Saint Doug

Add him to the list then. Considering this is the NFL, is wager it had nothing to do with the product on the field. That is, his ego hurt another, more powerful, man's ego.

Seriously, when was the last time a Bills coach cast-off did anything in the NFL?

OMG. Pittsburgh, total dumpster fire. Who would want to work there!

It all comes down to your QB. The question should be; is your team's QB good enough to win a Super Bowl. If not, it doesn't matter how often you've been to the playoffs, you should be looking to upgrade. What do Stafford, Smith, & Tannenhill all have in common? They will never (did I say never? I meant never) play consistently good enough to win a Super Bowl, let alone even make it to one. To me, TT is an unknown. Sure, he won't beat anyone with his arm, but he sure can beat you with his feet. 6 points is 6 points.

Excellent post. For the people who say "the players should just tackle", it isn't that simple. Each player in a scheme has a very specific responsibility or role. When one doesn't know their responsibility or communication fails, the defensive stance falls apart because players have to leave their role to fill another, and so on. But, which player decides to assume this new role? This has to be efficiently communicated or a player needs to think and decide. This needs to be done in milliseconds and if it takes too long, tackles will be missed or perhaps not even attempted. Now you have players who are playing out of their normal role, trying to decide who is going to fill the void. Taking on a new role, they take on new tackling angles and their efficiency to shut the play down drops.

Don't forget that if they win the Superbowl, they will automatically be known as the best coach in Bills history. Who wouldn't want that?

When it comes to the Bills, especially with Whaley, you have to take everything they write with a big grain of salt. And this is very unfortunate because once a newspaper loses credibility, they lose a lot.

This is multifactorial. Many things go into this, such as injuries, changing of coaching/schemes (changing to a 3-4), trades (Kiko for Shady, Hughes), and Whaley's superior ability to find talent elsewhere (Lorax, Brown, etc). No one gets a prize for having the highest number of draftees starting.

Whether a roster is "average" or not is 50% GM and 50% coach/scheme. If you asked someone if our defensive roster was good in 2014. They'd say it was an elite roster. Ask them now and they'll say "average" even though the roster is almost the same. As for the offense, judgement lies entirely on the QB.

It all depends on who he puts in charge of the defense. In fact, it should be one of the first questions asked.

This is so obviously clear to everyone involved, but TT was completely miffed as why he sat last Sunday. I didn't expect him to be happy, but he had very little insight of this situation and cried foul about the Bills not having confidence in him.

You guys laugh, but we had a very serious thread a few years back about the Indian burial ground beneath the Ralph. It's very real. Someone ended up posting a scan of an article in the BN from the 70s about this.

Not trying to bust your balls, but what decisions to they make? The HC decides when to put, if to go for a FG, and likely if they are going to fake a punt. As for who is going to receive punts and kicks, that's already decided before the game.

Besides Jax, is Coughlin interviewing with any team? Maybe he's eliminated any other possible vacancies.

There was a secondary reason too. They wanted to evaluate EJ at this point just to see if he could be a viable back-up or bridge QB. Given the losing state of the season, starting EJ was completely the right decision.

Who is this guy? I've never heard of him till this week.

This feud between the Bills and TBN has got to stop. It's like TBN is having a temper tantrum now. Shoddy writing is one thing (and tolerable), but it's like they have taken it personal. I tried to read this article tonight and it's like they're going out of their way to badmouth Whaley. This quote made me cringe: "A source said it was unlikely Coughlin would interview with the team because of his discomfort with working with Whaley." Really?

To me, the coaching package is much more important to me than just the HC. The coordinators they pick is going to be the deal breaker. For example, if Shanny wants to return a favor and bring his college buddy in as our DC, then his name should be crossed off. Same goes for any candidate. So, don't get your panties in a bunch if your favorite coordinator isn't selected. Sure. Don't confuse articulation with intelligence.

I can no longer lurk in the shadows. I'm the one who mentioned Cowher. Last night as I was getting ready to get off the can, I uttered his name.

Rex's defense

Wait, did anyone think he would be happy, or at least indifferent, about this decision?

Very true. Rarely does a team hold a presser and tell the truth. Why did they even bother asking Whaley why Rex was fired? It's painfully obvious and I don't need to read the BN to find out. Plus, I'm not that concerned with Whaley's ability to hold a press conference. Anyone ever see Bellicheck speak? It's painful. It's obvious what happened here. Terry bought an NFL team. He got excited with his shiny new toy and not trusting the guy who has trouble articulating his thoughts, decided to hire another shiny toy named Rex. (It really was an odd hire at the time. We had the #4 defense. So let's blow it up!) He realizes his mistake now and lays it on Whaley's lap to clean up.

Great job with the thoughts. I hope you continue next season. Or, have an offseason one periodically.

I think he's the only one in Buffalo who felt let down by this loss. If you're really sulking over it, you need to reevaluate your priorities in life.