Rubes

Given that it's the holiday season, I thought I'd take a moment to give thanks to the 2005 Buffalo Bills for a season of wonder. Thank you for being completely dismantled by Tampa Bay. Thank you for blowing it at home against Atlanta. Thank you for being crapped on by a lousy New Orleans team. Thank you for being completely dismantled by a lousy Oakland team. Thank you for choking in the last minutes against New England. Thank you for being completely dismantled by San Diego. Thank you for choking in the last minutes against Carolina. Thank you for choking in the last minutes against Miami. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to think about which is really worse, getting completely dismantled or choking in the last minutes. Thank you for an "improving" offensive line that just needs a little more time together. Thank you for another top notch defense. Thank you for making some of our best players completely irrelevant. Thank you for some of the most creative, outside-the-box playcalling I've ever seen. Thank you for "packages". It's the season for giving thanks...have you?

"We have to find a way to finish games."

Can you name any?

Well, I didn't say he addressed the O-line well, but he did address it.

Well, one nitpicky thing I have is that TD actually did address the offensive line this offseason. We picked up a new LG and LT, and drafted a promising new C. Plus, he picked up a decent RG the year before, and the RT was supposed to have been "improving". Of course, the LT turned out to be average at best, the LG turned out to suck major a$$, the RG has been injured and underwhelming, the RT has been injured and basically also sucks a$$, and the new C won't be seeing much time this year, but that's besides the point.

I'd be interested to see the breakdown of how many yards we needed on all those 3rd downs. Without knowing, I'd wager that our 3rd down distance to-go average is higher than most teams in the league. Just seems that we're more often looking at 3rd and long, rather than 3rd and 4 or less (like our opponents seem to).

or better yet: "Honey, I have some bad news. It involves the internet, your best friend and a rubber chicken."

Crap.

I'll give up my season tickets the day they pry them from my cold, dead hands. Sorry, that's just not my idea of taking a stand to make a point.

I don't know...Reggie Wayne has "Peerless Price" written all over him. To me, at least.

I'm still holding out hope that you're really just kidding about this.

Is Quinn Early still available? We can probably get him cheaper than Moulds.

Please send that to Jerry. I'm sure he'd get a laugh out of it.

"Bills observers"? Who are they referring to, us? Have they been reading one of these posts lately and making a story out of it?

I'd like to see this one appear in "Ask Him Yourself".

...we didn't run any trick plays today! Or did I miss one while I was in the john?

I can see it now...when Teague is gone after this season and Preston proves he needs maybe another year before he's ready, people will be calling for TD's head for letting Teague go just like he let Phat Pat go...

Good reply, but I really think this isn't a matter of dropped passes or Moulds and JP not being on the same page. I've been watching him over the past few weeks, and he just doesn't seem to have the skill advantage anymore. His speed is no longer an advantage, and he's incapable of evading tacklers. He's become, essentially, a possession receiver. Not a bad thing, and I'd like to keep him in that capacity, but that's probably not an option.

Careful, though. Sounds like the same argument as with Bledslow.

I just don't know what we should do with this guy. Watching him this season has been a bit painful at times. I really think he's a shadow of his former self, our offensive line notwithstanding. Eric has reached the point in his career where one-on-one coverage is no longer an advantage for him. Even injury-riddled secondaries can blanket him on deep routes. Swing passes seem to now be the best way to get him the ball, but he's no longer able to beat the first tackler. He has slowed down and isn't difficult to bring down. I doubt teams worry about double-teaming him any longer, which is probably (one reason) why Lee isn't benefitting as much this year being on his opposite side. I still think he has a role to play, but it's hard to justify that kind of cash for someone who is no longer a true #1 WR threat. I'd hate to see him go (mostly because I have doubts that Lee and Roscoe would be an effective 1-2 combo), but I think it will happen after this year unless he agrees to a pay cut. Not likely.

Aside from that hideous fumble, I did think he played fairly well, given the circumstances. I liked his mobility and arm. I really think he will do well, given some semblance of a pocket.

Get it back? What happened?

That's as far as I got, too!

Oh really? Name them, smart guy.

Either way we've got ourselves a bad coach.