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Texans defense is nowhere near as good as the Jets or Panthers. Fitzie is going to have a big day. Watch his demeanor. The guy believes he should be starting, and believes he is a winner. His attitude is contagious to the whole team. I think we get a big rush on Schaub. He is good, but has no mobility. Texans do not play much in bad weather. I say they get intimidated by the Ralph environment. This is a message sending game for the Bills. I have that feeling that the players have weathered the storm and are coming together. Winning two in a row on the road is huge for confidence. If I am in Vegas, all over the Bills getting 3 and a half. We win Sunday, it is a whole new season boys. Can we win six more in a row heading into the Pats game before Christmas? 9-4 is not an impossibility. Fitzie is bringing the magic. He knows this is his chance to shine. Some guys rise to the occassion. This is his time. We shall see.

Schaub is a statue in the pocket. The key will be to hurry him into mistakes. A strong pass rush will be the key. There defense is mediocre at best. Alex Smith had a field day in the second half and almost beat them yesterday. We are playing with confidence. I like the matchup. We will need to bracket Owen Daniels all over the field. He is a stud. Lots of blitzes and Schaub is going DOWN!!!

Why do you want Trent coming back to play at all? The team is rallying around Fitz. He is not a stud passing the ball, but he is serviceable. (He has made some plays that NFL QB's are supposed to make) More importantly, he is a leader on the field. He has some qualities that have not been seen at the QB position for us in quite some time. I would be happy with him leading our team the rest of the year. Looking at the schedule, no reason we can not be 6-4 with Miami coming to town in a month. It is very possible.

I was in Vegas watching that game. Put a bunch of money on the Rams, and was just going crazy when they came back and won in OT. The best thing about Fitz is that he is not AFRAID to throw it DOWN the field. I am excited to watch him play. There is always hope with a new guy. How excited would everyone on this board be if we are 4-4 going into the bye?

You must have rocks in your head. I watched the game on NFL replay in 30 minutes last nite. (much easier to focus on the nuances of the game when you have already seen the game once) Edwards is NOT our best option at QB. He almost never looks to throw down the field. Everything is a check down. Fitz did not play great, but he made plays when he had to. Looks much more comfortable on the field, and has a whole lot more confidence on where and when to throw the ball. He is not AFRAID!!! Edwards is. Biggest difference. The offense knows that, and played with much more confidence with Fitz leading them. I will agree that Jauron does SUCK!! Way too conservative with the playcalling whenever we have a chance to win. This is his biggest fault. He does have us ready to play though, but the talent level is just so weak in our front seven on defense. Unbelievable how we get pushed around. Even Marcus Stroud. Need some big tough guys up front.

The problem with our team is that a lot of guys SUCK. If we cut Roscoe, we sure as hell should cut Keith Ellison as well.

You have got to be kidding. Trent is horribly inaccurate with his passes. Fitz steps into his throws with much more authority. We absolutely do NOT win against the Jets with TE at QB. He completely refuses to throw anything down the field except the rainbow overthrow deep ball down the sidelines. Fitz at least understands how to play QB in the NFL. He is not great, but don't you feel that we at least had a chance with him?

I love the Bills, but I was happy as a lark when Edwards got injured. And so was my wife and three kids. I sincerely hope that he never plays another down for us. Why was he our starter going into this season anyways? He has nothing. At least Fitzie has a feel for the game. If Fitzie had been starting all season, we would be 4-2. We beat the Browns and either NE or NO. Simple as that. Edwards sucks. Please keep him on the bench.

And Edwards is much better? I think not. I haven't seen too many worse than Trent. And definitely noone who plays as scared as him. What makes our team so poor is that we have not just sucked recently, but have sucked the entire decade. That goes to the organization from top to bottom. We haven't had a good season even by accident. The personell dept. both college and pro has just been atrocious. Has any team drafted worse than us this decade, or signed more marginal free agents? (Tripplett, Posey, E. Robinson to name a few)

We picked in the top 10 in 2002 and 2006. Remember who we picked. Mike Williams-UGH!!! and Donte Whitner-Junior UGH! It is not where we pick that is the problem, it is who is doing the picking that is the problem. How will we win this week if TE is our QB? Maybe he gets knocked out in the first series. We can only hope.

Wow, that means we will be facing the Texans at 1-6. Ugh!!! Unbelievable that we could be that bad. If we lose the next three and continue to embarrass ourselves, NO WAY Dick makes it thru the bye. As for beating the Jets, does anyone think the coaching staff ever talks with TE during the week about trying to throw down the field? We are the ONLY team in the league who does not attempt to stretch the field the entire game. They should tell him, one more checkdown and you are done. Why don't Evans and TO ever get in his face? The saddest thing is that NO ONE seems to care on the team. Oh, I forgot except our 7th linebacker JOHN CORTO- he cares bigtime. Yee Hah.

I totally agree. We have the worst LB's and OT's in the league even with Poz playing because the outside guys are so bad, and there is no depth whatsoever. Our receivers are overrated (Steve Johnson has not been given a chance-and Hardy well-he needs a lot of coaching to become a potential NFL player) and our QB's have been as bad as any in the league since 2001. But we have drafted terribly the entire decade, no question about it. Does any team miss on so many high picks as we do?

I agree. I watched the game between 2 of our 3 biggest rivals and thought the same thing. We are not even playing the same sport as these guys. Both teams came up to win, and played their hardest. They were both well prepared, and confident in their gameplans. I don't see any of that from this team. Have we ever set up a moving pocket when Trent has rolled out? Not even close. I am wandering if we even gameplan during the week. I am being serious. How hard is it to practice checkdowns? I really do not think we practice any gameplanning for the opponent. We NEVER change our plays. How much time does a team need to practice a hanoff off tackle? That is the only play we can run. We are not a PROFESSIONAL team at this point.

I agree. I watched the game between 2 of our 3 biggest rivals and thought the same thing. We are not even playing the same sport as these guys. Both teams came up to win, and played their hardest. They were both well prepared, and confident in their gameplans. I don't see any of that from this team. Have we ever set up a moving pocket when Trent has rolled out? Not even close. I am wandering if we even gameplan during the week. I am being serious. How hard is it to practice checkdowns? I really do not think we practice any gameplanning for the opponent. We NEVER change our plays. How much time does a team need to practice a hanoff off tackle? That is the only play we can run. We are not a PROFESSIONAL team at this point.

Our coaching is very bad, I think we all know that. But as long as Trent is our QB we will not win another game this year. I honestly believe that even with a very below average O line, that with a half decent QB this team would move the football. Watching the game between Jets-Dolphins last nite, both QB's (even though young) played with poise, confidence and most of all, GOT RID OF THE FOOTBALL ON TIME. There was no comparison between Sanchez and Henne, and TE. Trent is this teams biggest problem. A good QB will always give you a chance to win. He is holding back this team tremendously. I don't think he could even be a backup at this point. Furthermore, I don't think that anyone on this offense likes playing with him. The guy is a jerk. Does anyone ever see him talking to any of his teammates other than Fitzie? He is a pariah. Everyone knows he can't play a lick. But only on the Bills would this guy be playing. He is no better than Alex Smith. I cringe when he comes under center. I have never seen a QB NOT want to throw down the field. That is supposed to be fun-to just let it rip. What is wrong with the guy? Sorry for the rant.

What is unbelievable and probably forgotten by many at that point (due to how bad the game was) is that we had the ball 1st and 10 on our own 40 with 23 seconds left. And do you all remember where TE threw? 5 yards across the middle to Lee. My goodness, a 30 yarder down the middle, and than spike it and we at least get a long field goal attempt. Or how about a 12-15 yard out pattern. burns 5 seconds at most. Another one of these and you have your field goal attempt. I believe TE is worse than JP, and I hated JP. At least JP looked like he cared at least some of the time, and he wasn't scared. TE looks scared. I have NO IDEA why he is still allowed to play for us.

You were down on the team all offseason, and you were correct. This roster is just pitiful.. And the coaching is just as bad. Bell, Scott and Chambers would not make any other teams roster in the NFL. Simple as that. Fine would not either. Trent Edwards may go the route of JP and not get another chance on an NFL roster as well. On defense, other than Poz, no LB would start for anybody else. And I very much doubt that anyone other than Kawika would be a backup either. It is just unbelievable how bad the talent evaluators have been for us. I watch a lot of pro and college football, and truly believe that I could bring in better talent in Free Agency and thru the draft if I made it my fulltime job. On another point, why is Nick Harris and Steve Johnson not playing? And why is TE still playing.

I totally agree. Trent Edwards is awful. He has no confidence, and does not lead this team. How many touchdown passes has he completed down the middle of the field. Next to none. He needs to sit. He has not earned the right to continue to start. I can not believe that Fitzpatrick would not be an improvement. We have a bad team. And we are bad at QB, and very bad at several other positions as well. I think most of you would agree that we are awful at OT and LB. And not very good at any position other than RB. Our Special teams have killed us this year, and were the biggest difference in our 3 previous 7-9 seasons, and the disaster that has become 2009. I don't know if this team will win another game under Dick Jauron. He has lost their attention. Lots of good athletes (except at starting QB) but absolutely no leader to give them a winning course of direction. Don't see too many teams make as many mistakes in an NFL game as we did today. Time to BLOW this UP!!!!

Wow 1-15 would be pretty ugly. Even in 2001 when we were one of the two worst teams in the league (Carolina was the other) we won 3 games. But the talent level on defense even without the injuries is mediocre at best. And the O line is bad right now. But the worst part of our team other than the awful coaching is our QB play. If Edwards does not pick up his play, we will not win many. The good news is that if things continue to go this bad all season, Ralph will HAVE to clean house after the season which will be a great thing.

Dude, I totally agree with your assessment. Early in the game, we had the big punt return. 1st down on Miami 46. Great field position. 3 plays and we gain 5 yards. Fourth down, and we get set to punt. Miami jumps offsides. We have a first down on the Miami 36. Another 3 plays gains ONLY 5 yards. We than miss the long field goal. With that kind of field position and a free first down. The offense has to take advantage of it and score 7. We do nothing. This is just pathetic. Edwards looks like a bad rookie on the field. His demeanor, his actions show no confidence or gameplan in his mind about what he is trying to accomplish. He has no feel whatsoever for the game around him. I believe all his teammates feel that way and have no confidence that he will get it done. When you see that every week from your QB, I believe it is hard to play at 110%. Looking at the defense. Do we have any DT's that are above average? And we have one LB who should start in the NFL. And he is injured. Ellison and Buggs should not be on NFL rosters period. And why did we not bring in another veteran at safety instead of drafting Byrd. We could have than addressed DT in the second round or OT. Management has left this team unbelievably short at many positions. It is a crime. Especially with how poor our starting QB is. I believe it will all get blown up after another pitiful performance against Cleveland. Because right now, I am sure they are licking their chops to play us.

I agree that Ralph is not going to make his decision on keeping or firing Dick based on the extension given last year. Ralph hates being embarrased. If we lose to Cleveland and play crappy, Dick will be fired. If he can not get the team ready to play an 0-4 team at home when his job is very much in jeopardy, than there is no reason for him to be coaching this team.. I think Ralph will figure that out. I think Dick might actually resign if we get another pitiful performance. And I for one am not convinced in the slightest that we beat the Browns. The psyche of this Bills team is awfully fragile. Guys have not won much here, and don't have a lot of confidence. It will be very interesting to see what they bring to the table on Sunday. A loss and changes HAVE to HAPPEN.

I don't like our playcalling, but the bottom line is that Trent plays scared on every snap. He nevers goes back to pass, steps up in the pocket, and than just lets it rip with any authority. But to allow Scott and Chambers to play O tackle for our team is pathetic. That being said, NFL coaches should always be able to devise a gameplan that is tailored to what we have to work with. And our coaches absolutely can not do this. This is just a continuation of the preseason. Based on the preseason, Trent had no business starting for us. He was horrible in the preseason, and just as bad in the regular season. Our team is a joke from top to bottom, and it just makes you want to cry watching them. Do any of the players even care? How can you not be pissed losing every single year? I would really like to hear some of the players call others including coaches, management out about how bad this team is. It seems like most of them are just numb. None of them other than TO have ever won anywhere. Since the Bills have been bad this entire decade. Losing just breeds losing until the culture is changed. We have not made the playoffs since 1999. We have had one 9-7 season during that time. That seems impossible to do. Some teams are good just by accident. The scene at the Ralph next Sunday will be ugly and surreal. It should be very interesting.

That is so true! Our special teams have sucked bigtime. And that used to be our signature as a team going back to Steve Tasker and for the past many years with Bobby April. Now we don't have anything postive going as a team. We have guys playing who are playing like they have no business playing in the NFL. Scott and Chambers played as bad as a pair of tackles can play at any level. Just pathetic. Something is very wrong with the organization when this is the best you can put on the field. And Trent is just bad. He plays very scared. He has no business starting in the NFL. What happened to the guy? Totally different player than 2007 when he was a rookie. Is there any team that plays this weak on a regular basis? 3-11 in the last 14 games. We are as bad as any team in the league. Time for a big big change. DICK MUST GO. Today was an embarrasment to the organization. It can not be forgotten. A regime change is needed IMMEDIATELY. This just SUCKS.

I think if you are just going by the current season, I would say the Carolina Panthers. They play hard as evidenced by their Monday nite game against Dallas, but they are small on defense, have a very erratic QB, and also have a good running game. You know they are going to come to play almost every week, but their talent level at a lot of positions is just not that strong. Similar to us. We play hard, but are just not stacked with a lot of very good to great players.

Faith, you are so right. We seem to lose guys to the IR in record numbers every year. The Jauron era has been just a joke. Hopefully it ends after this Sunday.