Reks Ryan

Thank you for keeping him honest. Hopefully an example.

Thank you for the comment on the annoying 'Meh'

Do you have CTE or just bad parents?

Bills dodged the Bradley and Olsom bullets. Was worried that the team would have 2 of the losingest coaches in recent years as the coordinators.

Olson would be an absolutely brutal and depressing hire. It's hard to come up with a probable OC that would be worse. The posters who mentioned Olson as the Offensive version of Rob Ryan or Wannstache made good analogies. His resume is a who's who of the teams that finished with worse records than the Bills over the last dozen years. I just checked and In fact... Going back to 2004 when he first became an OC, there are only 3 teams who Olson coached that finished above the Bills in the standings and only 2 teams he coached that finished above .500. TB went 9-7 in 2008 and 10-6 in 2010. In the 13 season period Olson's teams went a combined 65 - 124 (.312%) compared to 87 - 121 for the Bills (.418). Even the wretched Bills who put together an amazing streak of 9 consecutive losing seasons, which included 5 consecutive seasons of winning 6 or less games, have been better than Olson's teams. The Bills finished above his teams in 9 out of 13 years, 2005 they were both 5-11. This reminds me of the Greg Williams coaching staff. Williams managed to put together a collection of coaches who had losing records at every level. I remember being amazed that most of his coaches even had losing college programs on their resumes. Still have not overcome that miserable coaching staff that brought the losing culture to Buffalo. Please find someone else. Maybe one of these guys. http://www.wkbw.com/sports/bills/joe-b-5-names-bills-should-consider-for-oc

True and unfortunate thread title. Hoping for an upset next weekend

Good point when you put it in that perspective. Although I still think the NFL has over regulated the contact. Spearing and head shots should be penalties, but many times flags are thrown bc DBs hit receivers too hard on clean shots. Landry and other WRs have little reason to fear stretching out for a catch.

That's a ridiculous point. First of all our D made very few big plays and had trouble getting off the field, so they created less points and offensive opportunities than average. Exactly how many points did our Special teams score? And every team gets some points off turnovers, special teams, and garbage time. So you have to discount those factors from every other team to figure out where the Bills O ranks.

You should find a new job. Life is too short to be miserable everyday. And even Sundays have been rough more often than not. Mario should move on too. He obviously is not motivated to play football anymore.

I really don't get all the enthusiasm for G. Bradley as the DC. He has the WORST record in the HISTORY of NFL Head coaches. The Jacksonville D was very poor during his time there, only started to improve this year. The improvement in the Seattle D, came in Pete Carroll's 2nd year (Bradley's 3rd). And the Seattle D continued to get better after Bradley left. So it is very questionable how much of that great D can be attributed to Bradley. As for head coach, Atlhough A. Lynn has some positive attributes my preference is to go outside of the organization and not from the Rex coaching tree. Would like to see interviews for young guys like McDaniels, and K. Shanahan if they can get them. Also in favor of checking with Wade and Schwartz. No thanks on Coughlin.

That was funny

At least we have a reason to watch now. Here we go #7

Are we really going to hire another coach, who went his last 4 seasons without making the playoffs.

Good post. Why not rip on the fish? They have been a nearly equal disaster this century. And the Jets have given some incredibly juicy material to poke fun at many many seasons. Man I miss Felser too. But it is easier to write something positive about the home team when you have a normal cycle of making the playoffs every 4-5 years. I remember growingn up in the 70s & 80s when My father and uncle used to complain that it was a tough time period to be Bills fan. Ahh the good old days. My crappy luck. That I have 3 idiot sisters who married a Fish fan and 2 completely ignorant Patriots fans between them. Neither of those morons knew what a 1st down was until NE fell into TB & BB. Now they're experts. Seeing the whole family over the Holidays for the first time in about 2 years. Christmas is going to get ugly after a few drinks. God I hope the Bills kick the heck out of Miami to save a little dignity. And I live in So. Florida with a 11 year old daughter and 1/2 her friends like both NE and MIA. Same kids say their 2 favorite teams are Dolphins and Patriots. My daughter tries to explain to them that they must be retarded to lime 2 teams in the same division. But they don't get it. Sorry to go Off. Some pent up issues, in case you can't tell.

Jester really asked 2 questions. Who is most accountable. Which I'll take as most responsible for not making the playoffs This year. And who needs to go. IOW who is the biggest obstacle to long term success. Here's my order for both questions Most accountable this year? 1. Tyrod- cannot consistently beat good teams with a QB who doesn't see open receivers running down the middle of the field and who doesn't stand in the pocket. 2. Whaley - even before injuries the back end of the roster was extremely weak. 3. Rex - Defemse is not good. team folded after Raiders pun he then in the mouth, didn't show up for Steelers game, and truly came out super flat in must win against Jafs too. Brandon - he influenced pick of Rex for hesd coach Need to go / biggest obstacle? personally I like all 4 guys, but when you really think about it, all of the above should go for the franchise to become winners 1. Brandon - losing and dysfunctional franchise since he has been here. You can argue the level of influence he has on football operations, but he has a major role in the organization that has failed time and time again on the field with Russ at the top. 2. Whaley - excellent scout. It is apparent that he doesn't understand how to build a winning roster for today's NFL. 3. Ryan- Bad on field communication. No playoffs for 6 straight years and career losing record. At Some point it's not just injuries and bad luck. 4'- Tyrod - truly an afterthought for this discussion. Need fundamental Change to the way the franchise is run. Of course Tyrod is not the guy to lead the team

I am continuously amazed at how this board over values the talent on the Bills. Seriously tell me who these great players are and why don't they show up for the games? Yes I know Rex is a below average coach and puts guys out of position on many plays. But at some point great or even very good players just beat their man and make a big play. How many times did Bell run down the field 5 or 10 yards before anyone touched him. We have many guys on our roster that would have trouble making any other squad in the league. Brandon Spikes for God's sake. It is like playing with 10 men when he is on the field. To the point about the trade, forget about a trade for a QB, name a Bills Defensive player who is under contract for next year that would bring back any good trade value?

Funny. They do look like Milli Vanilli

Gilmore had huge game changing breakdowns in 2 home division losses to Jets and NE. I would say he was the player most to blame for those 2 losses. It seems that the last few weeks he decided to go after the big pay day and has played with more intensity. I want him on the team and will be disappointed if he signs somewhere else. Everyone gets beat sometimes in the NFL and he is one of the better CBs in the league. But his inconsistent effort is the difference between the very top guys like Sherman and Norman. Those 2 get beat on occasion too, but their high intensity and willingness and desire to hit is contagious to their teammates.

I missed that one. Good story. Going for it on 4th down late in the 1st half and J Will making a strong run to lead to McCoy's 1st TD. Gave us momentum and important points. On a personal note, found a Bills bar in S. Florida and enjoyed the day with friends and family. Always more fun with a victory.

Yes the Bills are 22nd in 3rd down defense allowing over 42% of the time. And it sure seems like most of those are 3rd and 6 or more. The inability for the D to get off the field has been worse than the Offense's difficulty sustaining drives. BTW Miami is 1st in 3rd down D only allowing 33% and Oakland is 4th @ 35%.

10 - 6 would mean winning 6 out of last 7 and would be highly encouraging. It would take the Bills performing at a higher and more consistently good level than the team has in a generation. I don't see how the majority of fan base would not be encouraged. Although extremely disappointed about still missing playoffs. The argument about how they win the games is a bit silly. If they win 6 out 7 and finish 10 - 6. It will take some good football. And winning is what matters. Rather win 6 games by a field goal each, than dominate a few ganes and also lose a few heartbreakers

The Song Remains the Same, Zeppelin. And of course the Shout Song. Otis Day version

classic response. well done KD

The Bills absolutely do not have as much talent as Oakland, especially when you give added weight to the QB position. If the Raiders play up to their ability when our team visits Oakland the Bills will be overmatched. And it's not like Carr was a top 5 pick. Coaching is a factor, but in today's game the Patriots players were just better than the Bills. Coming out of camp we had big questions and very little depth. There were probably at least 5 guys on the opening day 53 who would've had a hard time making any other team. The talent is not playoff level. Ultimately this comes back to Whaley

Wow. This game has brought out the pessimism more than normal. Understandable, but... Bad Guys held to field goals on several drives. Bills make a play in the clutch. Buffalo wins 24 -23