RuntheDamnBall

I laughed.

Pat Moran swearing on his daughter's life. 19-0 baby! (The Senator)

Meathead = Mularkey

Well, he certainly has an imposing presence. Big dude.

No Murray. Staying in college. Bummer.

You completely missed my points. 1) Rogers Centre is a bad football atmosphere all around. 2) Reaching out to the Toronto market by putting a bad NFL product in a bad stadium for football and charging them ridiculous money does not, in fact, make them a part of that market. The "better product" part would help, but it remains to be seen and proven. For now, it looks to me like the Bills took the money and ran - which is to say there was none of Russ Brandon's marketing genius around this series. It looks in fact like they let Rogers handle it, which was a massive mistake. There has been lip service paid, but basically the whole thing has been a case of "thank you very much for paying way too much for this and lining Mr. Wilson's pockets." It has not been a well-coordinated effort. The fans from St. Catherines and Hamilton were there before this stupid debacle, and they'll be there afterwards. If they want fans to really come out and get the thrill of the game, they need to do it outdoors, and they need to go for volume over price-per-ticket. Make the games cheap, and you endear yourself to a fanbase - sound familiar?

You'd have to build a 90s style, dynastic winner to bring over the Toronto fans, I think. Not an easy task. There are some football fans there (hence the Rodgers and Brady jerseys), but not a lot of Bills fans who want to pay premium loonies to watch football in that mausoleum when they can watch them down the road in a real football environment.

Marv Levy had a real DC?

The interview process might be more awkward than I first imagined. "How many assistants on your staff?" "Do you envision more people with experience working on your staff?" "Name some of the top candidates you're considering for your staff..." "Are you comfortable with bringing in people you're not familiar with to assemble your staff?"

Knocked that one out of the park. LMAO!

Does he come with Neosporin?

Ditto. I would instantly feel a ton better about this hire and the front office direction. Pay them, Russ!

Right. After you lied and said the guy had three winning seasons instead of five. Care to dredge up that fact? Explain why marrone sucks. I am concerned about the hire but I am not making claims without substantiation.

Look up the Lovie Smith thread. This guy has zero to offer beyond what he's been posting here. LS: "I don't like X" TSW: "Why? Can you provide some support / facts / evidence for your position?" LS: "X sucks." TSW: "about that evidence?" LS: "it's not my fault that you're delusional." One cannot argue or converse with a brick wall. I'm guessing Literate Stylish didn't lead a turnaround for the SU debate team in college.

Yuck. Josh wilson though? Seriously?

I also enjoy beer.

I couldn't resist. I enjoy the give and take and hope people give me a hard time sometimes! With a three-year old at home I can sympathize!

Smith is under contract for something like 7.5MM next season. Most people think that means he'll be cut, but since it's pretty average for an NFL salary I expect someone to part with a draft pick to avoid competing with others for him.

Being realistic: Depends on the HC, but if it's Lovie, I'd like to see Alex Smith and Aaron Murray brought in. Tajh Boyd if he comes out, and Geno Smith in my dreams.

OK, explain the Marrone choice then.

Me Enligsh good to.

And as we know it's positively nuts to hand personnel control to a head coach. The success rates can't be much better than they are for a HC who is calling plays. And Kelly will be doing that, too. If that's a condition for Chip, I'll pass. I understand the desire for a coach to shape his roster, but there is so much work to be done that one man can't possibly fill all three roles. Uh, Cleveland has a lot more hockey? There's also one of the greatest natural attractions in North America, and lots of nightlife around the border and in Toronto. I'm not saying that's a selling point, but my point is they are about even. Plus, if Kelly is going to hold nine titles with the team, I doubt he'll be getting out much.

Well, I wouldn't mind a coach that has been to the Super Bowl once, the NFC championship game twice, owns a 3-3 playoff record, and has five winning seasons under his belt. Provided he can learn from past mistakes and partner with the right offensive mind. But if you want the guy who has "turned around" 'Cuse in the low-pressure Big East and held Sean Payton's grocery list while he ran the offense, I guess I understand. He is local and probably comes cheap.

Yes, leading vaunted Syracuse to 8-5 in the Big East pretty much signals NFL-readiness for a beleaguered franchise.

Oh fer chrissakes, the guy made the NFC championship game another time after that Super Bowl, made the playoffs another time, and missed the playoffs this season at 10-6 in a deep conference. That kind of success is a distant dream here. You may not like the guy and I understand if you prefer an offensive coach, but don't BS.