Bills at Browns

by Coast

It is about time to dissect this matchup of epic proportions. Who would have ever thought that in week 15 the Bills would be traveling to the "mistake on the lake" for the biggest game of the weekend. Two teams with winning records with their sights set on January will take the field Sunday...winner in the drivers seat, loser, at least as far as Buffalo is concerned, is essentially out of it.

The Browns are feeling pretty confident right now. Listening to the Browns post game show on Sunday night, the idiots were already discussing a rematch with the Steelers in the wild card. Even more ridiculous, they actually compared Jamal Lewis to Jim Brown. Jamal Lewis and Jim Brown in the same sentence? Cleveland really has been deprived of talent in the past 20 years.

This will be a matchup of probably the two most cursed franchises in the NFL. The Bills have "wide right", "music city miracle", and the list goes on forever it seems. The Browns have "the drive" and the Byner fumble at the 1 yard line. Neither team has ever won a Super Bowl. Since the 2000-2001 season, these teams have a combined one playoff appearence and it just so happenes the Browns blew a 24-7 lead in that game in Pittsburgh to Tommy Maddux of all people. Fans in both cities have been waiting for a game this big this late in the season for so long.

So, can the Bills go on the road and win a game that is this important? They haven't done it since...well if you count winning in San Francisco or in Cincinnatti in 2004, niether of those teams were in playoff contention at the time. The last time Buffalo went on the road and beat a team late in the season with playoff implications on the line was all the way back in 1993 week 15 when we went on the road and beat Miami. The Phins finished 9-7 that year so this is a reach but at the time of the game Miami was 9-4 and Bills were 9-4 as well. The Bills had some hall of famers on that team, wow it has been a while.

The Browns come into this game off an ugly win over the Jets in which Mangini probably lost the game on purpose to get a better draft pick. Down 5 with less than 2 minutes left 4th down at the Cleveland 20 and you kick a field goal? Come on. The knock on the Bills is they haven't beaten anyone. Ok, true, but has Cleveland? Yeah..they beat the Seahawks, but that was when Seattle was banged up and slumping. Their other wins...Ravens twice, Bengals, Rams, Dolphins, Jets and Texans. They needed the luckiest field goal in the history of the league to beat Baltimore. This is also a team that lost to the Raiders and Cardinals in the same year. If you lose to Zona and Oakland in the same season, how good can you be?

The Browns have been carried by their offense this season. They are ranked 9th in the NFL in total offense but only 17th on the ground. With the weather not looking very promising for a good passing attack, the Browns could be in trouble with their old, drug dealing criminal running back Jamal Lewis. How good is their offense anyways? They were shut down by the Jets essentially for 50 plus minutes last weekend. The Bills whose offense ranks awful we all know is starting to come along with rookie Trend Edwards. The Browns defense is ranked dead last, 32nd in the NFL, and for anyone who has a clue at all they would admit that Marshawn Lynch is in a class way above Jamal Lewis.

Well, except

I'll go with Cleveland. But don't count out the Titans. They have a favorable schedule the rest of the way, and if they win out they will be in the mix. But I think Cleveland will beat Buffalo this week, which is why they get the advantage over the Bills. They're also a better team right now. They have a better quarterback in Derek Anderson and they also have more weapons on offense. In time, Trent Edwards will be in the Anderson class -- yes, he's that good -- but not yet. The Bills have had way too many injuries and that will catch up with them. Dick Jauron has done an amazing job with his team, but their dreams of a playoff run will end Sunday in Cleveland. - Pete Prisco

Cleveland because the Browns are better on offense, have the easier schedule and get the Bills this weekend in Cleveland. The Browns score in bunches, scoring 24 or more points in all but one of their past eight games, and have one of the league's most effective quarterbacks in Derek Anderson. I like Anderson over Trent Edwards. I like Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards over Lee Evans and Josh Reed. And I'll call Marshawn Lynch and Jamal Lewis a push, though Lewis is having the superior year. Dick Jauron has done a marvelous job keeping the Bills afloat, but there's too much talent in Cleveland to keep him from making it to January. Besides, after this weekend the Browns have Cincinnati and San Francisco left. The Bills have the Giants and Philadelphia. Over and out. -Clark Judge

Are these guys serious? These two comments are filled with completely ridiculous statements. First off, how are the Browns a better team right now? The Bills have won 6 out of 8 games. The Browns lost to the Cardinals 2 weeks ago and barely escaped against the Jets. Prisco is talking about Edwards eventually being in the Derek Anderson Class and saying that he is that good. Are we talking about Derek Anderson or Brett Favre circa 1996? Give me a break. Then you got Clark Judge. Derek Anderson..one of the most effective quarterbacks in the NFL? He has had a surprising season, but I wouldn't put him in the top 10 I don't think. Calling Lynch and Lewis a push is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. He has 100 less yards than Lewis, has had no passing game and has missed 3 games. That is just plain retarded. How much talent does Cleveland have? Look at their defense...32nd in the NFL. Over and out my balls Clark you retard, how are you getting paid to write shit like that?

Can the Bills just run it down the Browns throats all day in the snow? They should be able to. Edwards with the short passing game and Lynch with the power running mixed in with a sprinkle of Freddy Jackson could prove deadly with the Browns pathetic defense.

The Bills need to find a way to stop Kellen Winslow Jr. Every team the Bills have faced with a good tight end has seemed to destroy the Bills D. Witten, Watson and Cooley stand out. The Bills linebackers are undersized but you gotta have faith in Jauron to draw up some sort of scheme to stop these guys. Braylin Edwards and Winslow are their two threats and I have faith in the Bills defense neutralizing them.

Speaking of Dick Jauron, you gotta give him credit for giving this team the opportunity that they have. I have been calling for this guy to be fired almost all season but right now I have to give him credit, at least for the next 3 days. The fact that this team is above .500 right now is amazing. Colin Cowherd and Bill Parcells think Jauron is the coach of the year. He actually has the coaching advantage for the second straight week probably for the first time in his career.

Any Bills fan without tickets better get on them as soon as possbible. We need a minimum of 20,000 Bills fans there to take over the Dawg Pound...stub hub, ticket liquidator, ebay, the streets of Cleveland...I don't care just get on them. Look for us in 349.

Go Billllllls.

Buffalo sports links 12/13

• Bills offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild is leaving but not until after the season unlike that ass hole Petrino. ( Good riddance Fairchild[just hope this doesn't mess up Trent in '08])
• Trent Edwards is blowing up. He is getting run in the Jungle with Jim Rome and other news outlets. Maybe its the fact he has nearly as many wins as Losman already.
• Trent rookie of the week again? Vote!
• Browns stole Cieslak from us.
• Perry Fewell the next Bills cordinator to peace out?
• USA Today giving us some run.
• Kevin Everett on the cover of .
• Dan Briere commercial on Versus
• Yeah, the Sabres played Wednesday, and won 5-3
• Kelsay probably will play, other injury updates from Chris Brown

1. Bills are +5.5 against the browns
2. If you're not going to the game that sucks
3. Make that 1 goal in 17 games for Max.. and counting.
4. Rule 5 draft 2007

Buffalo Sabres podcast 12/12

Podcast for December 12th Water Cooler talk is hosted by Steve in front of a live studio audience. Todays edition is a break down of the ills of the Sabres and really nothing that will help them. Max needs to be cut, Vanek sucks, the schedule is brutal, the West coast trip was a bust. SPECIAL Guest Ark helps talk Sabres hockey. Look for a Bills Browns podcast either Wednesday or Thursday. (some complaints about the writers strike and football also mentioned)

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7 and 6 Buffalo Bills

by Steve

Who the hell woulda thunk it. The Bills are 7-6 and in the thick of the AFC wildcard rare. They started out 0-3, they have lost 2 embarrassing games in prime time at home. They have juggled quarterbacks, they have a third round rookie starting at QB, their future big time star running back missed 3 games, they play against the Patriots, but then again they play against the Jets and Pats, bunglas and ravennettes.

They haven't beaten anyone with a winning record, but evidently in the nfl you dont have to to be in the playoffs. They could conceivably go 9-7 sneak into the playoffs and not beat a team with a winning record.

Then again who gives a shit. The Bills are playing huge games in December, they are playing a team only 3 hours away across the lake of Erie. 7-6 vs 8-5, playoff implications, Trent Edwards, Derek Anderson, Jamal Lewis, Marshawn Lynch, how could you not be excited.

It was a great atmosphere at the Ralph yet again this past Sunday in an ass whooping of the winless Dolphins. For those who grew up Bills fans in the 70's that had to have been a sweet victory. For young fans like me who only know that Marino was owned by Kelly, and the Dolphins suck worse than the Bills, it was a blow out against a lame team with teal and orange colors with John Beck starting for them.

Tough to stay on track when discussing this game with the Browns looming and me having tickets in the dawgpound for the game but lets discuss it a bit:

• Trent Edwards is much better than John Beck right now in their careers. Beck taken in the 2nd round looked lost, but didn't have the best protection, his WRs are shit and he had a 4th string rb. Edwards had 2 100 yard rushers, Lee Evans and all day to pass. Either way who would take Beck over Trent right now?
• Marshawn is a beast, Fred Jackson is a good frick to his frack, ying to his yang, blitz picker uper to Marshawn's red zone insatiability.
  
• Evans probably likes Trent a bit more and Losman a bit less after this game.
• John Digiorgio sucks.
• Schobel picks up a garbage time sack.
• How did Whitner not take that ball into the endzone? Nice play by the bust that is #9 over all though to tackle him, he made another nice tackle on McGee on another int.
• George Wilson, a play maker? too bad he's out for the year?
• Dick Jauron coach of the year? Reallllly??
• Who wasn't nervous heading into the 4th before Trent threw that bomb ?
• Sick by the Bills to show the end of the Titans Chargers game on the jumbo tron after the game. Only the die hards really stayed to watch that. Thanks Bill Rivieria
• Can everyone else hear the "Lets go Roscoe" chants from the rockpile during punts during the game?
• How many pro-bowls and Superbowls is Trent Edwards going to win 13? 15?

Quick takes on the Browns which we'll break down furter later in the week

1. Romeo Crennel? I love it, Bills coaching mismatch of the year outside cam cam.
2. Jamal Lewis the drug dealer sucks.
3. The Browns are smoke and mirrors
4. There better be 20,000+ Bills fans in attendance.
5. Why aren't the Bills Browns Steelers and Lions in a division?
6. Bring it Derek Anderson.
   

Phins @ Bills

The Bills own the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo is 8-3 vs. Miami since the 2002 and since the beginning of 2004 the Bills are 6-1 against their rivals from South Florida. This begs the question, is the Bills Dolphins rivalry really a rivalry anymore? The Dolphins have been so bad lately it is hard to even take them seriously. With how bad the Bills have been since 2000 that is saying a lot. Any team who has lost 8 of 11 against the Bills since 2002 is not a good franchise. Regardless, Bills fans still hate Miami more than anything, especially those who lived through the 70s. The Bills were 0-20 against Miami during the decade. Fans still burn fish in the parking lots and the cops don't even care. Isn't that animal cruelty or something? Welcome to One Bills Drive where the laws hardly apply.

For the first time all season I am actually confident the Bills will win a football game. The Dolphins are still winless which has to make you nervous because they are so due but they are also just so bad. They are coming off an embarrassing home loss to the 3-9 Jets by the score of 40-13. The Dolphins are ranked 28th in points, 29th in total offense and 27th in passing yardage. The only average portion of their team is their running game, ranking 18th, but they are going to without their third string running back Jessie Chatman and down to fourth stringer Lorenzo Booker. Defensively, Miami allows 26.4 points per game ranking 30th in the league and allows a league worst 149.7 yards on the ground per game. Their once proud defense is getting really old really fast. Ironically though, the Bills offense is statistically worse than Miami's in every major statistical category (points 29th, yards 31st, pass yards 29th, rush yards 2oth). Despite this, they have 6 more wins. Wow Cam Cameron must be an awful coach. How do you have 6 less wins than a team that you are statistically better than in every offensive category? Ouch.

To make things worse for Miami, they may be without half their starters. Chatman is probably not playing already. Listed as questionable are Traylor, Porter, Holliday, Crowder, Booker as well as Chatman. These are probably the only guys on the team the average football fan has ever heard of besides Ginn Jr. who is hardly a difference maker at the 9th pick overall. At least it seems like they have a quarterback in Beck. He is completing only 54% of his passes and has yet to throw a touchdown with his 3 interceptions. Last week alone, in a home game against the Jets, Beck turned it over 5 times. 5 turnovers at home against the Jets? Nice draft pick. If it seems like things couldn't possibly get any worse for the Phins, they did this week. Mike Mularkey is calling the plays tomorrow. Should be interesting to say the least. Last time Mike Mularkey called plays I think he was calling half back passes on a 2 point conversion at the end of the game down by 2. I love it. This guy is brain dead. I don't know how he is employed in the NFL. It makes as much sense as Isiah Thomas being employed by the Knicks.

As for the Bills, Marshawn Lynch will probably be playing. This is the first time playing since the Bills first outing against Miami in which the Bills were awful and still somehow won. Lynch will have Freddy Jackson to relieve some of the load when needed. This will be a huge boost to a lethargic offense. Since Lynch left the lineup, the Bills have 0 rushing touchdowns and only 3 total as a team. They only have 13 offensive touchdowns on the season and 7 of them are accounted for by Lynch. Trent Edwards will start yet again and the Bills have only lost 1 time when he has started. Edwards completes a lot of passes (65%) but he needs to start finding the end zone. The Bills need to score touchdowns, especially next week when they go to Cleveland. Edwards was clutch last week on that final drive, but if Buffalo could have turned a couple of their first 4 field goals into touchdowns they may not have been in that spot. The blame doesn't go entirely to Edwards though if at all. Penalties and specifically number 84 have been killing the Bills in the red zone.

The Bills defense has done a good job keeping teams out of the end zone but they need to get better on third downs. They are allowing nearly 50% third down conversion percentage which is the worst in the league and probably the worst ever at least the worst I have ever seen. Tomorrow could cure some of the problems they have had because Miami has literally 0 talent and has even worse talent on the field tomorrow than they did 4 weeks ago if that is even possible.

The Bills will win tomorrow and cover the 7 points they are giving the Dolphins. Buffalo is better on both sides of the ball and finally they can out coach an opponent as well. Cam Cameron is awful and Dick Jauron does deserve some credit for this team being 6-6. The Bills will win 27-6. They will produce 3 offensive touchdowns for only the 2nd time all season.

Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills podcast

WNY Watercooler Talk podcast hosted by Steve. A break down of the Bills and dolphins game Sunday December 9th. Trent gloves? Mularkey play calling? 3rd string qb 4th string rb for the dolphins? Prediction and other fun stuff

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Baseball Winter meetings

by Steve

I'd like to congratulate the Detroit Tigers for successfully pulling off the biggest heist in perhaps baseball history. Not only do they get the heir to Manny Ramirez' thrown as the best pure hitter in baseball, they also get a World Series winning Cy young like talent dynamic young left handed pitcher in Dontrelle Willis. And for what? A bag of baseballs and a prospect.

Tigers
Dontrelle Willis
Miguel Cabrera

Marlins
embarrassment
bag of baseballs
Andrew Miller LSP
Cameron Maybin LF
Mike Rabelo (fringe catcher already 27)
Eulogio De La Cruz RP (has pitched 6 innings in the bigs)
Dallas Trahern (possible #3 rotation pitcher will be lucky to start in AAA)
Burke Badenhop RP( 2006 minor league P of the year, tops out at 89mph hasn't been past AA)
50,000 less fans and an average attendance of 9,000+

Alright maybe three of these dudes will be good but none will ever be as good as Miguel Cabrera already is now. He is 24, a Man-ram with an eating disorder. He is the figgen player you build your god damn team around. Sure he has a-rodian like stats but you could work out a cheaper deal with him, put some weight clauses in there and you have a .300 30 hr 100rbi guy at least every year, a silver slugger. The Marlins are a joke.

Not to mention Dontrelle Willis, a young energetic black lefty pitcher. That is rare, he is a rare talent, he is what makes baseball exciting. He may have had a "down" year but he will win a Cy Young, he has won a World Series. The dude can pitch, he's a baseball player, a face of a franchise, holy shit.


Lastings Milledge trade
Washing Nationals
Lastings Milledge

Mets
Retarded piece of shit
used baseballs
Ryan Church
Brian Schneider and his $10 million for the next 2 years

Talk about embarrassing. Not even a year ago this dude was the center piece to aquiring Santana or Haren or Willis, now they get a defensive catcher who couldn't hit water if he fell out of a fucking boat and a career .271 29-year old platooner in right field who couldn't hit a lefty if he was using a red wood. Omar Minaya is a fucking retard.

Johan Santana
Evidently the only player is the Red Sox at this point. Although I could still picture the Yankees stepping in late and over paying. The Sox would deal a highly touted pitching prospect and Ellsbury and a middle infield prospect. Or Lester but not both Lester and Jacobi. I don't care, the Twins are building a new stadium and Johan is the best in the game, pay the dude pitching prospects are a joke. They get one injury and their career is in doubt. And please please do not accept that POS Milky Cabrera if the Yankees climb back to the table.

Rumors

According to numerous rumors, the Mets offered Carlos Gomez, potential stud OF, former first round pick and SP Phil Humber, and Heilman for Erik Bedard, the hard throwing stud Lefty from the Orioles. If this dude is available the market may be too high in regard to prospects but anyone with pitching should be calling up GM MacPhail ASAP.

DAN HAREN Hello, The dude is a righty but, he is a beast, easily a #2 if not a solid #1 at the top of the rotation. Billy Beane is a beast and will probably rob any team blind if they trade him, but prospects are prospects. He has a sweet contract $5.5 mil for the next three seasons! And would be a much better value trade. I predict he stays in Oakland unless the Yanks over pay.

Tim Lincecum for Alex Rios?
Pitching prospects? Solid cornerstone out fielder? Go with the outfielder, pitching prospects are a minute away from ending their career. Blue Jays would lose but perhaps win later down the line. (Giants won't do it they're pussies)

Take a flyer on:
Bartolo Colon, if he comes cheap, rest him give him a 2 year deal and see if he drop 50 pounds and stay healthy

Aaron Rowand, dude is a baseball player, and is beloved every where he goes. Solid centerfielder who was under rated in Philly.

Eric Gange (for the right price), Red Sox gave up way to much for him, but in a less intense market and a reasonable contract I'd throw him in as a set up/back up closer.

Milton Bradley, dude is messed up in the head, but a solid contributer in a small market.

Paul Lo Duca- old and declining but worth it for a year with a young pitching staff.

Jorge Julio, decent reliever

Scott Podsednik, there must be something I'm missing, at least a role player.

Mark Redman, back end guy pitched well for the Rockies.

Avoid

• Andruw Jones Roids

• Giving Torrii hunter that much money. The dude is banged up and plays the game too real, he's older than he seems.
• Mike Cameron, dude will get over paid.
• David Eckstein, the cardinals are
• Odalis Perez, never lived up to the hype
• Torrealba, might be a one hit wonder or the Mets will wish they had him
  
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