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There are no positives when you are 0-7 and you had the ball in the opposing teams territory on 3 straight drives at the end of the game, and you get ZERO points. Bad teams find ways to lose. NOONE on the team stepped up and made a play to win the game. That is the sign of a bad team coached by a very bad head coach who does not has his team believing they will win. We did not run the ball when we were on the KC side of the 50 on any of those drives. Gailey should be fired for such bad play calling. After KC got the ball at their 31 with a little over a minute to play. We did not stop them on one single play. Pathetic. Nothing is positive when Chris Kelsay-who I think is the worst OLB in the league by far plays every single play, and your first round pick from last year does not even dress.

The play calling was horrible on the last drive of regulation and both drives in OT as soon as we crossed midfield. We do not have a good enough O line to run empty backfield 5 wide against any good front seven such as KC. A couple of draws to Fred on the last drive would have made a huge difference. Even on 3rd and 10, a draw gives us a shot at a FG instead of an intentional grounding. Gailey has a terrible feel for the game. One thing we do not have which just about every other team in the league has is a big tight end to throw to for key catches over the middle. Shawn Nelson was not on the field for one offensive play today (correct me if I am wrong) and we do not send Martin out on pass patterns. In a key situation most teams throw to the big 6'5" TE over the middle. Instead we are constantly looking for Roscoe and Lee when they know we are throwing. Big difference. Gailey is a lousy game manager who is not putting his team in the best position to win. His play calling in crunch time is as bad as any coach we have had this past decade.

I totally agree. Howard was terrible today. The guy has NO Business starting in an NFL game. Fitzie was running for his life most of the game because of Howard. It is a joke that we have guys like Howard and Kelsay on the roster, let alone starting. We play with a lot of heart, but a lot of the roster including the starters are not NFL caliber, let alone NFL starters. Nix brought all of this on by refusing to bring in Offensive lineman with much ability. Very rarely do you see a starting NFL OT get just jacked up. But Howard has absolutely no leverage to stonewall his man. He is a very bad player. And Bell is not much better.

You are absolutely pathetic with your rant Ice. Do you really think that any rookie QB is going to play better than Fitzie did today, or for most of the season for that matter. This team has NO playmakers on defense from D line thru the secondary. We have zero talent on defense. Do you hear me? ZERO!!! This is the worst defense I have seen in the past twenty years of football. We get NOTHING from our front seven, and our safety's are also the WORST in the league. NOONE was around Todd Heap on either of his touchdowns. No QB will win with this defense. We need to sign two or three O lineman in free agency and draft all defense. I would seriously get rid of just about everyone on this defense. They absolutely SUCK. Fitzie is a leader. With a solid defense, he will win us at least 10 games a year. We have forgotten what it means to have a defense that shuts teams down. Your offense doesn't have to be perfect to win. We need so much on defense. It would just be foolish to draft a QB when you already have someone who you know is usually good, and sometimes great, and sometimes blah, but never terrible.

Do you even watch the games Green Lantern?? Whitner is terrible. He can NOT cover anyone and the angles he takes on tackles are terrible. We are terrible in coverage in the deep middle of the field because of Whitner, Byrd, and our inside LB's. Whitner has NOT improved since his rookie season in coverage. His instincts to anticipate a play are nonexistent. And while he can give an occasional big pop near the line of scrimmage, he is too small to be an intimidating presence like most strong safety's in the NFL. He has no upside. Keeping guys like Whitner, Poz and Kelsay are a huge reason why we suck. They are NOT NFL starters, and please watch the rest of the NFL before you start going off half cocked about who is a solid NFL player.

I don't know who is responsible for making all the wonderful picks (sarcasm fellas) at One Bills Drive for the last ten years, but I will say this after watching a full day of NFL ball on the Red Zone channel (with no Bills to watch-can watch ALL the other teams) that without a doubt we have the LEAST talented roster in the NFL. (I will admit that Tampa and Cleveland looked horrible today) And that is because we can not draft, and we can not sign quality free agents. It is as simple as that. Modrak, Jauron, Marv, Donahoe, Malarkey, Greg Williams, Nix, Gailey. These guys can't do their job to save their lives. Our roster is garbage. And Nix has done nothing to show me that he has any clue either. None of our draft picks are producing. On a team that refuses to sign top end free agents-that is a hell of a problem my friends. Spiller, Troup, Carrington, Moats, have showed absolutely nothing. Easley and Brannen are out for the year. Is Wang on the roster? Callaway was cut and I am not sure what Levi Brown is doing either. It is a hodgepodge of garbage. Combine this with signing marginal free agents like Edwards, Davis, Torbor and Green, and add the players who are here from past regimes, and you have a roster that may not win any games. Fred Jackson is starting material. And Fitzie can gut it out as a starter, and could do so for several teams. But other than those two who else would start on most teams? I personally don't think Lee Evans is a top two receiver on a lot of teams. Definitely a three, but not a two because he is not physical in the slightest. And CJ Spiller looks lost so far. On Defense, our corners are not horrible, but none are truly talented at their craft. Watch the physicality on both sides of the ball by most teams, and you will see how far we have to go. And I don't think Nix is the guy to get us anywhere near the promised land. He could start by doing more than getting rid of the flotsam like Merideth, Edwards and Chris Ellis. Make a statement and get rid of Poz, Kelsay and Stroud. All three are deadwood. That might wake up a few of the others to actually hit someone or maybe make a block.

Your analysis fits Poz to a tee. He lacks the athletic ability to be a good linebacker at the NFL level. Not enough speed and power. And he has poor instincts on where the play is heading. I don't think he starts for most teams. I would keep him as a backup, but nothing more. His pass coverage skills are atrocious. Some of you say keep him so we don't have another hole to fill. Why keep subpar players on your roster? It doesn't make sense. He is no better than Ellison (who is very physically limited-but has a better feel for the game) or Digiorgio before his injury. I think Poz has NO upside from where he is. I would get rid of him, Donte, Stroud, Kelsay, Torbor, Maybin and Scott for starters. We need a ton to compete on defense in the future. I don't see Poz as part of that.

Dude, Your analysis of the game was spot on. The weakest spots on the team are LB and O line, particularly OT. But don't be fooled, the D line and the interior of the O line is not much better. With a solid O line, Fitzie is a middle of the road starter in the NFL. Give him some time and he can keep drives going. He will never be a stud, but he understands the game and will always try to hit the correct receiver. (never afraid to put it up, but has some lapses in accuracy.) The problem is our line other than Levitre is just not very good, and that includes Wood and Hangartner. As for the Defense, I have never seen a team with such unathletic LB's. Poz, Kelsay, and Torbor have no business being on an NFL roster. Davis is the ONLY one who has a clue, and he would be a backup on most teams. I honestly think Poz has regressed since his rookie season. He is not reacting to anything and looks like he has the quickness of a Division 2 college player. He is definitely a shell of what he was playing at Penn State. Have no idea how this regime plans on stocking this roster with NFL players. Again, thanks for the excellent post.

Are LB's are all useless in coverage. Poz down by the goalline where he had to cover 5 yards (that is it) had absolutely no ability to stay with Simms-Walker on the short crossing pass. Same with Kelsay. Combine that with Byrd and Whitner NEVER converging to the post on any pass play and the deep middle is pathetically wide open. The 2nd TD to Lewis was as bad of team pass D as you will see. Noone was in position to make a play on the ball or the receiver. This is one of the worst defenses from a talent standpoint that the NFL has seen in at least 20 years.

Dude, You said it all. I completely agree. Just a shame what is on the field across the entire defense and the O line. We are the worst team in the league because we have just horrible talent everywhere but RB, K and P. It is not fair!! A lot of our starters would not even be a backup on many teams. And that includes Poz who can not cover ANYONE. And don't forget our supposed great DB's. Why don't our safeties cover the middle of the field when the tight end is running between the hashes?

You are a MORON. The guy is rightfully pissed off about the team and you rip him for making legitimate points. You must be just a knucklehead in real life. Do people like to punch you in the face often? I hope you're a tough guy because people like you don't last long where I come from.

Your first premise is correct. Wood is not a servicable lineman at this point in his career probably because of his leg. (and I am not giving him a free pass) If you start on O line in the NFL you need to be much better than he has shown. However, D. Bell is even worse. His technique on the hold was ridiculous. All he had to do was fall on the D lineman down by the goalline because the guy was taking himself out of the play. Instead he hogtied him around the neck. Just a dumb mistake. He is really too small and not powerful enough to start on the Oline in the NFL.

I am laughing when you say that Stroud is worth a 4th round pick. His NFL career is OVER!! Him and Green should be cut tomorrow. Marcus Stroud can not tackle any longer even when he is not being blocked. He NEVER dominates, and kind of floats around the field. Spencer Johnson who is not great by any means makes many more plays.

So far Chan Gailey looks like he has no clue how to prepare a team to win any NFL game. If this team continues to get blown out on a regular basis, and shows no progress, Gailey and Nix are GONE!! How do you keep a coach who can't win at the NFL level? And lets not forget that this team was put together by Chan and Nix. They chose to keep the same QB's and do nothing to improve the O line. Do any of you have confidence that Nix has even the slightest clue how to build a team, after drafting a RB with the ninth pick? We brought in ZERO talented players in the offseason thru free agency (Yea some of you like Dwan Edwards-please he is marginal at best) And zero draft picks are making real contributions. If we keep losing, Gailey will have lost the team by week nine. Guaranteed. What credibility does he have with any of the players? He is no Shanahan. He hasn't coached in the NFL since the 90's. There is a reason for that. For all of you who think that Gailey and Nix will stay for awhile if they continue to lose. NO WAY. Watch the other NFL games. We are so ill prepared to compete compared to most it is incredible. No team in the league has more breakdowns on the O line every single week-not even close. And our D is by far the worst in the league. Someone is responsible. Sure Gailey does not have a lot to work with. But someone has to get the most out of these guys. David Nelson makes a few excellent plays at end of first half on TD drive. He than does not come into the game in the second half until the middle of the 4th qtr. Why was he on the bench? Lee should have been benched in the second half-simple as that. This team is one of the WORST coached and WORST talented teams the NFL has seen in the past 15 years.

Just about all of you are missing the point here. There should have been absolutely NO reason to trade Marshawn because we should not have drafted Spiller. We did not need Spiller. Marshawn is an excellent RB. When he gets carries and decent blocking, he is very very good. And all of you who say he is about to be suspended for a year-what are you talking about? Lots of NFL players get in trouble at one time or another. What makes you think that he is going to get in serious trouble. (Just like Anthony Hargrove who is having a great career in New Orleans) Were any of you at the game on Sunday? The O line was HORRIBLE. They are pretty bad on most days. Give Lynch a good O line and he will run for 1,500 yards. Buddy Nix should have been fired for drafting Spiller. This team has absolutely no plan whatsoever. We are the laughing stock of the league. It was NOT Marshawn's fault. Most players do not shine in Buffalo. The best is not brought out in any of them. This trade had to be made because of the total ineptness of Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey. They forced this move from the moment they drafted Spiller. We were completely outmanned in both of our homegames from the opening kickoff by the Fish and Jets. Was management looking at the toughness of the teams in our division when they started to build this team? Obviously not. We are so lacking in toughness it is pathetic. The first to go should have been Lee Evans. No receiver fights less for the football than this guy. And it goes from there. (no physically less imposing defense in the league) Lynch is one tough hombre. But all good players eventually leave Buffalo for a better place.

It is really painful to watch Stroud at this point in his career. He was decent two years ago, but looks weak at this point. He gets pushed around more than any big D lineman. He just doesn't have the strength to compete any longer. I am all for Carrington getting some of his reps at this point. On a team that has such weak starters on its front seven, there is absolutely no reason that a big third round lineman with some athleticsm should not be in the regular rotation. It is not like he has Julius Peppers in front of him. The evaluation of talent, and the using of that talent, is the biggest downfall of our organization. Many of the wrong guys are drafted, traded for, or brought in as free agents. And the ones that are decent either sit on the bench, are inactive, or are put in positions they have no business playing. So pathetic it is sometimes laughable.

I agree. Buddy Nix has been a complete joke so far. We are not better at any position on this team since he took over. And our defense is downright putrid right now.

I must admit after watching our defense yesterday, Kawika would be an upgrade. My god our LB's SUCK. Do they ever make a play? We could not contain the edge or the middle yesterday. Torbor, Davis, Ellison, Ellis, Kelsay, Maybin, they all suck. They have no power to dominate. It is as simple as that. And for the love of God, why is Brian Scott playing up in the box so much? He is just filler-he is wayyyy to small to play the role that we always have him in every single year. At least Poz has SOME skill. He can't move laterally, but he has SOME ability. BTW, I feel like crying when I see our linebackers are Ellison and Scott and the ends rushing are Ellis, Kelsay and Maybin. They just give you NOTHING. Kawika could at least rush the passer from a blitz position and occasionally get thru.

And why does that matter if it shortens player's careers? There will just be other players to take their place. There are a whole lot of Buffalo Bills who I wish had their careers shortened a whole lot who are on this team today. Are you a frikin ex player or what? You always side with the players on everything like you are one of them or something. We are fans, the more games the better as far as I am concerned. This is a business. The owners OWN the teams. They have given us fans this wonderful opportunity to enjoy a violent brutal game that is incredibly entertaining. Thank the owners you tool for being given the opportunity to be an NFL fan.

Fitzy gives us a chance to win every game we play. He can move around reasonably well, and always throws to the correct receiver. His problem is he throws high sometimes as we saw on the pick in the endzone. But the guy is a leader and a gamer, and keeps our team from being embarrasing, and instead actually entertaining. As for the defense. Our front seven is the WORST in football by far. And our safeties are right there. I agree that not one of our front seven would start for most teams. Stroud is blown back continuously. He plays with absolutely no leverage whatsoever. He is through. The linebackers have no athleticsm or range whatsoever. This is the worst D we have fielded in many years. The 3rd and 6 at the end of the game. This is a gimmie by the Pats to just run clock. No misdirection. Just off tackle to the right side. Johnson, Torbor and Davis were just demolished. And they just got the first down. Game over. We look physically WEAK on Defense. Just not strong. Maybin has gone 19 games without a sack. I don't think he could beat many OT's in decent D-1 programs to be honest. On one play he tried to bullrush Matt Light and it looked like he hit a brick wall. Never seen a guy with his build play in the NFL. He is kind of built like TO. Very cut, but no strength to be playing with the men near the line of scrimmage. And does anyone else think that Keith Ellison may be the least physical and nonathletic player in the NFL?

Nix and Gailey have given me absolutely no confidence that they have any clue in evaluating talent on this team and around the league. They have brought in NOONE to upgrade the roster at any position. We say we want to build thru the draft but not ONE player from this years draft is even contributing yet. That is not acceptable when you refuse to bring in any above average players in free agency. I am absolutely astounded by how inadequate our roster is from top to bottom other than our Punter and Kicker. The rest of it makes no sense. Would any other team in the NFL play Chris Kelsay at outside linebacker, and more specifically have him cover a speed tight end down the field? And would any other team draft a RB number 9 when we already have two very good ones? Not even Al Davis would do that. At least by benching Trent, it should give some of our offensive players a chance to show how they can play. Because with Trent playing, nothing was going to click. (And btw, why is Trent still on the roster?)

Cash, you are right on the money. I watched the Pats-Jets, Colts-Giants, and Saints-49ers games this weekend after the Bills game. (Have to record them because after a Bills loss I have to get away from the TV and go outside for awhile) But the thing I noticed about these teams except for the Giants was how many playmakers in the defensive front seven that everyone has. (I think the Giants D is living off of 2007, and Umenyora, Tuck, Kawanuka, and others are all dreadfully overrated and not worth a flip) But the other teams all had playmakers at just about every position on their front seven. We have none of that talent. No gamechangers whatsoever. I am sorry but bringing in guys like Andra Davis, Reggie Torbor and Dwan Edwards are complementary pieces and not game changers. Stroud is so past his prime, Williams would not start for any of the aforementioned teams except in a rotation on the Giants. Edwards the same. Troup, McCargo, Carrington, Spencer Johnson...Please Maybe Troup and Carrington can become something. But our vets are all marginal at best in today's NFL. Anyone who says otherwise is not watching the rest of the league. NONE of our LB's would start for a lot of teams and that includes POZ. As for offense, our O line is marginal at best. Bell, Merideth and Green should not be on an NFL roster. Our interior guys have potential, but are very inconsistent. (Levitre seems to get beat quite often for a guy everyone raves about) And we have no depth. And what about our skill players? Way to heavily loaded towards RB. We have NO gamechanging receivers. And that includes Lee my friends. I don't think he would be a #2 on a lot of teams. Completely non physical for an NFL receiver. We have NO Tight Ends. QB-all I can say is that this is Fitzie's chance to make a name for himself as a legitimate starter. I am a fan of his unlike most on here, but my fingers are crossed. But I like the way he plays the game. My point is that Nix came in and made no legitimate moves to make this team good. He has done next to nothing. I think a lot of us on this board could have done a whole lot more if we could study the same film our GM and staff has looked at. It is like they purposely are not trying to move the team forward. Very very strange. Who takes a RB with the first pick when you already have two very good ones on your roster and there are tremendous needs at every other position than DB. We have awful LB's. And instead of finding some quality there, we bring in two guys from S Dakota State and James Madison and change their position. WTF is that?? And playing Kelsay at OLB when he has played DE his whole life is ridiculous. We are an embarrasment the way we have thrown this team together. Not ONE above average player at any position other than DB and RB. That is why we SUCK!! Nix should be ASHAMED!! I apologize for my controlled rant.

Your analysis of the situation was excellent. You are one of the few people on this message board who have a strong feel for the game of football. But DON'T overlook what Fitzie brings to the table. The guy has a tremendous amount of moxie. I think that Gailey will be able to open up the playbook a whole lot more with him at QB because he understands what is happening on the field. Watch the Bills-Colts game in the snowstorm last year. Sure the Colts did not have a lot to play for, but Fitzie was right on with most of his passes. He understands how the parts of an offense work together. And if his accuracy is decent (a big if I know) we will have a chance to move the ball, pressure the opposing defense in every game. Also, Trent can not throw any of the vertical routes up the seam. He was always too scared to throw it. (ie-the horrible decision to throw to Stevie instead of Parrish on the 3rd and 6 late in the first half at GB) This is the bread and butter plays of most offenses-stretching the field vertically. Fitzie can do this. If the O line can man up in the slightest, this will be Fitzie's team by the bye week. Because I think starting against NE you will see a completely different attitude amongst everyone on the team-O,D, and coaching staff knowing that we are not hamstrung by Edwards inability to function on the field. You know that the entire team saw that the past two weeks, and wanted this change.

You have got to be kidding me. The guy is not a leader and has no guts or heart. His teammates don't play hard for him, because they know he is not their leader. Our line is not good, but it is not nearly as bad as it looks with Trent back there. He has no business being a starter, backup, or third stringer. He is AFRAID to throw the football down the field. A QB is supposed to make the players around him better-he makes everyone WORSE. Seriously, have you ever seen a QB that is more afraid to throw down the field than TE? I seriously think that we would not win ONE game if Trent continued to start. He is that bad, and has ZERO leadership ability. Don't embarrass yourself with such nonsensical rhetoric man. Fitzie will at least look competent against the Pats. You watch, all of a sudden our QB will have time to make plays. Maybe the O line isn't that bad? But if Cornell Green has another poor game or two, I think he will be shown the door next.

Dude, I saw that also. Trent threw to Johnson who was completely covered 3 yards short of the first down. When Roscoe was wide open running DOWN the field to Steve's left. In fact I thought Roscoe could have gone the distance if the ball was thrown in front of him. Trent completely missed it. He is awful. Anyone who thinks he has any business starting in the NFL is not watching the games. I don't think we will win a game with him starting this season. It makes you wonder what Gailey is thinking if Trent is still playing. Unbelievable.