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I understand the desire of the intellectual posters on TSW to want to show how thoughtful and non-Kool-Aid-ish they are by making sure to point out things that any intelligent Bills fan already knows. (Giving up 400+ yards is not good! One cannot expect to get five turnovers a game! You need to tackle the people with the ball before they get down the field!) Let a thousand flowers bloom, and a couple of thousand message board posts too. It keeps us all grounded, and keeps the exchanges lively. But the most intelligent thing one can say right now is that, despite weaknesses that still exist, the Bills have managed to win four out of their first five games, and winning provides more encouragement for future wins than losing does. (Consider that my contribution to the intellectual efforts to state the obvious). No one can say with certainty how the rest of the season will go, especially considering that no one said with certainty how these five games would go. Whether the Bills will continue winning will indeed depend on how well they manage to maintain their current strengths and shore up their current weaknesses. It should be an interesting twelve weeks, giving all Bills fans things to hope for, and fewer things to fear. Which is not a bad thing at all.

2 huge emotional wins at home....2 crockpot parties at his house after the Raiders and Patriots games....I think this road game threw Fitz a curveball.....he had nothing to look forward to after the game"......no swedish meatballs, no wings, no 20ft subs cut in pieces with toothpicks.....next week will be different. seriously, these guys will bounce back nicely. They have demonstrated resilience in the past - they need to harness their emotions at halftime and play their game . This game was a growing pain for this young team....they will continue to improve and have fun doing it. I'm excited to be along for the ride and lookin forward to being in OP for the Eagles.

Yikes!

A December tradition like none other http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/tension-mounting-in-cleveland-where-yet-more-change-is-feared/ Hue playing the role of Ted Nolan in this tank job

I actually think the show was pretty good...get to see the initial meltdown of civilization. What did you guys think?

Selfies kill more than sharks. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/11881900/More-people-have-died-by-taking-selfies-this-year-than-by-shark-attacks.html

i like fitz but is he our tony romo? good but not great, can he take us all the way, its a make or break year for him and i hope he has worked on his arm strength so he can throw the log ball better and he can take us to the playoffs and someday the Superbowl ........ GO BILLS!!!

OK, over a decade ago authored, and sold to many politicians, a pledge not to raise taxes . Why does he carry a big stick today? A lot of people said and did a lot of things years ago that do not stand the test of time today; shouldn't politicians make decisions within the context they find themselves today, not yesterday?

Watching the game, our the D playing flag? QB's are lining up to run, untouched. WR & backs arent being "hit" looking to pick up those extra yards. Do we have a "nasty" on the team? A froth & bubbles guy?

so they are pretty much admitting they don't want these laws because it will hurt the President's re-election bid. Nice... http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-07-10/black-voter-turnout-naacp-obama/56135158/1

I am with a majority of the posters here that believe the Bills are playing with a different flare/attitude that we haven't seen in years past. Our young team is developing and players who we thought deserved to be cut (Mckelvin, AW) are finally coming into their own. But how long until the players throw in the towel on this regime? I truly think winning CAN and SHOULD be happening right away. Other franchises have shown that by implementing a new regime and changing the culture, winning can take place right now. There is no turning the corner, give it time, and have faith. We have done 2 out of 3 and when your not winning right away it is human nature to lose faith as players. It should definitely be a concern for everyone regardless of the positives we can take away every Sunday. Losing remains the same and that essentially is the only way to decipher a new corner and change. (Regardless of the stats, positives from film and the "moral" victories) The major concern is the players getting frustrated, defeated, and flashbacks of the end results of previous regimes starting to creep in.

Hey everyone, So I have a huge fear of flying and in April my parents are flying my family out to Florida for a week. The only reason I agreed to this is because they are paying for our airfare. With that being said, even though its still a long time away, I am already feeling stressed. Anyone know some good tips or links to stuff that can help ease my fear? CBF

If you thought it was Kyle Orton, I fear not. And the same applies to the other offensive weapons, RB's and dynamic Wr's. So you think it must be the much vaunted DLine, no not that either or for that matter not the former weapon turned arch enemy Brandon Spikes or the up and coming secondary. It was none other than Tom Brady himself, who let the cat out of the bag, in his presser this week, it is the person the Bills signed this season just for this game and the next Bills-Pats encounter, a guy well under the radar, the Pepper Man. He knows all about TB and the offense and is the ultimate weapon for us Bills hopefuls.

My worst fear is that Schwartz uses Marrones resigning as a power play to be head coach and gets mad if he isn't picked.....

I have not Read anything yet along these lines, but I am sure it will be coming. I remember when the super secret Hillery plan was a current issue,There was was quite a bit of politician talk about the theme of since WE are paying for your HC, it gives us the right to more deeply regulate your lifestyle. No more smoking, drinking, hang gliding, eating food not on the approved list, etc etc. After all WE are paying for your health care and have the right to look after our interests. Oh well, maybe when it Hits's BO's desk he will revert to old habit's and write "present" instead of signing it.

- Jason holds out through training camp - Jason comes back in so he doesn't get fined any more and give up a year of eligibility for free agency - The bills reinsert him in the lineup....whether it be at RT because Walker had been practicing at LT for so long.....or just insert Peters back and LT - Peters gets HURT because he has not been practicing at a NFL level for training camp. Please report Jason....

Our offense is going to perform decent but our defense will be bad. I guess that would make sense as every time we get a head coach, we pick somebody another team would only consider as a coordinator. Hopefully Chan gives us a great offensive year and Ralph spends some money on a good DC next year. Go Bills. This should be a fun season.

Oh the humanity

OK, let me say up front: I have never done this kind of deep dive into another team's coaching staff. So I rely on you, my fellow "up against the Stadium Wall" friends, to help me: is this typical, or off the reservation? Bottom line: most of our coaches and assistants are strongly connected to Gailey either through his tenure at the Chiefs, or his tenure at Georgia Tech. I suspect this is typical around the NFL: head coaches bring in people whose work they know and respect and build loyalty by giving opportunity for a "step". The good news: the staff presumably works well with and is willing to be led by Chan. The bad news: since Chan hadn't been a HC since '99, we have minimal NFL experience and a lot of assistant coaches with Georgia Tech ties. Potential problem: we have a bunch of assistant coaches on the DC side who are tied more tightly to Chan than to Edwards; only the DB coach Catavolos has ties to Edwards. The OLB coach knew Chan in Mia and lost his job to Edwards; The DL coach is from GTech and has no prior experience in the NFL. If you've got an in with my boss, do I feel free to critique or even direct? How well is dissent handled? I'm told all head coaches are born control freaks, but Chan is an offensive-minded coach and needs a strong DC. Does Edwards suck, or does he lack a free hand with most of his ass'ts tied to Chan more than to him? It can be a "CLM" to dish the buds of the boss. The firing: Demontie Cross, ILB coach, was the only DA without prior ties to Chan or Edwards. Was he not working well with the team/not doing his job well? He's one of two Fewell coaching holdovers; did he speak out too freely about problems this year? Or was he fired because a sacrificial goat was needed and he's the guy who lacked the "previous colleague" card? The question: Do our coaches really know what it takes to excel in the NFL or even to win, both in the prep. the coaches must put in or the prep. of the players? If not, how can we get there from here? Of all the units on our team, I would say the QB and WRs have made the biggest step up. Coincidence that those are the coaches who were apparently brought in on merit? Our D and O coaching staff. Ties to Gailey are bolded; Ties to Edwards in italics. Nix - OC for Chiefs '08, GTech '02-07, OC for Mia '00-01, HC Dal '98-99 Offensive Staff OC: Modkins Den RB '09 Chiefs RB '08 GTech DB, RB '02-07 TE: Bicknell Chiefs OL/TE '07-09, Temple '06, NFL Europe OC '04-'05 QB: Cortez CFL 18 years OL: D'Alessandris Chiefs '08-09 GTech '02-07 asst OL: Bobby Johnson IU '05-'09 WR: Hixon Wash '04-'09, LSU '00-'03 QC/scouting: Patullo Chiefs QC '07-08 UAriz '04-06 DC: G. Edwards Mia LB '05-09, Cle LB '04, Wash DC '03, Dal LB '98-01 DB: Catavolos Buf DB '06-10, Det '04-05, Wash '02-'03 ILB: Cross Buf LB/ass't '06-'10, IowaSt '01-'05 OLB: Sanders Buf '09-'10, GB DC '06-08 LB '05, Mia LB '01-04 DL: Gif Smith Buf '10, GTech '04-09 QC/scouting: White Buf ''08-'10 Personal knowledge is a time-honored method of talent acquisition. It works when the decision makers know 'the best'. It's an epic fail when the only talent personally known to the decision makers is 2nd rate.

Now that the Jets have agreed to a deal with AAron Maybin, if they are able to pry Vernon Gohlston away from Chicago we could see a D line with Maybin at one end and Gohlston at the other. GASP! Maybe they could team up and get their first sack at the same time.

After the Sunday Night game, NBC had a headline snippet thing at the bottom of the screen during some interviews, and this is what they had to say about the game. I haven't heard anything else in the media about this. Obviously it has to do with contract negotiations, but I'm left wondering where this came from.

so I have been growing my beard out in honor to the amish rifle. I am not going to shave until I have drill which is October 15th. As of now i haven't shaved since the 21st of august. We all need a little stubble to honor fitzy.

Down here in the DC area, the Maryland football team (mascot: a terrapin, which is a turtle) have built up the motto: "fear the turtle". Kind of goofy at first, but has caught on and now 20million people know what that means. It helps that the team is also good. My point: if we can build up Fitz by spreading the "Fear the Beard" motto, media all along the East coast will make the association, know what it means, and run with it. Someone put the sign on the wall at the Ralph Sunday with "Fear the Beard" on it... may even get Fitz to start growing it...

Change the unis...end the streak! Start winning. End of the Sabres slug, end of the golf attire Bills uniform...onwards and upwards.

Per John Clayton at ESPN: John in Geneva, N.Y., wants to know whether the Bills will take a quarterback if they draft in the top five. My read is they would fear the cost and take a player at a different position.