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If Tyrod leads us to the playoffs, I think we know what will happen. Taylor will be benched before our playoff game, per the directive of Pegula, so that our backup, 2nd round pick Christian Hackenberg, can play (he has a strong arm and he played at Penn State). We will trail all day, but Tyrod will come off the bench late and lead us down to a potential game-winning field goal attempt which Carpenter will, of course, clang off the right upright.

Tenement on Wheels

WOW! Just when you thought this offseason couldn't get more exciting this story breaks! Hopefully Jim Kelly can coax Biermann to the his house to gaze at the herds of wild deers. And Mayor Brown, you had better get that key to the city ready. Meanwhile, I'll be making like Orville Redenbacher awaiting his $1,000 a night prostitute- gettin' the popcorn ready.

This linebacker corps is a mess! Where's Kawika Mitchell and Keith Ellison when you need them? Lawson's lost at least 2 steps and Brown doesn't necessarily fit in Ryan's scheme. And these "depth" guys? Ugh! Steward would have been cut at the end of camp last year if not for the fact that he was a draft choice. Tarpley seems like a gamer, but he's slower than molasses in January. Johnson adheres to the old adage "looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane". Reddick exhales carbon dioxide which is needed by plant life, but serves no purpose otherwise. Whaley has got a lot of work to do here.

If you change the title of the thread to "Rex is the Son of Satan- likes to drink baby's blood" the thread may get pinned.

"NFL Exec Admits Link Between CTE and Brain Trauma" I guess this is progress for the league. But it's akin to the person at the drive-thru window telling you there's a definite link between eating "Mighty Taco" and projectile vomiting.

Brandon and the Pegulas were hoodwinked by a charlatan. This is probably already recognized in the halls at One Bills Drive. They had to retain Rex in order to save face. And in a stroke of genius, they lashed Whaley to Rex with an extension. If 2016 is as disappointing as 2015 was, Rex no longer has the life-preserver that he had with the NYJ, i.e. throwing an executive (Tannenbaum, Idzik) under the bus as the "problem". His first year here, a fall guy was easily identified and sacrificed (M.Williams); next year it will not be so easy for Huckster Rex. If things go awry, and Whaley is jettisoned, me thinks it won't just be the executive that takes the fall- blowhard Rex is going right out the door with him.

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Exactly! We have 50 dollars of cap space, our depth is being depleted before our very eyes, and the Bills are still in need of starting-caliber players at WR, DE, LB. This coupled with the fact that there is little or no depth at all at LB, the interior of the offensive line, and at safety (if Rambo departs). The last ten roster spots are going to be filled by "players" who should be working at Foot Locker.

Always suspected that Hogan was a douch€- let him go to NE (he'll fit right in). He has shaky hands and lacks game awareness ( see the number of times that he ends up a half-yard short of the marker).

So let's say I'm single and looking for a wife. You have a wife- and yours happens to weigh 400 lbs. and has no teeth. You wouldn't mind moving on from her, so to speak- and would like to pawn her off on me. But why on God's blue earth would I want her? And not only would you expect me to take her off of your hands, but you would also like some sort of compensation for taking this millstone off of your neck. Should I give you, I don't know, my lawnmower or a set of steak knives, to take this toothless behemoth from you and make her my wife? Not a chance in h€ll. I want the young hottie! When you call and ask if I'm interested, all I'm going to say is "Get a divorce!" I don't want you're anchor hung around my neck.

What about Rex as an ESPN studio analyst?

Don't get the sychophants riled up. "Continuity" isn't just a catchphrase to them, it's their raison d'être.

They should borrow the "House of Cards" campaign- FU 2016

Welcome my son, welcome to the (hype) machine!

Well, there's the fall guy- the scapegoat. Let's just move on. We'll see who the next year's sacrificial lamb will be. We know one thing though: our head coach, Rollo Tomasi, will never be to blame.

Marshawn's greatest hit came on Chippewa Street downtown. That helped get him a one-way ticket out of town and a spot on a perennial playoff team and Super Bowl winner.

You failed to mention some other positions: Special Teams Coach (Crossman)-Upgrade needed (Why is Marrone's incompetent flunkey still here?) Asst. Head Coach, Defense (Rob Ryan)- Upgrade needed (if the team needed a large anthropomorphic being for a mascot why not just borrow Grimace from McDonalds?) Defensive Coordinator (Dennis Thurman)- Upgrade needed (already had our fill of Rex's lickspittle)

It's odd to hear so many trashing Graham. Having three quality safeties is an asset for any defense in the league. If (a BIG if) Williams is able to play a full year next season, having Rambo and Graham along side AW would be an ideal situation. And for those that think Duke Williams should be jettisoned- he may be a liability at safety, but his special teams play is important, especially given the health-status of Easley, and the likely departures of Brooks and Dixon. Duke has played well on ST. And I hope that Aaron Williams is healthy, plays well, and shuts his big mouth.

"Continuity With Urgency"

It doesn't sound like Davis was particularly enamored with Greg Roman- "Davis has a simple reason for his poor performance: Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman was not calling good enough plays for him to get open." http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/vernon-davis-blames-game-planning-for-lackluster-2014-season-061615

Only sycophantic homerism can compell someone to defend the disgrace that was the 2015 Bills defense. With the departure of arguably the best defensive coach on staff (Henderson), the secondary- which held up amazingly well considering the fact that Rex castrated the pass rush- is now at risk. The investiture in the likes of Dareus and Hughes will be money flat-out wasted as Dareus continues to play gap control whilst Hughes chases Gronkowski down the field in coverage. And the addition of Fat Bastard to his brother's staff- that's like drinking a glass of Drano to deal with being constipated. This isn't gonna end well.

So if a coach is in the employ of the Bills, he's beyond reproach. But if said coach is dismissed or leaves, then said coach was vastly overrated and everything will be rainbows and unicorns now that he is gone.

Tomorrow at 10:05 it will come across the wire that the Bills have fired Thurman and replaced him with Mike Pettine, and that Chip Kelly has been named Director of Football Operations.

I've blasted Rex for quite a while, but I'm changing my tune- Embrace the Circus! Bring on "Hard Knocks"; sign Tim Tebow; sign Ray Rice; sign Michael Sam; sign Greg Hardy. Spend the Pegulas' money- sign every big-name free agent you can lure in. Erect a statue of O.J. in front of the stadium. Place Roger Goodell's name on the Wall of Fame. Make it organizational policy that Tom Brady be publicly referred to as "the fag" from here on out. Even if this team is .500 or worse, if we're a sideshow, who the hell cares! We haven't been to the playoffs since Clinton was president. So let's embrace the Circus!