I'm typing this as I watch the Bills throw their season away. The Bills made a dramatic comeback from 13 down at one point to take a one-point lead. The Browns were playing a prevent defense and it looked like they were ready to pack it in for the third straight game. Then Brady Quinn leads a decent drive to get them in position for a long field goal and Dawson delivers a 57 yarder that would have been good from 60 for the Browns. But the Browns squib the kick and the Bills get great field position. First play, Trent Edwards throws a 22 yard strike to Robert Royal to get the Bills to the outer range of field goal position. So what does Dick Jauron do? Stay with Edwards to try to get closer into field goal range since a 50 yarder is no sure thing? Mix run and pass so that play action becomes viable? Or go ultraconservative, play not to lose and run dive plays three straight times to gain 4 more yards? Come on, you know which one it is. This is Dick Jauron's MO. How can a coach settle for a 47 yard field goal when there was a minute left before the dive plays? Go for the touchdown. Be bold. Go for the win. A 47 yard field goal into the wind is a sure thing? Unbelievable. Sorry Bills fans, but this is your coach. He's not bold. He doesn't go for the win. He lets his foot off the gas. I can keep throwing around cliches, but we all know the truth: Dick Jauron is too afraid of making mistakes to win football games consistently.
If you're a fan of football, you have to be disgusted with the way both teams handled the end of the games. Sure, the Browns won, but Romeo Crennel got away with one. You can't rely on 57 yard field goals to win games. Again, you have time to win the game. Mix run AND pass. In his case, he had three timeouts. They had a chance to make their possession the last one and have Dawson kick from much closer in. Marcus Stroud was a couple inches away from getting a hand on the 57 yarder. And then to squib the kickoff? Have faith in your special teams, Romeo. It's highly unlikely that they would give up two special teams touchdowns. On the other side, what more can you say about Dick Jauron's spineless performance? At least Romeo had Quinn trying to get a first down before the long field goal attempt. Welcome back to last place in the AFC East, Buffalo. How's Miami looking from down there?
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miami actually did the same thing against the raiders, and i was shitting myself. it ended up being a 38 yarder, but the guy is a freakin rookie...PASS THE BALL, get the first down, give him a 20 yard field goal...your kicker wont miss that...
i dont believe dawson hit that field goal, it was a nice one
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