but go ahead and give us your viewpoint if you want

only one i saw was the one about the song, but it didn’t seem like a reference :/

I noted that you said the Bills aren’t lining him up all over the field (which I think is awfully smart and the exact opposite of what the coaches did to Super Mario his rookie season)

That’s an interesting take, and one I’ll take back to my readers. I take it you think moving him around stunted his development?

As for your question: you can expect to see Maybin at left end (right end occasionally) on third downs of lengthy distance, as well as on the punt block units (he’s come very close to blocks in the last couple of weeks). He hasn’t had much of a statistical impact yet, and he doesn’t show up as an impact rusher yet, either. You don’t have much to worry about.

both the Jets and Panthers are run first, 2nd, and sometimes 3rd type of offenses and playing against a defense that’s struggled against the run.

That’s typically true, but Mark Sanchez and Jake Delhomme also inexplicably put it up 73 times against us in two games. Delhomme threw it 44 times. Sanchez 29, in a game that wasn’t tied until the fourth quarter. Even while getting gashed against the run, Buffalo somehow managed to get their opponents away from the run. It was odd, and I don’t expect it to continue.

The Leftwich thing was curious, yes, but it’s worth mentioning that we all but completely shut down Drew Brees a week later (16/29, 172 yds, 0 TD). That, coincidentally, was also the first week that Byrd saw significant playing time, and from that point, Buffalo’s been very good defending the pass.

Indeed I have.

I was under the impression that everyone heard.

Yes. Byrd is the word. And yes, they play that at Ralph Wilson Stadium when Jairus gets a pick. Awesome.

I’m a lifelong Bills fan and season ticket holder…and hearing that song is the only thing that really gets me excited at the Ralph anymore.

Acme Packing Company was the name of the Company that founded the Packers. The Redskins team’s of the 80’s O-Lines were widely known as “The Hogs” due to their size and dominance, and the Tits play in Nashville i.e. Music City and have a very well known play called the Music City Miracle on the return vs. the Bills. oh… and Fuck the Titans. but other than that… i think all the names are pretty legit.

It’s actually Hogs Haven. A place of safety or refuge, as opposed to a happy afterlife. Not sure that’ll make it better in your mind. :)

if you were to believe TIT fans, that didn’t happen here. it’s part of “their” history.

When I was but a small lad, I lived in Lebanon, PA – two blocks away from Frank Reich’s parents. Random fact of the day.

If I ever saw Frank Reich in public, I’d give the man a hug. And then another hug, for doing something so great for our city that it still makes folks in your city depressed nearly two decades later. That’s not a slam against your city – I have zero problems with Houston – but it’s a testament to just how great a moment that was in Buffalo sports. And in case you hadn’t noticed, it ain’t exactly all roses to be a Buffalo sports fan, either.

Reich is one of my all time favorite. Sorry for your loss.

I do not miss Bill Kollar, and I doubt you’ll find a single Bills fan who disagrees with me. The man was the line coach for some of the least productive Bills defensive lines in team history. It hasn’t gotten much better now that he’s gone, but Bob Sanders – the former Packers D-Coordinator, not the Colts safety – has turned Chris Kelsay into something more than a tackling dummy on Sundays, so he’s a clear upgrade at that particular coaching position over Kollar.

I would say we are one good NT pick and a year of Barwin development away.

It’s 9:12 AM in these here east coast parts. Maybe in a couple of hours.

Buffalo’s got a fast defense. The Texans have a fast offense, and more importantly, they’ve got a RB in Slaton that does better in space than he does between the tackles. I think they’ll try to get Schaub on the move, get Slaton to the edges, and try to chase more than they try to win matchups in the trenches. Of course, to do so, they’ll need to stack the box early, because Houston would be ridiculously stupid to not try to run against our defense. But Houston’s bread and butter is more finesse than it is smash mouth, and if the Bills are smart, they’ll try to bait Houston into screens and passes as opposed to lining up and running it right up the gut.

It’s definitely not a coincidence. Buffalo’s coaching staff is hell-bent on creating game plans that play to their players’ strengths, something that previous offensive coordinator Turk Schonert refused to do (which is why he was fired). Fitzpatrick has a stronger arm and is more decisive than Edwards right now, so we’re seeing more slant calls – and that’s why Evans is getting more involved.

Absolutely without question choice 3.

To better illustrate that point, consider this nugget….last week was the first time the Bills had a 1st and goal all season…..

The run game has struggled for the most part. Take out the game against Tampa when anybody could have ran for 218 yards, and the Bills would average 94 yards per game and an atrocious 3.4 ypa.

The problem is poor blocking first and foremost. It’s been pretty bad for much of the season. The playcalling and play design lacks creativity and does the running game no favors. The team had success earlier in the season with outside runs and the occasional misdirection and trap plays. We haven’t seen many of those lately.

No band. You will, however, see mom jeans on occasion. Well, that and snow pants.

Almost as bad as hearing Clay Walker everytime we score. Whenever we score I cheer, then realize it means I have to hear that song, and that saddens me momentarily.

The Attica High School Marching Band plays on occasion.

- Those picks were at The Meadowlands and Bank of America Stadium. I’ll defer to anybody randomly visiting this blog who was at either of those games. From what I could tell, the weather was NOT a factor in Carolina, but was a big factor in New York.

- Is there a player to be feared in Houston’s secondary? I mean no offense, but I watched Alex Smith tear that group apart last week. I guess that makes the most feared player in Houston’s secondary Ryan Fitzpatrick.

He’s at practice today but I doubt he even suits up. We’ve got 2 other QBs on the roster anyway. Jauron is conservative in most things and I don’t see why this would be any different.

23. They can call him “Beast Mode”. :-)

Edwards will not serve the team in any capacity this weekend. Inactive.

Fitzpatrick is our second string quarterback, and he’s 14. Gibran Hamdan will back him up this week, and he’s 10. Roscoe Parrish will probably be our emergency quarterback, and he’s 11.

He’s seeing poor throws, no doubt. So do Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu. Big plays are big plays. Jairus is a heck of a young player, but he’s got a long way to go before he’s revered league-wide, because he’s more Darren Sharper than two-dimensional dominant force, like bigger-name safeties out there.

Not sure what weather report Cushing’s looking at, but right now, it’s supposed to be 47 degrees and party cloudy on Sunday in Orchard Park. 20% chance of precipitation.

somebody is worst that us in total defense…
take THAT haters! lol

You mean Skeletor as Al Davis right?