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Talley Version 2.0?

The original quote was that Nix did not have any control on who he could hire. I am just disputing that there was no such evidence. The evidence that he could hire anyone was that they interviewed Mike Shanahan. The question was not who Nix could have hired. Nix also had a shot at taking his Franchise QB in that same year or the next. Instead they went with the retreads in Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick both of whom had horrible plays in the previous season. Nix does not get a pass for that. And he took a long while to do both. In fact last November, he even got angry that Reporters wanted Chan gailey canned. He emphatically said that Gailey will be the HC next season. Similarly, he felt that Fitzpatrick could turn it around and he couldn't influence his HC to at least give Tavaris Jackson a chance to play, even in meaningless games.

Completely agree. Buddy took three years to realize that we need a Franchise QB and a Good HC to succeed (Time will tell if Manuel and Marrone are Franchise and Good respectively). Another revisionist theory. RW had courted Mike Shannahan before settling in for Gailey. Nix could have hired any HC he wanted. He chose a retread Gailey after Shannahan and Cowher turned him down.

+1 EJ was the most accurate passer in college out of all those QBs that were drafted in the 2013 draft. It was something like 68%. He was also the most accurate passer among the college QBs when it came to 20+ yard throws. His biggest knock in college was that he held on to the ball too long. Absolutely. At least the offense will not be boring.

On ESPN Website: Backs with statistics http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/65051/why-bills-drafted-ej-manuel-in-first-round

Another Michael Oher Story!

Unfortunately those advertisements is what pays the players (along with the TV contracts, which in turn is dependent on the Advertisements on TV) salaries and the existence of the franchise.

Good video. Shows that he has some work to do (Like all rookies). Hopefully, the bills staff will be able to iron out his flaws.

Rich Stadium sounded very good on TV for over 20 years.... "Welcome to Rich Stadium at Orchard Park"......

And a real QB drafted in the 2010 draft

When your starting QB goes by Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers for the last 15+ years, then no one cares if you are playing in GB or not. It was the same way here in Buffalo, when the K-Gun was operational. In fact, the players loved playing for the Bills even post-Kelly era when the Flutie show came to the town.

Actually, that is not true. He inherited the following players who actually played during his 3 -year regime Eric Wood, Levitre on the OL Fitzpatrick QB Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson as RBs Stevie Johnson as the WR On Defense: Byrd, Kyle Williams, Scott. The team he inherited actually won 7 games, something his regime is failed to accomplish in 3 seasons.

The most interesting thing to come out of OBD post draft would be their ability to get it done on the Byrd new deal. The Bills need Byrds ball hawking skills and veteran leadership on that defense.

Isn't he (Belichek) already lifeless....the zombie coach

I wish one of the scouts or front office staff of Jax or the Eagles come out and say that they would have picked Manuel at the top fo the 2nd (or even at the bottom of the 1st) if he had been available. This will put the whole thing to rest. May be one of the journalists like Tim Graham or Gaughan should hunt down one of those front office staff and get the information (leaked) out through them. Where is investigative journalism nowadays!

I would love to see the Bills operate in the same way as Walt Disney does...It would make it a far more profitable business.

May be they will build a secondary stadium (next to the primary stadium) and show the game on a big HD screen and charge a lot lesser; the same noise would be heard in the primary stadium keeping the players happy. win-win situation. And the beer would cost $3 bucks. Hey some one told me that I need to think outside the box!

Aah...That Jets Game....Why did you have to remind us of that pain...A game where we were supposed to kick Mark Sanchez in his B***......Instead he kicked us all around.

Agree., At least will go with the satisfaction that the Bills did try to improve by getting a franchise QB.

The biggest change I am expecting (hoping) to see from this team is their ability to stop the *RUN*. If Pettine can do that with this group consisting of the same players on the DL, it will be an amazing turnaround and will be very indicative of the coaching that was in place. If the defense and special teams can hold tight and give a chance for this offense to blossom we will be alright. How would we sweep the AFC, if we lose 2 games within the division ? I don't think the name of the team matters. It has been a heart breaking 10 seasons if you are a Knicks fan, especially in such a talent-void NBA. The same goes with the Patriots. The patriots stunk up the joint for decades before the magical arrival of Brady.

We won 6 games with that ****ty roster. Agreed it takes time to gel as a unit, but this is not your grandfather's NFL. Today's NFL allows rookies to become stars. We definitely have the capability to win more than 6 games as long as they don't play roulette at the QB position. Pick one and stay with it through the course.

+1. Well said. Let us enjoy the ride, if there is magic in it.

I hope Marrone has learned how to be the HC of a team and has had good success @ Syracuse. On the other hand, Chan was talked us as a good coordinator. However, he sucked being a HC, especially getting the right pieces working on the defense.

Life is not simple. People are asked be mature at much earlier ages depending on their situations. There is no specific time as to become *mature*

Yeah. I though usually they have it the weekend after the draft weekend.