Andrew Son

This is the guy we needed to get CJ into space

Well, our ST core was probably supposed to be Easley, Colt Anderson and Lorax. But yes, it was atrocious

I never buy this. There are 32 of these jobs in the world

He had his best year ever the following year and had a game winning kick that was a big part of getting us back to the SB

It has been widely reported that Rex wasn't Whaley's pick

Don't buy it. Wins = Money. So you think that Rex Ryan brought in more money than if we hired, say, Hue Jackson and made the playoffs? You think the Pegula's sat down and said- "hey, we think Rex sucks and will continue to lose, but his persona will increase our value more than by having a winning team?"

I posted this in the fire Rex thread, but think it's applicable here as well- It is very possible that Rex does not have the horses he needs to field an effective D. I'm sure most of us remember watching the exotic and aggressive schemes he put forth with the Jets. Why does our D not look like that? Quite simply, personnel. I see two main problems with our personnel that, IMO, is not allowing Rex and company to run their D. 1. Safety play. Complete garbage at safety is forcing Rex to rush three and protect the back end. 2. I don't think our defenders, at the key positions of LB and S, are smart enough to run the scheme. Missed assignments and confusion has forced Rex to be much less complex than we have seen when he has fielded strong D's. Maybe Ragland is the answer at LB and hopefully we can get one of the stud safeties in the draft. I am still a fan of the Ryan defense, I just don't think we've seen it on the Bills yet. It is more dependent on specific personnel than some schemes (Schwartz), but, when you DO have the players- it's a joy to watch. I think it is possible that Ryan and Whaley don't mix well in this regard. Whaley seems to like certain body types and physical attributes, while the mental side is more important to Ryan.

It is very possible that Rex does not have the horses he needs to field an effective D. I'm sure most of us remember watching the exotic and aggressive schemes he put forth with the Jets. Why does our D not look like that? Quite simply, personnel. I see two main problems with our personnel that, IMO, is not allowing Rex and company to run their D. 1. Safety play. Complete garbage at safety is forcing Rex to rush three and protect the back end. 2. I don't think our defenders, at the key positions of LB and S, are smart enough to run the scheme. Missed assignments and confusion has forced Rex to be much less complex than we have seen when he has fielded strong D's. Maybe Ragland is the answer at LB and hopefully we can get one of the stud safeties in the draft. I am still a fan of the Ryan defense, I just don't think we've seen it on the Bills yet. It is more dependent on specific personnel than some schemes (Schwartz), but, when you DO have the players- it's a joy to watch. I think it is possible that Ryan and Whaley don't mix well in this regard. Whaley seems to like certain body types and physical attributes, while the mental side is more important to Ryan.

Well, might as well go on record with who your improvements would be

Exactly who?

I agree, it is the number one reason for the drought. But, we are where we are. What is your plan for acquiring an all pro qb for next year?

Merry Christmas to all! Best to you and yours!

Why haven't we thought of that before! Let's just bring in an all pro QB, problem solved!

Yep. The loss boils down to tacking, special teams and the refs. And we almost overcame all of that with stellar play from Tyrod, the running game, Clay and Sammy

Oh, ok. Great point

I said flacco, not Dilfer. That was far from an all time D. Flacco carried them through the postseason. But whatever, keep displaying your football knowledge or lack there of. Merry Christmas idiot

Well, he doesn't have a big leg for kickoffs, but at least he sucks at fg's and extra points

Yeah, and he scores a ton of points. I guess offensive points is overrated for a qb as well

Kick coverage is this case is a result of kicking. How about a !@#$ing touchback?

Sometimes teams that "sneak" into the playoffs win the whole damn thing and guys like flacco look like Montana. People stating opinion as fact is tiring

That's the problem. We have to stop putting the weight of the streak on players and coaches that have not been here for a majority of it

What one play has JAX winning that game? The plays im referring to are the 55 yard field goal in December in buffalo and us scoring on the goal line in Seattle. My point is, most teams fail. That's sports. Just because you "predicted" a losing season, it doesn't confirm your reasoning. It's just playing the odds. And then to follow up with "I told you so" posts? Please

Yeah, I was holding out hope for the playoffs, but I swear I read on here that our season was over weeks ago. How long have we been talking about 17 years? Now we're in a uproar over another loss?