Panthers latest victims of Bovine Flu
The insidious bovine flu W7L9 (detailed here) has struck the Carolina Panthers after they ignored Buffalo Rumbling's warning to wear surgical masks to the game.
Last week's bout received the "Game of the Weak" moniker from NFL LIVE crew on ESPN (as did Jets-Bills and most likely Browns-Bills)
ESPN AFC east blogger Tim Graham speculated that the Buffalo Bills may have been involved in the 3 worst games in the NFL this year.
The Bovine Flu has primarily attacked Quarterbacks in these last 3 weeks.
Jake Delhomme, who had already suffered various symptoms of the flu, immediately felt the effects.
More disturbing however is the fact that the Bovine Flu simply cannot explain all of the abnormalities that have occurred since that devastating loss against Miami. After that game according to a few rumors Ralph Wilson immediately got on a golf cart and sped off to the Bills locker room. What happened in that locker room was never reported but I believe through Mr.Wilson's actions, somehow a portal to the Bizarro Bills Realm was opened. In this distorted and twisted land, the team that in general plays better, and who out gains their opponent by a large number of yards, IS THE LOSER!
Teams who try to break the rules of this realm are met with misfortune coming in the form of muffed punts(Buffalo and Carolina) or interceptions(New York and Carolina.)
As for the Bills, they are playing insane. And I don't mean insane as in insanely good or insanely bad I mean it in terms of being mouth foaming insane.
They are 13th in points given up which is pretty good, 24th in yards given up which is terrible, 10th in pass yards given up, and the worst team in the NFL against the run. They constantly give up huge chunks of yards, they gave up something like 400 yards (produced less than 200) but only gave up 9 points. Against the Jets they had over 300 yards rushing against them and barely any offensive production and they won. How often is that done?
And then you see the interceptions and see that the next best team is 5 behind them in the AFC. Delhomme certainly throws alot, but they have picked a whole range of QBs this year. Legendary QBs, Terrible QBs, Rookie QBs, Veteran QBs. In a 7 game span they have gone after everybody.
This team is in defiance of all statistics. They are 15th in the league in rushing which which is average but yet they just got their 1st rushing touchdown.
They have been inconsistent many years but this year they are outright just broken and disturbed in so many ways. I tell you people that the Jets and Panthers game the Bills have no business winning. The odds of the other team losing with as many yards as they piled up compared to the chicken scraps the bills are throwing together make are miraculous. To pick off another QB no matter how bad they are that many times, is something that happens once in a very long time, or never for a few teams. What has happened the last 3 weeks to the Bills is something that science and reason can never explain. There are games that have been an aberration. The Broncos-Bengals miracle play this year, the Dallas game a few year ago against the Cowboys, both of them were bizarre and unlikely but these 3 weeks have been quite the trip. So keep watching, and keep praying that the bizzare keeps happening, as the Bills have finally learned how to win in strange circumstances, and even if they lose, they are sure to entertain. The Texans may have immunity to the virus anyway seeing as next weeks match up will be the battle of the cows and bison.
2 Quick and Fun stats:
Only 1 WR has a Touchdown against Buffalo's Defense: a rookie with Miami named Brian Hartline
The most bizarro stat of all is that Kyle Orton still only has 1 pick, thrown to Randy Moss
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The most bizarro stat of all is that Kyle Orton still only has 1 pick, thrown to Randy Moss
That is very bizarre. Orton having just one pick is crazy considering he’s KYLE ORTON!
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by Kurupt on Oct 28, 2009 1:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah and that he threw it to Randy Moss
Is golden to me, what on earth was Randy Moss doing out there I wonder? Must have been an end of the game heading into overtime situation
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by pasaluki on Oct 28, 2009 4:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. The Pats do that sometimes. He was definitely out there during the 56-10 drubbing against us in 2007. It’s actually pretty smart.
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by WhyBillsWhy on Oct 28, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orton having just one pick is crazy considering he’s KYLE ORTON!
isn’t he 27-12 as a starter? might not have the flash or whatever we want to call it – but he wins games. i’d take Orton over any QB on our roster
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by J2 on Oct 28, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes he wins
and I’d love that, but he’s Kyle Orton. Before this year he was routinely one of the lesser starting QB’s in the league.
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by Kurupt on Oct 28, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lesser starting QBs…..
I guess that depends on what your looking at – only one stat I truly care about – that’s win’s – he wins.
even looking at his stats he’s been solid for sure – not great – but definately solid enough to win games.
something I wish we had!
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by J2 on Oct 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's especially strange because in his two years as a starter he threw less INTs than
2008: Brett Favre, Jay Cutler, Drew Brees, Gus Frerotte, Ben Roethlisberger, Kurt Warner, Tony Romo, Marc Bulger, David Garrard, Aaron Rodgers and the same number as Peyton Manning and Jake Delhomme.
2005: Brett Favre, Drew Bledsoe, Aaron Brooks, Eli Manning, Jake Delhomme, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Gus Frerotte, Michael Vick.
and has won only 2 less games than the Bills (27 to 29) while losing 30 less (12 to 42) since 2005.
by twoeightnine on Oct 28, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comparing him to the QB’s that you named can be misleading, the majority of the names you mentioned are part of a heavy throwing team whom threw the ball a good 100-200 more times or are just worse than he is (Gus Marc David Brooks Vick).
All in all alot of his win’s came by the Bears powerhouse D, not saying that he shouldn’t have any credit but in 2005 his 13 picks and 12 fumbles helped no one, 2008 he was actually a solid starter.
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by TearsofaClown on Oct 28, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was partially because he was on the Bears and has less than nobody to throw to.
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by UZ on Oct 29, 2009 5:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
W7L9
OK, I laughed.
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by UZ on Oct 28, 2009 3:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The W7L9 is nothing to laugh at
it’s made many of people sick over the past 3+ years. with this virus you always know what the outcome with be, and it aint good
by gatornation on Oct 28, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kyle Orton
would be Dick Jauron’s kind of QB….two bad he’s had Shane Matthews, JP, Edwards instead
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by MARVelous on Oct 28, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m surprised he didn’t make a big push to grab him (maybe he did). He is, afterall, a former Bear. We all know how incestuous this Bills team is with personnel swapping between the Bears and Lions.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Oct 29, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasnt Jim Miller the QB when he had his best season as a coach?
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by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 30, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This article is as funny as our games. I am consistently laughing like a hyena in disbelief. The biggest chuckles happened when the Jets muffed the game winning FG in OT. At first I thought they were faking, and thought they were the dumbest team in the league since us, but then I realized it was a screw up, and I just thought,,,,this is some crazy you know what
Good Luck With Your Firings Mr. Wilson….Go Bills!
by killascript on Oct 28, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't tell you how much I enjoy this series
You have talent, my friend :-) rec’d
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by Joe P. on Oct 28, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks
With all the criticism (often justified) thrown at the franchise it’s fun to take a step back and just laugh at the absurdity of what this team has put us through both good and bad.
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by pasaluki on Oct 28, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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