saying they were looking past us. Whatever.