Coach Tuesday

The Bills are a farm team for the rest of the league and, what's worse, many Bills fans seem to have accepted it.

I would like the Pegulas to bring an experienced football executive with a proven track record to oversee the front office and serve as a "sanity check" on short-term and long-term strategic planning and execution. I have been asking for this for YEARS.

This was the most likely outcome of the formula that McBeane sold to the Pegulas, and which the Pegulas may or may not have knowingly endorsed. They brought in a first-time GM and a first-time coach, and proceeded to rid the team of talent. It is not a huge surprise, then, that at the first sign of trouble, the team loses all confidence in itself and its leaders (the coach and front office) and hides under the blanket. The formula was flawed from the very beginning and many of us here saw it coming. If you want to shed the team of talent to rebuild the "culture," you'd better have Superbowl-winning credibility in your coaches and front office to fall back on (i.e., Coughlin in Jax). Conversely, if you're starting from scratch at HC and GM or lack winning credibility there, your best bet is to stockpile talent and make sure your coaches and their schemes know how to maximize it (i.e., L.A. Rams). The Pegulas are very nice people. They're wonderful Buffalo citizens. They're also the most clueless owners in professional sports. And as BADOL points out, they're not going to tolerate this regime for too long - I'm willing to bet that McBeane promised them that a competitive team would be fielded this season despite the aggressive personnel moves. Welp so much for that, so it's Strike One against the McBeane regime. They'll get a Strike Two. Strike Three is "You're fired." Always Be Closing.

So it’s not the systems - we just need four new linemen, a new QB, another WR, a backup running back, two pass rushers, two new defensive tackles, all new linebackers and a better punter.

Some of us have had our hats fully tipped for two decades. Do you realize how difficult the NFL has made it to suck this consistently?

No, but possibly the most clueless owners in professional sports.

The coach and GM seem to have trouble identifying talent and understanding which schemes make sense in today’s NFL. THAT to me is the biggest concern.

So was Beane lying to the fans when he said otherwise right after the Sammy trade? Equally important, did Beane lie to Pegula? Does Terry think they were sacrificing wins this season? I’m not so sure. Beane is definitely on the hot seat as of Jan. 1.

I’m ok with firing Dennison, benching Tyrod, and telling Beane he has one offseason to fix the mess he created.

Season over. Might want to try fielding talent next year.

Tyrod tried throwing downfield a couple of times on the first drive, missed badly, and now seems content to toss checkdowns for the rest of the game. I’m a Tyrod fan but he is playing himself out of a job today.

GAME OVER

Not even trying to win. Just leave it to the defense eh McD?

I want a modern offense so badly.

Is Dennison drunk?

This is a veteran team making rookie mistakes

Ten yards a pop on offense for the Saints.

I guess you can’t just get rid of talent and try to out-process good teams...

Fire McD? Too soon?

You folks - like 90% of the zombies who continue to post on this forum (most sane individuals don't bother anymore) - are just batschitt crazy. You really are. You take the echo chamber in here as evidence that you're right - but in reality, most of us don't even bother opening the sewer door to peer down into it anymore. Sure, it's a conspiracy, he was framed, liberals have destroyed the presumption of evidence, blah blah blah. Your'e all freaking nuts. Seriously.

Glenn has really been a huge disappointment this season.

Sorry but nothing beats Jay Cutler (chest)

This is a bigger deal than it may seem. What Jerry is doing could threaten the entire system - parity, the salary cap, etc. I wonder if this is just his first salvo with an eye toward all of that. He probably resents that he just gets one vote despite a larger market share. I’m very curious to see how this plays out, especially with the collective bargaining agreement coming up for renegotiation. And I can’t help but keep thinking about Mark Cuban’s “pigs get slaughtered” comment. The NFL as we know it may be coming to an end soon...

Donahoe got rid of Pat Williams and Ralph was wise enough to quiz him about “how are we going to stop the run?” Tommy D gave his boss his typical arrogant answer and it came back to bite him when they got gashed repeatedly the next season, Tim Anderson wasn’t cutting it and Donahoe lost his job. Or something like that happened.

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