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Rams fans were about to run him out of town before the 1999 season happened and he backed into a guy named Kurt Warner. He had exactly one winning season in St. Louis. Chiefs fans ultimately grew tired of him too. Nice guy, great speeches but few wins. Two winning seasons. Game passed him by at that point.

Correct. I'd even offer that the Colts had the defense figured out at the half and if it wasn't for being the first game (new personnel,etc), that score would have been a lot closer. Rex Ryan doesn't feel he has to adapt to conditions or evolve and his scheme will undoubtedly prevail. This has been the Bills #1 critical failure. They keep hiring these stonecutter mentality coaches where they just keep plugging away in anticipation of a breakthrough. With all the technology and brilliant minds around the league, your "scheme" works for a game before it's figured out.

Steve,a loss to Bills nation isn't a LAMP at all. My condolences.

6-10 absolutely. In your opinion, do you give the Bills a better than 50% chance to win either of the last two games? After the debacle in Washington, I'm not so sure myself.

I'm not on the continuity wagon as some - I don't like keeping a kitchen fire going simply because I don't want to deal with the remodel.

Dennis Thurman is an EMP. Walked into OBD and the power never came back on.

Coaches sure. Same with Arians. However, when it comes to football czaring, I find the guys who had success when the league was very different would not be an inspired choice IMO.

My vote would be for Jay Gruden. Redskins were considered a four-alarm fully involved kitchen fire before the season started. They may very well win the division.

You know who else comes with that package deal? Doug Marrone. That's what allegedly has been communicated to the Titans. I personally wouldn't purchase that package of people but the overall "concept" is a good one. The key is finding a combination that has "modern" talent, not talent from yesteryear if you go this route. Enough with the "old" school talent. Polian. Wolf. Holmgren. Policy. Savage. No. It didn't work with Marv, either. It's a young man's game.

I don't think the "system" works as it is constructed. I think you need both a GM and coach that are on the same page. You almost have to hire them as a pair, not one hiring the other. I think Polian has the right idea with the concept of the package deal. That may be the new way. However, I'd never purchase his particular product.

Rex will get the Wade dilemna: Rex, you can stay. However, you will fire ALL of your assistants. I don't think he will do that. I see that as reasonable avenue towards a negotiated release from the contract. The state of affairs is pretty bad. I think anything is possible at this juncture.

All eyes will be on Terry Pegula, not ReX Ryan. You won't be getting a new stadium with a finish to the season like this and missing playoffs yet again. To add injury to insult you're dangerously close to being trolled by Doug Marrone.

I'd gather his defense was very successful at the turn of the last decade - 1999-2000-2001. I think offenses adapted at some point and figured it out. He keeps using it and its now somewhat effective but IMO his currency is more reputation than results these days.

Spurs fan for a little longer than the Bills. Very proud to be a Spurs fan. It is a franchise that is run about as good as you can run one.

There are too many rules. There are too many *complicated* rules. Should have one set of rules for both NCAA and NFL.

Cardinals. They haven't won a Super Bowl in the "modern" (post 1970) era of football.

All Mario wants to do is go kill quarterbacks. That's been the only thing he wants to do throughout his college days and days with the Texans. In a scheme where he gets to do that, he's All-Pro. It's when he's asked to do anything else, you get what you see today. Same goes for Jerry Hughes. He's a bust doing anything else but quarterback blitzing.

I think this topic gets very interesting if the Bills lose the remaining games. As most fans, I see that as a 50/50 proposition. Losing record Another year of missing playoffs Worse record than Marrone with arguably more talent The penalties The lack of discipline YoY decline from the defense by nearly all metrics There will be changes if that all comes to be with the first impression being very disappointing. What, you expect year 2 to be outstanding? Think the coaching staff saves its best for last?

The 1999 team. If that team beats the Titans, the future of the franchise is completely rewritten because so many shoes dropped because of January 8, 2000. I think that team had a great shot at beating the Colts and Jags to reach the Super Bowl again. It's the "What if Hitler was killed in 1938?" question for this franchise.

Loved the finale because it avoided every single cliche ending. The Mike Milligan conclusion was genius storytelling.

For me, I care more about the coaching issue than I do the players. 1. If the Bills lose the remaining games, all bets are off for Rex to survive for another season. I know some of you value continuity but there is a lot riding on the Bills to get over this playoff hump and start to be successful. You aren't going to get a stadium built with successive 8-8 Rex Ryan teams and nearing 20 years without playoffs. 2. No to Thurman. No to Pettine. As someone astutely stated, his defense isn't any better. Blitzed well but got gashed all the same. 3. If Rex stays, I anticipate a few of those assistants being fired. While the buck stops with Rex as the head coach, the assistants are in charge of their squads on the day to day basis. You need better teachers and leaders there. You start cleaning up the penalties and undisciplined play there.

Linebacker would be #1 priority.

I think the Bills need a linebacker upgrade regardless to more effectively combat the New England "problem". For as good as Bradham and Brown are, they are more run stopping LBs IMO. They need a quicker sideline to sideline tackler.

If Rex has to/needs to stay, he needs new assistant coaches and a new defensive coordinator and admit that the league has passed "his" scheme by a few years ago. I think that ownership will demand changes there. He needs fresh blood in those ranks if he's going to be successful. Time to get rid of your Jet buds. Whaley needs to draft the 2016 version of David Harris. Linebacker IMO, is a top priority.

Ever since Garafalo's piece about Bills ownership not being happy about how the season has unfolded, I don't discount the one and done for Ryan whatsoever. If he finishes worse than Marrone I think he is in trouble. He will probably have to fire all his assistants and I don't think he will agree to do that.