White Linen

I thought Hauschka, Tre and Poyer had a shot.

Actually you're incorrect. the Titans didn't get better. They are 44 - 66 since he has left. We're talking about 2 teams and of course the year he gets fired is going to look bad - that's why he was let go.

Someone who doesn't suck.

He had only 5.5 losing seasons in 16.5 years of coaching with the Oilers and Titans. He coached the Rams with Kellon Clemmons, Austin Davis, Bradford (got hurt), Shaun Hill and Foles. He finally decided to start with Keenum for a rookie named Goff to learn behind and it didn't work but Keenum sure does look like a capable QB now. They were a team known for a very good defense and if the offense got fixed were on their way going 7-9 twice, 7-8-1 and 6-10. He moved the darn team from St. Louis to L.A. and gets canned after going 4-9. The facts are he's not even close to one of the worst ever - not close. You may not like him and I don't think he's a great coach - but atrocious - nah.

He's far from one of the worst ever. C'mon

Unlike other posters, I do see what you're saying. I think you've stretched some things there but again understand the sentiment. I don't think we have momentum but a win in Foxboro and Miami could give us that. It's not momentum but there is something about how the Bills play under McD that has a certain "it" factor. It's why I think he can coach. He's had some head scratching on field decisions on the offensive side of the ball - but it takes a little while for a defensive coach to learn how to deal with those situations.

I rarely go to any of ESPN's channels. I even stopped watching some of the daily shows I'd still enjoy (P.T.I., etc). Only when there's no choice for NFL Monday or a college game do I tune in. They should have strictly stayed with sports and they would continue to flourish - even with the rush of information available sooner.

I know Hyde is a safety but I'd put him on Gronk like the Patriots put Talib on Jimmy Graham and stopped him. Talib stopped Graham up until he left with a hip injury. They put another corner on Graham that did well too after Talib went out.

I think a punt there would have also been acceptable. The going for it didn't make much sense. Tyrod if he was smarter would have put the ball where Clay could make a play - because an interception doesn't necessarily hurt you there either. Unless it's of course returned further than the original LOS.

No it's not equally fair because the team isn't void of talent - we just thought it was. He's taken what looked like a bad roster and has them in the playoff hunt and sometimes playing like one of the best defenses in the league. You're saying over achieving - I'm saying building his way. I think it's fair to give him a fair shake to build the roster and the point is he's done that when we thought it was disaster.

You were expecting a starting right tackle off a practice squad in week 14?

No kidding, he gets to decide who's on the team. He's done that well, they've played good for a no name team (except a couple guys). That's the point. It appears he'll be even better as he continues to build the team with players he wants - as he's already proven to be correct on many of them.

Coming to a job near you.

It's funny to take jabs at the dead?

It's the way. You don't understand the desire to move up and spend more on a player or you don't understand moving up for a QB? I didn't say catastrophic - I said it can screw you for years. Then you do it again if you need to. The Bills have signed excellent players in free agency over the years and fielded decent teams but to have an opportunity to win the super bowl - that's the path. If you think Kirk Cousins is holding up a Lombardi one day - you're sadly mistaken. Could we get a playoff card - yes. Well, If that's all you want fine.

What's the point? These appearances don't portray the "bulls" in a good light? How so? The man has passed - what a very odd thread to start.

Washington - what once represented all that was good about America.

We tried the fix holes before QB route. Doesn't work. If there's a trade partner there in the first two picks - give them what it takes. Unfortunately there will be several other teams willing to do the same. Obviously if you pick the wrong QB it can screw you for years but it's the only way. If you pick one of the right ones - you absolutely will not miss those picks.

It's amazing to me how undervalued Wood is. He's just barely over 300lbs and takes on monsters in the middle. He's been relatively healthy playing in 117 games out of 141 including breaking his leg in his rookie year. He's blocked for some atrocious QB play and been a part of many solid running teams often when running was what the defenses knew we had to do.

Of course there's a cost to the Dareus trade who knows about high probability of drafting one. Free agency is definitely a possibility as much as the draft. They may do both. Obviously they identified that his antics, effort and contract weren't copacetic. Hard for me to believe you're ok with a coach hating the effort of a player and you wanting to keep him. Could you possibly be ok with that? I'm not sure I totally understand the cap problems but clearly he wasn't the easiest player to trade. Even at the height of his performance you're not getting a 2nd or a 3rd round pick for him. I'm not shooting down you're entire post but let's switch to Baker. I know there's examples of 6 foot tall QB's doing well in the NFL but it's a legit concern. The player has to be so special to overcome that. I'm also concerned that he runs a lot. I think the NFL has shown that a rushing QB inevitably leads to injury. The kid is a legit baller and I love so much about him, but I'd have to take a long look at how I'd translate him in an NFL pocket.

I agree with this fully. Bradford has definitely looked like a viable starting QB in the NFL - but he just can't stay healthy. If/when we draft a QB, we may need a bridge QB and he's they type I'd certainly consider.

Oh it's valuable, very valuable. You haven't said anything - or have you?

I think his only real value is on a team that will draft a QB in the upcoming draft if they'd like to have a security blanket in the event they want a vet there to play before the rookie is ready. The teams likely to draft a QB are the Browns, Cardinals, Jets, Broncos - possibly the Giants and Redskins. Browns probably stick with Kizer as that option, Cards have Palmer for one more year, Jets are a possibility but would likely sign McCown , Broncos - maybe, Giants - maybe, Redskins - maybe.

McD can coach. How he's doing this with a lackluster lineup is impressive. This team should be 3-5 wins on paper. I like our backfield and we have a good running back - beyond that I see blah, but I see a team that sticks together. This is just what they were given, a couple trades, one training camp to cut/keep players and one draft. I imagine good things as McD and Beane build the team they want.

He made his opening statement and said "the Dolphins did a good job tonight and we weren't good enough in any area to win the game. We have to do a better job and it wasn't good enough tonight across the board." The first question set him off and he's right - the media is a joke. "Do you think any of the guys might have been looking ahead to next week and passed Miami?" He's like give me a break. I like that he treats them like the morons they are.