May Day 10

thatll be after they continue to float the idea about how coveted he is... then people will buy in and think we got the hottest candidate for pennies on the dollar

No, I dont trust them. long line of bad decisions surrounding both franchises

well, we know who leaked last year before the Jacksonville game. EJ was auditioning for the starting job. Whaley is the mole. He cant get along with head coaches. Get him out of here

You arent looking forward to the phrase "when Tyrod's dead money is off the books"?

If it were complaints about a possible Rex firing and the 3 years of contract the Pegulas will/would eat... then yes. The Tyrod situation has a cascade effect on the football team. It is a decent/large enough cap hit, for a QB many see as questionable to poor... on a team who has a few very large and risky obligations as it is... matched with some aging pieces and 2 dozen free agents... It is a big commitment. Also, he is basically un-cuttable/untradeable for 3 years on this deal and the MO for this organization is to avoid bringing in any QB who could potentially make the fans and Mike Schopps of the world question the starter's job. The QB 'search' would likely be paused for awhile.

Is anyone doing anything to mark the 12 year anniversary of the bills' last meaningful week 17 game?

i think the strange dynamics, power structure, and drama/undermining at OBD are a much bigger warning sign to potential coaches than the previous failures. Anthony Lynn will fit the organization perfectly because he will give Whaley and Brandon what they want as far as control, as long as he gets his big opportunity (if he isnt HC here, he wont be a head coach elsewhere in 2017).

For me it has nothing to do with a "public relations department" or any bill of goods anyone is trying to sell, "marketing", whatever. Having lived in a few nfl cities... the bills' marketing, media, and gameday presentation efforts are laughably small and minor league. Ill be there with cautious optimism because i like the bills, football, and cherish the days hanging out with friends

I have always wished he were one of the stones russ cared to overturn

So rex is being driven out of town as a failed coach but we want to double down on his "coaching tree"?

Its clown shoes if his fate was riding on this game. Really?

Regardless... its going for the tie which eliminates the team

Ok... why not go for it in ot there. Nothing to lose

If they fire rex ryan at this point, it is a travesty

Just ignore him. He is great at what he does. Everyone there is great. Rex just ruins everything.

Yes. To be honest, I think most fans were pretty resigned to the reality that Rex would be here next season... but then the reports came before the Pittsburgh game. It took me by surprise, my wife read it on facebook which is how I learned and I told her no way and it was probably nothing. Then I saw it was a legitimate source. That seems to have emboldened the fire Rex crowd and people who just want a log thrown onto the fire. They really could have put the fire out right after the Pittsburgh game by publicly supporting the coach. They havent done it at all and it speaks volumes. The fact that this is happening does seem to indicate a rift/drama at OBD

I agree with this. CONTINUITY (unless the GM cant get along with another >.500 coach) Let them all sink or swim together

Hardly an endorsement of the coach. He is a goner. They would be circling the wagons, saying he is doing a good job, handed a tough deck on injuries, continuity, .500 with a chance to improve, etc... The lack of those buzz phrases and agenda screams that Rex is a dead man walking.

Why in the world would we not want tom coughlin involved with the bills? Lol

Agreed. good post

1. That is pretty much true everywhere.... not just Buffalo. Green Bay was ready to burn last year... and again earlier this year. Even New England fans start to question their team, Brady, Belichick, etc on the rare occasion that the Pats get bopped in the nose (like that KC game a couple years ago). It is different though in cities with 4 major Sports. Odds are 1 of them are doing decent enough and fans will generally flock and pay attention to the better franchise(s). No matter what you are going to have overly critical and negative fans... The Bills deserve it. 2. The Buffalo News resents the Pegulas in general. Pegula came on the scene with the laughable notion that TBN needs to write nice articles about everyone no matter what. This was on the heels of another tense relationship between TBN and Golisano/Quinn/Regier. They mocked him and it started a fued. TBN has been stonewalled, and if you paid close attention to the Sabres, they have given information and have been much more candid with out of town sources... while giving TBN nothing.... which stokes the flames more. WGR was also stonewalled, but they started to play nice about when they became the Bills' station. They supported the Sabres tank and are also as fair as they can be with the Bills. As a result, the teams throw them bones and they get more access. The media DOES want the Bills to do well. They are exhausted by the same story playing over and over again. Readership/listenership/viewership increases when they do well, as do the out of town/national spots and opportunities. They have friends and family who are fans and are members of the community.

When's the parade,

team has been realistically eliminated at the beginning of December, again. They might excel in 1 area... but are severely lacking in many others. They have not been competitive against good teams, save the Seattle MNF game... This has been the way of many of these teams in the past 17 years. They have 6 games this season against the worst 5 teams in the league which helps "optimism" I look at the team/roster and I am not given reinforced hope for future success. Parts of the team is aging to add to existing holes, and I do not see a glut of young players with upside to give hope. As far as knocking Miami out of the playoffs... I don't really care. It is a silly "rivalry", whose last bastion was inside Mr Wilson's head.

If true, let him stay.

If it is true... it makes me think that the Bills are going to give the position to Anthony Lynn... and dont want the move to lose its 'luster' before next season