May Day 10

yeah, thats the one. He just kind of dropped suddenly/sideways. IMO was the correct non-call

Patriots/Boston have good fans. Overall... especially with a younger generation of fans, there is a sense of expectation and there is a degree of indifference until the playoffs start. I have noticed it in my lifetime with the Yankees, Detroit Red Wings, and Atlanta Braves. You need lean years mixed in there to punch the fan base in the gut and give them the thrill of the chase. Fans need that feeling of urgency. The Patriots have had this division wrapped up for so long, even older fans have turned into entitled monsters, along with all those who never witnessed a game at Sullivan Stadium. It has been a LONG time. The Bills' "run" was generously 7 years and it seemed like forever. The Patriots' run is more than double that. I remember the Pats' first run, even the second and it was fun to watch the crowd there making noise and getting excited. Now its tiddly winks. They sit there, watch Brady score, and make some noise when the scoreboard instructs them to. The crowd shots resemble that of a Sabres game. A bunch of people there just to be seen or socialize.

super bowl favorites

Probably a top 5 win in the last 17 seasons as pathetic as that is... Im happy for rex ryan though. I felt bad for him when that twerp boston reporter gave him that uncalled for, unprofessional cheap shot on that conference call.

I loved the win. Excited that the season has been essentially reset. However, they are .500. Lets hold off the parade. This team is eternally at or just below .500. Banning posters because the bills won a game? Lame.

The time they walzed into a season with ej, thad lewis, and tuel as the quarterbacks... haha But that was probably.... hmmm.. marrones fault

Who picked them again? Any gm worth anything would have told the bills to take a hike and would have teams "lining up" to hire him immediately (just like we heard with darcy regier). By some opinions here, his hands have been completely tied and bad decisions forced down his throat (ej, coaches)... but then when people start on russ brandon.... the accountability magically shifts again. Either way, this football program is broken

Whaley is really good at identifying defensive talent. Everywhere else he falls way short.

He should have worked better with the head coach he picked then

IMO, (hypothetically if they are at or near the top of the draft) if there isnt a clear cut QB the Bills are sold on, they should trade down.

Im kind of bored with the current alignment. A large part is probably being stuck with a juggernaut, but 15 years is an eternity for one format in the major sports. I would like it if they went with 4 conferences Lambeau Shula Buffalo Houston Cleveland Miami Pittsburgh Jacksonville Detroit Tampa Bay Cincinnati Carolina Chicago New Orleans Minnesota Atlanta Green Bay Tennessee Parcells Walsh New England Denver NY Giants Los Angeles Washington Seattle Philadelphia Kansas City Baltimore Oakland Dallas San Francisco Indianapolis San Diego NY Jets Arizona It is treated more like NCAA football. Play each Division team 1x. rotate home/away year to year. Pair up 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 for an extra Divisional game to make 8 Divisional games. It would also keep teams at the top of the Division duking it out once more each season. Then 4 from your other conference Division with typical home/away rotation, and 2/2 from each Division from the other conference with typical home/away rotation. Conference winners get byes. #2 and #3 in each division play in the wildcard round. Then play for the conference championships and re-seed for the final 4.

just wait until Prince Uggs is tossing him the ball

Yeah, that green bay win was buffalo's most impressive since this mess began

Thanks nihilarian. Great post

i agree with you. I hesitate to give them a label yet though and would rather wait until the dust settles. The organization seems to be undergoing continued turmoil since Ralph stepped away after the 2012 season. The Sabres had a similar thing happen and now it seems Pegula is just along for the ride. They want to be very involved in keeping players and their families happy and comfortable.

Its like having a house made of rotting wood and they keep putting fresh coats of paint on it, thinking it will withstand the elements.

I dont they get tyrod, roman, or mccoy... so i think the offense would have fallen short

Ill never forget the time a guy came to a message board saying jay mckee had a staph infection from dirty pads and would miss games 7 of the conference finals

Rex Ryan could make a mint as a Madden type football media personality.

too many question marks in the subject

make another thread that says "Pegula to Sell Team to Rogers Family" and then give a hypothetical on Pegula selling the Bills in an alternate world plane \ would be a popular move

He says that and goes on about how he is going on to build a winning football program, hiring coaches, being forward thinking, restoring Buffalo Bills football, creating a robust analytics department.... he has failed as a leader of this organization in every one of those aspects. I added another article that details how he had a huge role in the "search" (to use the term lightly) for Buddy Nix. How much in his presser did he talk about business? Nowhere does he sound like a 'yes man' (despite his brief and insincere disclaimer he throws around and then contradicts 10 seconds later and gets away with it).

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Russ-Brandon-Its-time-to-start-a-new-legacy/581d161f-1efa-4be9-a758-874a61686357 http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Brandon-promoted-to-CEO-Nix-named-Bills-GM/c474360d-4157-4de0-a282-cc1fe57be5d3

there you go. CNY should be Bills territory if they were a halfway decent team. It seems to have eroded a great deal over the years and a lot of Jets fans since they had their camp in Cortland for awhile.

IMO, this is why the consultant position is sorely needed. Someone needs to guide Pegula to what a successful/winning front office structure is, as well as the appropriate role Ownership should play. This person would essentially re-brand and lend credibility for the organization to potential GMs, run the interview process, and find the guy to build the program. I don't see them attracting anyone worthwhile with the current structure, Brandon throwing his weight around, GM and Pres choosing a HC with the GM seemingly in the background, rumors of the owner meeting with players before a prominent (and probably less-deserving) coordinator gets fired... Tons and tons of leaks at the drop of a hat.... People have declined coming to the Bills, or even wouldnt consider it for years. Even had 2 young coaches walk away into the abyss instead of continue (and once with new ownership). The brand is tarnished as someone said.