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Do you think about the names you throw out beyond just "They've had HC experience." Serious question? Coughlin is 70+, and his last few years with the Giants WITH a franchise QB were terrible. McCoy and Bradley had no success as head coaches, McCoy WITH a franchise QB. As Yolo points out, no HC experience with Shanahan which doesn't fit your narrative, and his team's still in the playoffs giving him limited opportunities, and it would seem his weekend off is already full based on a quick Google search.

Whaley's "search" is nothing but a sham. He's so concerned that a coach might usurp his power and control that in the end he won't end up hiring a coach AT ALL. At the end of season presser after a 2017 season in which the Bills are historically unwatchable due to a lack of ANY coaching AT ALL, he will claim that it's not his fault, that he's only in charge of the 53. Incensed, Bucky Gleason, picking up where he left off in 2016, will resume shrieking like a chicken about his job description until his head literally explodes, killing Jerry Sullivan in the process from an acute ruptured colon brought on by the internal pressure generated by the force of the blast. Vic Carrucci, in close proximity, will bear witness to this horrific scene. Covered in the now defunct Sullivan's feces and Gleason's brain... ok, anatomically unlikely to be COVERED in Gleason's brain, but probably enough there that a good forensic pathologist could find a trace or two... Vic will fall into a catatonic state requiring prolonged psychiatric hospitalization, at which point Doug Whaley will yell "Suck it, bitCHEZ!!" and announce that his work here is done, will tender his resignation, and will ride off into the sunset in Rex's pickup truck to a host of confused stares and an increasing crescendo of applause. Hey, it's at least as plausible as Whaley intentionally hiring an underqualified coach to save his job, right?

First, I smirked... but then disbelief, sadness and dread crept in and washed my smirk away.

TBN; combining a lack of objectivity, integrity, verification of facts, and actual sources, showcasing all degree of mastery of literary fallacy and grammar, and relying on Twitter, petulance, and personal agenda to generate insightless coverage of local sports.

I don't know about fan speak as, it generally is a buzzword used by athletes, coaches, FO types, etc first, but applied to professional sports it's about as meaningful as taking it to the next level, one game at a time, 110%, you do what you can do, you gotta hand it to the other team, et cetera, ad nauseam.

Is that the old hover board that starts you on fire, or the new hover board that shoots out from under you causing you to fall forward and break your nose.

Brian Moorman was born in Kansas. Just sayin...

My guess would be eating with his fingers...

Except that Cowher's blueprint is still in place in Pittsburgh, and still effective. The concern would be how much have players changed since he last coached and can he relate to them, not how much has the game changed since then, IMO.

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. "In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."

IMO Whaley comes off as someone who realizes his responsibility is to the organization and not to the media, and if he has to awkwardly fall on the sword instead of revealing the nature of sensitive internal conversations to the media then he's willing to do it. With respect to your continued defense of Ryan, another year means more devoted resources to a failing coach. Repeatedly comparing Schwartz to Rex 2016 defense is pointless. When they inherited them, one defense got better under one coach, one got worse, and not just a little. Despite the bluster and addition of his guys, it didn't get better. And the kicker in all of this is IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM WHEN HE GOT HERE!! Instead of fixing the offense and taking advantage of the window with a dominant defense, he closed the window.

Have they established an exact timeline when Rex first heard the rumor they started about him getting fired before the Steelers game, yet?

Uhh, not to speak ill of the dead, but Ralph was cheap with coaches and was known for meddling... whereas the Pegulas, if nothing else, made a big splash with their first hire and let him assemble one of the largest staffs in the league...

Don't feel like finding the quote, but when Roman was fired Shady intimated that the offense would feature a more north/south running game.

Yeah, son, I realize there are open seats in front of us, but EJ's starting for the Bills so we're safer back here.

Uhh, sure. I know when I'm drunk I totally forget what my house looks like... and that it has doors...

http://www.local8now.com/home/headlines/49623477.html

Now there's a coach I could see the Bills in bed with...

Can you effin believe those mf'ers are gonna stick me with EJ?! EEEEJAAAY!! Sure hope Elway has my number. So, what're your plans when they cut you? You like skiing in the Rockies?

Do you ever take that effin helmet off?

Sure hope that "business decision" was draft pick related. Ugh.

Instead of crucifying Dareus based on a out of context snippet, Scott, as someone in the media, should have read the whole piece with Dareus before offering a hot-take. Dareus indicated (I'm paraphrasing) there's a lot of communication that takes place, that they were playing faster in year 2, but that it fell apart when AW got injured. He basically said you can't expect street free agents to make the calls and have it look the same. I'm sure Scott wouldn't have loved the system as much without Ed Reed in Baltimore or Jim Leanord in NY, who was with Rex in Baltimore the year before, making the defensive adjustments.

...and you'll end up bringing me in as a completely unqualified GM?

Bless your heart. Did our recent presidential election teach you nothing? Facts are so 2012...

Too bland. No clicks. More like "Bozos at OBD, too stupid to know how to clean a toilet, look to Les Miles for expertise in flushing talent."