MVN: Most Valuable Network

It's been a little more than 3 weeks since Terrell Owens signed with the Buffalo Bills. While some people think this is a nightmare for Bills fans, most think T.O. is exactly what this team and the city needs. Whether it's good or bad, nobody can argue that the publicity the Bills have received, has given fans the excitement that they need and deserve. 

Some time has passed since last season's playoffs, and I can say I've made little peace with the Bills. But I'm optimistic. Not in the team or the organization, but the possibilities to come from the first few days of NFL free agency.... Thursday night: My boyfriend comes home as I sit in front of my computer. I ask him if he knows what starts at midnight tonight. He looks at me unsure. I say that it's the start of free agency. He smiles because he knows that this is crucial for the Bills.  Not for the team, but for the front office to get back on our good graces. I tell him I have a good feeling this year. The organization seems to be making a big deal about free agency. There's been a handful of articles talking about how they're ready to shop and for the first... Read more

The New Year.  A time to start fresh and look to a year of endless possibilities. It's a time we share with each other, knowing that we're all free to enjoy this time of new beginnings. We're excited, we're anxious, and we're all hopeful for what's to come. In a perfect world, every aspect of our lives would be filled with this optimism during this time. But for Bills fans, there's just one thing that even the New Year can't change. Weeks ago, I was still trying to wrap my head around what exactly happened to my team. Like many of you, I've accepted the fact that again, like the years before, it just wasn't our time. Maybe it's not the best justification for the team's failure, but it does help me sleep at night. But now, I've moved on to trying to wrap my head around why Dick... Read more

No longer interested in relying on the old phrase, "there's always next year" to glue their broken hearts back together, Bills fans are rallying to make their voices heard loud and clear. Disapproval of the Bills organization is at an all-time high, and there doesn't seem to be any sign of this going away quietly. Bills fans want change and they want it now. And while venting on message boards or to each other is the typical way fans have voiced their disdain in the past, a group of fans is going in a new direction to get their point across this time.Known as the "Buffalo Billboard Project", the group is currently trying to raise approximately $1500 for a 4-week billboard "to voice the true feeling of Buffalo Bills fans." The message is simple: Fire Jauron and hire Bill Cowher, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and current sports analyst on... Read more

After spending Thanksgiving in Buffalo at home with my family, I came back to Manhattan to the massive media storm surrounding Plaxico Burress of the New York Giants. After reading about the incident, I was consumed with a ton of anger. Now I'm not a New York Giants fan, so truthfully I should have cared less about Burress. But what really pissed me off was the fact that despite what Burress has been accused of, the Giants will still continue to play as amazing as they have been and most likely, will make a return to the Super Bowl this year. After watching the Bills' humiliating loss to the San Francisco 49er's this past Sunday, I couldn't help but wonder if you have to be a bad person off the field to win on it?   Besides Burress and the Giants, think about Tom Brady. He leaves his girlfriend... Read more

There are a few names that float around that can make any Bills fan flinch--Scott Norwood, OJ Simpson, Wills McGahee. But lately, the name that floats around the most is J.P. Losman, the 2nd string quarterback that every Bills fan loves to hate on. I remember when I was watching the Bills play the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5, when Trent Edwards was sacked and suffered the concussion. The moment Losman started jogging onto the field to take Edwards' place, half the people watching the game at the bar I was at, walked out. I should know. I was one of them.   I have always been on the Trent Edwards bandwagon. But every smart fan has their limits, and I started to think that I might reach mine soon if he doesn't get his act together. Curious to see if anyone else felt the same way, I decided... Read more

It's the times that I walk around a city filled with Giants jerseys and Jets fans that I can't help but smile when I see a Bills bumper sticker. It's the moments I share with my fellow Bills fans at our local bars in Manhattan, that only we can celebrate in. It's the hours I waste scouring the Internet just to find a Bills jersey for my dog. It's those times that I have truly cherished being a Bills fan.   When I woke up this morning, filled with disappointment following last night's Monday Night Football game, I was ready to unleash 25 years of pent up aggression against the team. I think any fan would be a liar if they said that they weren't ready to do the same. To hang up the jersey for the season, and walk away. But before I wrote anything, I wanted to... Read more

I wouldn't exactly call this game a trap game although I suppose you could make the argument.  This is an important game no doubt.  It's the first division game the Bills will play this year.  A convincing win against the Dolphins will solidify their control of the AFC East.              While the Dolphins aren't what I would consider a "good" team, they are certainly dangerous.  This isn't the same team that eked out a single win last season.  With their wingback formation, the not so ambiguously dangerous duo of Ronnie Brown and Ricky "Where's the Visine" Williams, and the weak but accurate arm of Chad Pennington, the Miami Dolphins are officially a pain in the ass.  Coming into the game on a two-game losing streak, they are definitely going to be hungry, looking to turn their season around.  Weather shouldn't be a factor either, as the sun is actually shining... Read more

A few thoughts over the past few weeks: I'll admit I've been slacking.  No need for the dirty looks, the hateful e-mails, the drive-by profanity baths.  Okay, so those were just from my roommates, but I know you wish me ill will for my lack of productivity.  Fair enough, duly noted.  I will do my best to keep this as regular as an intestinal tract after a Sunday of tailgating.  First off - Buffalo fans you're on notice.  Now I know we were all excited sitting at 4-0 going against Kurt "Whoops I Shit Myself" Warner, who the previous week turned the ball over a half dozen times.  We were psyched, dreaming of undefeated glory.  We were a team, finally.  I get the context - but the minute Edwards went down and J.P. slipped his helmet on, the entire spirit of the city evaporated.  Sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings, a... Read more

Strikingly absent in this year’s Buffalo Bills season (not counting losses) is the divide that crippled the city last year – the dreaded Quarterback controversy.  Finally, the Bills have their man - Trent Edwards.  Edwards has led the team to a 4-0 start while Lossman has led the league in growing one of the filthiest beards imaginable.  We all knew the team would be good this year – check that, we all knew the team had the potential to be good but few of us were actually certain that the team would deliver.  Fewer still could have predicted a 4-0 start.  While in my opinion a lot of this new found success can be attributed to some off-season acquisitions on the defense, we can’t dismiss Edward’s role.                 After week 2 ESPN put out a list of the top 5 young quarterbacks in the league.  (Below is a link... Read more

Rather than offer an introduction, I think I'll hop right in and discuss today's game.  Introductions will follow some other time... Watching the Bills in the first half, I was a little worried. Not counting the initial bomb to Evans, the offense was impotent: Edwards repeatedly airing it out to Hardy, only to have the pigskin slip through his hands, Lynch colliding with the Rams defensive line for little gain, a series of three and outs.  That wasn't completely surprising though.  I've come to expect a sluggish Bills offense. What was alarming is the way the Rams offense moved against the thus-far daunting Bills defense.  I understand that Steven Jackson is one of the better backs in the NFL and that he's finally re-gaining some of his momentum, but I expected more from our D.  This did not look like the same defense that held the Raiders and the Jacksonville... Read more