So maybe my son was correct last week…
I always enjoy the comments on the Two Bills Drive and Billievers.com forums after a win. Almost inevitably if you read the posts right after the game you’d swear we played like complete ass.
As the saying goes – you’re never as good or as bad as you looked on Sunday.
Bills win! Bills win!
While listening to the Bills and Beers podcast, Sujit described the season as similar to watching Old Yeller.
Unfortunately accurate.
My son said he was glad I am back from my last deployment because he blamed the Bills two game losing streak – and their poor play during it – on my absence.
Obviously that was just another Bills superstitious fan hope that was proven faulty this week.
The Bills are bad without any outside influence.
Peterman. Yeah.
Unless you’re a Charger fan, I suggest you have your favorite adult beverage available in copious amounts if you decide to watch this.
Ex-Raiders showed out against their old team today. No Jordan Poyer, no EJ Gaines, no Marcel Dareus. But four takeaways for the defense and no turnovers for the offense make for a good ending.
First NFL team with a +12 or greater turnover ration after seven games in almost 15 years.
Zay makes some plays.
Deonte Thompson – signed this week, I thought maybe he can get on the field as a downfield blocker. Four receptions for 107 yards!?!? Nice.
The defense continues to regress, sort of. I wasn’t pleased with the tackling today, but that’s clearly because they’re sacrificing some tackles for an opportunity to strip the ball.
And our future Defensive Rookie of Year did his by now typical rookie mistake followed by All-Pro heroics.
At the end of the day – it was a win!
Ugh. The good news is this is the first time in nine years that the Bills are in first place in the AFC East for two consecutive weeks. Who would’ve thought that the Jets would be on a three game winning streak to be tied for first place with the Pats. And the Bills. (Well – not the Bills really since we have the head-to-head, but still.)
Have I mentioned that I hate Vontaze Burfict?
Thank goodness for the bye week. Hopefully the Bills #1 receiver will be back (and by #1 receiver I mean TE Charles Clay) when they next play against Tampa Bay. Oh – and the Indians lost to the Yankees too. Which for many Bills fans is a good thing, but I’m a Tribe fan, so it’s just one of those nights.
Watching the Bills take their show on the road as eight point dogs and come away winners is a rare sight. And I’ll enjoy it all week.
(Honestly watching the Pats lose and their fans blame Gilmore is a the icing and sweet filling to the cake. Schadenfreude.)
Zay Jones take three. That dropped pass when he hit the ground…I thought that was it. I was very happy to see him pull in a similar pass later in the game and cradle it like his baby when he hit the ground again. His joining Jordan Matthews in the post-TD celebration was good to see as well.
Okay – so the Bills defense is legit. And the offense this week was…acceptable? Is that the correct definition? Maybe “good enough” is good enough.
Zay Jones take two. I really like the kid, but that bobble in the end zone could have been a catastrophe. When you’ve been saved by Andre Holmes hands, there is a valid concern.
Question moving forward: Are both team’s defenses that good, or are both team’s offenses that inept?
Zay Jones – I don’t blame him for the last play. That was a tough catch and only looked possible because of the effort he made to reach back for it. I do blame him for a couple others (i.e. about 3:30 left in the 3rd quarter on a 3rd down play. That would have moved the Bills into field goal range with a first down.)
Well, starting off 0-1 is never great. Which means I have to change my name to break the curse.
Yes. One game is a curse. It’s a tough gayme for tough peeple. And there’s only 12 games in the season you know.
So good bye to 50 Fades to Clay (although this year that actually might come true, finally). We’re on to:
