Dr. K

Right. So how do you explain that? It makes little sense that the difference would be so drastic, on successive weeks.

It just occurred to me last night, has an NFL team ever had a more extreme collapse in scoring from one game to the next? With the 54 coming on the road and the 3 at home? I find it hard to believe. And of the 54 the Bills scored in the Chiefs game, 47 was put up by the offense--in other words, it was not one of those games where special teams or the defense scored three or four TDs. So the difference between 54 and 3 basically falls to the offense. Which leads me to wonder, how bad or good is this team, really? Such a schizophrenic performance on successive weeks suggests that neither performance is an accurate reflection of the team. It reinforces the fact that the team went 5-1 in its first six games and 1-5 in its next six. I keep feeling the team is only a phase shift from being very good (or, I suppose, very bad). It's no wonder so many of us are tearing our hair out. How do you get a fix on such a team and season?

The defender was right there, but the ball did bounce off Parish's chest. It's a catch that a pro receiver in that situation has to make.

Would have to win out, and I don't think that will happen. Prove me wrong, guys.

Exactly. I couldn't believe they were running, settling for the long field goal attempt.

I thought he played very badly, but I also don't want him yanked.I think he has to play through this stuff, the way Eli Manning had to play through some bad stretches before he became, in his third season, a good QB.

I saw a couple of replays where guys were open and Edwards just did not throw it. I think after the interceptions he just went into a funk, refusing to pull the trigger unless the player was standing wide open BEFORE he threw it. He would not throw it on the receiver's break, or before the break. His last pass to Royal was his best of the game, I think. It was like he knew the game was on the line and he was willing to take a chance. Then Turk and Jauron decide to let the air out of the ball.

If you want Trent to gain confidence, you let him win the game by getting you in decent field goal range--or at least give him a shot at passing the ball once on those last three plays. A play action pass, a quick out, something other than three dives into the line. Instead he comes out of the game with the knowledge that when it came right down to it, the coaching staff did not trust him not to screw up the chance to win. They rather take a chance on a 47 yard field goal into the wind than on letting him try to make even a small play.

I've defended Jauron up until now. But that turtle act, settling for a 47 yard field goal attempt into the win, is a sign of incompetence. Fire him. Please don't let us have to live with him for three more years. Even if they made the playoffs sometime in the next few seasons by some miracle, he would lose some close game by taking a similar strategy.

He's not the worst. But he's completely mediocre.

Pathetic play calling at the end. Just inexcusable.

This is another idiot thread. The premise is that Jauron is terrible on challenges. Actually, despite some mistakes this season, he has a very good record on challenges. And the coach has to heavily depend on whoever is in the booth as to when to throw the flag.

Another vote of thanks. After the game Sunday, one of my pals I watche dit with asked me, "Okay, who will the TBD board be screaming about this week." I said "Jauron." I could hardly stand to read here this week because of the unceasing drumbeat of "fire Jauron" fanatics. I'm not happy with the way the team has played in the last three games, but the hysteria we've been hearing here this week does not speak well of the average fan.

This has been a paid public announcement from General Managers-R-Us, sponsored by the "let's blow up the team every three seasons and start over again because our pants are itchy" coalition, in collaboration with "fans who play too much fantasy football-dot-com."

"Officially" sick? Does that mean, like, you have it notarized?

McKelvin runs one back for a TD this week against the Jets...

The turnovers by TE played a big part in the loss. That said, it's not all on him. I'd say the Bills win this game, in a close one, if they don't turn the ball over, and if they McGee is able to cover Ginn even a little better than he did. If the Bills get better pass protection or heat on Pennington, then they win it comfortably, The line between winning and losing in a game like this is pretty thin. A few less errors and penalties and it looks entirely different. So though I was downhearted at the end, I think that the Bills can come back from this and beat the Jets next week, and even the Pats on the road the week after.

You may be right--I just don't remember it. I know he filled in well at tackle when Peters was out.

Chambers is a tackle, not a guard. Has he even played at guard this season?

It's not the drugs, it's the hypocrisy....

Just a note--if you like Winwood, you might like this new Scottish singer--he's only twenty or so--who on some songs sounds remarkably like early Winwood. His name is Paolo Nutini. His "New Shoes" is an almost perfect pop song, IMHO. http://www.paolonutini.com/

Just want to throw in my three cent as an old Traffic fan. Recently downloaded "John Barleycorn Must Die" to my iPod--it has two bonus tracks never released, one of them pretty good. I've indoctrinated my 14-year-old daughter, who knows the words to "Shanghai Noodle Factory"--we sing along.

Tim Graham's blog has a note on speculation Rush Limbaugh may want to buy the fins. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast Not that I ever needed a reason to dislike the fish any more than I do, but this would make seeing the Bills beat them even more of a pleasure.

Which would probably be the way I'd feel about them if they lose.

It's the O-line. This has been another edition of simple answers to simple questions.