Sisyphean Bills

But no one would see them in the flurry of Sullivan sucks threads.

The worst coaches use intimidation to paper over incompetence. Amazing how destructive to a program that is...

Now, if they would only bring back Terrell Owens.

Miami just became a cleaner place. Easy, there. You'll get labeled "a nancy" with that sort of comment.

If he starts racking up hustle sacks, there is no doubt.

Don't forget, his regime got a pair of 4th round picks in the subsequent year for players drafted in the 1st as well. You don't see every GM in the NFL making deals like that.

Nonetheless it does factor into the decision to dump him. Management isn't going to spend a good percentage of the total cap on a guy that is a healthy scratch most of the season. It doesn't send the right message to the team (re: Jason Peters) or the fans to pay a premium for unproductive players.

What? No Painter fans rushing to his defense?

In other news, the Colts are kicking themselves for drafting Peyton Manning.

But, if Wannstedt was named DC, you'd see lots of exotic overload blitzes.

Chris Brown's word choice was "they were counting on" not "they tried a few different things and had to settle for Merriman for another season." My point was that Buddy Nix months before free agency and before the draft had openly declared that the Bills had no need whatsoever of upgrading the competition at outside linebacker. If you think saying the DBs are fine, though banged up, and there is no pass rush and the very first evidence offered is to suggest that Merriman is cooked and that none of that is a reflection whatsoever of how the off-season went, then that's certainly your take on the situation. For what it's worth, I agree that there wasn't a "ton" of great pass rushers on the free agent market. On the other hand, banking on Merriman was undoubtedly a big risk and it was taken by our front office. On the third hand, Moats showed some skills coming off the edge as a rookie and the Bills coaches moved him back to the inside. Then you got some people weeping over Maybin and how he's got a few sacks in a completely different defensive scheme. So maybe there were other answers?

How much are the Jets paying this 1-down situational player that they cut and brought back because of injuries?

Not sure who said there was a "ton of chances", but it wasn't going to happen even if there were a few chances. Buddy Nix told anyone that listened exactly that at the Senior Bowl.

Sure reads like Brown's response isn't a strong, ringing endorsement for the front office. The "counting on" and "not the same guy" comment on Merriman was what a lot of folks were saying before the season -- specifically, that banking on Merriman returning to superstar form was a big gamble. Then he concludes with a "feeling that some of these younger players" will emerge. Two defense heavy drafts and all they can say is that have a feeling a couple of guys might be adequate? I hope so too, but that's not exactly evidence and falls short of a more conclusive statement such as "several of the young players are really stepping up nicely" or some such.

He's Lee Evans.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7091341/nfl-ranking-the-best-players-at-each-positionl

Ralph is cheap!

To be fair, "Freddy!" and "Retain him!" sound quite similar to the ear o' tin.

College football should not be fun.

Yep, like saying Buffalo and Baltimore are suburbs of one another.

What do you mean by everything since? The 4-12 record that landed Dareus? The 3-1 record this year? Just wonder what the specifics are behind that statement.

Maybe now, he can mooch off his sister for a while.

In Chix, we trust.

On the other hand, when your plan consists of exclusively building through the draft, do you deserve a free pass for whiffing? To the OP: Baltimore has vastly more veteran leadership than does Buffalo, so a young, immature talent lacking in self-motivation may get a little (shall we call it?) "inspiration" in the Ravens culture that simply couldn't exist in a 4-12 spare parts sort of "rebuild" situation.

Which always explains why the best game of his career was the next game after the Arizona game.