Wayne Arnold

Obviously the leak is someone close to Whaley. Always puts him in a good light while whoever the coach is is to blame. But it has backfired on him because the fans don't buy it - they know both are to blame. Brandon isn't the leak. The leak is one of Tim Graham's sources and Graham obliterates Brandon at least once a week.

I guess that's where we differ. Marrone is no better than any of the other stooges that we've had as HC over the last 15 years.

Why would they? Just because they made the wrong hire in Rex doesn't mean they should have kissed Marrone's butt.

I think the original poster was speaking from Rex's perspective after he was already hired. The smart thing for him to do was to just let Schwartz run his defense. But obviously that was never going to happen because football coaches. I really think this is why Whaley has the driver's keys to the head coach this time.

You spelled crybabies wrong.

Giving the Pegula's the benefit of the doubt, they knew they had a good thing on defense and wanted someone who could sustain success on that side of the ball for the long-term. Schwartz was only the DC and was getting HC interest. Why they didn't just promote Schwartz we'll never know, and I'm sure Kim and Terry have been kicking themselves for falling for Rex's schtick ever since. I guess Schwartz didn't tell good jokes like Rex did in his interview.

I can't imagine why n---oh, EJ no!!!

But they didn't hire Rex because the defensive system needed to change.

How do you know Reich and Patricia are good at time/game management? Absolutely.

So if they're to ignore coordinator accomplishments, what kind of qualities should a GM be looking for in a head coach?

Possible. But regardless, Marrone was a headcase who quit. He wasn't "forced out."

Yes, there is plenty of doubt. The defense would be much better but the offense would still suck. It's a wash. Rex had to go but let's not look back at Marrone with rose-colored glasses. His game management decisions made Rex look like a genius. And he was an offensive-minded head coach who was absolutely clueless at constructing a productive NFL offense. I'm not the biggest Whaley fan but he helped build that Top 5 defense before Rex arrived. And he helped build back-to-back Top 10 efficient offenses. So he might actually be doing something right, no?

Efficiency is so much more important than total yards. As to those who continue using total yardage, I don't know if that's due to laziness, ignorance, or stupidity. Passer Rating - 17th Yards per Attempt - 21st ANY/A - 20th Interception Percentage - 7th Touchdown Percentage - 20th DVOA - 14th

He appeals to the lowest common denominator in Western New York. Like this guy.

If they release Taylor and expect to replace his value with *insert name of unaccomplished tall white quarterback here* and/or some shot-in-the-dark draft pick then I will not be renewing and I will find another hobby. We all have our breaking points.

Thanks for saving our Bills. We will express our gratitude by crapping on you year after year.

Maybe they don't want to show fans how bad he is.

You and me both. Aaron Williams is not a Hall of Fame talent. It's not an excuse for Rex's poor D.

A Top 5 passing attack combined with this rushing attack would have obliterated NFL offense records. People have lost their minds. Taylor is a very good young quarterback who played in a run-first system. And that run-first system worked and he was a big part of it. Was he perfect throwing the ball this year? No. There was a lot of factors that contributed, but in the end he finished 17th in the NFL in passer rating after finishing 8th a year ago. That's far from terrible. I would put the odds of finding an upgrade over Taylor in one offseason at about 5%. If the Pegula's and Whaley are willing to gamble with those odds then good luck - I'm not going to support it by renewing my season tickets.

The odds are very small that someone would beat him out even if he was making $15 per hour.

It's not a gamble for Taylor. Top 10 PFF grade in his first two seasons as starter for a perennial loser. Top 10 offense both years (first time in over a decade). Top 10 passer rating in 2015, 17th this season. 7th QBR in 2015, 11th in 2016. Not every GM is as incompetent and dense as Doug Whaley.

Why is it so crazy to think the quarterback who had the 8th highest passer rating in 2015 and currently the 17th highest and has led the Bills to the 8th rated offense in the league this season would deserve a salary with a cap hit that is only 20th in the league among quarterbacks?

He's terrible tho!

Then the coaching staff probably shouldn't have told him he should be a 350 pound anchor nose tackle who occupies blockers. They thought he was Damon Harrison. That's not who he is.