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Same here. At one point I thought that he was the best running back in college or the pros. But, that kid has taken some punishment, some of it from Reuben Foster.

Mrs. Saban has a huge input into where they live. Coach Saban can coach in virtually any place that he chooses. He has investments in car dealerships around the south and his daughter and grand kid are there. His lake house in Georgia is unreal and the Sabans are very involved with the church and charity. I hate to say it but I don't think it is beyond the realm of possibility for Saban to coach in the NFL, but it won't be up north. Of course this is speculation on my part. PS: With Nick Saban as coach, the Bills would go deep into the playoffs in an instant.

Yes, I am. He tried to bring back sub-par players. Are you ready to excuse all of the dumb moves by Whaley? If he was any good, his teams would win more football games. Excellent analogy.

Thank you! It's weird but this is like a "dirty little secret" to a huge number of Bills Fans. Whaley tried hard to keep both of these sub-par players.

This is great news. I hope he quickly signs with another team. He can be replaced by a 2nd or 3rd round pick.

We miss the playoffs yet again and Whaley is fired, so the year isn't a total loss.

Yep. And imo he wants out under any circumstances. Good riddance!!!

Facts? Please bandit. Gilmore was a waste of a draft pick and would be an even bigger waste of a signing. He is not a winner, nor will he ever be. Whaley might be stupid enough to sign him. After all, he did try to re-sign Byrd. If he does sign Gilmore, it will only put the Bills deeper in the cellar of disgrace in which they currently reside. It is sad, but many Bills Fans have the Stockholm Syndrome. Sure, let's draft a top 10 safety or corner! Let's give a big costly contract to Gilmore! The Bills didn't lose in spite of players such as Whitner and Gilmore. We are consistent failures BECAUSE of wasting our best resources on so-so players such as these.

That is indeed quite the low bar. The Bills had some of the worst offensive lines in the NFL for many years. Don't you remember the Ostroski days? Tyrod is a band aid for a shaky offensive line. They look good on the run because teams must stay back a bit for fear of TT taking off. The pass blocking is not good at all. The right side was flat out terrible last season.

I am afraid that he might sign the tag and stay on the Bills. Were it up to me, I would get rid of his lackluster, indifferent ass and gain the comp pick. Not having to tie up and waste 10-15 million on Gilmore is good news too, imo of course.

Actually he also gave away a 4th for Sammy and didn't he give up a 4th for Ragland?

John, isn't that the point? Whaley trades away our draft picks, doles out huge contracts, and we continue to lose. Now, while so many teams are gaining resources, we continue to languish without much good news in sight. Whaley is a disaster and he should have been fired with Rex.

This has been my complaint with the Bills for decades. That draft was decent...... http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/years/2010 If they had offers, they could have traded down and selected (in addition to those you list) Pouncy, Brandon Graham or Gronk, AND had an extra pick! Instead, they went for a running back. They do the same thing with defensive backs, and may do it again this year. Look, Gilmore is going to book; poor A. Williams needs to quit while he is able to walk. That said, I don't want the 2nd, 3rd or 4th rated defensive back at 10. It doesn't work. We should trade back and gain extra picks that Whaley threw away, or jump on a qb or pass rusher. jmo.

I wish him well. He was a terrible draft choice, not a terrible guy.

4 other teams passed on Allen to take a defensive back. Imo, Allen is a talented, hard working, intelligent, grounded, star player. Would the Bills turn away from him for a safety? History (for what its worth) says yes.

Improving the OL would be a nice start. Another wide receiver would also help. A decent defense would serve to shorten the field and create more turnovers. Last but not least, Tyrod will at least be more experienced. I am not the biggest optimist on the board but it's POSSIBLE that the Bills will improve. I suppose that's easy to say in February.

It DOES sound like a fairly safe assumption ND. Mario was a fantastic player until he fell off the planet.

My thoughts? I think that this was a well thought, great post. Thanks for this, and all of your other work.

I don't think so at all. The right side isn't good at either guard or tackle. In fact, Mills is terrible. Wood is average and Incog is good, not great. Glenn is a player. Tyrod makes them look better than they are. Defenses must account for him taking off and running.

Very nice job, thank you for this.

I disagree ML. It needs to be said that Whaley is an undisciplined amateur who stupidly trades away our draft picks.

Fire Whaley. The man is incompetent. It will take time for another GM to win. I get this but with Whaley there is no chance of building a good football team. Sad but true.

Indeed Let's face it, Whaley doesn't have a solid plan for this team. He appears to be like a dog chasing his tail. Would you really be surprised if he traded away more picks in this draft? I expect him to.

It really is CM. Teams like the Pats often have qbs to use as backups and then trade. They enter the draft with lots of picks and a sound plan. These are things that will never happen with Whaley, who prefers to toss away draft choices like they were Frisbees.

AJ McCarron is one shining example of why it is SO important to draft quarterbacks. The Bengals got him late in Round 5. http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/years/2014 The above is a link to the 2014 draft. We took stiffs in round 4 and 5, before McCarron was drafted. AJ played pretty well when he got in there and will fetch a 3rd or more in a trade, or so I think. When the Bengals drafted him, their qb was Andy Dalton and they took him anyway. When Whaley shunned him, our qb was EJ Manuel. What a mess.