No one player costs his team a game. It flies in the face of McDermott's philosophy of each player being one-eleventh of the unit. No one is more important than any other, win or lose. Try telling White that.

"They know how I am," he said. "I'm very emotional about this game, because I put so much into it and not to get the results I feel I deserve from the work I put in, it's devastating. It's hurtful. On the field, I never let it bother me.

"After the game, that's when I go into my depression. Look at the two games we lost, and look at the game I played. I played my worst football. It won't be behind me until I'm back on the field."

Why be so tough on yourself?, I asked him. And if you think you cost the Bills two games, you won a game by ripping that ball out against Tampa.

"Nah, I didn't win the game," he said. "I came up with the big play, but I didn't win the game."

Then you didn't lose the Jets game, either.

"I definitely lost the game," he said.

Evidently, you can't win with this kid. It's better than some former Bills, who didn't seem to care one way or another. How can you complain about a rookie who won't be content until he gets to Canton?