Bob in STL

I think we have seen the problem with rapid GM/Coach turnover. Re-planning and changing schemes every 2-3 years will get you nowhere. Look at the best players we drafted since the drought. Most of them had their best years on another team. Even worse is drafting running backs in the first two rounds but not drafting QBs. Yikes, the bills have been the poorest managed NFL team for a very long time.

Well he could have lost Watkins for nothing and they might have cut Ragland and got nothing. I'll take the 2 and the 4.

Jordan Mathews is a good WR, his performance on the field back that up. The issue is that Watkins was supposed to great and an impact player. Look at the stats and you see that Mathews is a player that is ready on game day, averages 75 catches and 6 TDs per season. A solid #2 WR. Look at Watkins stats and they are not quite up to Mathews. Not nearly the production you want from a #1 WR. Especially one that is going to ask for a huge raise. You can blame injuries and you can blame Tyrod but the numbers speak for themselves.

Darby was not looking good in this system. Just like he did not look very good last year either. I wish we could have got more for Watkins but his injury past is a red flag.

Not happy he is gone but I am happy we got something for him. Talk about a bad use of 2 number 1 picks!

You guys crack me up. Gaines and Darby are pretty much an even swap. The guys in the locker will see that immediately. Watkins is a potential superstar that has not been healthy and has not delivered. He will be a tough loss, from a game planning standpoint we are easier to play against. However, we picked up a good young WR plus we have Boldin. Watkins has not been anywhere near the player we hoped for when we traded another #1 to move up and get him. Blame it on injuries and blame it on the QB but he was gone anyway after the season. Stockpiling the 2nd and a 3rd picks next year is the smart move.

I wish Doug the best too. I suspect he will resurface as a personnel guy somewhere in the league. Look at Doug's tenure, he came in a "hot shot" from the great Pittsburgh organization. Unfortunately he worked for the most dysfunctional FO in the NFL with Russ Brandon and Buddy Nix at the helm. Nix was no GM, he is a good Scout and that is all Buddy Nix should have ever been. Brandon was not a football guy and never will be. We also had Tom Modrak, content to work from home in Jacksonville, a knowledgeable guy but he mailed it in. Jim Overdorf's management of the cap has been dreadful. Doug did not pick Marone, he inherited him. He did not pick Rex either. Doug made errors, but no more than the rest of the crew. He actually performed his job the best of the entire bunch named above. Better than the Pegula's too. I bet we see him succeed in some capacity elsewhere.

No Question - White and the picks over Latimore. Not even close. White is a character guy. I hope McDermott purges this team of the many selfish, overpaid, and underachieving players. This is a start.

No because I do not report directly to the CEO but Whaley does. If I cared about the move I would ask that persons direct manager.

Whaley is making his job sound robotic with his "everyone has a boss, I just listen to the owners" ... I wish my Sr,Management position was as easy but for some reason my company makes me accountable for performance with yearly goals. Whaley is dying. He said he did not want to "waste time" thinking about the firing of Rex, he wanted to go forward. He is lying and dying. Why not say, "I agree with the owners decision for fire Rex"? Unless he doesn't agree of course.

What is unsaid is whether Whaley advised Pegula about Rex in a negative way? Which is part of the process of letting him go. Lets have the Coach report directly to the GM and stop the nonsense. Unbelievable that Rex picked the interim coach for Pegula and Pegula then told Whaley? This is nuts?

This sounds like such a cluster that I actually feel sorry for Whaley ... then I think about his salary and the feelings go away.

The Pegula's might need an Org chart and a document stating "roles and responsibilities" this sounds like a unorthodox organization.

One reporter said "I'm trying to figure out what you do for a living" then said "I was not trying to be crass" What a clown - who is that?

Agree. The Rex Ryan hangover was present today. There are players that are Rex loyalists that did not show up to play, and there are veterans who know the game is meaningless. This team needs a full and complete cleansing but that will not happen.

We learned that: 1. EJ Manual will never play in the NFL again. 2. Because of #1, this is a poor way to evaluate Lynn. 3. Special Teams and Defense are chronically poorly prepared. 4. Darby's regression continues 5. Lots of players from Club Rex were going through the motions

Poorly prepared team in all facets of the game. No attention to detail which is the mark of a Rex Ryan team.

Lynn did a nice job as RB coach and as an OC. I just don't think this team will respond to him as a head coach. This team is filled with coach killers ... lazy players that collect a paycheck. Lynn could do well as a HC but maybe he too needs a fresh start. I hate to say it but the best thing to do here is blow it up. Including the firing of Doug Whaley tonight. I don't see it happening. Instead I see Whaley hiring Lynn and both getting fired in two years.

wow! This is very worrisome indeed. Both players disappeared this season. Lots of talk about lack of accountability. These two clowns are at the top of the list.

Wow, I did not think our changes were even this good. I think everything in #2 thru #5 is likely, some even very likely. I just don't see this team wining four straight games again. Hope springs eternal.

We lost to a better team. Sure we had a legitimate shot at the win but in the end we have this: 1. A QB that cannot find his receivers or accurately deliver the ball. 2. A defensive scheme that requires great cornerback and safety play for success in spite of the fact we have very live talent on the field at those positions. 3. A mediocre loudmouth as a head coach that does not coach or teach the fine details of the game. Looking at the past 17 years .... it is easy to see we will not succeed until we get better people running the football operations.

I never cared for Duff's, going way back to the original one on Sheridan Drive. The wings are too vinegary and the overall experience is not good. Going back to the mid-70's there were many a neighborhood bars and a local Pizza/Sub shops, that would easily beat Duffs. Anchor Bar is very good still today, better than Duffs, but there are many places better than both. Recent trips to Buffalo take me to Gabriel's Gate. Excellent wings!

Fred Flintstone was a pretty darn good athlete too. In addition to his bowling and pool shooting prowess I recall episodes were he was a star baseball and football player. Every team needs a caveman or two.

Please give it a rest. We had the matchup we wanted and took advantage of it. Plays that actually made a difference: 1. Goodwin not catching the key 3rd down pass 2. Tyrod hanging a wide open Goodwin out to dry on another deep pass ... that one got Goodwin concussed. 3. The 53 yard run from the 2 4. The direct snap to Gillisee on the ten 5. The two DBs colliding on the game clinching underthrown deep pass for a TD.

I agree, only week 7. We need to win 6 of the remaining 9 to get to 10 wins. Next week is crucial. Either we step up and win and be legitimate, or BB exposes us and the season gets away from us (again). The Pats* game is crucial.