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I'm not assuming the Pegulas will be great owners - and I never said they would or wouldn't. What I responded to was directly comparing them after two years of ownership to Dan Snyder, which is unbelievably ridiculous.

Could be trying to allay questions from HC candidates about the Taylor benching. I'm sure all of them want assurances that such things wouldn't happen if they were to become HC here. Every win is precious to an NFL HC. Even a loss that helps or protects the organization. Even a loss the last game of a lost season. That L still goes on the coach's record and resume. It's still a loss for the coaches and his players. While I agree that benching Taylor was necessary to protect the team, it's something that needs to be appropriately addressed with candidates.

It's weird that nothing in the article supports the article's title. Am I missing it? "Here's what happened with the Rex firing and here's what's going on with the coaching search" would've been more accurate. Other than the misleading title, it's a good synopsis of what we've already heard.

http://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/football/bleacher-report-nfl-draft-lead-writer-matt-miller-discusses-josh/article_969ac113-2bd5-5921-8ca4-7f63bb5a95b3.html This is mostly on Josh Allen, but also is a general discussion about the college/draft landscape and the QB class this season and next. It's worth a read. Rumors are growing that Allen will come out. If he does, then he could easily be the first QB taken. If you're a Trubisky (or Kizer, or Mahomes, or Watson, etc.) fan, then that's good news because everyone else could get pushed down in the draft. I'm not sold on Allen by any stretch. I see the Wentz comparisons myself, and that's concerning, but it's just such an interesting year for QBs. So many out there, all needing grooming and the right system and development. So much to look at and so much that could go wrong for any or all of them. It'll be cool to see the processes and watch the guy(s) who turn out right and make it. There's a lot to be learned from what's about to transpire.

Or just keep trading away all of your goalies who are any good.

I don't think 2 seasons is close unless there's some really bad stuff coming out about how he operates. To compare Pegula to Dan Snyder after two seasons is freaking ridiculous. Hell, Dan Snyder isn't even Dan Snyder anymore. He's even dialed it back quite a bit. There's got to be a reasonable expectation of a learning curve for Pegula. I think he initially handled Marrone and Whaley correctly when he bought the team. He wanted them to prove themselves before extending them. Whaley was good with that, Marrone wasn't. I think that's why Whaley gets this chance. I can understand it even if I'd have moved on from him. He brought in Rex after Marrone bailed. I can see that too. I wasn't in interviews, but the talent on defense was stacked and Rex had had so much success on that side of the ball I see where it would look like a great match. I thought it would be initially. I had no idea that Rex could be so irretrievably stupid and inflexible with his scheme. Pegula dropped him after two seasons and I applaud him for it. He didn't let that travesty continue. So Pegula came in with a need for a HC and QB. In two seasons he tried to find his HC in Rex. Rex brought in Tyrod to be the QB. Neither worked out. The three most important people in the building after the owner are HC, GM and QB (in whatever order you want to put them in). They're also the most difficult to find. Pegula and the Bills are on their second shot at two of those and still on their first of one. That's not a pattern. Bills fans are just so frustrated with the mediocrity and sub-mediocrity of the team for so many years they are taking it out on the guy who just got here. I'm sure what's been going on with the Pegula owned Sabres isn't helping, but I gotta be honest there - the tank was the right thing to do.

Wow. Stupid post. Pegula has owned the Bills for what, 2 years? Seriously?

Oddly, Dallas will likely still part ways with Romo (or possibly rework his deal to a much cheaper salary). It's a huge amount of dead money, but it would actually save them $5.1M against the cap in 2017. That's if he's traded or cut under regular rules. If they cut him and designate him a June 1st cut then $8.9M of dead money would be deferred to 2018. That's $14M that could be freed up for 2017 for a team in dire need of short term cap space. Dallas is currently projected to be $1.7M over the 2017 cap and they have over $115M scheduled to be allocated to the offense. That's unreal. I haven't dug into their contracts, but Romo seems an obvious place to start. He's very, very expensive, getting older and is usually injured. Oh, I don't want Romo unless he's a free agent and cheap, which is incredibly unlikely. He's just too fragile at this point in his career. Foles, if he hits the market, would likely be the best of the lot.

True. There are valid concerns that he was not asked to go through the kinds of progressions and make the kinds of reads that will be required of him in the NFL. He executed the offense he was asked to run - half field reads, one or two options before running, etc. - and he did it well. He may or may not make he growth he needs to make it in the NFL - and in that regard he's a lot like every other top QB coming out this year. I don't want to see the Bills reach for a QB, I just want them to get a guy who has a real chance to make it at a reasonable draft value and I want to see them bring him along properly, even if it takes time and frustrates fans.

Quality coach + quality QB

Looks like Gregg Williams is the new Browns DC.

An intentional tank job would be the only real reason to bring Cutler to Buffalo.

I totally thought that was going to be a pic of Cutler puking. Expect a bridge QB to be signed - at a lot less than Tyrod's contract. Then a QB will be drafted to complete our trio.

This isn't the season to move up from 10 for a QB. Every single one of them needs significant development. Take a chance on one of them on day 1 or 2, but don't overdraft one. This team needs too much to waste draft capital. Also expect to start seeing the name Josh Allen in these conversations. I haven't made my mind up on him yet, but he might very well be the first QB off the board. And he just declared.

Trubisky may go back to UNC for another season. Gillislee is a RFA. He needs to be under contract to be traded.

The word in NFL circles is that Wade will stay in Denver if the new HC wants a him to stay. If not, then he will look elsewhere. He'd be a tremendous DC hire anywhere.

LMAO

I've seen a lot of this crap, too. The defense was very average - 15th in yards/game and 16th in points per game. They weren't what they were two seasons ago and they weren't what Rex told us we'd get, but they weren't nearly the biggest issue on the team. It wasn't the 1st ranked run offense either. My guess at what held the Bills back most in 2016 was their 31st ranked passing offense. Specials didn't help either.

Wow. I'm trying to wrap my head around them in a booth. That would either be tremendous or totally unlistenable. I'm not sure which.

Money paid or guaranteed to a player must be accounted for on the cap. Some of Taylor's cap hit would be deferred, but those dollars still must be accounted for. Deferring a cap hit can help in the near term, but eventually the team has to take the hit. BS. The Bills beat one .500+ team this season - the Patriots who started an injured 3rd string QB. Taylor is a big part of the reason why, I'm not putting it all on him (or any QB) to carry the team to a SB, but he should be able to help them get there and not hold the team back.

Yup. My first thought upon reading the OP was, "Well okay, then whose fault was it in 2015?" I'm sure Rob was part of the problem, but the real issue was the Ryan scheme and the inflexibility of Rex (and Rob). They didn't change their scheme to keep in step with today's NFL and they sure didn't tailor it to their personnel. That major coaching failure is on them.

No chance. Whaley will have made his decision about Tyrod and he will go with a coach that agrees with him. No way does he tie himself to a coach that he doesn't see eye to eye with. And Tyrod's contract is substantial. The team will be tied to him for at least two seasons at a cost of $40.5M. You've got to genuinely believe in him to move forward with him because he's going to be your QB. If you're Whaley, then he's going to be the guy you tie your tenure in Buffalo to. If you're the new HC, then with Tyrod you have real, immediate expectations for improvement. He's got to be your guy. Or you can choose your own guy and get a little extra time. I don't see the Bills keeping Tyrod. He's the best QB that's been in Buffalo in a long, long time, but he's limited. He's not going to get you to a Super Bowl. That is really the clincher for me.

I suspect that's not going to happen. He will get a nice deal - and he should - but nothing close to $40.5M over 2 years.

I can't believe this. How can the front office NOT have made their decision? They've seen everything there is to see. Nothing new is going to come to light before the decision needs to be made. It's done. There could be no greater indictment of the front office than if they didn't know what they were going to do. Part ways with Tyrod. Keep Tyrod. Either is far better than not knowing what they're going to do.

Tyrod is one staph infection away from an enormous payday.