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It's probably fitting that the post of the year was made in the worst thread ever.

That's why I said "effectively". He's CEO in title--- which means next to nothing in regards to football operations. Buddy is Executive VP in charge of footbal operations and Ralph isn't going to allow Russ to make the big decisions in regards to firing Nix--- and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want him making those kinds of decisions anyhow.

TO is available. Unlike the pre-Nix era, Russ Brandon isn't responsible for the ****ty on-field product. Effectively, his job is to drum up ticket/merchandise sales, and like nucci says, he's doing a decent job under the circumstances.

Same here. This part is accurate, though. But yeah, I'm not sure the players already on the roster were anything but giddy about the acquisitions of Mario Williams and Mark Anderson. It sounds like it may be sour grapes that he was a player they weren't really interested in retaining--- although it certainly has worked out in his favor. A quote like this (an opinion he also expressed when he played here und Gailey) brings up a question: "Only for so long can you hear, 'We have to build the killer instinct' or 'We're not mentally tough.' That should never leave the meeting room. You're questioning your own team's mental toughness in the media? That's not right." Is this true? Is it demoralizing for a team? It sounds like the type of things coaches say all the time, but maybe it is something that should not be made public.

I really do like Fitz... but even when he has ample time to throw, an excellent running game and wide open receivers he still can't consistently hit his targets. Even under optimum conditions, he has struggled to be average. Opposing defenses don't respect our downfield passing game... because we don't have one. The RBs are often encountering backfield penetration before a play has a chance to develop because LBs and Safeties are cheating up. This is all Fitz. The only point in diagnosing Fitz' inadequacies is to suggest the Bills need an upgrade a the position. The defense sucks harder right now than even last year. That's a whole other issue that no QB could likely overcome. Team confidence appears to be at an extraordinary low right now, due in no small part to the rampant turnovers and 3 and outs on offense. I like Fitz a lot--- I truly do--- but it may be time for him to take a job on Wall Street.

Who the hell would want to coach this team? No one wanted to take the job last time, and it's arguably worse.

I also thought this from March to September. Although i do expect some improvement over the course of the season being better than those teams no longer seems "realistic".

Mike Smith is probably the 10,000,000th individual to make this observation. Despite not successfully addressing it, the Bills also know this to be true. If we go another year without addressing it, then I don't know what the !@#$ else to do, think or say.

The biggest upgrade needed for Ralph Wilson Stadium is the !@#$ing team on the field.

The last time we begged Cowher to come to Buffalo he gave his strongest possible recommendation for Chan Gailey.

I'm pretty sure even Al Gore can be at the very least nominated for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week against the Bills D.

All 32 NFL defenses--- including our own. He's probably the only QB they can stop.

A month from now we may be the odds on favorite to land that #1 pick.

What's the problem? Trolls should be ignored--- trolls that post inflammatory or excessively rude comments like that should be banned. Derailing the game day thread to focus attention on a troll is exactly what they want.

At this point, I'd ask questions later... you can probably figured out what I'd like to do before that.

LOL--- whether this is optimism or sarcasm, I like it!

If the team with the 1st overall pick is in as dire need of a QB as us (like KC) then likely no trade offer will be enough to land him. I'm sick to my stomach that the odds are stacked so high against the probability of Geno Smith in a Buffalo Bills uniform.

Then why open the thread? There are plenty of other threads discussing the struggles of the current Bills.

No offense, but why exactly are you hanging around here? Commenting in this thread that Kyle Williams is a "moron" is pretty much just trying to pick a fight with pissed off Bills fans on a touchy subject.

As much as I like Chan, we could change your post to reflect any coaching staff for god knows how many seasons and it's the same old story. That's really the shame of it all--- we've seen this movie before 100 times, and it's playing on a double feature with Pauly Shore's Biodome.

It was Nate Clements.

Any talk about Mario being the new Bruce Smith was incredibly shortsighted and this really illustrates why--- think about the LTs Bruce faced throughout his career: Anthony Munoz, Richmond Webb, Bruce Armstrong, etc. A far cry from the likes of Austin Howard. The Bills didn't like to play physical teams when Donte was here, either. I don't miss him but I can see him labeling one of our WRs.

I agree--- if the OP is going to take a tone of righteous indignation over a seeming lack of respect, the least he could do is spell the man's name. Having said that, the snap on Powell's lone shaky punt was very wobbly. He did a good job just to corral it and get a punt off. The hangtime he was booming in warmups was impressive--- like vintage 2004-06 Moorman impressive! He punted a fine game, overall.

Of course, I agree about preferring players that are driven to win against all costs--- Michael Jordan was/is practically a sociopath in this regard, and we could certainly use a few, particularly at the QB position. What I'm mostly disagreeing with is the previous poster's contention to praise an athlete for calling an opponent a "!@#$ing B word" as if that was somehow a clearcut signifier to his competitiveness. I'll admit to harboring a bias against Brady, which is probably coloring my opinion somewhat toward his sideline reaction coming across as entitled and whiny--- that may not be fair, but !@#$'em.