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No we won't. If the Bills are out of the playoffs in December the reasons will be injuries, refs conspiring against the Bills, the league conspiring against the Bills, God hating the Bills, the Jills are/were ugly, and the sun was in their eyes all game every game.

He may, in fact, see the "big picture" much more than people think. He is a rookie HC with a defensive background and obviously no GM experience who was put in charge of a draft. Was this wise of the Pegulas? Probably not, but it is what it is. But no matter what, he certainly isn't the right person to be drafting a QB at #10 overall. Perhaps he realized his shortcomings (a trait his predecessor could have used BTW), traded down and selected a player at a position he was comfortable selecting. Some say selecting a DB in that draft in the first round wasn't smart either, but he is essentially a DC not a GM and that is what it is as well. Selecting a player at a position he was knowledgeable in, and at the same time securing an additional first round pick for the GM to use in the next draft may well demonstrate that he sees the long term big picture very well.

That's all well and good, until the savior dejour ends up 6-10. Then you fall back to plan B. Bills fans, after nearly two decades of sucking, just like to have plan B ready.

It's a sports team. Fun to follow and watch and discuss. But wow this sounds obsessive compulsive to me (I am not a doctor and do not even play one TV). Kinda scary bro.

The Pegulas made him president of the Sabres as well.

I doubt the NFL would need to do that anymore. The risks are well known and documented. Anyone entering the NFL now knows the risks. Who needs the assumption of risk waiver, in my opinion, is to have every parent of every player through high school sign one (if they don't already). As you stated, that's where it begins. If the player later in life looks to sue someone for their CTE from football, the pee wee etc. leagues can offload the lawsuit to the players parents.

They can make improvements certainly that would help. But the fact of the matter is, the sudden stop injures the brain. They can make it less of a sudden stop, but they cannot eliminate the damage so long as routine head collisions are part of the game. Either you accept that as a player or parent of a player, or you do not.

I don't care how much padding you put on it. These guys are so fast and strong it will still be used as a weapon. A rule change would do it, but that alters the game by taking so much of the violence out of it no one would like that change. Right now, if you let your kid play you as the parent are assuming that responsibility. The cumulative effects of all the hits to the head are well established now. More and more parents are choosing to opt their kids out of the game.

Already happening in parts of the country. My wife is a nurse and we have a neighbor who is a concussion researcher for a major local teaching hospital. My sons never had a chance of playing anything but flag football. For the record, I agreed with the decision. The risks are simply far too great for a sport, particularly when there are so many more to choose from.

Well, the roster has to work within the salary cap now as well as in the future, so contracts would seem to dictate the 53 man roster to a large degree. So yeah, the HC would work with him on it, but ultimately the GM would have final say.

Not so fast, not so fast. Row 1 of clubs becoming available may be of interest to some of the true Billievers here

You cannot stop it with padded helmets. Padding will help prevent breaking the skull itself. The damage to the brain occurs when a sudden stop makes the brain hit the inside of the skull. The only way to stop that is to stop hitting things with your head.

The perception of the team by whom? From hiring a coach and GM who combined have 0 games experience in their respective positions? People, other than Bills fans, are supposed to completely overlook the past 17 years and perceive the team as different now before the new guys are even at a camp for the first time? Some here will have their perception changed from the hires. But some have had their perception of the team change each of the last 17 years for one reason or another. Might be worthwhile to wait and see something ... anything ... before assuming anyone's perceptions are changing of a team that has played like the Bills have the better part of the past two decades.

Not a chance in this world that happens. He kept both teams in Buffalo. He will be the beloved savior to many forever. It doesn't matter what the teams do.

They are taking a shot and giving two rookies their chance. Can't say I'm excited. But I am certainly not nauseous like I was after the Pegulas hired Rex. Hopefully the Pegulas did better this time. The good news is, they pretty much had to do better this time, the last hire was so horrific. We'll start to see this season, and really see after the next draft and season.

Install the myonebuffalo app on your phone and it will give you the code.

Fire him? The Pegulas made him the president of their other team as well.

"It starts with one" (OK I cheated and saw the commercial tonight on TV )

Borrowing a line from Stephen Colbert ... "Not Belichick and Brady's c__kholster anymore!"

Sell out the season tickets or we are going to kill this puppy.

A lot of NBA fans think the opposite, now that they have had that for several years.

Plus harder schedule. Still have TT at QB. Shady a year older. Rookie HC. Sammy a big ?????. 6 is right where I would put them. That's a no bet number for me. If you think they are being shortchanged, your path is clear. Take the over. But my money stays in my pocket

That's brilliant. Mail it in so no team will want you.

What about a couple that made a lot of money from hydro-fracking for natural gas and no experience with either sport picking GMs for professional football and hockey teams do you love? Particularly right after an absolutely epic whiff on a HC for the same football team? There is a monumental difference between nothing to do with a hiring and everything to do.

He can't ... his mouth is usually full when he is with Terry Pegula.