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Why are you guys judging him exclusively on the draft. What about cap position. That's a big part of his job as well. Do you remember the Donahoe error and how he left us in cap hell!!!! Heck Butler did to if I am remembering correctly. And lets not even look at the Jet's cap hell. Buddy always left this team in a healthy cap position. He had to over pay for Mario. It happens. And you know what, Mario did what he does 10 - 12 sacks but not dominant. Also, what about judging him also on his ability to find hidden good players on the cheap. Like other posters mentioned. Chandler, Urbik, Moore, Barnett. Good finds on the cheap. The draft wasn't the best but he drafted better than the other Bills GM's prior to him Coaching was a complete failure. Dave Wanstedt was probably the worst D Coordinator I have ever seen walk the Bills sideline. Gailey was a recently fired offensive coordinator that no one wanted as a head coach and the Bills picked him up. so coaching was a flop so far but hopefully marrone can have something to say about that. And as far as the meatheads who want to beat him up for passing over Dalton and Gronk. Look at the other 30 something GM's who past them up as well.

Calm down. Levite is really good but not 8per given the needs that the bills have and wood being up next year.Reinhard was not and is not a quality starter.calm down ppl. I wouldn't be surprised if hairs ton moves to rg and urbik over to lg

Most of you guys are so short sighted. The same stuff that you are saying about Nix could be applied to most of the GM"s in the league. The dude has never left the Bills in a bad salary cap situation. The guy made solid draft choices. Not the best but certainly not the worse. And all this bitchin and crying about Fitzs' contract. Did you think about this??? When Fitz signed the extension, most of you on this board was HAPPY that Fitz was signed because at that point he earned the extension and the contract was not huge. Remember, Fitz was having a Pro Bowl caliber season at the point he signed the contract. Everybody wants to throw the guy under the bus because Fitz hit a downward spiral, who would have forseen that??? He drafted C.J. Spiller one of the most dynamIrc players in the league Urbik, Chandler and Barnett were good finds. Getting Gilmore and glenn was a great 1 2 punch. Not paying Bell the big money cutting Florence etc. This guy has done a solid job. Of course there have been some blunders (no one is perfect) but he has been the best GM that we've had since who ever we had while Wade Phillips was coaching (I don't remember but I think it was Butler)

I for one am really hoping that Marcus Easley has a breakthrough year. Remember Eric Moulds was a bust until his third year. Stevie Johnson was invisible until his third year. Marcus Easley I get it is not anywhere near these guys but I just hope he can prove to be a viable option for the bills this his third year.

This is not an either or deal. Look at the potential backups for Byrd and Levitre. The Bills DO NOT have a serviceable backup for either. Answer SIGN BOTH!! They have the cap space to do it. If one has to get franchised first then franchise Levitre. His durability and level of play are very valuable to this franchise. And if you go back to my post, since his rookie year (when many people were saying how bad he was) I always thought he was every bit as good as Wood.

Honestly!! As unrealistic as this sounds, I wish he could be retained as the O.C. I think he could do well in that capacity under the direction of the right head coach. Chan is not a head coach he is a coordinator. Well, I hope Nix is safe.

All speculation at this point. They are trying to get a deal done with Byrd so I would imagine he is their number one priority.Franchsing him is a lower number than Levitre so I don't think Byrd will be flying anywhere soon. Locking up Urbik makes Levitre, a little (emphasie little) more expendable. But my guess is that they'll keep both. Donald jones will stay and Mckelvin will probably leave. Side note: Why is it that our D looked horrible last week for the first time in a long time.........A williams was on the field for the first time in a long time.....conincidence????/hmmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00UccOU5Dw4 DMX Ya'll Gonna make me lose my mind

.....This is who the Bills hired. 2007 - Gailey was dismissed from Georgia for having 6 consecutive underacheiving seasons. 2008 - K.C. good season as an offensive coordinator 2009 - Fired as and Offensive Coordinator during pre-season and was out of football for the rest of that year. 2010 - Hired as Bills Head Coach????? Ladies and Gentlemen, you get what you pay for. The guy is probably a good off. cord. but I don't see head coach. Is it true that this is the final year of his contract?

i think Mario is playing at or near the best of his abilities. The bottom line is that he is a better than average def lineman in this league. Way too much expectations on him coming into this year. I just dont understand why they don't move him around more. I also wonder why they d line isn't rotated like in the past.

AGreed 100% We have quality Oline depth for the first time since the super days.

Moorman I believe was the highest tenured Bills player at the time he was fired. Stache has only been in his role as D.C. for 4 games

Agree. Fitz is clearly not the answer. I am not sold in Kapernick because I haven't seen enough of him.

Like I posted in another thread. The Stache DOES NOT deserve to be fired. After the first half of the Patriots game, you probably said to yourself, wow, we only held the Pats to 7 points. And we forced a few three and outs. The Pats made the adjustments at half time and we didn't and that's what it comes down to. Did he do a poor job on the whole? No question about it. But he does not need to be fired after 4 games???? That's just over reacting. If the front 4 doesn't get pressure then you see the results of what happens. Why isn't Mario Williams being lambasted? I was never big on that signing. And he has been the most quiet DL of the Bills starting four. Also why isn't the players being blamed. The blown communication, the poor coverage. Do not lay it all at the doorstep of the stache. Not based on on half of football against the best QB our Bills have faced during the 2000s.

Shepphard can't be found even when he is starting. I can' think of one play this guys has made since he's been in a Bills jersey.

I know we all want to overreact to today's game. But let me ask you this. Did you feel that our defense was impressive and keeping our team in the game at the end of the first half??? I know I did. They had the Pats to 7 pts. We were doing something right. It was the adjustments made at the half which changed everything around. Don't toss out the stache after a few games. Give the guy a chance.

Why all the hatred for herm? Let me guess Dick Jaruon would make a better coach tham him??? What makes him such a bad coach? What makes him such a bad analyst? I think he's a great analyst.

Does anyone know what Moreman's contract was years and dollars? It's not like he was a bad punter. And if they had to pay his salary anyway, I just don't understand

Yeah this thread needs to be closed. I actually felt sorry for the guy when I first started reading this post and wondered why were people being so hard on him. The more I read, the more I understood. This guy might want to consider not posting.

With the way that Gailey has designed this offense, the Bills, as a team, will go as far as Fitz will take them. And if you are a Bills fan, that's scary! There needs to be more balance on offense, more emphasis on the run, more creative play calling.

That's funny!! What's interesting about Gailey is that he hasn't been on the hot season and this is his contract year and no one seems concerned about it. If the team wins below 6 games he and the stache are all gone. And I am not so sure if this team can win more than 6 games.

not too far from you. about 30 minutes from the razor and 37. Been a Bills fan since I was 15.

Great post. Agree 100%

Great posts and great points. To the few who refuse to play the game. Of course we want to keep both players provided it doesn't put our Bills in a bad position. We also know that the Bills have the cap space to keep both. But just because they have the cap space doesn't mean that they will sign both. It's been a while since the bills have had this level of talent on their roster. And when teams get to this point with talent on their roster, they start letting good players go. The whole point of the thread is this. IF you could only sign one next year. Which one would it be and why. So far it seems Levitre is getting more support. Personally I am not sure that Byrd is the best safety on our roster MUCH LESS a potential top safety in this league. At this point in time, with all due respect to Eric Wood, I regard Levitre as our best lineman. Wood might have the slight edge in talent but durability and versatility matters. I don't think Levitre will ever make a pro bowl but I still regard him as a very good guard in this league (Top 7).

Let's say you are Buddy Nix and you only have the option to keep Byrd or Levitre. Which one would you keep and why? I regard Levitre as a slightly higher rated guard than I would rate Byrd as a safety. I regard Levitre as being able to play all offensive line spots whereas Byrd only FS not SS. I think that if we lost Byrd, lining Wilson at FS and Searcy at SS would be more effective than plugging in Rienhart at LG if we lost Levitre. So needless to say, my vote would be for Levitre. What about you?