Bills force 4 turnovers, beat the Panthers 20-9

-It was deja vu all over again for the Bills. Just like last week, they were thoroughly outplayed, but inconsistent QB play and four turnovers propelled the Bills to a 20-9 win over the Panthers-

-I’ve been very outspoken for Dick Jauron to be fired (And he still should be), but you have to give the guy credit. The team could of easily packed it in after starting 1-4, but their love (Corny) for their coach has kept them only one win away from .500. The crazy part is their next three games are against winnable teams (Texans, Jags, and Titans). Could the Bills be a 6-4 team by Thanksgiving?-

-Who the hell would of thought the George Wilson and Jarius Byrd safety combo would outplay the Whitner and Scott duo? Byrd is a hawk, bird, vulture, whatever flying mammal you want to use. Regardless of whom comes back from injury, Byrd is the starting safety, period! Bryan Scott should start getting use to playing special teams. As for Whitner, Byrd has five interceptions on the year, while Whitner has three interceptions..for his career! I do not want to look too far down the road, but Byrd is making Whitner expendable. Do not forget Whitner is a free agent after next year. How about the play of “the senator” George Wilson. It’s amazing to consider the guy was a converted receiever to a safety only three years ago. He has two interceptions in as many games and is a well respected leader on this team-

-The Bills were dominated on the stat sheet.Carolina had a 425-167 in total yards, a 20-9 advantage in first downs and held the ball for 34 minutes, 40 seconds. Thank god they did not decide to run the no-huddle offense.

-Now for your QB portion of the blog. Look, it doesn’t matter who the starting QB was the last two weeks. When your defense forces ten turnovers, you are supposed to win! Now, who should be the starting QB? It has to be Fitzpatrick. He is 2-0 on the job and his ability to resurrect Lee Evans career (That’s a joke BTW) should give him the nod over Edwards. But if you expect Fitzpatrick to be the next Frank Reigh, you are sadly mistaken. Fitzpatrick is nothing more than a game manager. I will be frank, I want the guy to start because I just cannot take more checkdowns from Trent Edwards anymore. I will say it till I’m blue in the face, the Bills future QB is not on this team-

–WTF was John Fox thinking? You are going against the worst rushing defense in the NFL and you’re averaging almost five yards a carry, and you decide to have Jake Delhomme throw the ball 44 times?! Just like last week when the Jets put the game in the hands of Mark Sanchez, after the team was running all over the Bills. I never thought I say this, but Dick Jauron has outcoached the opposition for two straight weeks. Well, more like his opponents have outcoached themselves-

-Well at least the Bills got their first rushing touchdown since week 16 of last year. But where the hell has the Bills running game gone? 52 yards on 30 carries is god awful against a defense that was ranked 29th against the run. Today the Bills relied more heavily on Lynch who had 17 carries for only 40 yards. The forgotten man was Fred Jackson, who only carried the ball five times for two yards. In order to have a descent 1-2 punch at running back, you have to have two distinct running styles. Jackson and Lynch’s style are the same. More importantly, they’re the type of players who need to be fed the ball at least 20-25 times a game. They aren’t the type of backs who are going to break off 40 yard runs. I think in order for the Bills to be successful, they either have to run wildcat type formations or just have one every down back. The committee just is not working-

– Here’s some stats for you. Did you know that Keith Ellison is number two in tackles in the NFL? How about the Bills winning two straight road games for the first time since 2004 and are 4-3 in their last seven games on the road. Don’t even ask about homefield advantage. The Bills are 1-7 in their last 8 games in Orchard Park-

-Is it safe to say that the Bills last 3 games have been some of the worst quarterback play in the history of mankind? I’m including Derek Anderson, Sanchez, and Delhomme. We have seen a game with a QB completing just two passes, a QB throwing five interceptions, and another QB whose three interception output didn’t even match his season high. See fans, the QB play in other cites can be worse.