I dunno, Cowher said in his press conference that they weren't going to do what the Eagles did last week. He said they only know one way to play, and made the points that you can't turn it on and off and that he didn't want the team to have to try and rev it back up...
"Let me just say this in regard to this football game, certainly we are looking at the playoffs and we will certainly keep that in mind as it relates to the health of our players. But we are not going to approach this game any differently than we have approached the other 15 games. I am a firm believer that you are who you are. We are a football team that we when we step on that field, we are going to play our way. It is for no other reason than that. I think the last thing you can do is try to go into any football game and diminish the importance of it. Certainly, you are going to keep the big picture in mind, but we are going to go out there, and we are preparing this week as we always have to go up there and win this football game."
Question: Would it matter if there were no playoff implications for the other team, would you approach it differently?"No, to me it does not matter. This is not about what we owe anybody. This is what we owe ourselves. This is how you play the game. At this point in the season, we have to play the game the way we know how to play the game. Those are not things you turn on and off. If you think you can turn it on and off, then you are going to be mistaking, and down the road it is going to be very disappointing. We need to play this game as we have always played it, allow me to keep the big picture in mind as it relates to the players. They don’t have to worry about that, they just go out there and play. That is how we are going to approach this game."
Entire text here. The Bills have a good team, and they're on a roll. They're one of those theam that are at a level better than their record indicates.
Da Burgh is my home town. This is the most exciting season in 25 years, obviously. The last time they had a chance to win it, they had that "rap video" attitude that brought them down; I don't see that with this team.
Tom
