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Exactly. That boy wanted the world. So we gave it to him and he decides that maybe he'll get 45% of the playbook executed - and leave out the bits he doesn't like - like blocking. You can't demand to be a #1 and play 95% of the game when in reality you'll come out and play 65% of the game or less. Being a running back is not about blazing past defenders and scoring 60 yards TDs. Someone wants to remind Travis that he's only a great back because he's had guys in front of him doing some blocking. He needs to return the favour. As TMQ says: 'It's pretty fun to run when every gentleman in front of you has been knocked down."

Have you seen us play?

Look - Travis CANNOT block. He consistenly screws it up. And don't we have a right to complain after losing 3 ugly games???

...and that's why I hate players like Fletcher. He is such an attention seeking whore at the expense of everything else. He may be a good LB but he constantly pisses me off by being a show off. Just play the freaking game and win it. Spikes suffers from a similar thing - the showing off i mean - but at least he is a consumate pro on the field.

What other things might happen by 2006? Who wants to start me off?

Cindy - if that's all we got to be positive about I know we are in trouble... Go Bills

I want to bump my Travis irritation

Look - i am merely hypothesizing that when we inevitably end up with a new HC in a couple of years time, I think we should go with a tougher coach. I'm not saying that Parcells or any other coachs team does this or doesn't do this - but with all the silly penalties and stupid remarks made to the media by our players, it would be nice to see some discipline installed into the team. Don't belittle the point by over simplifying it.

Like you say - I don't necessarily want them, per se, but rather a type of coach that breeds the killer instinct and loyalty to coach and team and gets results. Parcells is clearly the model, but Coughlin looks good right now too...

hadn't thought of that - I guess I might be able to make the home opener next season with some decent tickets... B)

I am sick of the Bills losing. I am sick of the fuggin NFL commentators in the UK dribbling on about the fuggin Pats. I am sick of work right now. I am sick of my ankle injury. I am sick of Travis Henry. I am sick of my fantsasy team. I am sick of not being paid enough. I am sick of England - i want to move abroad.

You wife was meant to pick up the blitzing baby-daughter but she was too busy faking doing the hoovering to bother.

Did the refs really screw us again???

I miss 1991

ouch. TD cannot pick a head coach, and appears to have lost his ability to draft well. the bills need a front office shake up of the highest order. new GM. new VP. new scouts. we do deserve better. the entire NFL knows we are owed a superbowl. denver got theirs. it's just us and Minnesota that are owed now - and the vikes are wayyyy closer than we are.

There was some talk yesterday on the British coverage of the NFL about how a coach like Couglin or Parcells coach his teams into good performances with hard discipline and give them the killer instinct. It strikes me now that for the past few years, and very definately this season, the Buffalo Bills have lacked any killer instinct whatsoever. In many cases our gameplay on the whole has not been a complete disaster - rather, our team has crumbled and committed mistakes when it cam to the crunch. Look back over they years and this is a trait of so many Bills teams. Even the great marvel Marv's teams lacked the killer instinct when it got to the big show. We have a history lately of coaches who are great guys (Gregg Williams even turned to being a 'friend' of the players after a dismal 3-13 season). Mularky knows how to get players to like him cos he's one of the guys, but is this approach having any effect? Mike Williams slacks off in preseason. Willis and Travis whine like whores about who gets to start with no reproach. We lose in the 4th to big plays to Jacksonville, despite effectively dominating the game. We lose in the 4th to the Raiders on a big play. We lose in the 4th to the Pats, despite having a decent enough game and being in with a shot to win. Where is the ability to take a game by the scruff of the neck and drive home a win when you are in a position to do so? The players may be fading, we may be in for another 3 to 5 years of poor Buffalo Bills football, but for gods sake - lets do it with some pride. Let's leave other teams feeling like they have taken a smack in the mouth. That has to lie with the coaching staff... Parcells and Coughlin may not make to many friends on the playing staff - but the boys sure know who is boss and what they have to do to keep a job...

Travis fell down before Seymour returned the fumble...

Granted. The play call was not the greatest - but it woulda been slightly better if Travis got even a little bit of Bruschi...

I saw the Jests and the Dolfags last night. If there is one comfort at all this season it is that no matter what, the felons are 100% worse than us. Their O is about as puke inducing as those orange jerseys they have played in, and their D has swagger, but just keeps getting burned. I think they miss Ogun more than they hoped they would. The game last night flattered the Jets D frankly. I'm not scared of the Jets D at all - and their O looked clunky against a Miami team thats playing not to get hurt right now. I think that the Jets struggle to make 9-7 this year, they look 8-8 at best. No wildcards from AFC East this year.. So what does this mean for us? Well - the Snot will have 250+yards thru the air against us if Milloy is not back. C-Mart will be shut down I am confident of that. Travis will whiff and Vilma will get a couple of sacks on Drew... But that aside, some sensible play calling could keep it a close ball game for the Bills - and while I don't see us winning, we could keep the loss down to 3 points again.

Playing Losman is not the answer right now. Maybe if the season is completly lost we throw him in, but our OL is so fu-cked right now - it hardly seems fair on the kid. It's McGahee that needs to see more time in the ball game right now...

Now look - these two plays right here cost us the game. F-uck the other 19 points that the refs screwed us out of. F-uck the fact that our alleged world class DB's can't cover even the area of a postage stamp. F-uck that we have drafted badly lately and we have no #1 next year. F-uck all of that. Travis Henry - supposed all star running back. Play me or trade me Travis. The f-ucking man needs a lesson in staying on his feet and how to block. Take the Iggles game on Sunday. Brian Westbrook - the man they all doubted could be a #1 RB. He runs hard and block harder - he was putting LB's on their ass consitently... Good technique too. He was gettign the chip blocks done, the stand 'em up blocks done, the run fake and blocks done. Travis Henry has been my biggest disappointment this year and for the last part of last year. There are more Travis apologists here that Drew apologists - and while Drew looks like the goat - just one tiny look at the flim tells you he played a decent game given the tools at his disposal. The first thing we need to do to kick start our offence is bench Travis Henry. McGahee may not get the real deal yet - but I for one am sick of Travis and his inability to do anything other than run the ball and whine.

Mr 'Play-me-or-trade-me' Travis Henry can't block. Simple as. His excuse 'I was faking the run'... So Travis, fake it - don't just stand there waving the man by... :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Here's how we get out #1 pick next year - trade Travis Henry.

You are right about everything - except that last part. It is too political a statement for the NFL to be invloved with. He deserves it, but the NFL can not and should not be seen in any way as advocating any particular political policy (in this case they would appear to be condemning the policy to go to war). Great post tho Bill.