Sports: There is an Odor In Buffalo

Bills: They went from first to worst in the AFC East, courtesy of a 4 game losing streak.

Sabres: I can't ignore the 6 losses in their last 7 games, or the current 4 straight losses.

With these happening simultaneously just in time for the holiday season, we're gonna have to pump up the party atmosphere here in Buffalo to numb the pain.

Trent Edwards has lost all his confidence. He's scared like a deer in the headlights. He's afraid to throw the ball downfield. When you are afraid to do your job in any career, you won't succeed. You have to have confidence and be able to take risks and criticism. Edwards is a better QB than J.P. Losman.

That being said, I would pull Edwards out of the Kansas City game this week if he stinking up the place. It's not about Edwards or Losman; it's about winning a football game. The Bills have to win this game against the 1-9 Chiefs. In fact, they will likely have to run the table (11-5) to have a shot at a Wildcard because they don't have any tiebreakers on their side.

Losman may not be the QB of the future (or the present) for the Bills and probably will be gone next year. However, he never seemed to be afraid to go deep with the football or scramble for a big gain. There is the chance he could make a big play to Lee Evans and give the team a spark at the right time just to get the win. Then, go back to Edwards next week because I still believe he's our best QB.

The Sabres' situation may not seem as dire because there's lots of time to right the ship. I feel more optimistic about the Sabres because I think we have one of the best coaches in hockey - Lindy Ruff. He has this knack for pushing the right "buttons" with his players to get more out of them. He assigned Henrik Tallinder and Max Afinogenov to the press box as healthy scratches in last night's shut-out loss to the Flyers. It was the right move, wrong result.

It was 2-0 until the Flyers capped the game with an empty-netter. You can't win if you score zero goals. The Sabres had a pair of 5 on 3 power-play advantages and couldn't score.

The key to winning hockey games: score more goals than your opponent.