What a Tuel

Going by that metric (which I question), you realize Rex Ryan's Jets defense was 11th in YPG in 2013? A 1.5 ypg difference.

Seeing as how Pettine never had a top 10 defense with the Bills, I assumed you were talking about his 9th ranked defense (PPG) with the Browns. My bad.

The Bills look bad to anyone that is willing to listen to the nonstop 24 hour news cycle about a GM who didn't know about some surgery for his 1st round pick, and doesn't think players should be playing football. Sure. Absolutely. Except as Bills fans we know that's not what happened. For example half the comments I see people making about "players shouldn't play football" were either "then why is he a GM?" or "doesn't he know that without football he would be out of a job" and then "what an idiot" or "0-16". Give me a break. These are the people that we care what they think? Let alone the actual reports who can't seem to grasp the concept with access to the full quote. Why would they? Playing stupid makes them more money. Doug Whaley thinks "humans shouldn't play football" sounds better and makes more money than "Doug Whaley thinks that Sammy Watkins has been injured because football is a violent game, and humans probably aren't supposed to be playing it" in reference to injuries happen in the league. Yes, the Bills look bad right now, because the media is doing it's thing, cashing in with no regard for the truth, because it's viewers don't care or require the truth.

They don't look incompetent, you and the media look incompetent because you, a few others, and the local media can't seem to wrap their heads around each of those manufactured "issues" -Whaley still 100% believes his comment, and most people agree with him. He walked it back because of media overreaction. -Whaley said 3 immediate starters from the draft in reference to what they have at the positions and what he believes will be their spot. He also said of course there will be competition but if they don't fill those spots, then he didn't do his job. Another media overreaction. -Whaley never said there was no concern with Lawson's shoulder. He said he was cleared by medical and if something happens they will deal with it. Another media overreaction because Whaley didn't come right out and say "yeah he needs surgery guys! can you believe it!" Also implies the situation did not change, or they didn't change their mind which they have every right to do about a player and their health. Another media overreaction. -Media rules? Great they revised them because.....wait for it.....the media overreacted and stomped their feet. "The bills don't want you to know who dropped a pass" headline sound familiar? -Who cares who Rex Ryan introduces for President. He did not even endorse him. Either way the Bills organization distancing them from politics would seem like a good idea? No it was incompetence because Rex did something on his own time. Utter, utter nonsense.

No it would be like him being asked why johnny broke his arm, and Whaley saying "well climbing fences and jumping out of trees are a part of life, and it is a dangerous game, personally I don't think humans are supposed to jump out of trees, And these things are going to come up. But we trust in our medical care and trust that Johnny will do what he has to do to get back outside climbing trees and jumping out of them" Whaley doesn't think kids should play outside!

No, you are right 9th in points per game in 2014, and 29th in 2015. He is awesome but Rex sucks right!?

Wouldn't the thousands of surgeries that have taken place be called into question to determine the safety of football before Whaley saying it is a violent game?

You aren't grasping what Whaley actually said, and latching onto "humans shouldn't play football" which also isn't even an accurate quote. People are being so ignorant about this and ignoring his point to make retarded jokes like "well Whaley would be out of a job if we didn't play football". The actual quote in context for the 100th time: He very clearly meant humans aren't supposed to be colliding into each other, and when they do it will result in injuries but we trust in our medical staff, and the athlete to get themselves back onto the field. He is a god damn NFL GM, if you really think he meant humans "shouldn't" be playing football, and the NFL should close up shop, you need to take a closer look at the quote, or you are the media who is cashing in on this clear and purposeful misinterpretation of his words.

A lot of those WR's have been limited with nagging injuries, not just ACL tears. Just like Sammy. Sammy played through them, just like they did. This does not take into account those injuries.

No, but the end result is the same. Despite being "injury prone" he has missed less games than most.

Top WR's that have missed more or the same amount of games as Sammy (3 games) while he was in the league: DeSean Jackson (7 games) Odell Beckham (4 games) Dez Bryant (7 games) AJ Green (3 games) Brandin Cooks (6 games) Kelvin Benjamin (16 games) Alshon Jeffery (7 games) Jordy Nelson (16 games) Keenan Allen (10 games) Steve Smith (9 games) Brandon Marshall (3 games) Julian Edelman (9 games) Top WR's who haven't: Mike Evans (2 games) Calvin Johnson (1 game) Doug Baldwin (0 games) Larry Fitzgerald (2 games) Demaryius Thomas (0 games) TY Hilton (1 game) DeAndre Hopkins (0 games) Antonio Brown (0 games) Remember this is only for the 2014/15 seasons and of course excludes the nagging injuries that they play through. Sammy seems on the good side of average, don't you think?

It's ridiculous that they refuse to make the logical jump from Watkin's injury to this is a rough sport that will result in injuries because normally humans don't run into each other at full speed. Nope, they will stick with the "Whaley is opposed to football because it is a violent game, and doesn't think players should be playing it" which is so far from what he said, it is mind boggling.

Funny how things sound in context.

Let the misleading journalism continue. I like Dunne, but come on man! "The Bills don't want you to know if someone drops a pass in practice". No, the Bills don't care what observations the fans make. They don't want you putting undue emphasis on it like last year. You could take it like a man, and go ahead and provide decent journalism about the team, or you could cry about not being able to tweet out Tyrod Taylor going 2/5 in team drills that series. Unfortunately you chose the latter. http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/05/24/buffalo-bills-dont-want-know-someone-drops-pass-practice/

Weren't we just praising particular players for getting out of the game a few years early, so they could play with their kids and stuff years from now. Why do you think we pat those guys on the back?

Oh my god. That second link. edited for more accurate quote "we are trying to figure out what way shape or form, what context you could say oh yeah I get what he is saying, but he wasn't even asked a question about it, he just offered it up" Maybe read the interviewer's question for the context. Sure it's head scratching because it will be interpreted like this by you idiots in the national media. Any rational person would understand Whaley's meaning. The only controversial thing is that it admits to people that football is a rough sport as if we didn't already know.

The surgery has a very low risk of failure and the Bills probably worked something out with him. There was very little chance something would have went wrong to where the Bills would not want to sign him at all. Now spleen surgery on the other hand....

For god's sake journalists suck these days. If you are going to bash someone, and claim they will likely be fired this year, at least do the due diligence and quote the whole damn quote in context. But no, we will disingeniously (Edit) make a headline to get clicks saying Whaley's position is: And go on to claim if he doesn't win the Super Bowl he is a goner. "In other news X player had their 6th surgery and should be ready for the season opener" Journalists are hacks. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/05/24/doug-whaley-doesnt-think-humans-should-play-football/

You can be skeptical of drafting an injured player, but I think McGahee was a bit different in that he really fudged up his knee didn't he? The prognosis for Lawson's shoulder is a whole lot better, and has low chance of recurrence or even affecting him after he heals and rehabs it. Of course we will have to wait and see how he performs once he comes back.

They now merged to make the NVRL (National Virtual Robot League). Robots weren't made to collide into each other. You could break them!

So when Whaley used 14 1st round picks to get Sammy Watkins, Rex Ryan was whispering in his ear from NY? Or is it just a good football program? I have no doubt that move would have been attributed to Rex if he was here at the time which is hilarious to me, and revealing of the people who think they know what is going on behind the scenes from a few random statements and a lot of conjecture. edit: 4 of 6 picks in 2015 were offense. Is Rex on a delay or something? Or only influencing his defensive focus on the even years? Or does the 2nd round pick of Darby satisfy Rex's demands for defensive players? What is the method to this madness! I must know!

Yeah, I think he does. I think the media gets to him sometimes. In the post draft interview with Rex and him, someone was asking a question to Rex, and Whaley was watching the draft on the tv to the side and he frowned, but then felt the need to explain to the media that he was frowning because teams were drafting guys he wanted as free agents, and not about what Rex was saying "just so they know". Found it in the below link at the end starting at 25:30 http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Watch-Whaley-and-Rex-Recap-the-2016-Draft-Class/8268859d-97ff-4bc3-bac1-70015c237c28 Just awkward, but I'll take it as long as he keeps it up as a good GM. "If you look at his game log, he's only missed three games. So is he injury-prone? I wouldn't say that," Whaley said during the interview when asked about the foot injury Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins sustained during the offseason. "Are things going to come up with a guy like this? We hope that gets limited in the future." Then he kept going when it probably would have been a better idea for him to stop. "This is the game of football," Whaley added. "Injuries are part of it. It's a violent game that I personally don't think humans are supposed to play. And these things are going to come up." "But we trust in our medical staff and we trust in each individual athlete to do what they have to do to get back on the field."

https://twitter.com/TBNSports/status/734874822920962048 With articles like these, I don't think the Bills need the reporters as much as the reporters need them. And Incognito chiming in @ Not sure if I'm supposed to be tweeting this with the new media policy but since we started practice there are cookies in the lunch room. — Richie Incognito (@68INCOGNITO)

Good post. Articulated better than I was doing, I think. Nothing wrong with it, they wish to be better off but don't "want" it, or the trade off of their own vices to advance themselves. It isn't about the people who spend everything at the bar, or have a gambling problem. Even the occasional vice can make someone complacent enough to not advance themselves economically. There's nothing wrong with it, but it is a choice.

People are satisfied with their alcohol, phones and cable tv (or any other vices) yes. I know you will then go on to say they deserve some entertainment in their life, and therein lies their complacent choice.