So the Bills rack up the second most points ever, blow the cheifs out of the water....

And I didn't watch.  Nope.  I was tired and not feeling well and I didn't feel like walking down to the bar to watch the game-and we kicked the snot out of KC.

So, here is the question-do I go and watch next week?  Have I locked myself into NOT watching since NOT watching was what I did when they ended the streak? 

Any advice?

How about any of you-did you do anything different this week than you did in previous weeks?  Anything we can keep doing to help the team out?

(A post just for fun, obviously) 

Leo Roth asked that question in the D & C podcast this week.  Specifically, him and Sal spent about 25 minutes just straight hating on Dick Jauron and the coaching staff-and I've come around a bit.

I listen to the interviews and read the press releases and just once, ONCE, I would like to hear Dick Jauron say "yeah 'we've had a tough time, and we're going to try something new."   Or Trent Edwards say "yeah I'm frustrated and in a rough patch." 

But Sal's quote from Walker saying essentially "we're okay, we're still 5-5 there are teams worse than us" is just nauseating.  That's like when I teach class and I come across a student that seems to be shooting for D, I can't stand it. 

Or someone somewhere to just ADMIT that this is a four game losing streak!  As the podcast guys point out this team seems happy, or at least content, with being 5-5.  How can we keep supporting a team that is just okay with showing up on Sunday and not really coming across as concerned about winning! 

It's really one thing if the team wants to win and they come across that way- It's a whole other thing to have no sense of urgency, no sense of disgrace, no sense of pride about the last month of terrible football they've played. 

I like these two, even though they often come across as prophets of doom-at least this week they really seem to hit the nail on the head.  These problems with the team really have to do with the direction and coaching-not the talent.

All is not lost-or so said that chick in Lord of the Rings.  I'm gonna get all Woody Page on you and look at the schedule for a minute (from my blog btw)....

Ugh!  Okay, I tried to move on from the frustration that is the Bills season and actually get some work done, or get caught up on something-but I can't!  I hope by writing out here my little glimmer of hope I have for the season it'll exorcise the demons long enough for me to get something done.

Okay.  Right now the Standings (followed by the schedule for the next three games) look like this:

New England 6-3 (Jets, Dolphins and Steelers)

New York      6-3 (Patriots, Titans and Broncos)

Miami            5-4 (Oakland, Patriots and Rams)

Buffalo          5-4 (Cleveland, @KC, SF)

Looking at the schedule-Buffalo is playing three games they could win.  The rest of the AFC East can't win all of its games because there are two divisional games to be played.  So IF Buffalo wins these next three games AND Assuming the AFC East teams win all of the non divisional games it looks like one of the following:

New England/New York 9-3

New York/New England 8-4

Buffalo                           8-4

Miami                            7-5

That's if New England either wins all its games, or the Jets beat them tonight but they beat the Dolphins. If the Patriots beat the Jets but lose to the Dolphins:

NE 8-4

NY 8-4

Buf 8-4

Mia 8-4

If the Dolphins and Jets beat the Patriots?

NY 9-3

Buf 8-4

Mia 8-4

NE 7-5

And this of course supposes things like The Jets beating the Titans and the Patriots also beating the Steelers.  Miami and Buffalo, by far, have the easiest three weeks ahead-with Buffalo slightly ahead.

The point?  Winning these non-divisional games keeps Buffalo right in the mix, and gets them as high as tied for first going into the last four games of the season-3 of which are against Divisional opponents.  Don't get me wrong-Buffalo's season is on thin ice right now, but it is far from over.  Games again easier teams like these might be just what Buffalo needs to get some momentum back while players like Schobel, Whitner et. al get healthy in time for some division games. 

The Bills are looking at a second chance if they can pull it together over the next three weeks.