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Russ Brandon is cheap... Cost Cutting....Littman and Overdorf control the Bills

How so. The Broncos went to the playoffs right the next year and are the #1 seed this year. Add Mangini to the list. The one person who is having success is the Atlanta GM. But then they do have a Franchise QB.

There is no published information anywhere to indicate that Chan did not have his players respect. The only time I saw any discontent was SJ mouthing off after the play call to throw to TJ Graham against the Patriots and he apologized later.

If Lovie can bring in a strong OC/DC like Norv Turner and Marinelli, I think that would be the best thing to happen to the Bills.

This! Our special teams have been pedantic under DeHaven except for Carrington's 5 blocks. I really question the Veteran Leadership. Other than Eric Wood there is none who is vocal. The "team" leaders are Bart Scott and George Wilson who would not be starters on 31 other teams in this league and Merriman is done and not coming back. This team needs leadership at the QB position and LB position.

And we have a decent to above average OL with a good/great Left side protecting a right handed QB. Alex can make the throws that Fitz cannot even attempt and is a far more accurate passer than Ftiz.

At least will keep this team competing and into the playoffs....

I don't think not drafting a QB cost Gailey (or Nix post 2013 draft) a job. The win-loss record in three years and a lack of progress towards making the playoffs cost them their jobs. I can't agree anymore with this statement. Buddy is part of this failed 3-year experiment. What good is going to come by keeping him around. It also sends wrong signals to the incoming HC. Are they going to be scared off with the lack of clarity at the GM position. Buddy has done well with hiring talent for the DL and getting some good FA and Waiver wire pick ups. However, he has missed on far too many top picks in three years to continue with him

Completely Agree... Here is the timeline on QBs in the Nix/Chan Era. 2010 - Starts with Trent Edwards/Fitzpatrick in training camp. Names Edwards as starter and then pulls the plug after 3 games and makes Fitz starter. Fitz fizzles after a few good games. Signs Thigpen 2011 - Starts with Fitz and goes 5-1 against weak teams (except for the win against NE) and hands a 60M contract to Fitz. Comes down crashing rest of the year, winning just one more game 2012 - Struggled through the season making bad decisions at critical times. Had Vince Young in camp and cut him. Traded for Tavaris, but did not suit him up. There were good signs that Gailey was not successful with his QB choices. All the more for drafting potential franchise QBs in the draft.

Was that more of the Denver Defense being very good ? Just asking.

Romo doesn't play defense.

Shanahan needs both a good RB and QB to win. He had Elway/Davis and now RGII/Morris. Though give credit to him for making it work. Norv Turner could not make Rivers/Mathews tandem work.

Marc Trestman was fired too (in the past).

There are seven openings as a HC for an NFL team. With at least 30+ suitors, I doubt the coaches are looking at all these aspects. The real key is talent and/or ability to procure talent. If the coaches don't feel they can win with the talent on the team, they will take themselves out of the running. I think the Bills are in a better position right now than they were 3 years ago. The NFL dream is short lived. If you are a hot Coordinator and a possibility for a HC job, you are going to take it, because you may not get that chance again.

It was strange to see Fitzpatrick throw deep on the sideline to SJ.

The Tomlin situation is a little more unique. Tomlin was made the HC of the Steelers just a year removed from their Super bowl win. They had the #1 defense and a franchise QB and in his six seasons had continued to have that same core group of players. Tomlin running the bills would have been not much different from our current success. Tomlin and his personnel department have had poor drafts in the recent past and the steelers are slowly losing their depth/edge. The only reason they were even in playoff contention is that they have a never-say-never franchise QB who can make great plays instead of a horrible OL.

:wallbash: Good coaches are hard to find in the NFL. I would rather than an Andy Reid than a retread like Chan Gailey any day.

The main issue with Nix (on this board) is that he did not pick and groom a QB in his three seasons and that is a big mistake considering that the QB position is the most important piece of the puzzle. Posters simply point out that Nix had the chance to pick a good QB to be groomed and missed at each point (Kaepernick for Aaron Williams, Wilson for TJ, Cousins etc). Without a young QB in waiting, Nix put all his eggs in the Fitzpatrick basket and it backfired on him. Gems at other positions are good (all teams find those gems in the later rounds), but unlike successful GMs around the league, he did not address the QB situation in three years.

The offense was OK in the 1st half of the season and stunk up the joint in the 2nd half with horrible plays against Ten/Indy/St. Louis/Miami games that we could have won with better offense. The defense adjusted in the 2nd half of the season, tightening up the run before giving up in the last three games again. The Special Teams was good in the 1st half, but pedestrian in the 2nd half. Overall, the team could not put together a game where all units were good at the same time on a consistent basis. And that solely reflects on the weakness of the HC and his coordinators. The Bills gave up 23 Rushing TDs, worst in the league.

Greg Williams ??? Because they had a horrible offense. Some of the defensive stats that I picked off from NFL Arizona The Cardinals lead the NFL with 58 sacks in 2012. (Bills had 30 sacks, 23rd in the league) The cardinals lead the NFL with 21 Interceptions in 2012 (Bills had 17 INTs) The cardinals were 8th in Forced Fumbles with 17 in 2012 (Bills had 19 FF) The cardinals were 16th in total points allowed (357) in 2012 (Bills allowed 437 points and were 25th in the league) Both teams had horrible RUN Defenses. The Cardinals finished 28th and the Bills 31st, though the cards gave up only 4.3 yards per rush while the Bills were a generous 5 yards/rush Overall the Cards defense was much better than the Bills.

I don't believe the bills ever considered him for a HC position. Mularkey offered him the DC position, but Lebeau had the choice of the same position with the Steelers and he took that. My point was that the Bills did not lock him up earlier by giving him the DC role. If they had done that, when Mularkey came on, he would have had his DC of choice. The Bills by failing to lock him up allowed him to walk away and take an equivalent position as the DC of the Steelers.

Lovie as HC with Norv Turner as the OC would be good. Norv will get the best out of Spiller and Jackson like he did with Tomlinson, Gore, Emmit Smith, (and even the scrub RB in Miami for two seasons). The question is: Does Lovie have an experience coordinator to run this piss-poor defense.

One thing I remembered from almost a decade ago...The Steelers were very happy to let Mike Mularkey go as the OC (to become the HC in Buffalo) along with his QB coach Tom Clements and replaced him with Ken Wishenhunt. At that point there were several articles as to whether the Bills made the error of hiring the wrong coach. Of course, the Bills also did not have LeBeau under contract and hence could not hire him as their DC. LeBeau went to run a top-5 defense in Pittsburgh for the past 8 years.

Dehaven sucked and played scared...like his HC. He is done in the NFL and I am glad they let go of him.

And the one guy who was very good and could have turned around this defense..Dick Lebeau...They let him walk by not making him the DC at the right time. He went on to coordinate a top-5 defense for an entire decade.