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Oh ok didn't know that about Jim Irsay, BillsVet, but makes sense. Something I brainstormed up during this lost season.

Let's hire Chris Polian away from the Colts and make him the GM. Graduate from Saint Francis High School and has been learning at the feet of his dad all these years and has received some rave reviews there in Indy. Don't know any lingering bad blood between Bill and RW would nix this but it's an outside the box idea.

How about a nice chop block to the knees in that field turf.

My opinion..trent edwards was a good emerging qb before the concussion against Arizona last year and he never recovered from it. He threw downfield before that head injury. Now with a second concussion I think his career's in jeopardy. I've gotten flamed about that take but look at Tebow now, he's not the same. Some guys like Steve Young (and Aikman) have enough talent to survive that, but concussions are a funny thing.

Greg Bell and Robb Riddick

Wilbert Montomery

Have a lot of admiration for Marv (always will) but I agree with all of this too.

I like Ralph but his record and legacy would be more abysmal if not for Bill Polian. Take the Polian years out of the equation and see what it adds up to. Your highlight would be Chuck Knox/Joe Cribbs and the 1980 campaign.

I mentioned this in another post. Trying to keep my hopes realistic and Carl Peterson would seem like a realistic possibility. I borrow a quote from Rick Pittino: Jon Gruden, Mike Holmgren, Shanahan, or Cowher are not walking through that door folks.

It worked for the Giants. Anyone old enough knows their situation was just as dire in the 70s before Rozelle stepped in and advised the Mara's to bring aboard George Young to run things (which ultimately led to Parcells). Prior to that it was a rudderless franchise. Sound familiar?

Yeah, that thought re: Schottenheimer crossed my mind too. I could live with some of the above that you mentioned at this point. I'm just trying to keep my expectations (and hopes) realistic -- borrowing from Rick Pittino, Bill Cowher, Jon Gruden and Mike Shanahan ain't walking through that door.

Amen brother. Could you see Steinbrenner reacting like this or even Robert Kraft?

Who knows, all I know is he was 5-1 at this time last year and he's not the same. I'm not a doctor are you?

I think Carl Peterson would provide stability, be realistically available (unlike those listed above), be able to deal with Ralph, and be an outstanding fit.

Concussions are a funny thing so no I don't blame him. Pat LaFontaine was never the same and Tim Tebow won't be the same and that was obvious vs. LSU. I just chalk it up as a tough break.

I don't blame him -- I think he was on his way to being a probowl caliber QB. I just acknowledge that he's simply not the same QB since the concussion. He's just not. You'll see that Tim Tebow won't ever be the same either. Hard to come back from. Just MO.

It was a fleeting thought. Feel free to flame away but I'd prefer over Bobby April after today and I wouldn't put it past RW and the "marketing braintrust" at OBD. It certainly is a step up over DJ at this point.

TO is still talented but it's like throwing money away at this point. How about investing the six million on a real coach?

Time to turn the page finally me thinks.

Does a Bellicheck coached team make that mistake?

My question is did anybody coach him for that spot?

Nine years of this will do that to you....

What did he ever do without Bill Polian? Sorry all a 1964 AFL championship with six teams in the league won't cut it. Without providing a detailed history, he fired Bill Polian after three super bowls cause he couldn't get along with his bean counter. I remember "Ralph Busters" shirts being sold outside of Rich Stadium during the Bruce Mathison, Joe Dufek years. I guess fans have a short memory that this guy was a colossal failure before Polian arrived - and now after.

That will be Ralph Wilson's legacy - biting the hand that fed him and siding with Jeff Litman. Miserable failure before that and afterwards.

Shut up with the "stopping by" nonsense. First off dude, my whole point is that Andre Reed was a marginal candidate to begin with and these games did nothing to put him over the top and support his cause. Secondly, if you knew anything at all about sports you'd wake up and realize like most knowledgeable sports fans that greatness is often defined by one or two games. Lives, careers (and yes inclusion into the Hall of Fame) get changed by one or two games. And yes careers DO get condensed to a performance in a big game (especially the biggest). Buffalo fans know all this by now. Andre Reed had four Super Bowls to make his case.