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The existing linebacking corps has to be dismantled, with a whole new set for next year, and draft and sign only the linebackers that know how to play the particular defensive scheme. No "oh he played a 3-4 in college but he should be ok in our 4-3 scheme" nonsense.

That's BS speculation on Pollack's part. Nothing would suggest outside a drive by comment like his that Ralph Wilson or the Bills for that matter are having money issues.

I think Chandler is a good TE that could be great. I think he's limited by the scheme and QB in the present. That being said, two good TEs are better than one.

I agree. The Bills need a complete overhaul at the linebacker position. I don't care how they do it whether it's FA or the draft but that unit got dismantled in almost every game.

Tony Romo has had an excellent career. In any other place but Dallas, he'd have a statue in front of the stadium a year after retirement. If he were available I'd try to get him. I'd then draft a QB too. If Green Bay can do it with Rodgers/Favre, I'd want a shot at doing just that in Buffalo.

I'd never ban a fan for a post like these. They are fun to read. I'd pass on Gruden for the same reason I'd pass on guys like Cowher, Billick, Dungy, etc. Out of the game for too long. I'd prefer a coach or coordinator that's already successful in the NFL. I for one think the Bills are an attractive franchise to coach at this point. It's got a dedicated fan base, a new stadium lease and renovations, it's shown a willingness to spend money, it's got some young talent, has a high draft pick, and the sky is the limit.

This has a slight chance to beat one of this board's classic and dare I say one of its finest fables ever...George Seifert at the Airport. It really needs to take off to have a chance.

I'd take Tim Tebow, sure. Not as a quarterback though. He's a football player and an athlete. He's got the height and hands for the tight end position like former Qbs Riemersma and Novacek.

I for one am happy to read his comments, especially about taking a team that is used to playing in the elements and putting them in a comfortable dome. I never understood why the Bills had to go out of their way to expand their fanbase. Win games and that fanbase expands itself. Americans are fans of winning, first and foremost.

I'll take Whaley. NFL is a young man's game. Let's see what he can do.

I think the Bills will retain both Levitre and Byrd. I've always thought Leodis would be the odd man out.

Your perspective is narrow. You don't have the NFL without the AFL. You conveniently omit the fact you're complaining about the play of a team that's in Buffalo and has been in Buffalo for decades under the ownership of one man, regardless of the fortunes of western New York or the city itself. It's alright that you have no appreciation for the long-term financial stability of a business nor the resolution of an owner to stay in the city. As Bills fan, you've never been subjected to the whims of the Bidwells, Frontieres, Browns, Modell, the York Family or the Fords or complete jokes like Wayne Weaver which leave cities and counties holding the bag for millions.

I'd argue Wilson is one of the better NFL owners. Hell, he was one of the architects of the NFL. Think about that. Guys like Dan Snyder and Jeffrey Lurie just come in with money and buy things. Wilson helped create. The team has always been in good financial position with little to no debt. The team has only known one city in its franchise history while the landscape of the NFL and the nation has changed, Buffalo *still* has a team. That's stability. He lended money to AFL teams that would have folded that wouldn't have even been around to be in the NFL. We've been sparred ridiculous stadium names. He oppossed that lousy old collective bargaining agreement. The state hasn't been held hostage for a new stadium or else. Despite having a mediocre to lousy product the last 13 years, the team has seen the Super Bowl. Four times. Some teams haven't even gotten to one. You all should be Lions fans. I'd take Ralph Wilson over Dan Snyder or the Bidwells or the Brown family any day of the week.

If it's Nix's decision, Gailey will finish the season. Nix is too classy and has too much respect to fire him with two games left in the season. That sort of firing gets you blacklisted from coaching work from college to the NFL.

Eh, I wouldn't be too sure Chan Gailey is the coach of the Bills next year. I just don't think Nix reveals anything during the season and he's not going to throw the head coach under the bus. The team has suffered some epic demolitions, with a few at home. For whatever reason the Bills value the Toronto series and being dismantled 50-17 isn't a productive way to encouage a tepid crowd to come back next year. The team hasn't beaten a "good" team this year. ...and in year three, at best he can do is 7-9, a one game improvement.

He's one of those guys that's just a great college coach. That is what he does. He wins college championships. Despite that, millions of dollars and being adored by an entire state, he'll still desire to go off and fail in the NFL. I don't understand it.

You could get some pass protection and keep CJ on the field if the Bills went into the garage and dusted off the FB. And of course, we could always throw the ball less.

The thing that gives me pause about Brian Billick is that despite being a coach with a Super Bowl victory and a .556 winning percentage and despite being regarded as a sharp NFL mind, no NFL team has hired him away from being an analyst to be a coach in four years. He, along with Bill Cowher are approaching the "Gibbs Line" where you've been away from the game too long that it's passed you by.

Much like Seattle did to Aaron Curry, Oakland played McClain out of position as a rookie and he was never the same. McClain, coming out of college would have excelled in a 3-4 defense because wait for it....he played in a 3-4 defense at Alabama and was a superstar, his play worthy of that high draft status. I put this failure square on the shoulders of the Raiders. If they wanted an inside 4-3 backer, they should have drafted one.

Philly fans are some of the most fair-weathered fans in all of sports. Half empty stadiums now for a team that went to the playoffs 9 out of 14 seasons under Reid. Andy Reid should have taken the season off after losing his son. You need to mourn and recover from that loss. You can't simply ignore it or put it on the life credit card and pay it later. I see a shell of a man on the sidelines that has no heart for football right now. I think he'll coach again,but if he's smart, he'll take a year off from the sidelines.

The words that paralyze any parent's heart: Three month old daughter.

I think there has been an active succession plan since the beginning of last year. I think that the new management group has been contributing to decisions for a while now with free agent signings, the stadium lease and with front office personnel.

I wish the NFL would ban alcohol at NFL games (including tailgates) for a year to see if attendance would go up, stay the same, or go down. I think the NFL will head there eventually. They have to make the game more family friendly to keep the crowds, just like minor league baseball found out. The drunks will soon not be as profitable as the family will be. Otherwise, the trend of just investing in a big screen and watching a game from the house with the kids will continue.

A team of talent, but sloppy, undisciplined talent from QB to defensive tackle. That's what costs them games. Inconsistency and lack of discipline. And that's coaching. I think Schwartz is a decent coach but perhaps not the right fit personality wise to get the most out of those guys. I think that's part of the reason Schiano in TB has been successful. College coach essentially coaching a very young college-esque roster.

That empty backfield on the 3rd and 1 was ridiculously stupid and reckless. I don't think there is a football coach anywhere else in the United States that would do that.