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1700 yards from scrimmage and 8 rushing/receiving TD's is just a "good" season? :blink: I'm not saying he is the be all, end all, just that I think that the coaches could play to his strengths more than they are. I'll move on.

The guy has a funny nickname, rips off one big run, and I read repeatedly on here that the Bills need to get him the ball more. Anyone ever look at his track record? He is a journeyman ST'er who can be the infrequently used short yardage back/blocker. Nothing more, nothing less. If anything, I'd like to see Bryce Brown get a chance to get some carries.

Duh. Jackson is a different type of runner who also is probably 20 pounds bigger than Spiller, and built to run between the tackles. This is a case of a coach(es) trying to put a square peg into a round hole instead of taking advantage of player strengths. BTW...If Spiller is such a bust, why did he have success under Gailey. My guess is that in 2012 when he was having a very good season under Gailey that you were probably drooling over him.

Where Spiller was drafted or if he should have been drafted by the Bills is a moot point. He is a very talented RB, and it is the job of the coaches to figure out a way to use him successfully. I guarantee you that if Spiller was with New Orleans, Philadelphia, or another NFL team with a forward thinking OC, he would be a weapon. To continually run him between the tackles is STUPIDITY 101. If Whaley & Marrone wanted to build an OL of guys who are immobile, and hire a "green behind the ears" OC, than they should have trade Spiller in the offseason.

I like Gaenzler, but the signal strength is awful.

The Raiders franchise makes all Bills fans feel good about their team. From the fact they are the only NFL team that that plays in a baseball stadium, to bad ownership, constant turnover in the front office and coaching staff... JUST WIN BABY??? MORE LIKE....WHAT A TRAIN WRECK!

...at least the wheel is moving again. You had a broken axle up until the announcement was made this afternoon.

You don't know that he can't be better in Buffalo than his previous NFL stops? Maybe the last couple of years as a backup have been a wake-up call? Maybe he will find this system to be a good fit for him? ...or maybe he will stink it up? I don't know for sure, and neither do you! But if he can be accurate and decisive, that will be a 100% improvement over Manuel whose head is completely messed up.

You mean our backup QB is not a perennial pro bowler who can make all the throws? I'm shocked. You know what I will settle for? A guy who can actually be ACCURATE when throwing short to intermediate range passes. That would be a major step up in play from what we have witnessed recently.

Just saying to call out Watson in front of the media instead of behind closed doors was a ****ty thing to do. Not saying that Mickelson questioning the strategy was incorrect. Just the way he handled it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/sports/phil-mickelson-and-tom-watson-share-icy-exchange-after-ryder-cup-loss.html?_r=0

Very early, but some names to look for throughout the college football season per gbnreport.com....

100% agree.

Yep.

Mickelson is an !@#$ for throwing Watson under the bus at the PC after the tournament. Even worse, Watson was sitting a few seats down from Lefty. I hope he never gets sleected for the Ryder Cup again.

Bill Clay to the rescue!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- He gave up next years #1 pick and if this thing continues to implode, it could be a top 10 pick. - You have no QB to get the ball to the WR's, so it doesn't matter how elite you are. Fix the QB problem, and then we will see if Watkins is really an elite WR.

The buck stops at Whaley. - He hired Marrone and during that interview, I am sure Marrone's potential assistants were discussed. - Gave up a #1 for Sammy which if the Bills have a 7-9 record or worse could be disastrous for him with new ownership coming in. - Drafted Manuel at a point when most observers felt was a big reach. 1-1/2 years later, it appears to be a pick that was wasted. - All this talk of the Bills being the best team on paper is just that. The OL has been a trainwreck and continues to be one. Don't know if it is coaching schemes or player talent, but the pass blocking has been way below average. Is it really that had to find above average OG's? - I'm not sure how much input Whaley has in terms of the decision of Orton vs. Manuel, but this is the one that could determine the fate of Whaley and the entire coaching staff. Stick with Manuel too long, let the season fall apart, and you will probably all be gone come next spring. Get Orton in there now, and he might just save all their jobs.

How many of those 4 dropped passes were game changing plays?

All I ask from Pegula is to make the last 14 years disappear from memory. Marrone, Hackett, Manuel & to some extent Whaley will make his decision to clean house, an easy one.

Agree 100%!!!!!

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YES, YES, YES and YES. Pegula needs to clean house the day after the season is over, and bring in an experienced NFL executive to rebuild the FO and coaching staff, and go from there. I am so sick of second rate head coaches and the crappy staffs they put together. I don't know how much say Whaley had in the hiring of Marrone, but he needs to be swift and decisive, and has a lot of convincing to do with Pegula just to save his own job. For his sake, I hope the draft pick he traded away does not end up being a top 10 pick.

Which one of the 4 major sports leagues are they a part of?

With the KC Royals making the playoffs for the first time in 29 years, only the Toronto Blue Jays with a 20 year drought are standing in the way of the Bills playoff woes and their second place 14 year run. Please make it end!!!!