Bill from NYC

Giving up and expecting a bad season are two entirely different things, wouldn't you say? I watch virtually every minute of every game. I have since I was able to via DirecTV. If I can, I will come up for a game this season. I have been up at least 15 times and spent quite a bit of money (by my standards). Bills fans are some of the nicest and funniest people on the planet. Given the above, if I expect a bad season, am I a traitor of sorts? We all have different ways of coping with 16 years of incompetence and futility. Mine is to look carefully at the product and give it an honest appraisal. My view of this season is not good at all, but I don't claim to know everything. A Bills playoff appearance would make me as happy as anybody on this board, bar none. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The record of the Bills primarily rests in the hands of Tyrod. I forone believe he is up to the challenge too. The problem (imo) is Rex. He is going to lose us games. There is no discipline or accountability. I really don't think he will last the season but it will be too late when (and of course if) he is fired. It is interesting that almost 2x as many posters in this poll voted that the Bills will finish over .500 than below. What does this say to me? That Bills Fans are the greatest fans of any team in any sport.

>>>>>"I know what it’s like to say, ‘I have no skill. I have no trade. I have no job,’ " Mike said. "I wanted to find blame for this. The cops need to be better. The teachers need to be better. The church needs to do more. "No, it comes down to you."<<<<< The above is a quote from his step father, and the best part of a very good article. I didn't live in one, but I worked in the worst neighborhoods in NYC (when NYC had 2,000 homicides per year (give or take 100 or so). I also spent 4 year walking on a street that the FBI called the worst block in the United States. I think that many would be surprised at how many ghetto residents agree 100,000% with the above quote. Few want to believe me, but I am telling you that most riots are sparked and staffed by outside agitators. Yes, and paid demonstrators. I have met them. And if Sammy wants to back Kaepernick about the National Anthem I think he is wrong, but so be it. Now, the pigs on Kaepernick's sox with police uniforms? I think Sammy is making a grave error if he backs this sort of behavior. police are one of the reasons he is alive. A simple thank you would be fine. To alienate veterans, patriotic citizens and police officers is a dumb move. Most people who take the "public be damned approach usually lose. Jmo.

Out of the question but with numbers like that flying around for Bradford, EJ would probably bring us a 5th, or maybe even a 4th.

Where would you rank Rex as a head coach?

Hey man, I am just so sorry for your loss. I ask God to comfort you and all of your loved ones in these times of sadness.

You are one super guy Mead.

No. Although they traded down to get EJ, Whaley clearly leans toward trading away draft picks and of course over-paying players. That said, trading EJ could certainly get us back the 2018 pick that Whaley just gave away and who knows, maybe even another 7th rounder, or a mediocre at best ex-Jet.

Was the song "Feelings" by Barry Manilow playing in the background when you wrote this post?

Why don't you simply apologize? It might make you feel better about yourself.

Hey, what's up with all of those shootings and homicides in Chicago? Who is doing the killings, the police? Or should we just blame guns?

Fair enough. A GM obviously can't hit home runs every time at bat. I also commend the strategy of taking blockers early on. I am however quite curious to know what factored into Whaley making this selection. As a Tide Fan, even I knew he was hurt, and that there were far better blockers on that very team, let alone the entire NCAA. Not that I have a right to know mind you, I just cannot and never could understand it. Btw Kujo is, and as far as I know always was a great kid. I would love for him to suddenly be healthy and a star NFL left tackle.

I fully agree wrt Tyrod. Did you see the move he put on that pass rusher when he made the guy fall? I think the kid can be great, I really do. Rex? How about we agree to disagree and hope that your take and not mine is correct.

I suppose that you are incapable of reading your own post and seeing just how absurd it is. One of the main points you tend to make while insulting fans (when all else fails)is "it's only a game." You have said this time and again, for many years. Above, you admit to hating a segment of fans, and even categorize them because they disagree with your pandering, antagonistic, excuse making posts. There are posters on this board with whom I almost never agree and I LIKE them. Why does it get you so upset when posters do not agree with your views? Do you carry this over to other areas of your life?

Be disturbed. Hate me. After all, I am a Bills Fan.

6. After each and every sign of failure, your comment: Fans blamed.

Same here coach.

When you are done, please send me a report . The WHY is sometimes hard for me to determine. Saban started as a defensive backs coach. He relies a ton on these guys. Imo, the safeties tend to be more into coverage than bruising run support. Again, Minkah at corner is great, and he is big. Not sure where he will play in the NFL, he may be a safety at that level, and a great one. Do however, Saban doesn't want any team to run on the Tide, ever. In that sense he is old school. Anderson goes unnoticed; I think you will be surprised at what he can do on the pass rush. Imo Foster, Williams and Allen are absolute stars. Hey man, I look forward to your analysis.

No doubt. I really would love to cast a huge amount of blame on Rex and Whaley but it would be disingenuous of me to do so. My feeling is that many of these players were idiots before they got here. I do NOT however fully excuse Rex, as do some apologists here from what I have seen. I believe he sets a tone that doesn't really involve discipline, thus the penalties and suspensions. Rex is more of a barker at a cheap carnival than he is a football coach. Whaley is just in WAY over his head. His strengths are giving away Pegula's money and trading away his draft picks. I don't think that we will win 5 games this year. I will never, ever root against the Bills, but there is solace to be found in the fact that this will probably be it for Rex and Whaley.

It's a passing league and this coach destroyed our pass rush. Now we even have his loser brother to make things that much worse. Would I rather have Pettine? Yes. I like to watch aggressive defenses, not 360 pound ballerinas. But that's just me.

I agree Bandit. Do watch Ryan Anderson (#22) go and get qbs as well, and Tim Williams is flat out scary. On the DL I think Jonathan Allen might make a play or 2 , and I honestly believe that a healthy Minkah Fitzpatrick will be, as a sophomore, one of the best defensive backs in the country. That defense is loaded.

Fournette might be the best RB in college or the pros. That does NOT mean that LSU will beat the Crimson Tide. Hey, they MIGHT, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Yay!!! Great news John!!!!! Now all this defense needs to do is to increase their sack total by about 150%, and they will have almost as many as they had before Rex ruined them. It looks promising, no?

What comment did I miss about Kujo?

e-man, I know that you are a good guy. Seriously, a good guy. I THINK that you have trouble getting a clear picture of how a fan can be down on, or even depressed about the Bills, and this is NOT to throw stones at you. I have a really hard time understanding how any fan can have faith in either Rex or Whaley, so I have a different version of the same problem. I have little to no interest at all in the other big 3 American sports. The Bills are all I have in terms of pro sports and year after year, they suck. This is hard for some fans to face, you know? Some blame outside interference (refs). Some even blame other fans!!!! Quite a few just pretend that all is well. It isn't. Being a multi-decade Crimson Tide Fan eases the pain. They are always great with Saban and are always a threat to win a title. Btw, there is room on the bandwagon for one and all Bills Fans! Still, Bills Fan deserve better than this. Could we make the playoffs ONCE? Btw, I AM quite pleased with the news about Tyrod. Imo, qbs like him are the future of the game. I still think there is hope for this team once they get rid of Rex and Whaley.