EasternOHBillsFan

You betcha they did... but it is precisely this 'inner circle' that has gotten us to this point. He was a finalist in San Francisco, from what I remember... and yet the Bills gave him nothing like that.

Until he officially takes over as GM, I don't see anything changing for the Bills. No one really knows how much say he does have. Until I see change, it always is in the back of my mind as I said. Those who were around when Ted Cottrell left know how crazy it was he didn't get a serious shot...

I'm goung to flat out say it... I assume that since Lovie Smith is not being interviewed right away, they are not hiring an African American coach. They figure Horton covers their butt under the Rooney Rule is what I see. I hope I am dead wrong, but after Cottrell and Fewell and Lewis not getting a shot, it creeps into my mind and it is sad.

So I will say what I did last night... Lovie Smith went to the SUPER BOWL with REX GROSSMAN at quarterback. If that is not the exact opposite of what normally happens, I don't know what is. All the MORE reason to hire this guy. NOW.

Goebbels, take note... add him to the list of banned users. You're absolutely right, but don't ever disrespect TT

Not to me!!!!! I'll gladly believe in Thurman Thomas over Joe "This is terrible" Schmo from Pocono.

+1,000,000

Marty Schottenheimer??!?! LMAO The man has been out of football now for a couple years, and for good reason. We don't need a Norv Turner-like coach in Buffalo, that's for sure.

Drafting and scouting isn't a clean and efficient operation- you re talking about a brain trust if you will that must analyze the "player intel" and act accordingly. What this is doing is removing Nix's final approval and giving him an advisory role. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, and the military does it all the time...

There are two things I take from this morning's events: 1. Ralph Wilson has rewarded loyalty by retaining his team, giving Brandon full control, and allowed Nix to fade away without being cast into the street for being a professional. 2. The rep for the Bills has just exponentially increased. It is obvious to me that top nme coaches want to come here and they are actually wanted and not given lip service to soothe the fans. The ONLY negative IMO is Nix still being involved, but the more I think about it the more Thurman was right- this IS exciting!

OHHHH LORDY LORD!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY FINALLY!!!

With Lovie Smith now fired, I withdraw my statement... hire Lovie Smith- he is NOW the best candidate out there.

I'm with you, for sure. So long as he gets an actual bona fide defensive coordinator, I'm all in.

It worked for Joe Montana, going from PA to IN to CA.... ohh wait, that's not right... It worked for Tom Brady, going from CA to MI to MA... damn. I give up. I'm spent.

This could be the week, the glorious week, where the whole rotten machinery is cast aside and the New Era begins for the Bills. I surely hope the Buffalo News is right... this paves the way for new ownership in 2013. I'm pumped!!!

EXACTLY what I am thinking... sucks...!!

Merrill Hoge called him a cry baby... at that moment, I lost all respect for Hoge. He hates Tebow and cannot be objective at all. ESPN has really gone downhill tremendously.

Start Gus Frerotte... that'll teach em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAGE!!!!!!!! (Brad Johnson... huh huh uh uh uh... funny funny)

Send a message this Sunday... laugh at the Jests as they win a meaningless game and make their draft position worse...!

I have a Colts fan here, and she get VERY annoying... I tell her every chance I get the Colts tanked last year. Losing to them this season only made it worse!!!

Bills Backers of Virginia Beach at A.J. Gators is no more??? When dd that happen?

Fort Meade... have to drive to Bethesda once in a while...!

The Colts tanked the season and got Andrew Luck. The Bills had a brutal season, and we probably get Matt Barkley. That's how bad it has gotten, and even when the lack of heart is a positive, it STILL will probably be a negative!!!!

There are more Ravens fans up here, but still a lot of Redskins and Cowboys fans here. I'm not going to get sucked into this nonsense... I'm still running around with my Bills jacket and my Sabres hat, screw it. I may get some jokes and some "sorry, dude" comments, but I'm still here, along with TT, Jimbo, you all, and more... we all suffer and still keep the FAITH. *insert Howard Dean-like 'yeeeeeaaaahhh!!!' here*

When they show a commitment to winning through better management, sure. It might be until after we get a new owner...