Buffalo Bills Lack Tools To Disprove Selves As Gutless Wonders

This Sunday, as predicted in my previous article, Wes Welker was a major headache for the Buffalo Bills and had himself spectacular game for the New England Patriots. Probably the safest prediction that could have been made in this week of NFL action.

The Bills set the tone early in the game with soft-spoken Dick Jauron challenging a Welker reception. The only issue with the challenge is that nobody asserted themselves enough to get the referee's attention. This proved to be a costly mistake, as the ensuing plays led to a Cassel scramble for a touchdown.

The entire game, I saw 11 athletes competing on the field as individuals going through the motions in the 20-10 loss. No heart, no hustle. This is a team game that requires intensity and spirit.  

If you are a Bills fan and wanted to see individual athletes that actually show heart and spirit, you could have changed the station to NBC's coverage of the Paralympics. Brave men and women who spend time training for one day of coverage; people who seem to appreciate and know what it means to be brave and rise to the occasion. This wasn't the case on CBS.

To say Buffalo played poorly would be an understatement. Three weeks, three division rivals, three crushing defeats. This game is considered by many to be the nail in the coffin that will shut the Bills out from a share of the division championships.   

With 1:57 left, rookie BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored and, according to the tone of the rest of the game, I'm shocked that the Bills didn't just finish things out by taking knees and running clock. If it wasn't for Leodis McKelvin's return, they might have.

Today and for the better part of the past month, the Bills have played like gutless wonders. The intensity has been lost as they spent four quarters floundering on each field they have set their cleats upon.  

All three of the other teams in the AFC East are playing with fire running in their veins. The list of what went wrong today is long and obvious. Many readers understand the frightening trend that is occurring with the offensive line.  

Will the hemorrhaging stop before it's too late? At this rate it, probably not.

Sadly, the Bills look as if they are going to roll over and die unless by the grace of the football gods allows something special to happen. By the way, are sacks still legal in the NFL? If so, what does this defense have to do to get one?