WhitewalkerInPhilly

Look, I *like* Mike Pettine. But I don't think anyone can argue that he hasn't finished the job here in Buffalo. People who are going to looking for a new head coach are going to hear the same things that we debated: Was his success just riding Rex Ryan's coattails?-I don't know at this point. He certainly seems competent with us, and a lot of our early bad defense can be attributed to losing almost all of our starting secondary to injury. But after striking gold with Kiko Alonso and finding a diamond in the rough in Robey, somehow revitalizing McKelvin, having three Pro Bowl D-linemen, a Pro Bowl safety in Byrd, we STILL have only an average defense. How about the question of "If we hire him, do our personnel fit his scheme? How many offseasons will it take to match his vision?" "Is the improvement in the Bills defense just because Wanny was so bad?" I don't think that he's answered the looming questions sufficiently quite yet. Meanwhile, Chip Kelly's Eagles are suddenly the division leaders going into their bye and are contending for the playoffs. The college coach experiment suddenly seems to be working, so I think there is enough muddying the waters to have Pettine be the first phone call.

I...think you don't know what the read option means.

OK, I was ready to tar and feather the man after the last two weeks. I don't know what it was, and why he waited until this week to go all out, but down on the sideline Hackett seemed to help EJ's confidence. I want to see it more.

Hey, it seemed to work. It gave EJ his best game ever, and if it helps to have a man on a sideline I'm glad to have him down there.

I'll admit, last week gave me some doubts. But seeing him today dispelled them. He's probably going to have some bad days, and he's still looking for his first win on the road, but with a season of seasoning, followed by giving him an upgrade on the line and TE during the offseason I think this is going to be a great team in the coming years.

Except Geno *can* put together a few decent games before putting up an amazing stinker. I'm just glad we caught him on one of his bad days.

that's four interceptions and a fumble from Geno. I have to say, I had doubts after he won the duel week 3 and EJ played awful last week. But now...

FINALLY, EJ shows what he can do downfield!

Who are these guys and what have they done to the Bills? ... Never mind, I don't care that these are pod people.

fly pattern motherf%ckers, have you heard if it? seriously, i've never been on the fire hackett bandwagon until now.

i don't know what hackett hs against ej throwing deep. i really don't. even the threat of the deep pass changes things

seriously, what do they have agianst throwing a deep bomb?

seriously, what do they have agianst throwing a deep bomb?

a. that was a bad play call b. screw you refs, that was a catch

like many people, i am also mystified by the choice to not dial up any big throws. we know ej has the arm. even an incomplete stretches the field.

ej looks rusty. and really i dont't love the playcalling

IDK, I think we had too many problems to try fixing them all in one season. I don't think it's a mistake that almost all of our linebacking corps starters from last year were gutted. Now, this year, we have the money to hunt for the players that really can make us a complete team, plus another (hopefully) solid draft. I think we also have to say that, while the jury may still be out on EJ, I can't think of a better 2nd and 3rd round for the Bills in a long time Also, we knew what we were getting with Kolb. The man is going to get almost nothing, and now that the Bills have Thad, I really don't see Kolb winning even a 3rd QB spot.

+1

So long, farewell good sir. I can't bring myself to hate the man. He played hard when he was here, even in a system that was ultimately doomed to failure. But in the end, would I give him a roster spot over Woods? Hell no. Goodwin. Hell f ing no. Hogan? No. Easley...no. To be blunt, we've picked up new talent. Everything we might have used him for, we have someone better, and the things he's better at we no longer use. It's an issue of fit and I don't see paying all that much for someone who is realistically 4th WR on the depth chart (after Stevie, Woods, and Goodwin) and 4th on the QB chart (EJ, Lewis, Tuel)

Kiko Alonso decided he wanted to play for the Buffalo Bills, but they didn't have enough picks. So he traveled back in time, forced Buddy Nix into a headlock and forced him to trade back for another 2nd round pick. ... Can you offer any other explanation why Buddy Nix would have traded back?

Ehhh.... I mean, if we got him afforably you wouldn't see me complaining. But really? Between Lawson and SLB and Kiko becoming a rookie sensation at MLB, do we really need another Mario Williams? Granted. if we had a real master to replace Bradham, I'd be ok with that, but I feel like our biggest weaknesses lie elsewhere.

I know it's basically reiterating everything that as already been said, but really, this current FA market has been about picking up very servisable players at reasonable prices. I was bullish on Lawson, and he has pretty much matched my expectations. Getting anything while getting rid of Sheppard was a boon, and the fact that Hughes is a pretty decent pass rusher is a boon. But seriously, I have to hand it to them for Leonard. With Byrd getting injured, and then Aaron Williams getting sent to CB, I think the man has done a remarkable job considering the expectation level. I would seriously consider keeping him over Seacry if we had to make cuts at safety. I look forward to the upcoming offseason, when the Bills will have effectively gotten rid of Fitz's cap hit and they have the chance to shop around for a really complete team. Yeah, I forgot this.. much like many OC's in the league. I swear, I don't think you can ask more for an undrafted rookie CB. He might be a designated slot player (I'd loathe seeing him outside) but when you have to face Amendola twice a year, and a lot of speedy slot WR the man is a beast.

And he should be judged. But still, I would be crazy happy to see him back.

YESSS!!!!

You mean like the Panthers (3rd), Browns (5th), or Jet's (7th) in total defense, as opposed to the guys who allowed 33 points last week?