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Whaley is also the guy who traded Kelvin Sheppard for Jerry Hughes. Sometimes you strike out, and sometimes you hit a home run.

Dareus is an all pro, the best of what you want to draft. (well, a few off field problems) None the less, no trade involving him makes sense.

Not so fast.........a great Businessman named WC Wrigley stated "In business, when two men think alike, one is unnecessary." Now, the two dougs do not always see eye to eye.....thats OK, in ANY business a difference of opionion makes an organization stronger. As long as the parties stay professional, it should work out for the better of the organization. Anyhow, I personally, hope that both Dougs stay......and, if one Doug missed on an item or two, nobody gets them all correct.(A Watkins trade up ,say, or, picking a GUMBA OC for your staff)

Wasn't Flynn here last year for three cups of coffee and then cut. If the Bills thought he was the answer, he would not have been back in Green Bay at all. I am in the Cousins camp.....get him if you can......

Just a minute, those two must be acquainted....at the very least, as they both have Steeler pedigrees! I wouldn't be sure that Cowher would result in Whaley being dumped. Especially if Cowher was upstairs from the GM position........ Theoritically, yes......but......he would not do that without Pegula's and Brandon in the picture and agreeing.....Whaley is a team player, and would not get out of line by doing that on his own. Now, they might let him make the final call, but not without serious consultations with the folks upstairs.

I listened to Marrone get interviewed by Sal C on WGR recently. On the topic of EJ, he said...that EJ was removed for a number of reasons, including the fact that he had regressed in some of the things they had been teaching him since day one. So, it wasn't just the performance, it was how he was doing it......the interview was the first time I had heard that statement on the EJ situation.

This Spikes will stay.....the only legit MLB we have. Brown, Alonso, Bradham, Rivers, Johnson....all Outside guys. I know, they say Brown was drafted to be MLB, but I am not sure...Kiko was an outside LB playing middle, and wasn't the run stuffer Spikes is.....I think spikes resigns as its good to have one legit MLB...proven, that is. I think Alonso, Bradham start outside next year, and Brown in the middle, but first injury, and Spikes is back in the middle with Brown moving outside. Assuming, of course, that Schwartz stays, definitely not a given, unfortunately.

Sammy still has issues....falls down a lot...untouched that is....don't understand what is going on there. And, he quits on routes.....sometimes, anyhow. He may be slick as whatever in practice...but, haven't seen much of that during the games. And, another problem is an OC and HC that don't believe in the vertical game. Dink and dunk...run run run.. Bills don't really target their WR's as often as other teams. Of course, we don't have a Manning or Luck pitching the rock.

As a season ticket holder ,I prefer no night games.

Actually, I just listened to the Marrone interview with Sal C on WGR, and Marrone alluded to EJ regressing on what he had been taught at QB.....maybe something that our fan based eyes don't see.....anyhow, that was part of the reason he was benched was the implication. Uncoachable is a bad sign....I have not heard any Bills rep use that word...but, that was what Marrone said in an indirect way. So, the comment here are about not showing progress is somewhat an understatement on what was going on.

Pretty good article. I guess the draft was a good topic, and now that the ownership situation is handled (thanx Pegula's), we should be able to attract better free agent talkent. I like the Denver TE suggestion. Chandler and Marquis.....not usre Lee Smith or Gragg should have a job next year.

The data actually shows well the offensive troubles of the Bills these last two year. I don't really care if the O is Hackett only, or Marrone/Hackett. Marrone needs to recognize that the performance of that offensive coach(s) isn't getting it done....and that another OC is needed Marrone, needs to kick himself upstairs and hire an incharge OC. Chan would be OK, but not going to happen. Trestman from Chicago is done, and was a great OC in the past....if he is available, get him. Others might also suffice. I think, if Marrone can't see this situation, he needs to go also, but would be satisfied with a new OC in charge, no HC meddling to speak of. OK, the head coach can intervene and set direction, but, needs to let the OC be the principle designer of the system. I cringe at the words of two years ago, when Marrone/Hackett arrived about running the hurry up all the time.....what worked atr Syracuse isn't going to cut it in the NFL.

If Kouanjui and Richardson can't start next year, they should be gone along with retread vets who can't do the job anymore.

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I notice Sports Illustrated has an on line article that lists the biggest disappointments in the NFL this season. At QB. Cutler gets the first team nod. Second team all disappointment....Gino Smith and EJ Manuel.

Orton should play as long as Brady is in the game....I am guessing one series. then backup time...both sides. I remember a few years ago Indy came in with Payton at QB, nothing to play for. Peyton played the first series.....and Fredex ran for about 200 in the snow. Didn't mean anything, but was entertaining.

IMHO, the reason we have not had top tier coaching talent in Buffalo was the owner....(not because he was cheap btw, he wasn't) but because his potential passing while in his late 80's and 90's and the following sale and potential relocation, made this franchise an undesireable landing site for top coaching talent. They could go where they wanted, into a more stable situation. Things will be better on that front now with the Pegula's as long term commited to Buffalo owners. Hoping Marrone puts on his big boy shorts and can's Hackett and recognizes the O is a failure. He needs to bring in a new OC, and let him make the calls. Its not working after two years of the Marrone/Hackett offensive scheme.

Hacketts offense requires square pegs...that ift his system. Spiller is a round peg....and doens't fit the power running that Marrone/Hackett want. Exit CJ... Success in this world requires doing what it takes with the talent at hand. Marrone/Hackett can't get off script to use CJ's great talent. If I were CJ, I would be GONE!!! Unless there is a coaching change before he becomes a free agent. Then, he might stay.

Pegula hired a big time consultant in order to buy the Bills, he will do the same on the management of the business. At the scale he operates at, nobody can be an expert in everything. Still, what might transpire is interesting to say the least, and I wonder who a good consultant might be. The Pegula's got it done on the purchase, I am guessing they will do the same on the team management side. The lack of long term success is troubling however, and the real question is whether there is something systemic in the Bills organization that has caused the 15 year playoff drought. I, for one, think the pending sale/move of the team because of an octagenarian owner was a disincentive to talent to come here. Thats gone now, and I think better days are ahead. As far as consultants in general though, we had a saying "A consultant tells you what time it is with your own clock" So, they might not have a lot to offer...we'll see.

If Levetre is cut by Tennessee, should we consider him to come back and fix the LG position.? I say yes, pending the results of a physical. Don't know what went wrong down there, but he was a stud here for four years.

Urban Meyer is a native of Ohio, and he is now home. No amount of money will lure him to the NFL....except, perhaps, the Browns or Bengals job.

As a contrarian, I would then ask, should the Bills sit Highes to keep him under 10 sacks, and devalue what they have to pay him to stay.? this discussion is a waste. Hughes will play.....to the best of his ability.

Spiller was not ready to play.....penalities, fumble, etc. He should not have been in there, especially in the fourth quarter when the game was on the line. His fumble was self recovered, but it illustrated that Spiller was not in football shape and ready to play. But, we knew that already because of what he did in the first half.....I was stunned that the coaching staff didn't see that in the first half as well.

The last two weeks, Watkins has falled down a lot....whats with that....I mean, untouched.......something wrong here...his mind trying to do things he can't do. Concerns me he doesn't have the body control to avoid that......

Orton suffered with Hacketts offensive calls. Hackett calls a play action pass for the start of the last drive today. Now, Hackett must be the only person in the stadium who thinks the Bills might run down by 9....yet, he doens't give Orton the ease of working out of the shotgun. Hackett is over his head bigtime...and Marrone also if he is partial architect of the offensive game. Marrone backed Hackett this week, I will say this....if Marrone can't kick himself upstairs, and hire a real OC with full control, Marrone needs to go also.