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Granted, 3 out of the last four offenses were pretty putrid, but seeing that the Jets popped 158 on us in the first game and we were able to cut that precisely in half the second time around...well, it just gives a guy hope.

I was going over some of our game stats, since it seemed like our defense has been doing an incredible job this season, particularly in the second half. In fact, our defense has done a pretty amazing job in the second half. In the last four games, the defense has held the opponent to less than 100 yards of offense in the second half, and has done so in 5 out of the 8 games thus far. Better yet, this defense is averaging 89.75 yards allowed in the second half for the entire season. That is pretty amazing, particularly when you consider that we have been competitive in every game right up until the end. So no heavily conservative offenses protecting leads in the second half. Here is the second half yardage breakdown, for those interested: Jets - 79 yards allowed Cards - 95 yards allowed Ravens - 17 yards allowed Dolphins - 36 yards allowed Jets - 158 yards allowed Pats - 143 yards allowed Raiders - 70 yards allowed Jags - 120 yards allowed I can live with that.

Who are you and what have you done with the real FFS???

Now THAT'S freakin funny!

Am I the only one who was hoping he meant Bledsoe?

I think I would like to meet FFS someday just to see if he talks the same way that he writes.

I respectfully request that you all stop this perfectly logical football-related discussion. This thread was started with nothing but pure sarcasm and you're making a complete mockery of it!

Ask myself, "What the hell am I doing here?" and apply for another job.

Jeb ain't runnin' for Senate nor President!

A friend of mine from Turkey gave me a 1,000,000 Turkish Lira bill. I'm a millionaire! Jokingly, I asked, "What is this worth, about 75 cents?" Just checked, and I was close. 68 cents, actually.

Right before the play that got them down to the 2, there was a play on the near sidelines. The player who caught the ball (forgot who it was) had a chance to go out of bounds, but didn't. The Bills ended up using a timeout then. If he had gotten out of bounds and saved the TO, we would have had an extra one to use for that 3rd down play, and we could have taken a shot at the end zone. That was another bungle that has been left out of the discussion.

LOL! I never even noticed how much I mangled the guy's last name in the title.

Damn straight. He's shown a lot more than JP has so far, so why not make him the backup? Put him in if Drew screws up this Pats game.

True, but it was still fun to say that.

I mean, the guy has some incredible hands. Moulds is already near 50 catches this season already. We shouldn't wear him out...why not distribute it more and give Daimon a few more catches?

Lookout everybody, here come the Utes!!!

I don't think Dallas will bite this offseason, unless Henson supplants Testes during this season and completely bombs. Dallas will need to watch Henson for a year or two before they deem him a bust. I doubt they would throw big money at Brees this offseason. Arizona is a possibility, too, but we're talking big money that Brees is going to command, and I think only Oakland or Miami will pony up this kind of dough he's going to ask. Green Bay is possible, but if Favre still thinks he's got another 2-3 years left in him, I doubt they will throw huge money at Brees to ride the pine for that long.

I've been thinking for some time about getting into refereeing kids football around here, but every time I hear stories like this I wonder if I reallly want to take that kind of abuse....

I think that's a really great question, and Brees is probably licking his chops. Especially with Oakland in the running, his value is going through the roof. It would seem that Miami, Oakland, Tampa, and Arizona are probably the most likely teams, although to be honest I agree with you that Oakland and Miami are the most desperate. I don't think the Bears are in the running, since they have Grossman, and I think most folks there are pretty high on his potential. My personal opinion is that Oakland with throw the biggest boatload of cash at him and sign him to a long deal.

The problem came well before that. The play before the pass down to the 2 yard line, the receiver had a chance to go out of bounds, but didn't. We ended up taking a timeout. Then came the pass down to the 2. Time out again. Now we are without any timeouts. The run up the middle was NOT a good call, particularly without any timeouts. Mularkey's comment prior to the half was that we weren't prepared for him to get stuffed. Excuse me? The way I look at it, the first receiver gets out of bounds and we are okay. We call a run outside, instead of up the middle, and we are potentially okay since McGahee either scores or goes out of bounds. Those were two serious screw-ups, and I was livid at the time. I'm happy it all worked out in the end, and kudos to all of the Bills for getting the job done. But this was an example of why the team was losing games previously instead of winning them. It's a fine line between winning and losing, and taking a FG before the half instead of a TD is one of those things that can bite you in the ass in the end. But it didn't, and I'm ecstatic!

I think a lot of our woes earlier in the season stemmed from not being able to perform well in the second half of games. The past few weeks, probably starting with the first Jets game, I'm starting to see a team that is making some really good adjustments at the half. The defense is really starting to step it up in the second half, shutting down some very good teams. And the offensive line is really looking like a group that is starting to wear defenses down in the second half. If this team can figure out how to convert short-yardage situations consistently (particularly in goal-line situations), I think we are definitely on the right track.

If there is anything to complain about today (other than the obvious, Fast "to the bench" Freddie), it is our short-yardage offense. If these guys could figure out a way to consistently convert third-and-twos and third-and-ones, not to mention first-and-goals, this could be a powerful team.

I'm glad you said that, Kelly. I've had a hard time dealing with this place over the past year, because so often it becomes a place of intolerance, venom, and blind ignorance. I like politics (to a degree) and I like discussing it with people who are open to other points of view than their own. I am saddened by the direction our political system is taking, but I've also seen a tremendous number of people become more involved in political discussion and action than ever before, and that is, without question, a good thing.

Ah, I get it. Thanks.

Who was captain questionable supposed to be?