OldTimer1960

Are you suggesting they hire Christ as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator? I guess he could heal the players faster...

While the results were not what we all wanted, Coach Gailey always took responsibility for his team's failures. He always tried to publicly protect his players from criticism, even when they regularly let him down. One of the biggest criticisms of Coach Gailey was his allegiance to Ryan Fitzpatrick as QB. I suspect that privately, the coach knew that Ryan was a good try-hard QB that does not quite have the physical tools to be a good starting NFL QB, however he never threw Fitz under the bus to the media. Gailey knew that his ship was sinking with Fitz, but he continued to support him as he really didn't have any better option. One can argue that the Bills should have drafted Andy Dalton or Russell WIlson and, in hind-sight, you'd be right, but they were far from being considered "sure-things". Other than those two, I really don't see other top QBs that they could have gotten to replace Fitz (of course, a small trade up would have netted them Colin Kaepernick, but again he was no sure thing and you always have to find a partner to trade up with). I have no real quarrel with the Bills' recent strategy of trying to build a strong D and good OL and then fill in with a better QB, once those areas had jelled. The big failing seems to be that even with what looks on paper like very good defensive talent, they defense was again putrid. I think this is what really cost Coach Gailey his job. I know that Dave Wannestadt was the DC, but Gailey couldn't be kept and allowed to hire a 3rd DC after George Edwards and Wannestadt had failed and it appears that the NFL has changed and Dave Wannestadt didn't adjust. There is just absolutely no way that the defense with Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus, Mario Williams and a young improving Alex Carrington on DL should be anywhere near as bad against the run as they were. On offense, it is very hard for me to criticize Gailey much, given the bare cupboard he was working with. He had CJ Spiller, Fred Jackson and Stevie Johnson and a pretty good OL (until injuries decimated them again). The QB and number 2 and 3 WRs were among the worst starters in the NFL at their respective positions and their TE was, at best, an average NFL starter. The only quibble I can even point to was the reluctance to get CJ Spiller the ball more often over the past 2 seasons. At any rate, it is exciting to speculate on who will be the next head coach and, once again, hope for improvement. Just wanted to post one reasonably positive view of Coach Gailey. I am sure that there will be plenty of negative ones...

This is a complete joke.

The The refs aren't playing defense, then again neither are the Bills.

They could have saved a lot of travel money. They didn't show up any way. There is NO WAY Gailey can return next year. This team has completely quit. How sad.

Run for the bus!!!!!!

This looks like a preseason game, at least on the Bills' side. They are awful. I doubt they could win half their games even if they played in the MAC conference.

Wanny HAS to go after this season. There is enough talent on this defense to play MUCH better than they have this season.

Fitz is incredibly unqualified to be a starting QB in the NFL. They have no chance to make it to .500 (even) with him as their QB. I know that they lack weapons at WR and TE and that the OL has had a lot of injuries, but Fitz couldn't have lead the Super Bowl Steelers team to a .500 record. It doesn't matter who else they can get to be their QB next year, it CANNOT be Fitz.

Clearly they have not shown measurable improvement against a half decent offense. This team has clearly quit and for that Chan and his staff MUST go.

I want to like Fitz, I really do. He is bright and tries hard. He shows courage on the field and clearly cares. HOWEVER, he is just not good enough to be a starting QB in the NFL. He does not have enough physical talent to lead a team with the 85 Bears defeanse to the playoffs. I have withheld judgement because the WR and TE crew are not very good at all, but let's face it - Fitz is holding this team back. Even though this is a very weak year to draft a QB, there is NO reason that they can't find a much better candidate to play QB than Fitz. To me, Fitz is Frank Reich. Not good enough to be a starting QB, but smart enough with just enough physical skills to be a good backup.

The first interference penalty was horrible, but what on earth was Gilmore supposed to do on the second one? New play: WR runs directly into DB and QB throws it. Automatic first down every time. The WR initiated that contact and it should have been offensive PI. Not that it will matter by the end of the day...

Well, another wasted Sunday afternoon. Only interesting question will be if NE can break 60.

Game over already. Fitz is terrible. How bad of shape could Doug Flutie be in. Even at 50, Flutie would be better.

If it is a basketball team with a dominant center and no outside shooting capability, the defense plays a sagging zone and dares the opponent to beat them from the outside. It is the same thing here. The defense knows that Fitz and this dismal receiving corp can't hurt them passing, so they take away the only thing that the Bills could do to beat them (run game).

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Thanks for that crap defence mr. wannestadt. This is an awful, awful, franchise. They should all resign today. Did you notice how Tennessee actually blitzed on an important down? Heaven forbid that the Bills actually would have done that on 4th down when Tennessee had the ball. Better to sit with all your crappy DBs in the end zone so that they have a great view of the winning TD.

F*!# it. There is no point in them even trotting that sad defense back on the field. Just concede a TD every time Tenn has the ball. WTF, it is impossible to understand how the coaching can be so bad that they take a D with Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus and Mario Williams on the DL and make them worse than UB. Instead of "coaching them up", they are "coaching them down".

SO AWFUL.

Excellent question. He had better not have one after this game. This is pathetic.

GD it, PLEASE rush the passer!

I don't even know how it is POSSIBLE for a defense to be THIS bad. The DBs might as well go for the INT on every play, they certainly aren't going to stop them on downs. So what if they get beat for a long TD, at least take a shot at a turnover.

SO UNPREPARED, so BAD. I know that the LBs are a weakness, but the personnel on this defense is better than they have played. Have to look at the coaching staff. They are not doing enough to prepare these guys.

Screw this whole franchise. It is Flat out the worst-run team in the NFL. Now, we'll have to watch them move and be immediately competitive with a competent organization running the franchise in LA or Toronto. That will add insult to injury.

It is time for a "Burn your Bills' gear" bonfire in down-town Buffalo. Please, if anyone goes to the next home game, bring the bags. This team is an embarrassment.

The entire coaching staff should be fired immediately after the game without even a ticket back to Buffalo. They have just QUIT. The defense should be embarrassed. Yes, they SHOULD be wearing pink. What an absolute EMBARRASSMENT. I am SICK to be a fool and be a fan of this PATHETIC (DIS)organization