Bills Fan in MD

Same dilemma here. Teams don't win by constantly tearing it down and rebuidling. On the other hand, if we're convinced that Rex will never take us where we want to be, I'm not sure why we would want to keep him around even a minute after the season ends.

I honestly don't know what the right answer is anymore. What I do know is that if they get it wrong this time, a 16 year playoff drought can easily stretch another two to four years, which seems to defy all laws of probability. I'll always support this team without hesitation, but at some point even the most loyal fans have a breaking point.

Not a huge fan of the "holier than thou" moralizing from ex-coaches.

Garrison Sanborn

Unfortunately, when I think about "pining" for Kiko, the theme from "Titanic" pops into my head. Fortunately, that doesn't happen when I think about "pinning" for him.

Same here. What's worse is that he should really be here . . . http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/25/hue-jackson-thought-he-was-right-fit-for-bills-head-coach/

I think it all goes well beyond a few technical fixes. Everything the NFL does, particularly during the Goodell era, seems second-rate and reactive. I know that a lot of the issues -- from part-time refs to head injuries to off-field issues -- pre-date his time as Commissioner, but there seems to be no ability right now to look ahead at anything that doesn't relate to television deals and sponsorship revenues.

I've always thought that they needed someone to oversee football operations. Whaley has shown that he's more than capable on the personnel side, and Brandon is simply a marketing guy (and I don't mean that as a negative). That said, they do need someone who can put this franchise on the right path. I'm not sure Polian was that guy. At this point in his career, he's not looking for a full-time gig. I'm not saying that he would have taken it for the wrong reasons, but adding a few million dollars to his bottom line and hopefully securing a prominent role for his son had to be huge factors in his initial interest in the job. So in a sense, it's probably a blessing that it all blew up in the end (although it probably would have prevented us from hiring Rex in the first place). I really don't know where we go from here, and any extended amount of time that it takes to right this ship puts the team closer and closer to a two decade long playoff drought.

It's worse. After missing the playoffs for 15 years, you have to assume that the drought has to end at some point soon. The idea of not making it - even as a fluke - just seems statistically impossible. Now, however, we're stuck with Rex for at least one more year, at which point we're going to have to start again with a new HC, QB, and probably a large part of the D, just to name a few positions. And suddenly, 20 years without a sniff of the postseason becomes a reality.

I've been worried about this all year, but were quickly approaching the worst case scenario. Rex is here at least one more year. I know that Pegula has the money to cut the cord now, but I just don't see it happening. By that time, we could easily be in a terrible place with the cap and still not have a QB, meaning that the next coach comes in as part of a rebuild. At some point, a 20 year playoff drought goes from nightmare to reality.

Anyone want to start a new "how can we possibly keep Roman after the season" post?

Wel, at least we can all look forward to another stress-free December.

Thank goodness for lower case letters (cause he's sure not a GOAT).

I'll admit it. And I'll take it one step further and say that I was 100% wrong.

Not saying this game is over, but to have six losses and be hanging on by a thread BEFORE the calendar hits December is totally inconceivable. And I say that as a long time fan who should have known better. Not sure why I decided to drink the Kool-aid this time around.

Sorry, my bad.

Call me crazy, but I'm thinking that Rex isn't turning this into the #1 ranked D in the league this year. . .

I'd be a lot better if it weren't for that dumb loss in London to Jax. When all is said and done, that one could make the difference.

You had me at "I just watched the game again." I'm just trying to spend the day pretending it didn't happen.

Again with the headsets?

Why indeed.

Taylor! Wow!

Are you talking about Mularkey? I always thought that he quit because he didn't want to work for an 80 year old GM with no front office experience.

Washington picked up his option for 2016, but it's only guaranteed for injury. As long as he stays healthy (i.e., he'll NEVER see the field this year), they can cut him in the offseason and owe him nothing for next year.

If Kirk Cousins gets $17M a year, it's a sign that the world is coming to an end. In that case, does it really matter what we do with TT?