What a freaking joke of a franchise the Buffalo Bills have become. It wasn't that long ago that they were in 4 Super Bowls and making the playoffs every year, was it? Actually it was, because they haven't been to the playoffs since the Music City Miracle game, which followed the 1999 season. Ever since firing Wade Phillips, they've had Gregg Williams, Mike Mularkey, Dick Jauron and now Chan Gailey coach the team. I don't know about you, but one word comes to mind when I look at that list: CHEAP. It's obvious to me that Ralph Wilson just doesn't want to spend any money on his coaching staff, so he goes with the cheapest available option. Williams and Mularkey were semi-in demand at the time, but they were first-time head coaches and thus couldn't demand top dollar. Jauron and Gailey give the word re-tread a bad name; not a single other franchise in the NFL would have hired either one of them when the Bills did.
Until that crazy old man goes away (and actually, Ralph Wilson is a pretty crazy old man in his own right), Oakland will continue to be the worst-run franchise in the NFL. Any team that watches JaMarcus Russell this past season and doesn't elect to get rid of him automatically earns that distinction. But the Bills are pretty sorry in their own right. You'll notice they hardly ever have a top draft choice (except for the 4th pick in 2002, which they used on OT Mike Williams), which means they never have terrible seasons, they are just mired in mediocrity. The Bills are maybe the most anonymous team in the league, and hiring Chan Gailey won't change that. Maybe now, though, they can get a top draft pick.
* I would just like to say that anyone accusing the Vikings of running up the score on Sunday is, in essence, saying that the Dallas Cowboys are a weakling that deserves our pity. I mean, okay, against the Lions or Browns you ease up towards the end because those teams are hopeless. But Dallas is no weakling, and in fact they were still using their timeouts, so they were still playing to win. This talk is just extremely lame, and I especially love it when all week the talk was how Dallas was headed to the Super Bowl. Now they've been relegated to weakling status that can't handle another TD against them. Give me a break.
* This NFC Championship Game is going to come down to pressure on Drew Brees. If Brees is allowed time to throw the ball, I have no doubt he'll carve up Minnesota's secondary. But if the Vikings can get to Brees, they have a good chance to win. Minnesota can move the ball on the Saints' defense, and it'll be up to Minnesota's defense to win this game. It'll be important early, especially, since Brees is such a great rhythm passer and you don't want him to get into that rhythm early.
* The AFC Championship Game could be close for awhile, as the Jets have a good pass defense that can keep them in this game. But the Colts are so fast on defense that I just don't think the Jets will do a damn thing on offense. The Jets may be able to run the ball up the middle, where the Colts are soft, but I don't think Mark Sanchez is ready for the Colts' speed. Those linebackers will close on passing lanes in a hurry, and I think this is the game where Sanchez finally kills the Jets.
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