Two Bills Drive

'Despite all of his remarkable coaching achievements, DeHaven's greatest source of pride centered around his wife Kathy and two children, Tobin Scott and AnnieMaude.'

'Additionally, by all accounts it appears as though general manager Doug Whaley will remain with the team into the offseason. NFL.com's Rapoport reported that Whaley will 'lead the search' for the next Bills head coach.'

'The problem I have is not about the decision to fire Rex Ryan… it’s in regards to how they’ve effectively painted him as the only problem with the organization.'

'Taylor has long been thought of as Rex Ryan's quarterback, and now that the fate of the head coach has been sealed, the Bills are making what ESPN's Adam Schefter termed a "business decision" to sit Taylor in the final regular season game. If Taylor would have gotten injured, the Bills would be on the hook and would have to guarantee over $30 million as part of the injury clause of his contract.'

'“I spoke with Rex earlier today and we mutually agreed that the time to part ways is now,” said Terry Pegula. “These decisions are never easy. I want to take this opportunity to thank Rex for all his efforts and wish him all the best moving forward.'

'Anthony Lynn has a lot of decisions to make between now and game day. Will he be an overseer Sunday as a true head coach? Will he still call the plays on offense? How will he handle being down on the sidelines and who will be his eyes in the coach’s booth? Will there be a different procedure to effectively make substitutions on defense?'

'“I don’t think it is in the best interest of our team to not play Tyrod,” Ryan said. “The way I look at it is this if I sit Tyrod Taylor down okay, and I don’t sit Kyle Williams down it is because Kyle, you are not as important as Tyrod or this player is not as important as this guy or whatever. I think we just you know I want to win the game that is how I look at it.”'

'Also coming to New Era Field next season will be the Broncos, Raiders, Saints, Buccaneers and either the Colts or Titans, whichever team finishes third in the AFC South. The remainder of the Bills’ road schedule is Kansas City, San Diego, Atlanta, Carolina and Cincinnati.'

'"As a coach, I just want to win. I think these players deserve it," he added. "I don’t think it’s in the best interests of our team, you know, not to play Tyrod.'

'Gilmore, the 10th overall pick of the 2012 draft, is expected to seek a contract ranking near the top of the league at his position. His fifth-year option paid him over $11 million this season.'

'"It's my responsibility. That's all I'll say," Ryan said. "It's my responsibility, like everything is 100 percent on that field. Every bit of it is my responsibility. I've got broad shoulders. I'll own up to it, and I'll take it. Every bit of it, but I know what happened."'

'"I never saw it on tape. I’m aware of that being out there but I never saw it on tape," Ryan said. " … I’ll be honest, when guys start flying around, I’ve been hit before. So I think anything’s possible in that situation, but whether he ends up head butting somebody on purpose, I think that would be, that’s almost hard to believe."'

'They should treat it as a pointless exercise, too. There's nothing to gain with a win Sunday, except another .500 season and a worse position in the draft. That's why the Bills should do everything in their power to lose against the Jets in what figures to be Rex Ryan's final game as head man.'

'But then to come up short and then the magnitude of the game is painful. Obviously it’s a loss that you lose sleep over and for myself, questioning things and what we should have done different or whatever. I can say this, a hell of a lot easier to do that in hindsight than it is at the moment it happens, but obviously this is the toughest defeat I’ve taken to this point as a Bills coach.'

' It was bad enough that Carpenter missed two field goals, including a 45-yarder in overtime, but to then duck out of the locker room before it was open to reporters made things even worse. How about standing there and answering a couple questions about what happened on those attempts? It was an all-around weak showing by the Bills' kicker.'