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That is all well and good if you are an expansion team. However in the NFL you inherit players when you get a job and that means coaching difficult personalities not just "your guys". Recklessly moving every player from the previous GM and bringing in subpar talent from your old team is insecurity IMO. Our baby GM has been begging for credit since he was serving coffee in Carolina and especially after he was intern GM and didn't get the job. The NFL does not have the patience for Beane's approach. This guy would be getting roasted if he did not have a fantastic coach bailing him out. McD wins in spite of Beane. We are Bills fans, how the hell could yo know what a proper rebuild looks like? Is this what the Rams did? Aren't they the model? I don't violently disagree with your points. I don't mind the draft day trades to get a QB or Edmunds. The cap situation however is Beane's mess more than Whaley's. Go to Sportrac and look up the dead cap. 50% of those are contracts Beane and 50% are Whaley. In just two years. He is not just cleaning it up. Do the research and you will see. I love what we have done on D. But that D ranking is only for yards. The #3 D in the league doesn't get blown out two games in a row do they? Granted they are playing better and headed in the right direction. I go with scoring which I have been criticized for only using one stat.

Keeping Tir-od would have meant millions more available for free agents. His 10 mil in dead cap plus the McCarron signing would have never happened adding even more $ back. Money that could have been used on O lineman or receivers. I think we would also have more wins with Ti-rod. Josh could start the end games once/if we were eliminated but who knows with this improved D. Granted this would have shaken up the draft trade but we still could have got Josh and maybe Edmunds too. Probably not Harrison though.

I wonder if Peterman turned over McDermott's desk and said "Don't F-ing start me!"

I am in the same boat as far as displeasure with Beane and his insecure tear down. It's not a rebuild, it is a tear down IMO. Adding two players with first round picks does not signal a rebuild. The cap is in the worst position it has ever been for the Bills. And before you say that he had to cut the previous contracts you may want to research it - 50%+ of the dead cap are contracts from Beane's own doing. The real problem with Beane is he hasn't even learned the hardest lesson of being the Buffalo Bills GM. It is difficult to lure free agents to Buffalo as a destination and on top of that New England runs our division. Posters are going to say they go where the money is but then why are we the only team in the league where guys don't even show up when claimed and/or quit at halftime. Most of us were born in Buffalo and love it, but 22 yr old soon to be millionaires who only see it on TV when there is a snowstorm have different opinions. Unless Carolina's entire offense has their contracts expiring I don't see how Beane can rebuild this offense next year no matter how much cap space. Especially with a stronger defensive as opposed to offensive free agent pool and draft class. I do think you went too far in writing off Zay Jones and Shady already though. I do think you went too far in writing off Zay Jones and Shady already though.

We have a really strong defense and I think that goes without question. But to say we are the #3 defense is not accurate IMO. Games are decided by points, not yards. Therefore I believe we are the # 13 ranked scoring defense and I think that is more realistic. Are we playing better than that yes, because #13 is obviously skewed because of the two early season beatings.

Who are you going to sign on offense with all that cap room? It's a defensive draft and defensive free agent class. We did it backwards - rookie GM

All the top FAs next year are on D. We are going to go from near 60 mil in dead cap to a roster of only 60 mil the next year. Nice tear down Beane but don't forget about the rebuild.

At what point are we adding talent instead of subtracting it? Also I think some history might be needed to erase these crazy expectations on trade value of a 30 year old RB making 10 mil.

On this play I thought Bojorquez had an angle to make the tackle and just peeled off to avoid contact. I know it's not his primary job but it annoyed me.

Ugh have we not jettisoned enough players already? We have 90 mil in cap space next year and we are complaining about how much guys are making? Does anyone really think we are going to spend 90 mil next year? We can't just get rid of players because they didn't meet the round they were drafted in or aren't pro bowlers. If Shaq were a fourth rounder, would you cut him? So you want to get rid of Star after four games and suck up 50 mil in dead cap. ' Horrible post. I can't believe I was suckered into responding

The ball should move when you are getting sandwiched and it is allowed to move. But that doesn't mean he was fumbling it. I thought it was a bad call.

It may have been to take advantage of the backup guard that started for Green Bay. I believe it was RG

I remember when receivers got three years to develop. I guess that doesn't exist anymore.

The benefit of airing it out isn't just the 1 in 5 chance it is completed. Bombs loosed up the defense, drop the safeties and open up the middle. Same way reverses keep the Defensive Ends at home rather than gaining big yards

See what church they go to. That will tell you how close our faith based process oriented Coach and GM are.

Remember that 11-5 was when they were stealing defensive calls. How else would you explain Cassell success

Don't we have two Bama starters from their team last year that are at the bottom of the lineup and on the practice squad?

with only 7 mil in cap?

I wish we had him. Even if he only played 10 game last year we won 9 of them Why wouldn't it just have been included in the original trade?

I know it will be met with some snarky comments but what about Incognito? He is a pro bowl guard who is available and wants to play. He was fine when he was in the 716. Desperate times call for desperate measures

I don't think it is a matter of make up. Like David Carr, we watched it happen to Rob Johnson. Once a QB starts getting pummeled they begin to watch the pass rush rather than keeping eyes downfield on the receiving options. That is a human survival instinct that is a product of getting sacked that kicks in not some predetermined genetic make up. Agree?

Tyrod would have been better behind this line too. Moving him was a mistake as well since they are still paying him in dead cap money

How is it a waste of time to be upset over Vontae Davis signing for 5 million then not dressing. We let a playoff caliber CB (in this D) in EJ Gaines walk and then sign for $4 million. Even if Gaines was hurt a lot we still won the games he played in. Plus Davis has the same or worse injury history. Is it a waste of time to second guess a starting CB decision? How does McBeane get a pass from you on that one? As for building through the draft, how can you build an entire roster with 7 picks per year on 4-5 year contracts? You have to utilize free agency, trades, and eventually resign existing core players to make it work. You should review our dead cap situation on Spotrac. The split between contracts in the dead cap is 51% Whaley, 49% Beane already. Is it a knee jerk reaction when we go from a playoff roster to what we viewed on Sunday?

We should have known the Bills wouldn't have been ready. We had competitions at QB, C, and CB going right up to the week before the game. Those were arguably the worst positional performances of the game too. Not enough time or reps to get ready. Our worst fears were realized - we had three QBs (one in Oakland) all partially ready to play. Center/O line were not together and CB turned into a debacle with Davis not even suiting up. Poor process planning and execution to get ready for the opener.

52% of the dead cap dollars were Whaley contracts, 48% of it was Beane contracts. That is too much too soon. Compare Beane to SF and other teams that have 2nd year GMs. None have 53 million in dead cap or a lower payroll. Also did any team spend 50 million in free agency this past year? Ever? You can't do it so having it is not an asset. Money needs to be on the field.