Monday, December 06, 2004
They are just at .500, and the 'Fins did score 32 points (and, really, just about hand the game to them) but the Bills suddenly look like they may be able to salvage something from this season. It'll be a test of the coaching, I think: running down the schedule, the next three look winable: Cleveland, at Bengals, at 'Niners. The trick will be to prepare for each one at a time, and not look to the final game. Pittsburgh at home. Right now my power rating has the Eagles and New England one and two, with the Steelers right in there-- maybe 2.5. The Bills could yet be a playoff team, if things fall right for them, but they are going to have to take a very focused, systematic approach. Each of the next three games have the potential to be games where they let down-- next week in particular. They say Mike Mularkey has imbued the team with a winning attitude, and it does seem to me that they are playing with the belief that they will win-- I came in at the Miami game when they were down a touchdown, but they seemed like they felt like they were in control. One game at a time boys. C'mon-- there's no hockey, so you are all we've got.
