Kickoff Day

[Sgt Schultz]

I don't draw many conclusions from September games.  I generally expect good teams will get better throughout the month and bad teams who turn heads in the first couple of weeks will show their true colors once everybody gets up to speed.  Trying to figure out too much in the first four weeks is like trying to determine the winner of the Belmont Stakes as the horses enter the first turn: you might be able to do it, but the odds are very likely the horse leading at that point will wind up out of the money.

That said, the Bills were expected to be really good, they generally looked really good (considering it is September), they were coached really well during the game, and they were obviously ready to play.

The Rams were built to win a Superb Owl in the near term and they accomplished that.  They are a good team, but the concern about any team built to win sooner rather than over the long haul is they will decline shortly after they either win their Owl or after they peak and don't win it.  They showed brief flashes last night, particularly in the second quarter, so I think they will land on their feet as the season progresses. But the NFCW is tough, so landing on their feet might not get them much.

Stafford's arm has to be a concern.  They made it a point to talk about his rehab being based on the regiment MLB pitchers with the same injury go through.  What they did not talk about is that some of those pitchers are never the same.  We'll see how that works out.

[Mr. Scot]

My life goal at this point is to somehow snag the Bills punting job.

I could easily punt for more yards than Sam Martin last night

[LinvilleGorge]

Oof.