Cynical

Just think, after they do find that HC, they can trade some of the others for assistant coaches.

As Dorkington has pointed out, this is done for every team. Here's the one for the Panthers, who are also 2-0: http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/8762/the-film-dont-lie-panthers The whole concept of each of these is "A weekly look at what the <insert team name> must fix:" Guess what? They are going to be negative, regardless of how the team has performed to that point. I am not trying to defend Rodak, but this is a clear case of a blurb being taken out of context.

I think OP meant to refer to this one: http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/13307/quick-fix-bills-in-red-zone I still do not find it overall inflammatory.

That's old school football. I have been told (for the past 2 decades at least) that this kind of football does not work anymore. It must be a mirage.

In reading that article, I saw this one: Karen Dilworth Suspected Of Masturbating In Public On Motorcycle

A transgender chicken? Is that possible?

The days of looking at previous years coaching staffs and players (moreso the players) as being "largely the same" went bye bye when the NFL instituted free agency and the salary cap. That's because teams prior to the salary cap era were "largely the same" from year to year. Not anymore. Teams can literally change their fortunes from one season to the next. Moreno is not a factor? How about the Phins overhauling their Oline? How about losing Kiko? And not necessarily bad: How about acquiring Spikes? Pettine/Schwartz? You truly believe none of those things will have an impact on this years teams? This, I can agree with.

And until this past Sunday, the last time the Bills won in Chicago? What happened prior to this year is meaningless. This year, both teams have made changes by adding players, etc ...... With that said, I am expecting a win this week. I don't care if it's close or not. Just get the "W".

I can see a lot of people on this board being just like that guy. The knee jerk reactions (both good and bad) around here are mind boggling.

I don't use Chrome, but I do use Firefox. Have you cleaned out your browser history? Are you running any add on themes? Have you checked the browsers font and color settings?

Nothing about the NCAA surprises me anymore.

Wait, are you talking about cows or some of your dates?

In today's economic climate, a salary requirement that is higher than budgeted will get a prospect eliminated from consideration, even for the noobs out of school. I am seeing salary requirements being requested as part of the cover letter with the rationale the requirement is being used as a filter. Did not include a requirement in the letter? Eliminated, cannot follow direction. Too high? Eliminated, too expensive. Too low? Eliminated, either the candidate is desperate, and/or did not spend enough time researching salary for the career. SDS has the best solution. Get the employer to admit the job seeker is a viable candidate for the position. This can be spun by job seeker as "if I am not a viable candidate, then there is no need to discuss salary/compensation." Then ask the employer what they had budgeted for the position. Work from there.

This has to be one of the stupidest concepts ever mentioned on this board. It only took me a couple of minutes to think this through and to realize how bad this concept was.

I am not usually big on the emoticons, but:

Johnny Football was 1-1 vs Bama. Johnny Football won 0 National Championships Johnny Football won 0 SEC Championships Heck, he could not even win the West Division of the SEC.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Here's mine: in regards to OP, obvious troll is obvious.

Wow! Never expected to see a Bills fan there. I graduated from P-O, and still have friends and family in the area.

The problem with your logic is the assumption that EJ has the ability to flip a "switch". If EJ is having problems getting his mechanics and timing down with only a handful of plays, what makes you believe he will suddenly get better once the team opens up the playbook and starts to game plan? I haven't given up on the guy, but I do have concerns this season will get ugly very quickly.

Pfft. Suckers. I have the best plan. My personal office is my home office. It's called working from home.

Con: Letting Marrone hire Danny Crossman as ST coach.

Sure. Just make sure mine has some vodka and orange juice added to it. That way i will be ready to either drown my sorrows or freaking celebrate.

A one time incident. During a game. Was there anymore incidents prior to or after that one? No? So, it was a one time occurrence. An outlier. If you need a good point of reference, think about the 1989 Bickering Bills. Kelly calling out Balllard? An eyebrow raiser for sure, but not really an indicator in itself. Thomas calling out Kelly? Another eyebrow raiser. Again, in of itself, not really an indicator. Coaches getting into a brawl? Yet, another eyebrow raiser. In of itself, not really an indicator. If only ONE of those instances had taken place during the season, nobody is referring to the 1989 team as the Bickering Bills. But all 3 happened (including other nonsense). That means there was a pattern of behavior that pointed to something bigger that was going on. The comments by Jackson by themselves are nothing. The first comments by Hughes by themselves are nothing. The whole team running sprints because of fighting by itself is probably nothing. The incident of Hughes directly challenging/disagreeing with Marrone by itself means nothing. All of these happened? Something is going on. It may not manifest itself into anything more, but something is going on. Feel free to individually analyze each and every incident separately. In doing so, feel free to conclude that since each incident by itself is minor, as a whole, it's minor. Some of us will continue to look to see if anymore minor problems keep popping up. Because we realize, a bunch of minor things can suddenly turn into something major.

Its called a pattern. Hughes and Jackson are not Terrel Owens or Ritchie Incognito. So when players like Jackson and Hughes start voicing their concerns, they will catch peoples attention. Why? Because that usually indicates something bigger is going on. Just to clarify. I am not like OP. I do not think this team has gone off the deep end. IMO, Marrone has the team on a line that defines being on the edge and going over the edge. And he is pushing on that line pretty hard.

You honestly want to believe Marrone had zero input on the Steelers practice? Feel free. I'll choose the reality where the HC has some input on those type of decisions.