May Day 10

Absolutely take Bradford. they wont though because a QB that high would want too much money... so they would probably take a lesser player

Yeah. Im on the bandwagon. Im getting off before the 6-8 win seasons stop, while the going is good.

i hate ralph wilson

its easy to say those things... Talk is cheap, but the actions of the front office for years make me very skeptical of everything they say. "All those bad things you have been hearing about us. They arent true". Obviously they want everyone to think that they are 100% in control, Gailey is their blue chip 1st choice, etc...

This guy is already much greater than Jauron in my book. Impressive speech

Im upset because they didnt turf the front office. That is what was needed. If they actually had football-intelligent people making the decisions, I would be more open to the new head coach.

Make sure you go this season to a September or October home game. The atmosphere is so much better when the season is fresh and the Bills have a chance. Plus the few warmer weather games we do have are enjoyable.

I think I will still keep my season tickets. I really enjoy the gameday atmosphere with my friends. Sunday Ticket is out the window though

The failure actuallu IS the front office.

fair enough. the guy I have a season ticket with is on "your side". he cracked after the Saints game this season, but is happy about Nix and Im waiting for his phone call announcing how thrilled he is with Gailey.

you are very gullible. Brandon is still very much at the helm of the football operations. He has grasp of his dream job. He isnt going to demote himself. The whole "hiring" of the football guy was a marketing move, but a hollow one. It is an effective way for Russ and co to retain control.... as it appeases those fans who have a little imagination and faith. A little bit of skepticism and you see right through this sham... and it is 100% supported by the unprecedented number of rejections.

Un Frigging real

I dont think people are mad because it is taking too long... People are mad because they suspect that nothing has really changed at OBD and the repeated rejections confirm this.

Im not on drugs. Ralph Wilson overtly said that Brandon would oversee the football department. It was during the Nix press conference. I know they tried to appease everybody by saying that they wanted a football guy/not a marketing guy, etc... But Wilson's senility spilled out the truth in a very telling moment. Here it is. Listen from :40 to the 2:00 mark http://audio.wgr550.com/m/audio/28155136/b...-conference.htm

Brandon still runs the football department. Ralph Wilson said so blankly. He is also the name you see people refer to when they speak of the coaching search.

it was a smokescreen. Brandon still calls the shots on the football side of things. Ralph said as much in that press conference.

they did nothing to change the front office.

I dont think we are going to really see any decent free agent signings here

the problem I have is that nothing was done to the front office at all. Russ Brandon still calls the shots for the football department.

It doesnt really give a coach much reason to think he could make a name for himself when you have a smarmy prick like Russ Brandon making decisions based on his intuition and also executing the bidding of Wilson, Littman, and Overdorf without question. Its not an atmosphere that allows for much success. Just look at TO when he got the key to the city and what he promised.... he would finally take the Bills to the playoffs.... Wow, such lofty goals. the whole front office is garbage, and has only gotten worse as Russ Brandon ascends. Russ Brandon will not be gone until Ralph Wilson no longer owns the team. Coaches dont not want to come to Buffalo because the weather, economy, rec activities, etc... this has never really been a problem before, and there definitely has not been a gigantic 3-year decline in Buffalo that would sway potential coaches. They do not want to come here because of the front office. The same front office a lot of us wanted overhauled. Even before Jauron should have been canned. They did nothing to the front office other than a BS smokescreen GM "hiring".

i got a bills email. I got excited, but it was just Jim Kelly's thoughts on playoff games. I think that is a smoke screen to the big news. Ralph is adopting Russ Brandon and leaving him the Bills

you cant see that nothing has happened? Jauron took the fall and the front office is fundamentally the same. The reshuffled the chairs a little and Brandon still oversees the football department in the big "shake-up". The shake up was just an attempt at PR to give people an excuse to try to look for the positive. Everyone is saying NO to the Bills. This is very telling. It isnt because of Buffalo's economy or that it is too cold. It is management with a winning being a low priority. We are going to get a coordinator who feels he NEEDS a hc job, the first crappy year will be chalked up to rebuilding and learning the system, the second crappy year we will hear all about "continuity", and the third year, this new HC will take the fall for the inept front office again and his contract wont be retained.... Then we will be having this same conversation.

Wilson said as much in the Nix press conference. He said that Brandon would oversee the football operations as well.

IT starts at the top. If ralph wilson was serious about turning this team around, there would have been a true cleansing of the front office. Instead there was a half assed shake up. The other main problem, Russ Brandon actually got a promotion. So it is obvious that a HC coming in will not be given the tools to succeed.