Holy Rams

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 duo of Jones-Drew and Taylor to 98 yards, and Seattle to only 85 yards.? With all said and done, Jackson amassed 110 yards, including one TD and the rookie Wide Receiver Donnie Avery cashed in for a 37 yard TD. Let's disregard Jackson for a minute and look at the Ram's passing game.? In a stunner, Bulger was sat and Trent Green was resurrected to the starting position.? Personally, I thought Green was forced into retirement from a series of severe concussions so when I heard he was starting, I wasn't worried.? But after watching him move the ball, I'll admit I expected the worse.? I mean, what would be more deflating than losing to the unarguably worst team in the NFL? But after halftime, the Bills emerged a different team.? Freddie Jackson ignited the game with his scurrying TD, a goddamn knife slicing through blue and gold jerseys.? Then Green, surely suffering from a bout of dizziness, threw directly to Greer who sauntered in for a score.? It was all over from there, the Bills a run-away Escalade running over the Rams defense with a series of bruising runs by Lynch and deep connections between Edwards and Evans. 4-0.? It sounds good to say. Especially with the Broncos falling to the Chiefs, the Raiders giving the Charges a hell of a time and Jacksonville claiming an Overtime victory. That's if for now - I'll re-work this a bit later but an ice-cold beer and an intense NFC match-up is calling me away.? Who knows, maybe I'll head downtown to witness some of the post-game celebrations that are surely exploding on Chippewa.? I'll just make sure to look both ways before I cross the street.... To say I assumed the worst - that their history of perpetually letting their fans down and losing to a supposed - is a stretch.? But I was worried.