This game scares the crap out of me. I feel like the Raiders players already have nothing to lose, and with lame-duck Kiffin in place, I assume they’ll just keep playing hard until something happens there. Well, I guess if they hate the guy then they may play like crap until he’s gone, but that didn’t seem to be the case this past week.

If we can shut down McFadden and Fargas, if he plays, and force Russell to throw, I think we’ll be fine and not have to much of a problem with Oakland. We should be able to run it much better this week than we have thus far, so that’ll be an important factor to this weeks game.

Luckily, this is another west coast team coming east for a 1PM game. Two weeks in a row for them actually after playing KC at 1pm this past week. I say we stack the box and force Russell to beat us. A home run threat like McFadden needs to be slowed down or we could see a bit of trouble…..

There’s no reason we should lose this game. We are the better team, with a better staff, have the home field advantage, along with the time advantage and are facing a raw QB. This is NOT a game to take lightly though because I hate facing these type of teams….

always worry me. Everyone makes it seem like a foregone conclusion, but you can’t let them sneak up on you. If the Bills show up prepared and ready to go, they should have no problem with a Raiders team that has trouble stopping the run and trouble passing the ball.

This Oakland team doesn’t scare me much. I can only think of a handful of players on their roster that I like. Aside from McFadden, I like their CB (Aso-something), and the C (Grove, who I wanted coming out of college). The rest of the team is hodge podge if you ask me. On top of that, you have that Kiffin junk going on, an arrest by their overpaid DT (Kelly, from DUI), and like Kurupt said, a west coast team coming east for a one o’clocker.

Buffalo has all of it’s mojo going right now. I think Jauron & Co have assembled a team with the right kind of temperament, a team that won’t get full of themselves and overlook this Raider team. Add on what should be a super charged atmosphere at Rich Stadium, and I really don’t think Oakland has a chance.

I think the right way to get on them is to throw everything but the kitchen sink at Russell. Don’t even give them the chance to use what actually is a talented trio of RBs. I’d say do this by coming out of the gate throwing at will against Hall. Although I don’t think he’s as overrated as some do, he still is.

With that said, anything can happen on any given Sunday. [I just wanted to throw that in to appease the football/karma gods]

Who gets the pine this week? With a seemingly healthy roster, I can almost see something very similiar to last weeks. Has Copeland Bryan beat out Chris Ellis for the 4th DE? Will they go with 6 LBs and 5 Ss again for STs? Will they only run with 7 OL and 3 Backs?

While I’m rambling about players, when Fine gets healthy, who does he replace in the line-up? I know I mentioned before I don’t expect Steve Johnson to see the field this year; is it fair to say the same from Omon and Corner?

Back to the point of this post – I don’t see the Bills overlooking this game. As much as everyone has “5 and oh” in their heads, I don’t think this team does. I really think they are thinking “let’s get to three wins on Sunday.”

Also, quick poll question. If the Bills win the opening toss, would it make sense for them to follow the Madden rule and defer? They could really take advantage from the boost provided by a drunk energized crowd. I didn’t see that much in the opening game. The weather had something to do with that though. This week has a chance of rain as well, but, the excitement this team has generated in WNY will trump any stupid raindrops. To answer my own question – I’d defer.

A trap game is one that is sandwiched in between two big games. The Jags game was a big game, but who would the Bills get caught looking ahead to? The Rams? The Ram game is more of a trap game because the Cardinals on the road is a tough game.

isn’t really a trap game. The Bills play St. Louis next week, it’s not like they’re looking ahead or anything. Besides, if there’s one thing DJ does it’s prepare his football team. I don’t think there will ever be a situation where Jauron let’s his players skate through preparation. The Cardinals game is not even a trap game because we have the bye beofre the Chargers, so I am confident in this staff.

Running the ball against the Raiders is going to be the key to victory. They have 2 excellent cover corners who can match up with any of our receivers, so moving Lee aroumd isn’t necessarily going to be enough. The running game is going to have to be established in order keep the secondary guessing. Their LBs are also EXCELLENT in coverage and should have no problems handling Robert Royal and even Fred Jackson out of the backfield. The Raiders are weak on the DL and at safety, and if we run it effectively to unbalance their defense, it could be the O’s best game yet.

As for the Raider offense, I think Juh Marcus is going to look greener than ever. The Bills scheme is much more complex this season, and I hope Fewell does a good enough job of spying and confusing Juh.