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BillsWin
10-20-2008, 12:26 AM
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11047927

HHURRICANE
10-20-2008, 07:14 AM
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

njsue
10-20-2008, 07:20 AM
I pray that Tennessee loses there way out of contention.

don137
10-20-2008, 07:26 AM
The season have enough games under its belt to start to get a picture who are the contenders vs the pretenders. The league is truly wide open and about 10 teams have a chance to go very deep into the playoffs.
It's definitely to the point where I am rooting against teams like the Broncos, Steelers, Titans, in addition to against all AFC East teams.

Nighthawk
10-20-2008, 07:39 AM
Excellent article! It's definitely been a great start to the season.

mercyrule
10-20-2008, 07:48 AM
Nice

TigerJ
10-20-2008, 09:34 AM
Trent Edwards is having an MVP type season. The loss to Arizona when Trent was hurt in the third play of the game only underscores his value to the team.

mysticsoto
10-20-2008, 09:56 AM
The NY Times had someone at our game also:
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Even as Power Shuts Down, the Bills Keep Surging

There was no play clock, no replay, no scoreboard, no television. A power failure that began when some Mylar balloons became ensnared in electrical lines near Ralph Wilson Stadium knocked out the N.F.L. (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_football_league/index.html?inline=nyt-org)’s modern amenities for much of the Buffalo Bills (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/profootball/nationalfootballleague/buffalobills/index.html?inline=nyt-org)’ game Sunday, leaving only darkened locker rooms and throwback football in its wake.

That was fitting for the Bills, who are constructing a season that has begun to evoke reminders of their glory days of two decades ago. Their 4-1 start did not include a victory over an elite team, though, a point made by analysts that Coach Dick Jauron carefully mined for motivation for the two weeks leading to Sunday’s game against San Diego.

But with a 23-14 victory against the Chargers (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/profootball/nationalfootballleague/sandiegochargers/index.html?inline=nyt-org), the Bills look more like those great teams than ever before, relying on a smashmouth defense and a dynamic quarterback to propel themselves into the elite of the American Football Conference.


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/sports/football/20bills.html?ref=sports

hydro
10-20-2008, 09:56 AM
Meathead will love this thread!

justasportsfan
10-20-2008, 10:00 AM
“It was really hectic on the sideline,” Jauron said. “There was a lot of noise, people yelling, trying to find out how much time was left. My dad told me a long time ago that if you play the game long enough, everything happens, and it seems like it’s working out that way.”

trap? Mind read, please.

BillsWin
10-20-2008, 12:26 PM
Trent Edwards is having an MVP type season. The loss to Arizona when Trent was hurt in the third play of the game only underscores his value to the team.

Hes not there yet. he has yet to throw for 300 yards and has yet to throw 2+ TDs. MVP voting is by stats and did those stats help the team. If he explodes with TD passes then maybe, because the team is succeeding, he could get a vote for MVP.

Right now I think Brees is individually doing the best, and if Rivers can turn the sinking ship that is the chargers, Rivers may win it.

ParanoidAndroid
10-20-2008, 01:20 PM
Jauron said: “We are a young team, and we haven’t done it year after year. They have. It’s still just one game and it’s still early in the season, so nobody will know what it means until we get down the line.”

Good, level-headed and realistic commentary..... I'm really starting to buy into the Jauron approach and it looks like his team is, too.