Jkgobills

That's a fantastic thought to end the day on!

Amen

Good synopsis Virgil. It's been a tough season for sure. This offseason will be very telling for the future of the franchise. Can the Pegulas attract top HC candidates? Can the GM fill holes that will arise in the roster through FA and draft? 3. McCoy was the single best reason to watch this team all year. A special talent, doing amazing things on a football field. 7. The curse of Rex (and Rob) appear real 8. if they do a real HC search, and actually have choices between experienced and accomplished candidates, I don't think they will hire Lynn for HC.... For no reason other than the Bills can't get this one wrong.

Agree with you on every point

They are disappointing the fan base with the 17 years of futility. Per Tasker we are 90% scar tissue, we should be able to handle the reality that top candidates may still avoid the Bills organization. I understand completely the complexities of the last 10 years of Mr Wilson's ownership and how that negatively affected coaches and free agents alike. Still, the reality of who they can hire seems much more similar to those 10 years, than they do different.

If that's the case (and it may be) then why would the Bills hire him?

Has the team and organization become more attractive as a landing spot for top coaching talent under the new owner? This search, if they actually do one, will be telling, My guess, is that the Bills still remain an organization that is not sought after by top coaching candidates. So, I don't see it as an entirely different situation as two years ago, or the years prior.

i would prefer Patricia, I would prefer a legitimate HC search. The Bills Brass already seems to be leaning toward Lynn (per reports posted on TBD). My point is that if the Bills believe him to be qualified per his resume (Parcells, Del Rio, and others besides Rex that he has worked with may be saying great things about him to GMs around the league), then others will come to a similar conclusion on their own. If Lynn has more than one offer, I can't imagine choosing the Bills over any other job out there. Also, I don't envision whoever is deemed "the best HC candidate league wide" to come to Buffalo,either. It's not only a popular trend now, it has been popular for about 15 years. I see the roster talent as reasonable. Perhaps not far off from playoff level. Certainly more talented than 5 years ago. It's the organization, the odd reporting structure of coach / GM and owner. The influence of marketing on coach selection, and free agent signings. It's not how organizationally competent teams like the Giants, The Ravens, The Steelers, The Packers, the damn Pats, and The Broncos conduct their business. More so than the roster, it is the organization that concerns me. If it concerns me, a person without insider knowledge, I would be willing to bet it concerns the HC candidates gravely. Denver has an opening, they will get the best candidate that's out there.

I mentioned this in a few other threads. It is reasonable to assume that someone who has Lynn's resume will get more than one offer. Why would he choose the Bills? They are organizationally incompetent.

If Lynn is the best candidate for the Bills HC vacancy, then he will surely be coveted across the league. As Bills fans, we need to remember that two head coaches have walked away from this job. We also need to remember that candidates politely refused to even come in for an interview during the Mularkey and Marrone hirings. The Bills HC vacancy will be regarded as one of the least appealing opportunities by the HC candidates.

However I did learn that this offense can't work without a healthy LeSean regardless of the QB

Agreed

He wasn't a consistently accurate passer in college, and he wasn't accurate enough for the NFL. Probably not good enough for the CFL. Seemed like a nice guy, and a hard worker. Just not good enough to be qualified to hold a very hard job.

Born into it, dad was from West Seneca, mom from Cheektowaga, and raised in Rochester in the 1970's, 80's and 90's where I lived until finishing graduate school in 1997. Left the area, but the Bills never left me. When the rumor mill was turning regarding the Bills leaving Buffalo a few years ago, I came to the conclusion that if the franchise left WNY, I could end my time as a fan. They stayed, and I stayed a fan.

That's a solid resume for sure. So solid, that he is sure to have other teams interested in him. Given the general state of the Bills organization, Lynn may very well choose to go elsewhere. Even if the Bills want him as their HC, Lynn might want nothing more to do with the Bills.

This article nails it....what an awful 17 years this has been.

Whaley and the Bills FO do a better job with pro talent evaluation than college talent evaluation. Overall, I think he has done a good job adding talent to a roster that had holes all over the place when he took over. However, if Pegs wants to clean house (including Whaley) to attempt to fully change the culture I'm all good with that too.

Nice lyrics Virgil. What a mess it has all become. Missed XP's, botched onside kicks, dropped passes, bad passes, and a defense that couldn't stop the run. I feel like I did after the second game of the season. Rex has to go. At this point I would be fine with clearing out all coaching and front office personnel. And the Bills have to find a QB that can throw the ball effectively. Also, fire whoever was responsible for not knowing how to properly remove snow from the field....in Buffalo.

Fair and reasonable points. All of them.

Fair enough....it will truly taste like medicine then.

Rex came to town riding the high horse oh his mighty defense. Today was the nail in his coffin. Rex and staff didn't scheme a good defense for this game (or many games this season), and were unable to make effective adjustments. Rex deserves verbal blasting from fans, sports radio hosts, and Pegula.

Embarrassing, just awful.

Any Jameson's for the coffee? It would be helpful.

Funny and fitting video clip

Good post Virgil...you have hit a good stride with the post game thoughts. I agree with your assessments generally, but this game assured me that Rex doesn't have what it takes to call/game plan the right defense anymore. Yes the Raiders are good, but the defensive strategy of drop into coverage with little to no pass rush just doesn't make sense against this team. Especially when they were playing with replacements all over the secondary. Some heat on the QB would have helped them on the back end. The puzzling and ineffective schemes have occurred far too often this season and last season. Rex was given the staff he wanted (even Brother Rob), and the "fully pregnant" result is no better. I can't see how Rex gets another season if his defense doesn't finish very strong.