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1. trevor says:

   October 24, 2008 at 8:34 am

   Jesus, I even know who they are and everything I know about football is basically picked up through osmosis.
2. Johnny K says:

   October 24, 2008 at 8:53 am

   Whitlock’s a punk. But Kevin- what valid point did he make in that quote? If a team beats teams they’re supposed to beat, then what’s the problem? So what if the Bills are averaging 3.5 yards/carry? The Bills have also allowed the second fewest points in the entire league. Lastly- can he name anyone on Tennessee’s defense? He almost sounds like he’s frustrated that the Chiefs suck.
3. Johnny K says:

   October 24, 2008 at 8:55 am

   Oops..I misreadd the stats on the defense – I gave the Bills credit for the Steelers defense…my bad. but, Whitlock’s still a punk.
4. twoeightnine says:

   October 24, 2008 at 9:19 am

   Jason is just pissed that Jeff George isn’t our starting MLB.
5. Kevin2 says:

   October 24, 2008 at 9:31 am

   Whitlock is still employed by someone?

   I am thinking superbowl (maybe even winning one). And still predicting 13-3. 12-4 if we rest our starters the last week or 2. Hopefully we can get homefield.
6. Seth says:

   October 24, 2008 at 9:36 am

   I still don’t see the value of Whitlock’s comments. If you look at the Bills offensive strategy all year, it has been to primarily pass between the 20s and run heavily inside and outside those areas. This sort of strategy can lead to some clever cherry picking of stats that Mr. Whitlock is guilty of.

   I’m not sure Lynch has touched a ball from 12 yards or closer that he hasn’t taken into the endzone, so he has 5 rushing touchdowns to go with Edwards 5 passing. Fred Jackson has a TD, and Losman threw for one and ran for one in the Arizona game. So suddenly, we’re talking about an offense with 13 touchdowns in six games. Add in 12 FGs from Lindell, and that’s an offensive output of over 20 points per game. Add in the 2 special teams TDs and the defensive TD, and you’re looking at 24.5 points per game.

   Sure, none of these stats are league leading, set the world on fire kind of numbers, but when coupled with a defense that is yielding under 20 points per game, that seems alright to me.

   Who is going to expose them in the postseason? They’ve beaten 3 playoff teams from last year, and their only loss came in the game where they lost their starting quarterback and team MVP – right- that guy who has only thrown 5 -TDs. The guy who has 1,200 pass yards, is 4th in passer rating, and has thrown 2 interceptions when guys with names like Favre, Brees and Warner have thrown 7 and 8.

   The Bills play a style that focuses on all three aspects of the game. With that in mind, Whitlock’s arguments are ridiculous- especially about the defense. Why don’t you try and watch the Bills this week Jason, and take some notes, because you will be hearing about a few of these Buffalo defenders for quite some time.
7. dave in Rocha says:

   October 24, 2008 at 12:51 pm

   “Good grief, my man, you get paid to know these guys.”

   Shall we start a FJW site?
8. Ryan says:

   October 24, 2008 at 1:55 pm

   289 beat me to the Jeff George joke, so I’ll go after #8 instead.

   “Kyle Orton has won me over. He’s a pocket-passing version of Jake Delhomme although Orton is more accurate. I never envisioned Orton developing into a solid NFL starter. I thought his arm was too weak and he was too inaccurate under pressure.

   I was wrong. The kid is completing 62 percent of his passes, which is a 10 percent improvement over his career numbers. Chicago posted 48 points against a Minnesota defense that can’t be run on.

   If the Bears make the playoffs, they can beat any team they face.”

   He’s won over by Kyle Orton but Trent Edwards is unsatisfactory because of just five touchdowns.

   Edwards: 106/152 69.7% completion, 1209 yards, 5 td, 2int, in 5 games +3 plays
   Orton: 143/230 62.2% cmp, 1669 yards, 10td, 4int, in 7 games

   Very similar, if not better numbers with regards to completion rate, yards, interceptions. Yeah, the touchdowns are a big deal, but does this make Kyle Orton a deciding factor in his assessment of the Bears, or is it all those “names” on defense?

   Oh, and Matt Forte’s YPC is also 3.5. This sleeper team that can “beat any team they face” in the playoffs is sounding a lot like the same team that will get “exposed” in the same postseason.

   Also, taking the one game sample size of putting up 48 points on a Minnesota defense would be just like taking the 14 points allowed against the highest scoring offense in the league as proof the Bills are for real. But he didn’t do that, because that would be stupid.

   So yeah, fuck Jason Whitlock. Stupid, narrowminded commentary is not the same as “edgy”, and it’s certainly not a “truth.”
9. twoeightnine says:

   October 24, 2008 at 5:34 pm

   All that Ryan and you don’t point out the fact that the Bears defense is now just a shell of defense, living on reputation of those names and not on play.
10. Dave S. says:

    October 25, 2008 at 11:56 am

    “The Bills have a lovely schedule.”

    Who doesn’t? As I pointed out on a previous thread:

    Here are the teams with records equal to or better than the Bills, and their opponents’ records:

    BILLS: 15-22

    TITANS: 12-26
    STEELERS: 13-24
    GIANTS: 12-27