Cynical

Aack. I could have sworn Dick Jauron was coaching LSU based on the ending of that game. Nope. Great examples. You could include UConn - ND.

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Rich Rod gets another year. He originally signed a 6 year contract which is a significant commitment to a coach and his system. However, the Michigan faithful are going to want to see some major improvement next year in order for Rich Rod to see year 4 of the contract. Weis is gone, with the possibility of one exception. The ND AD thinks Weis has done a good enough job with the talent he has been able to recruit. But I wouldn't bet on it.

Completely agree. Unfortunately, some people have hitched their emotional wagon to a particular player and they cannot/will not accept the reality their 'chosen one' actually is not good enough. They will seek out any excuse, look for any 'rationale', or cling to any conspiracy that allows themselves to believe the reason the 'chosen one' was benched was due to something else besides their natural inabilities or out their control.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? To answer your question, IMHO, both are needed. However, a good coach should be able to reproduce (or at least come close to reproducing) the same results with different (good) personnel. Other than Billick, the rest of those coaches did. Dungy had TB and Indy. Gruden had Oakland and TB Holgren had GB and Seattle (took Seattle to the SB with Hasselback) Shanny had Denver (first Elway, than used Plummer to reach the AFC Conf Champ) Cowher reached the SB twice with essentially 2 different Steelers teams

A record for what? In 2007, the Bills had 17 on IR. In 2008, the Ravens had 15(16?) players on IR, and went to the AFC Conference Champ game

Will Michigan be looking for a new HC come January?

Yes, it does hinge on Walker being considered a useful member of the line. At least useful enough the Bills actually thought they could plug him in at LT, and solve that problem (at least in the short term). I really hate to think switching Walker was some kind of ruse to eventually dump him, and that Tinker Bell really was the organization's Plan A @ LT. If so, the idiots that came up with that plan need to be shot. That depends. Did the Bills really need to upgrade the RT position? Walker was not the best RT, but he wasn't the worst either. If the Bills had left Walker @ RT, they could have focused on fixing issues with team that needed to be addressed now. Correct, with one caveat. The Bills used the acquired 1st RD pick on a RG instead of using it to acquire a LT. And as you pointed out, the Bills will now probably have to spend one of their first round picks to acquire a LT. Kind of like having your car totaled in an accident, the insurance company sends you the check, and then you using the money to buy a large screen HD TV. You got a sweet TV, but you still do not have a car. That is the key. Any 'upgrade' in that chain that fails not only makes the trade a short term disaster, it also diminishes the long term benefit.

You do realize if the Bills did not trade Peters, there would have been no need to draft a RG? And we still do not for certain if Butler is a viable RT. And if I continue to play the lotto with the same numbers over and over again, I have the potential to win some nice coin. And it only costs $1 to play! Whoopie! Is he still playing? Lets look at how well his replacement is doing on the Bills: Plan A, Walker, was doing so well they cut his ass before the regular season started. Plan B, Tinker Bell, is doing so well he was THE most penalized OL in the league, and is considered the WORST OT in the entire league. Dead freaking last. Good thing he's not hurt. Oh wait, he is. In fact, he's gone for the season. Is Peters overpaid? Yep, no doubt. But that overpaid, lazy, fat ass, slob, mid level producing LT is still playing and producing at a level MUCH HIGHER than any attempt the Bills have tried to replace him. Please stop comparing the RG position to the LT position especially when the Bills initially did not need a RG, and still have no LT.

A matter of semantics. Doesn't matter if you call it 'giving up' or 'use', it still means the same thing: spending a resource (a/k/a "cost"). In this case, the resource is a draft pick. Yes we are. To both your question and and your attempt at a sarcastic statement. To acquire that player, it is costing the Bills a draft pick resource. Actually, it is simplified basic economics. The Bills had a starting caliber LT. The Eagles wanted said LT. Monetary units aside, to acquire said LT, it cost the Eagles numerous draft picks. In exchange for the draft picks, the Bills gave the Eagles the LT. To compensate for this 'loss', the Bills moved their RT to LT, and moved their RG to RT. Theoretically, the Bills needed to only address the hole at the RG position to fulfill the final 'cost' of the trade. Unfortunately, since the organization grossly overestimated the abilities of Walker and Tinker Bell, the Bills did not realize the 2 holes to fill. Up to this point, this is what trading Peters has done: They had to spend a draft resource on a RG They have gone through two players in attempt to find Peters replacement. And they still have no viable LT. In the long term, the Bills will probably find a LT (ask yourself how many resources will be spent in finding that guy). But there is no denying, in the short term, the Peters trade has been an absolute disaster for the Bills. And that assumes Butler works out at RT. If he fails at the position, then the Bills will be spending additional resources to fill that position. So, just by trading one unmotivated, fat, lazy, LT to the Eagles, it is possible the Bills will spend more resources (than they acquired in the trade) in finding his replacement.

Figures. Not only did he get demoted, but the Bills canned his 'bestest' buddy Dick.

Nope. Do own a 'Madza' though.

With Tinker Bell out, we should automatically see a big drop off in false starts.

And we have seen Trent for who he is. Cleveland x2 Dallas and numerous others. As for me citing the article, I took a guess at what the poster was referring to. I made no claim it was in fact. I have no illusions about Fitz. He's terrible. But what cannot be ignored is the feelings of the rest of the team. They do not view Edwards as being a leader. They have lost confidence in him. They have given up on him. However, you want to proclaim it, it still means the same thing. THE PLAYERS DO NOT WANT TO PLAY FOR EDWARDS.

You are missing the point. Owens never defined the term "experience". In attempt to bash Owens, you created your own definition of "experience", and claim he is talking out his ass. In reality, you have no idea what TO meant by "experience", but you have no problem in falsely claiming he meant yours. What you posted is only one aspect of experience. There are others. How long have they been in the league? How many different teams/coaches/schemes have they been subject to? (this could be a good or bad) Learning different ways to deal with a situation provides more "experience".

Maybe he was referring to this? Linky I am sure they do remember Fitz's last start. And I am sure they remember some of Trent's "memorable" games also. Reference: Cleveland x2 Dallas etc ...

Actually, no it's not. Fitz may have not started as many games as TE, but Fitz has been in the league since 2005. He's got a full 2 years on TE. Debatable. TE was cleared to play. Jauron chose TE. Maybe DJ decided to start TE because he was afraid of another QB "controversy" from starting again. Unless you can back this claim up, this has to be one of the most absurd statements I have ever read. Owens is on a one year contract, and will be gone after this season. Bringing Vick to Buffalo serves no purpose for Owens. Pin it all you want on TO, but at some point you will need to face the truth: The players have lost confidence in Edwards, if they even had any. Remember, it was revealed during the preseason not a single Bills player would say Trent Edwards was the leader of the team. I know you like to think TE was some kind of natural born leader, but the people who know him better than we do disagree with you.

I understand the (your?) concept. Why punish the individual when he is doing the best that he can with what he has been given. And you can make a pretty good case for the guys you listed. However, as you stated, this team really is bad. And those coaches you have listed helped in producing what we have seen. That's why I think they should clean house. Will there be collateral damage? Yep. But it is an ugly necessity to restore this team.

This option seems to be a local thing only. Heck, even in WNY not every town/city offers this option.

WOW! Talk about reaching ... Don't strain yourself.

I think he is referring to the point the Bills do not have a legit LT on this team, and to acquire one, the Bills will need to spend a first round pick this year or next year to get one.

And he might the second coming of Hank Bullough. The only way Fewell gets the HC job is for the Bills to win the remaining games, make the playoffs, and win the SB. Other than that: Shake his hand, give him a hearty pat on the back, and show him the exit. This entire coaching staff (except for April, MAYBE) needs to go. Period.

The truly sad part is while Peters is 'average', he is still better than his replacements. Yes, Peters has missed 2 games. Walker, his first replacement, has been cut, never making it to regular season. Tinkerbell, his second replacement is now gone for the year, and was the most penalized OL this year. Don't want to pay Peters huge money for average play? Fine. But you better have a legitimate plan in place to replace him. When they announced they were going with Walker, I knew then it was going to be a disaster.

Good thing Maybin was the 11th pick then. The problem with the Maybin pick was Maybin was considered to be raw talent and a project. To the Bills, he was a luxury pick they could not afford. They needed help NOW, not 2-3 years from now.

The JP ship has sailed. I agree with rabbit that the Bills should have done more in the off season looking for his replacement. Thinking they could go into the season with Walker and/or Tinkerbell at that spot was a horrendous mistake.