Buffalo Rising Online

Oct 7th 2005, 9:22am By Tatonka

"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake." How many more mistakes is it going to take in order for Coaches and the General Manager on this football team to be held accountable? Stop pointing the finger at the players and start looking in the mirror. It is not too difficult to figure out that a QB shuffle after four games into the season has trouble written all over it. What IF Holcomb pulls out a victory against the Dolphins? What IF he plays well enough to carry us to another average 8-8 season? WHO CARES?

The Bills are taking another giant step backward and postponing the development of the so called "future of this team". I would think that two home games against division rivals are EXACTLY what Losman needs for his confidence. The only spark that this move is going to make is hopefully the one that sets flame to the resume that Donahoe has brought here. He had his chances and it DID NOT WORK!

I think everyone realizes that the Bills do not have the TEAM to make a strong run at the playoffs and beyond; so why not start the future now? Do Bills fans want to be sitting in this exact same position next year? Let's start off by cutting all ties to the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. How much damage can Donahoe, Clements and Mularkey possibly cause for our beloved Bills? If you think about it, this Pittsburgh trio has wreaked havoc on the organization. Nothing against Mularkey, but is it possible to get a head coach who has actually HAD experience as a head coach before his trial in Buffalo?

As shaky as the season has started, there is still a fleeting hope IF they adjust the play calling, give the damn ball to McGahee and inject a tenth of Takeo Spikes' determination into an underachieving Defense. There is a very well coached Miami Dolphins team coming to town and I can't think of anybody else who I would like to see the Bills release their frustration on. This is the arch rival coming to the Ralph and I can guarantee any patience the fans have left will be unleashed on anyone and everyone if the downward spiral continues.

As far as predictions go, I don't think I can pick the Bills offense to beat any team with a defense that dominates like Miami. The Dolphins have a strong running game, great coaching and a solid defense. I don't need to spell it out BUT these three components have created disaster for the Bills for the past 5 years. I hope that I am proven wrong but I don't know which is going to be more dangerous; the Dolphins or the Boo Birds!

Prediction: Dolphins 17 Bills 6

Season Prediction 2-2