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Substantive changes in the assistant coaches on the defensive side of the ball.

Unless they literally drove a dump truck of cash and dumped it on the front lawn of his house, I can't for the life me understand why Pagano signed that extension.

Draft one. I think it's in everyone's best interests to have E.J. find another place to play.

It's simple when one George Seifert is spotted at a Buffalo airport. The Internet would collapse upon itself if Bill Cowher was spotted at an undisclosed NY or NJ airport. So many choices. So much Bill Cowher.

Wouldn't completely shock me if the Bills flip McCoy on draft day if the deal is right.

Vikings Bengals Cardinals Chiefs No longer care I would love an obscure Bengals/Vikings tilt and watch the heads explode at NFL headquarters. "We can't have a Super Bowl without a Manning, Brady, Wilson or Rodgers in it, can we?"

Eric Berry is a Bill.

People say there were players playing for jobs today. There were assistant coaches with jobs on the line too. I don't assume just because Rex dodged the ax that all of his assistants will. While the buck stops with Rex, a lot of the slop with some of the units falls on those coaches. You can fix that with better teachers and communicators.

He's a little defensive. He'd be the first guy I fire at 12:01 Monday.

More is better. I think they aren't that many pieces away from putting it all together.

Rams have my vote. They are close with that defense.

I am. Shouldn't have been released.

Somebody *really* hates Doug Whaley.

I'm pretty sure each of those reporters has a piece of the story that's correct. Nobody is going to tell me things are running smoothly based on these things for starters- FJ Cassel Carpenter/Cundiff Releasing Gay and Thigpen only to resign them

I wouldn't have released that statement today. If the Bills get blown out on Sunday, it's going to get real ugly in BillsLand.

Would Amy Trask be a good "czar" candidate?

The college to NFL coaching transition is like being a police officer in London and your new job is a police officer in the Los Angeles Rampart division. I don't understand, outside of ego, why a successful college coach would want to coach in the modern day NFL.

While I'm generally not a fan that expects doom in every game, I do expect Ryan to use the same exact scheme simply because it worked the last time. Why change it, you know? I'll be stunned if the defense looks any different. While I appreciate that Fitz has QB ability and has had a good year, Ryan's stonecutter mentality and hubris will permit Fitz to have an excellent day against a depleted Bills defense.

I don't know what the "czar" role accomplishes. This isn't a game anymore for football elders like Polian. I am wary of asking for guidance from guys who had success in an NFL that no longer exists. You need a sharp person who understands the complexity of football in this era with free agency, salary cap, the intricacies of the CBA, need to win immediately,and the changing strategies on the field. The GM game is increasingly a younger man's game. E.g. Howie Roseman, Dave Caldwell, Whaley, Ryan Pace, John Schneider.

I agree for the most part. The Bills have been flummoxed by the coach pick for a while and he wasn't immune to it. Thought he had some impressive free agency wins early on with Bledsoe, Spikes, Fletcher, Adams, Milloy and Vincent. His teams had talent but terrible coaching. Isn't he responsible for those terrible uniforms of that era too?

If you were going to legitimately try to rank or score who gets to Los Angeles, how would you do it? How do you pick two of the three teams? All those teams have at one time been in Los Angeles. Of course, I expect a completely subjective, illegitimate process to pick those teams because the owners can do whatever they want to do.

FWIW, I've heard Collingsworth and Simms both say that is the new trend at the LB position and that the traditional, somewhat slow run thumping linebackers are obsolete. When you think of it, Urlacher was probably the first - I remember him being drafted as a safety who became a linebacker. It's probably why a guy like Brandon Spikes remained unemployed this year, even when eligible. He's a linebacker built for the 1980s NFL. Can run stuff all day but can't cover.

I think he'd have to engineer the Jets to the Super Bowl to be within striking distance of that award because the people who do the voting are enamored with the big names. .

I'm intrigued by the Cardinals (Deone Bucannon) use of a safety at linebacker. He covers tight ends and backs and has linebacker and safety skill set. I've wondered whether this is what the Bills *should* be doing when thinking of upgrading that position.

You guys who love continuity for continuity's sake... Farmer was there for a while. He was terrible. Consistently.