BringBackFergy

Even though we haven't tasted the nectar of Playoffs in 17 years, we don't deserve to get in the playoffs this year. It will give us false hope...it would be a participation trophy x1,000,000. It would put the Pegulas in a spot where they would keep Rex, Rob, Doug and TT. Blow this **** up.

I would agree to a certain extent...but typically the leader of a football team is the QB (Kelly, Manning, and currently Carr, Wilson, Brees, etc). We happen to have a soft spoken QB with questionable skills, height, intellect...hence the reason we have no true leadership.

Your second to last paragraph is completely WRONG!! The players won't feel sick to their stomachs. None of them are mentally invested in this team....not Sammy, not TT, not our dynamic duo at CB or our D-line. That is the main problem with this team. They have no heart.

Lol lol lol lol lol lol

Tom Landry Joe Montana Rob Gronkowski Are you !@#$ing kiddin me?? Ridiculous.

Ditto

Yep. Rex belongs in the front office...get him off the sidelines.

Bye bye Girlmore

I've never seen a more pathetic game in all my life. Worse than the SF game 5 yrs ago where we were killed. So embarassing. !@#$ this team.

Well said.

...for a fee. Check your credit card bill.

If they thrived somewhere else we would never have the chance to sign them (Prescott, Carr, Wilson)

I drink my coffee black. My wife has milk and sugar. Every morning she stirs her coffee with a spoon, takes it out of the mug and sets it on the counter top. After a few days of this, I notice small beads of coagulated sugery varnish on the counter...some slightly raised or crystalized...so I wipe them off. But my wife is the greatest...I'm a lucky guy (blessed).

"Metrics"

I think he was already named BenRuss best dressed two different weeks this year. Typical Gugny...never satisfied.

I guarantee if he shaved that porn-stache he'd win 14 games next season.

I'm with you to a certain extent. The main goal of this thread is to explore the possibility of Rex Ryan as a GM of the Buffalo Bills based on two criteria: 1) He is generally not well liked by the majority of the fans (and media) as a head coach... for better or for worse. Some may argue that he hasn't been given the tools (CB's, QB, etc.) and others may argue he isn't a bonafide "gameday" coach on the sidelines; 2) He is generally well liked and would attract talent to the team based on his connections and experience. With these two thoughts in mind, I see Rex as a person who could negotiate contracts with players and agents and still assemble a team around him (front office and players alike) who want to succeed, who want to make the playoffs, who don't feel they are entitled to just "go through the motions" like Dareus, Watkins and Gilmore. It would get him off the field and behind the scenes where I think he would blossom.

.500 or better in each of the past two seasons puts us in an exclusive club? If so, imagine what Rex (as coach) could have done if he had the right horses in the barn? Doug is the one who put this team of mules together...Rex is just playing the hand he was dealt.

My apologies...sometimes it just happens. I've grown numb to this team.

If the Bills beat the Steelers they are three games (Ravens, Jets and Raiders) too late.

Just a comparison to the post by Nihilarian where he said Rex's drafting was bad. It's a poor argument because much more goes into being a GM than drafting..."team building" is the core duty of a GM. IMO, Rex would succeed.

First Round Picks are always subject to dispute. See also Aaron Maybin, EJ Manuel, Stephanie Gilmore, and Sammy Watkins (1st Round x 2)

For all the criticism he gets and the "fire him now" comments....all of it is attributable to his running an outdated defense and being somewhat aloof as it relates to in-game decision making. Those are not his skill sets. Player interaction, talking with people, finding the proverbial "diamond in the rough", and evaluation of talent are his strong suits. Whaley seems to have faltered IMO. Rex deserves a shot...he'll select an able bodied coach, stock the team with bullies and let them do the hard work on the field while he handles the less important matters like contracts and scouting. EDIT: I don't mean to say "less important"...but less visible tasks to fans like us.

It's outside the box thinking.

Pros: 1) He has the Pegulas ear(s)...they like him. 2) Has been involved in an assortment of positions in the NFL. 3) He knows all the "players" (coaches, agents, players, colleges, etc) 4) It would take him off the sideline as a coach 5) Intelligence 6) Respected in NFL circles 7) Can identify talent (Ed Reed, Mo Wilkerson, Ivory, Mo Lewis, etc.) 8) Can work with others and plays his cards close to the vest. 9) It would take him off the sidelines as a coach x2 10) *add your own thoughts*