jester43

The problem with this whole thread is that Russ Brandon defending Marrone by saying he "changed the culture" is a straw man argument. And how convenient that, win or lose, Russ now cites a "changed culture" and a need for "continuity" since his football ops ass is on the line with Marrone. When the season started it was "playoffs or bust." Now it's "culture and continuity." DOES ANYONE ELSE SMELL THE BULLSCHIDT? You know he does not just want to be a marketer for the Bills. He wants more chest bumps with Sammy on game day and more fist pumping in the war room on draft day. That's his real agenda. The real question is, has Marrone done enough to be retained? Most of us think we know, but I'd say pretty much everyone wants to see the last 2 games before deciding. In the meantime, I've seen plenty of decisions from the dark ages, and barring a stirring win in New England, I'd say the Bills can and should try to do better. The problem is, we've seen so much garbage in the last 15 years that 8-6 makes it look like St. Doug really is roaming the sidelines. And Russ, whose culture did he change, exactly? I remember when you were the GM...that was some culture we had then, wasn't it? Brandon the football guy is the problem and a snake in the grass. When he talks "culture" he's politicking for his own ass. Is that not obvious? Just stick to selling tickets Russ. You did a great job finding 30000 Green Bay fans to sell the game out last weekend.

all 4 are.. that was my point. by "he," I meant Whaley

OK i heard it...as usual, i see we have a bunch people of crying about nothing when it comes to media members. First of all...it is funny to see whining about Howard Simon's "unprofessional" questions and the "the way" asks them....Howard used to be (rightfully) criticized for lobbing the biggest softballs on the planet. It's only in the last year or two that he even tried to ask an assertive question. Which is what he should do, of course. Someone must have gotten to him and explained it's ok to have an opinion (thankfully). We talk about the whether we need a new coach 365 days a year, but the morning sports talk host can't ask the team president about it? Really? Man, some people just want unicorns and rainbows and that is that. Personally, I would rather see/hear media who have an opinion. All the things Howard Simon mentioned about Marrone are legitimate criticisms. And Russ's reply was to scold him for not having a gushing orgasm over an 8-6 record. Some of the things Brandon praised Marrone for are worthy of it...like the way the coaches handled the blizzard. But a lot of it was a joke. He's really giving Doug Marrone credit for being a great leader because of the burden of stadium renovation? Because training camp was a week longer? If anything, camp was a mess this year, and I would not offer up praise to the head coach for it. Poeple on both sides of the "culture-change" debate have made good points...but the person whose opinion I value least in that whole conversation is suck-ass Russ Brandon. His agenda is obvious: as long as there's any conceivable reason to defend Doug Marrone, he HAS to do it.

agreed, and even he has done enough goofy stuff to get canned.1. reach for EJ 2. ...subsequent qb cluster!@#$ 3. overpay for watkins 4. waste a 2nd on venus de kouandjio love all the little diamonds n the rough he's uncovered and the hughes trade was outstanding, but you need to do WAY better with your top picks. or we are going to be locked on a treadmill to nowhere. it is amazing to hear some of you guys talk about 8-6 like we are verge of world domination....but we are way closer to the middle than the top.

Brandon has a lot on the line because he picked Marrone. So what's he gonna say? He wants desperately to keep his hands in football ops so of course he's gonna talk about stuff like "culture change" that no one can disprove. If everyone buys it, that makes him look like a genius.... so then he can keep running around the sidelines at games chest-bumping Sammy Watkins like the frustrated ex-jock that he is.

they have nice uniforms. that is until they screwed that up this past weekend.

i think the opposite is true. most of the time he yammers on when he doesn't need to because he's so conscious of them. you have your own issues with the "media."

they looked bad. don't care what peter king says. he's been wrong before!

CUT THE KICKOFF "SPECIALIST" OR FIRE THE COACH.

YEAAAHAHHHHHHHHH1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! partyyyyyyyyyyyyy111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOW WAS HE NOT HELD

HOW WAS HE NOT HELD

OH BOY CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE BILLS' OFFENSE HAS IN STOR FOE GB ON THIS GAME-DECIDING DRIVE!! WOO!

the whole world knows GB s getting 7 now, right?i

crap sammy was open!

no analysis here. just LET"S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! save the season guys!!

Season. On. The. Line. Please play accordingly.

alright guys....it's only your season on the line. let's man up...

because Marrone.

nice

i don't blame wiilliams for trying to run back the blocked kick, how else are we going to score?

how is the 12th man supposed to help out when 40% of the crowd is wearing !@#$ing yellow and green

kickoff specialist!! #firemarrone

guys get a good long look at our beloved Freddie in his last Bills home game

yeah, like in the 3rd quarter against Denver!