Mr. WEO Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 2 hours ago, rochester rob said: Gruden is really going to run that team into the ground. That Reggie McKenzie built team was 6-10 (from a fluke year of 12-4) before Gruden got there, so....it was headed there anyway. Bills are a 4 win team after the HC and GM "blew up" the roster, and everyone cheers this "process". Gruden's Raiders are a 3 win team after he blew up the roster and "he's running that team into the ground---and he doesn't have his Josh Allen yet.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said: Not just there. Here too. Especially Cowher. THAT was absurd. ...ironically, Ralph went into desperation mode and offered Cowher $10 mil/yr who was texting back and forth about it with Brandon......Cowher's late wife wanted no part of living in Buffalo.....if he wanted to coach again, he could have had the Panthers' job right in his NC back yard when Fox was fired............
Heitz Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 4 hours ago, LeGOATski said: Crazy how quickly a situation can change. Oakland had some of the best young talent in the NFL within the last few years. That team was ready to become a contender. Whatever the Two Bills Drive of Raiders Nation is, it must be a real pleasure! And we think WE have it bad...
transient Posted December 10, 2018 Posted December 10, 2018 1 hour ago, HOUSE said: I have the perfect replacement NO! If he takes the Raiders’ GM position who’s gonna return punts for us the rest of the season?
frostbitmic Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, transient said: NO! If he takes the Raiders’ GM position who’s gonna return punts for us the rest of the season? McKittrick 1
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Nihilarian said: Chucky wants more power... It's been reported that Gruden had built his own private scout network so this isn't exactly a big surprise
Dopey Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 Mack is someone you can build a defense around for the next 5-7 years.(that's a pretty big window in the NFL, Pats aside). What I've seen from Cooper is someone besides a qb you can build upon. I'd take the known in a heartbeat. But somehow Gruden didn't see Mack as a dominating presence. Thinking he whiffed on the Copper deal too. WTH was he watching in the booth? Oh, right. Banana spider blah blah blah.
JohnC Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: That Reggie McKenzie built team was 6-10 (from a fluke year of 12-4) before Gruden got there, so....it was headed there anyway. Bills are a 4 win team after the HC and GM "blew up" the roster, and everyone cheers this "process". Gruden's Raiders are a 3 win team after he blew up the roster and "he's running that team into the ground---and he doesn't have his Josh Allen yet. Why do you say that McKenzie's 12-4 season was a fluke year? What you are essentially saying is that when you have a bad season you own it and when you have good season you can't claim it as a success. The difference between the Raiders' situation and our situation is that they have an experienced qb and we are playing a rookie qb. It seems that both Gruden and McDermott have made a decision to rebuild. In my opinion we are more advanced in the process. I would definitely prefer our situation to their situation.
Mr. WEO Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: It's been reported that Gruden had built his own private scout network so this isn't exactly a big surprise The previous scouting network was....Reggie's brother. 10 minutes ago, JohnC said: Why do you say that McKenzie's 12-4 season was a fluke year? What you are essentially saying is that when you have a bad season you own it and when you have good season you can't claim it as a success. The difference between the Raiders' situation and our situation is that they have an experienced qb and we are playing a rookie qb. It seems that both Gruden and McDermott have made a decision to rebuild. In my opinion we are more advanced in the process. I would definitely prefer our situation to their situation. Because his previous seasons as GM were 4-12, 4-12, 3-13 and 7-9. And after going 12-4, they went 6-10 (with Cooper, Carr and Mack) last season. The obvious outlier is the 12-4 season. I would prefer Allen to Carr as well--Carr sucks. Gruen will draft HIS QB in April, just like McD drafted his QB this year. Edited December 11, 2018 by Mr. WEO
Mr. WEO Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: WTF?? 1 winning season
H2o Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 McKenzie won't be out of work long if he's actually looking for another job.
JohnC Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: The previous scouting network was....Reggie's brother. Because his previous seasons as GM were 4-12, 4-12, 3-13 and 7-9. And after going 12-4, they went 6-10 (with Cooper, Carr and Mack) last season. The obvious outlier is the 1-4 season. I would prefer Allen to Carr as well--Carr sucks. Gruen will draft HIS QB in April, just like McD drafted his QB this year. Usually, rebuilding teams are not going to have good records. That's inherent in the rebuild. My complaint with your analysis is that it doesn't account for the circumstances. McDermott without question made a decision to do a major rebuild when he was hired. So for me the issue isn't so much the early accumulated record as it is how the rebuild is progressing. As it stands I'm satisfied with what is going on in Buffalo and not so sure about what is going on in Oakland with the TV personality coach.
Mr. WEO Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, JohnC said: Usually, rebuilding teams are not going to have good records. That's inherent in the rebuild. My complaint with your analysis is that it doesn't account for the circumstances. McDermott without question made a decision to do a major rebuild when he was hired. So for me the issue isn't so much the early accumulated record as it is how the rebuild is progressing. As it stands I'm satisfied with what is going on in Buffalo and not so sure about what is going on in Oakland with the TV personality coach. It's was a 7 year "rebuild", resulting in 1 winning season. The Raiders were 8-8 in the 2 years before McKenzie's rebuid--with less talent. What circumstances make that a good record as a GM?
Doc Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: That Reggie McKenzie built team was 6-10 (from a fluke year of 12-4) before Gruden got there, so....it was headed there anyway. Bills are a 4 win team after the HC and GM "blew up" the roster, and everyone cheers this "process". Gruden's Raiders are a 3 win team after he blew up the roster and "he's running that team into the ground---and he doesn't have his Josh Allen yet. Where are you getting that the Bills "blew up the roster"?
BringBackOrton Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Doc said: Where are you getting that the Bills "blew up the roster"? ????? Really.
Mr. WEO Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Doc said: Where are you getting that the Bills "blew up the roster"? Right here on TSW. You must have missed it somehow. 2
Doc Posted December 11, 2018 Posted December 11, 2018 1 minute ago, BringBackOrton said: ????? Really. Yes, really. What did they "blow up"? 1 minute ago, Mr. WEO said: Right here on TSW. You must have missed it somehow. Must have been a forgettable conversation then.
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