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One of the greatest football games I've ever watched.

Oh well, guess they will be fired next year. I'm surprised they received the stay of execution. Being a Chargers fan has to be brutal. Years of teams full of talent in a relatively weak division that implodes inexplicably on cue but then teases you with a furious comeback to just miss the playoffs, leaving you hopeful for next year, just to witness another implosion.

I would have been drafted.

I feel the only way Wannstedt becomes head coach in such a scenario is if the defense remarkably improves, and by remarkable, I mean one of the top 5 defenses next year, and the team still fails to get to the playoffs.

Free agency created issues of depth and deficiencies at positions for all 32 teams. It's a constant exercise in bricklaying of veterans and rookies and the grout of UDFAs you fill in between them. The nearly perfect, well rounded teams disappeared with the dawn of free agency.

Impressed at all the Bill Polian love. I'm not surprised Irsay fired them. Indy is an old team in cap hell that can't play defense, with a thick layer of consecutive poor drafts on top. You add in that the team is significantly leveraged and you don't have a lot of money to play with either in the market. Screwed from pretty much every direction. It's going to take the post-Polian GM team to get out from under all that. Bills fans remember Polian as a GM before the dawn of free agency.

There is a difference between street smarts and book smarts. It applies to the NFL. Gailey and guys like Norv Turner are book smart. Geniuses at thinking up plays and schemes. However, they are not street smart. They don't adapt to what's going on around them and find ways to be successful in playing the cards they get dealt. That's been the systemic problem with Bills coaches whether it's Williams, Mularkey, Jauron or Gailey. None of them could adjust to the inevitable adjustments by the opposing team. Once they were figured out, the game was over. Gailey should be fired because he has demonstrated a lack of properly adjusting the scheme and playcalling to available personnel, disposition of the game, and what the defense is giving you. Yesterday's lack of touches for the running backs is merely the most recent in a sea of examples of awful coaching.

adjustments failure

Is Gailey begging to be fired? What NFL coach calls that many pass plays and stand there and not expect the oppossing defense to catch on to what's about to happen? I put the interceptions on Gailey. It's criminal at the lack of touches the running backs had today, especially after building that lead. I'm done with Chan Gailey. This game cemented it.

I think last year's draft was pretty good. I've been pleased at the progress and the play of the guys selected. I don't think you can go wrong drafting from the SEC and winning college programs. That being said, there are fans on this board that do an outstanding job at identifying needs, picking players, and analysis. I've been impressed since I joined the board and draft time...is the most fun time I have on the board. I've been impressed at the draft aptitude of some of the folks on here, watching their selections, especially the later rounds, go on to successful careers with other teams.

Excellent original post. I saw the storm clouds forming in the game against the Bengals. I knew we the offensive strategy was exposed in the Giants game when I saw the similarities between the Giants and Bengals defense on first and second down.

Brady will play. He threw 4 interceptions when healthy, with an intact offensive line. This game, he'll be at 85-90% with two starters missing from the line. Belichick has too much of an ego to change the game plan significantly. The Bills defense will see the same or very similar plays from New England. The opportunities will be there.

I'll take any defense that prohibits linemen from pretending to be linebackers.

Bills have a shot if their defense from last week shows up. Patriots have injuries in the offensive line. Brady isn't 100%. Weather shouldn't be a big factor. Sweeping the Patriots would be pretty cool.

Gruden returning to coaching = Improved MNF watching experience Not a big fan of Gruden the commentator.

I'd pay SJ. Two back to back 1K seasons? One of the few receivers that can catch balls against Revis? Yeah, I'd keep a guy like that around. You are paying for performance and continuity and an expectation of future performance for a young player like SJ. I think continuity between the OL/WR/RB is important so if you have good players, you shouldn't feel hesitant about retaining them.

That was a crazy game last night. I'm glad I wasn't a Baylor or Washington fan. Probably would have been stressed out and exhausted watching the Spontaneous Offense Bowl. I think RGIII is a helluva talent. I think he's better than Luck and wouldn't be too surprised to see him leapfrog Luck as the #1 pick. However, I'd pick Justin Blackmon between the two. What a weapon. Consistently awesome route runner and that matters a lot. Intelligent. Disciplined. Outstanding work ethic. Play him out of the slot and watch out.

Just say no to Cal players. Outside of ML, I was big on Cam Jordan last year and he's got 28 tackles and 0 sacks for New Orleans. In hindsight, glad the Bills weren't forced to draft him. More evidence to not allow Senior Bowl performance influence your drafting choices.

If you have linebackers that can neutralize their TE duo, the Pats are quite beatable. It's just that very few defenses have a linebacker corps that can defend against TWO exceptional pass catching TEs on the field at the same time.

I'd like him to come back. I don't care what Ralph pays him so long as SJ signs the contract. He's a cog in the machine that should be retained. When he beat Revis like he did, he made a believer out of me. I hope the Bills get him some help at WR2.

Pete: He's had more than one mistake. Booze seems to always be around. It's a trend. I don't think it is coincidence. While he does do good works and perhaps isn't a half bad individual outside his habits, I still wouldn't pay him FA money to come here based on those habits and his lack of productivity. I think the Bills can do better.

I'll pass. Not a terribly productive player outside that anomaly of a season in 2007 with Cleveland. Also appears to have a problem with booze. I just don't see that, age, injuries and lack of productivity making for a sound investment and roster spot.

I am glad that there is a smoking ban. The NFL would do its fans a favor by banning alcohol in stadiums too.

You keep both next year for sure. I'd rather we beat the hell out of teams using FJ and CJS with Corey McIntyre leading the way. Keep AND acquire new talent. Can't do just one and expect to get anywhere.

Does a "new" GM mean a new coach?