i pretty much agree with your points but a few things to add:
1. i agree we need a new QB, i want us to go all in ala the Redskins for Barkley or some other top QB next year. Fitz obviously isn't the answer. with that said, i honestly believe that all of the 'mechanic' and 'fundamental' work he did with David Lee this offseason is really messing with his head. you can tell he is over thinking everything out there which he never used to do. for instance the pass on the first series that he missed Chandler on real bad he wasn't decisive enough and held on too long, last year's Fitz would have had that ball out as soon as he saw Scott get some separation. and later in the 3rd quarter Fitz hit him perfectly on almost an identical play. i just think he needs some time to get comfortable again out there. i still don't think he is the long term answer but if he can just manage games and make minimal mistakes like today we can win a lot of games this year.
2. i wouldn't say Jackson has problems with learning playbooks. he has only been in Buffalo for barley 3 weeks now. 0 training camp snaps, and he is most likely getting very few snaps in practice now that we are in the season. Chan wants to run a fairly complex Offense so it really isn't a surprise that he hasnt really picked it up to the point the coaches feel comfortable as a backup. and it was only a 6th rounder, so i'm not too worried about the pick given up either. but with that said, they probably should have just rode with Thigpen given the complexity of the offense and the experience Thig has in it...but he is terrible, so what do you do?
3. i like how aggressive Gilmore was today, especially how we had our DBs play so far off last week. i wouldn't be too worried about the holding, he seems to do a pretty good job of releasing when need be and i think a lot of it is because these replacement refs just aren't calling it. my only fear here is that he won't be able to break the habit once the real refs come back but he seems like a smart kid so we'll have to see.
4. Spiller has shown that RB1 is his job. i love Freddie to death and still want him to be a big part of the offense, but you just can't sit CJ down with the production he has given us these first 2 games (and the 7 last year after Fred went down). People like to get on Chan about having favorites and being stubborn but I really don't see him benching CJ when Fred gets back. Chan said before the season that both of them won't be happy, but he has got to do his best to get them both heavily involved. I hope the Bills FO realizes CJ is our future and will lock him up when the time comes.
5. agreed. d-line was dominant. Anderson looked great in run support and Kyle was the monster that he always is. DBs still have some work but they are young and will hopefully develop. even on Bowe's first TD Aaron Williams was right there but Bowe just made a better play on the ball. Aaron definitely has to work on finding the ball a little bit more.
we just have to take it one game at a time and I think we'll be alright. don't know if we can make the playoffs but with our schedule down the stretch i hope we are at least making a push at the end of the season.
Go Bills! Beat the Browns!
