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Not only this but the scheme that Ryan runs puts these players in man coverage a lot so they are on an island a lot. So, the question is, what happened between this year and last year when the Bills had arguably the best CB duo in the league and this year they look like the worst? My take is this man coverage is killing these guys and they are really missing Baccari Rambo.

I think half the teams in the NFL wish they had him as their starting QB to play like he did with no elite receiver at one of most difficult stadiums in the NFL to play in. NVM that Woods broke his leg and someone by the name of Groy was snapping the ball. Again, I'm more upset with all that talent on that defense and it plays that poorly.

Oh no!!

the dreaded cart GDI

54 yarder, NG jeez screwed many ways Refs stand over the ball until 5 sec left on the play clock

OH WTF, delay of game...

I'll say. should have been a 15 yard roughing

Shady almost got it!

The thing is those two are very close and Thompson may just want to leave if McCarthy is fired or choose to leave rather than fire him. Either way, McCarthy is a super bowl winning head coach who knows how to win and if he is fired he won't be unemployed for very long.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/if-packers-miss-playoffs-could-major-changes-be-coming-013224354.html The Packers are now .500. They’re a third-place team. They might be a game out of first place, but it doesn’t feel like that right now. The NFL is a results-based business, and unless the Packers turn things around in the second half of the season, head coach Mike McCarthy could be in some trouble.

Eagles D just intercepted Manning to give them a chance to win the game 23-28 and now Manning has 2 INT's Wentz had a bad game

Only because they were forced to start the 4th string rookie QB Kellen Moore. I can see Dallas in the SB this year!

This game for Buffalo will depend on how much LeSean McCoy can play and if he is 100%. When healthy he is a game changer and when not the Bills don't do well on offense

My lord Big Ben is stinking up this game...

HAHA Flacco looking like the mad stork on a QB run just hurt himself sliding...what a putz This might change momentum

Too bad the Bills probably won't see this version of Ben

Nice game between Miami and Jets and both offenses are looking good early. Spiller on the field for the Jets as a receiver

Correct! If you read this article from Peter King MMQB he goes into great detail about the Dallas Cowboys draft room as he spends the weekend with Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys during the 2016 NFL draft. In the Cowboys’ draft room, support staff and scouts and coaches ring three quarters of a large rectangular table. At the head of the table sits, from left to right, mostly a family affair: vice president and director of player personnel Stephen Jones (who mans the phone for most trade discussions); Jerry Jones; executive vice president Charlotte Jones Anderson (Jerry’s daughter); coach Jason Garrett; and just around the corner of the table, executive vice president of sales and marketing Jerry Jones Jr. Stephen Jones is at the nerve center, with direct lines to 31 NFL teams on the phone console in front of him. This simple sentence from the article should give everyone the absolute understanding into exactly who makes the draft choices for the Dallas Cowboys. While contemplating a trade with the Baltimore Ravens that was taking too much time. Jerry makes his decision! “Get Zeke on the phone,” Jerry Jones said. And he instructed the card to be turned in with Ezekiel Elliott’s name on it. http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/05/01/nfl-draft-dallas-cowboys-war-room-jerry-jones-peter-king Jerry Jones is still very much running that team as GM with his son Stephen advising him. So yes, Jerry Jones has done a superior job over Doug Whaley. But then, like others have mentioned that Whaley doesn't even have the control over the team that other GM's have.

Gonna be tough being 1-3 in the division and 1-4 in the AFC

Buffalo Bills currently 4-4. What we have learned is the 2016 Buffalo Bills are a completely different animal if they get behind in points or fail to build a strong run game. 9-7 is a real possibility should they beat the teams with a worse record. Things can get better should Mccoy stay healthy and the team gets Watkins back from his injury. 1-3 in the division and 1-4 in the AFC doesn't make the playoff race look good for Buffalo. @ Seattle 4-2-1 BYE @ Cincy 3-4-1 Jacksonville 2-5 @ Oakland 6-2 Pittsburgh 4-3 Cleveland 0-8 Miami 3-4 @ NY Jets 3-5

and with a franchise now worth 4.2 Billion dollars... In 1989 Jerry Jones paid 140 million for the Cowboys and was told by his advisers it was a bad investment as the team was losing 35k a day coming off three straight losing seasons. Kinda interesting because HR Bum Bright had bought the team for 60 million 5 years earlier. The first ever sports franchise to sell for over 100 million and Jones was told he overpaid for it. And yeah, they will more than likely make the playoffs this year at 6-1, 188 PF-130 PA with the NFL's leading rusher and QB Dak Prescott currently has more passing yards than Aaron Rodgers

The Detroit Lions became relevant again in 2011 after making the playoffs from an 11-year absence . The Oakland Raiders are currently 6-2 and looking to make the playoffs this year after not making the playoffs since 2003. Only Buffalo...

I've read every article posted and it doesn't change anything in my view simply because both writers have things wrong. The ESPN article doesn't even get the title of McClay correct as he is simply the assistant of director of player personnel. The last article states that Tryon Smith was drafted in 2011 was McClay's choice and yet all he was at that time was the director of football research and not in any sort of power to make the final decision on any player selection. Do you simply not believe that Jerry Jones was the one making the final decisions on who to draft for years and years long before McClay was even hired by the Cowboys? Did you not read the article that stated that a scout other than McClay had direct influence over drafting Zack Martin with his opinion during the draft! That Stephen Jones himself stated that the HC Jason Garrett was also directly responsible for the team drafting Zack Martin? Read the last line in that article you quoted in which the writer actually gets it right "McClay is going to be at the table to chip in with decision-making, as he should be." and that's all he does is chip in with the decision making as the owner and his son make the final decisions on everything! The one person that old power mad Jerry Jones will actually listen to and concede to... is his own son.

If you took the time to read my post I said he sets up the draft board and leads the scouts. The board during the draft is fluid and not set in stone and it is there by a consensus of discussion by the entire staff previous to the draft! Do you not understand that the board changes after the first few selections and the team is constantly working trades to move around during the entire draft. The man who is working those 31 phone lines ls none other than Stephen Jones. I also said that change started in the basic philosophy of the team in drafting while McClay was the director of "football research". Which means he was not in power to change the entire philosophy of the team or have much involvement in anything other than football research. This promotion for McClay occurred in 2013 and the change had already started in 2011. 1) You said the team has no GM in name and I proved you wrong by listing the team's official website that states Jerry Jones is the GM! 2) McClay is the "assistant" director of player personnel because again, on the official website it lists Stephen Jones as the actual director of player personnel. From another source, http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/04/ranking-2016-nfl-general-managers 11. Jerry Jones / Stephen Jones, Cowboys "It’s hard to know for sure who’s running things in Dallas. Jerry Jones has the official GM title, but his son Stephen Jones appears to be the one making the decisions. Whoever is in charge has done a fantastic job building this roster over the last few years. The current team was wisely built from the inside-out, as the front office spent considerable resources building up the league’s best offensive line. It’s also avoided the splash moves that crippled the team’s cap in the past." Again, this change started before McClay was in any kind of power to have a say over the entire draft. If you actually knew anything about the Dallas Cowboys other than an article you quoted that doesn't even get the man's title correct. All McClay is the "assistant" director of player personnel and nothing more! You also would know that Jerry Jones has been making the actual draft selections for the longest time. The last few years his son Stephen has been making the selections and is the one solely responsible for changing the foundation of how the team was going to build through the draft. Hey man, believe what you want to believe as I listened to an in-depth interview with Stephen Jones about the draft process and who has had the control over the team the last few years and he himself stated that although Jerry is still involved, just not to the extent he was a few years ago as he is now 73 years old and passing the torch to his sons. This is basically why I avoided initial quoting or direct confrontation because even confronted with direct evidence from several sources you refuse to change opinion even though proven incorrect on several things. Continue to argue if you must as I've made my points.

While I agree that it might be a supremely difficult task to attempt to obtain Thompson as team president for the Buffalo Bills as he is so entrenched in Green Bay. The man was only making 2.5 mill before his extension in 2014 and he is 63 years old. However, Green Bay is currently 4-3 tied with Detroit and one game behind the Vikings. The Packers haven't been to the SB since 2010, and should they falter this year while not making the playoffs it might become doable to make a change. The Packers made the playoffs at 8-7-1 in 2013. Another aspect is if the Packers team president is unhappy with the current head coach in Mike McCarthy (who appears to be joined at the hip to Thompson) because the team hasn't been to another SB the last 6 years. If the team wants to replace McCarthy I'd think that Thompson might just want to go elsewhere and take McCarthy with him. I'd say perhaps hire Elliot Wolf as the new GM but the Bills have gone through enough learning curves with rookie head coaches and rookie GM's. I'd really prefer the team hire a team president with a history of success in being an NFL GM. The only deal I can think of involved GM to team president was Bill Polian being hired away from Carolina as GM and promoted to team president of the Colts.