CodeMonkey

I did not know they did those other things. But even so, they are minor. I mean how many people go to a HS football or lacrosse game, or a paintball tournament. The Bills games are the only *significant* events held at the stadium.

Fixed it for you

I agree with you here. No matter what your opinion of him as a coach, he has been honest to a fault. In my opinion sometimes taking the blame for some things that were not his fault.

Well thought out and put together. I disagree only regarding RB (I'd give the slight edge to 2009, but imagine what a Lynch/Spiller pair might have done), and DL (shouldn't be with the $$$ they spent but again, a slight advantage to 2009).

I bet you said the same thing when Jauron was fired. I expect the fate of Fitz will be left to the HC, be it Gailey or someone else. What is interesting to me is that no one, and I mean no one, seems to be interested in the game Sunday. All the posts are about who might or might not be fired Monday. And all with seemingly no credible basis in fact, just rumor or speculation.

That's $110 I'd rather have in my pocket if I lived in Erie county and did not give a **** about the Bills. Particularly since the Bills are the only thing it is used for, and only for 10 (or less) games per year. Crazy.

The game is blacked out so I won't be watching, and therefore not complaining. Honestly, I could not care less if they win or lose. Just thankful the season is over.

Ahhh you underestimate the power of the koolaid my friend Think back to not that long ago when Gailey was the gem no one but the Bills FO recognized. And about how firing Gailey was the biggest mistake Jerrah even made. And how Fitz was going to magically become a HOF QB under Gaileys mega-mind (I will always love that name) offense. And how T.O. was going to be the missing piece to the puzzle. And sooooo many others Bills fans (some anyway) are ardent koolaid drinkers and will chug all that OBD serves up, then ask for more!

Me, no. But there are a lot of Bills fans who, I dare say, worship Kelly. If Jimbo says it's a good thing, then it is a good thing.

He brings to the table the ability to sell tickets. Bills fans love him, and rightly so. You nailed it when you said "cheerleader". For example, if Gailey is to return next season and someone has to announce that. Would Bills fans be more or less likely to revolt if Kelly makes the case to keep him.

If by some miracle it is on TV here I probably will record and watch. But I won't go to any effort like finding the satellite feed if it is not on broadcast TV.

He won't be running the business. If this is even true, he will be given a title like assistant GM, or vice president in charge of selling tickets and OBD will parade him around press conferences and other PR opportunities and that will be that.

I smell Brandon all over this little gem if it ends up being true. Season ticket sales go up after the team takes a major dump for the 13th consecutive season, and the third under the current GM/HC regime. Well played Mr. Smithers, well played.

Hard to start when Gailey refuses to even dress him.

Because violent play is what makes NFL games popular.

OBD has all of their season ticket money already. All they miss out on would be concession and parking money. They also know that the vast majority of Bills seasons holders will re-up regardless next season. With even more doing so when Brandon comes up with his next gimmick. OBD will not be worried at all in my opinion.

Actually 100% incorrect. He used the words "prevent concussions". Helmets can, and to some degree already do, prevent concussions. And improvements on that can still be achieved. However I would agree that concussions probably cannot be eliminated completely..

Anything Bills fans do or do not do, even showing up or not showing up, will matter Sunday. The game will be blacked out locally so the only area getting the game televised will be people in NYC area and some small number of people watching via Sunday Ticket. Very few people will bother to tune in to watch this turd bowl battle between two worthless teams. So any kind of protest will go largely unnoticed.

Agreed. This game will be won by the team that manages to suck the least that day. A sportscaster here in Rochester set the number of occupied seats at the Ralph over/under at 50% for Sunday. Gee I wonder if this game will be blacked out

Interesting read. http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/helmet-wars-and-new-helmet-could-protect-us-all

Plus Gailey wants the win. He was 4-12, then 6-10. If The Bills lose this Sunday he will be 5-11 and worse in season 3 than in season 2.

Dementia making us think it is the early 90's again? They absolutely tanked it. And it worked. I'd prefer one season of suck to the 13 and counting years Bills fans have.

Sadly I believe you are correct ... 50-50.

It was interesting to go back and reread this thread now. I was thinking 7 or even 8 wins if the Bills got lucky this season. Almost incomprehensible that the Bills could still be this bad the third year of the "rebuild". But here we are.

Maybe. But by year 3 you expect to start seeing improvement, like the phish are. The Bills, if anything, are regressing.