Coach Tuesday

Interesting read - https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/09/07/seattle-seahawks-dismantling-rift-russell-wilson-pete-carroll

Those dudes were both on one-year contracts which the Bills chose not to renew - they were hardly "replacements" for elite young talent.

WR and CB are two of the weakest positions on the team - which is not a coincidence, since Watkins and Darby were shipped out with no replacements brought in. I am extremely unimpressed with the roster-building decisions of Beane & Co. to date.

Well said - though your tune has changed somewhat re: the Bills, you seem to be getting more skeptical of what Beane and McD bring to the table. Which I agree with - Beane has shown very little ability to scout pro personnel to date, and his roster-building decisions are mind-boggling to me. But you really hit at the core issue, which is that the Pegulas continue to hire unproven executives to "run" their teams, which executives keep running those teams right into the ground. They have some kind of ingrained allergy to bringing in experienced team presidents and GMs, and it's the reason their teams suck so badly. It might be different if the Pegulas themselves had experience running sports teams, but they don't - yet they refuse to hand the reigns over to folks who actually know what they're doing. I'm not optimistic about the Bills, although you're right it's too soon to grade. I see a roster with one aging playmaker, a bunch of middling vets, and very little young, up-and-coming depth. I see an offense totally bereft of skilled players and a defense that doesn't look well-constructed to stop the run - something that became a serious concern at the end of last season (not coincidentally after Dareus was shipped out for a song). And I question whether the fans are really prepared to stomach a 2-4 win season which seems likely at this point - and whether the fans' ire will make its way up to the owner's box, as it inevitably does, creating serious pressure on Beane & Co. to spend big in free agency next year. As we know, that rarely works out in the long run...

They are still waiting to see whether Davis rises from the dead...

Keeping Tyrod wouldn't have created a serious QB controversy anymore than it is in Cleveland.

You understand there is a difference between rooting for a team and predicting its success, right?

I remember hearing this about Fitz when he was jettisoned for no reason - he too would've been a good veteran insurance policy at the QB position. I doubt it's the fans' fault that the FO can't get its act together to formulate sound strategic plans. More likely they're just incompetent.

Bills get first pick in the 2019 draft, select either Bosa or Oliver... https://www.footballoutsiders.com/ramblings/2018/2018-staff-predictions

Uh if it’s his “dream job” he’d do well not to trash his former employer in a hit piece like this...

Dude your TAKES! Thousands of mis-posts, like thousands of weathervanes pointing in the exact wrong direction. You know, because you’re one of those kinds of fans - just admit it.

Thank you - was gonna say - right thread wrong player. There are still folks here who are fine with letting a HOF left tackle walk because he tried to leverage a few million dollars more out of a cheap owner. But that’s another issue, Bills fans’ resentment of well-paid athletes of a certain ilk..,

Hired two rookie GMs and paid the price. Fired them both and hired... two more rookie GMs. They are killing me.

You make good points. But I get the Tyrod move - they wanted to add 2018 draft picks to give themselves maximum flexibility to move up for their QB. They didn’t want to have to trade 2019 picks. It’s rational. I too wish they fortified the line but they didn’t expect Wood to have to retire and Richie to totally lose his marbles. They got a bit jammed there. My beef is dealing away all of the talent - as you said elsewhere, it’s pure hubris and a questionable way to protect your QB investment. And I agree with you also that having a boatload of money to spend next year in free agency is a dangerous game - they could easily end up with a bunch of bloated contracts and middling veterans. And I’ll add - Beane has shown ZERO ability to identify and sign quality free agents - literally has nothing to show for his pro personnel efforts. Not a single player.

Working-class resentment of black athletes - a Buffalo specialty.

Very small-minded thing to say - and that's putting it nicely.

This is why the players will never successfully invert the CBA dynamics in their favor - they will turn on each other when the going gets tough.

Are the ostriches and lunatics still defending this President? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opinion/trump-white-house-anonymous-resistance.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

“False start, offense, number 76, five yards and we’ll replay the down.” I might bet my life savings on that happening...

Their faces look somewhat alike. That is all.

Must HAVE

They are scrambling.

They've got to be concerned about Vontae - he seems totally out of gas.

He will set an all-time, never-to-be-broken record for pick-sixes-per-attempt. This should be interesting.