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Could they have made the decision before the Jets game? That would have cut off any conversation about injury, no? Sure there would have been blowback from the media, but if the decision was made back then, why wait?

Amen brother! (not that I would wish any harm upon anyone)

Fair enough. I'm just get so friggin sick of their success.

This might be a stupid question, but if TT is as good as gone, why wasn't he let go at the same time as Rex? He was complaining he wanted to start the last game, so no dispute on the injury clause. Is there a reason the Bills need to wait until March to decide on the option?

No doubt, it helps to have a HOF QB Tomlin has always struck me as a leader of men. His demeanor on the sideline and in press conferences has always impressed me. I remember he was asked about the wildcat and he made a comment to the effect that he welcomed the challenge to see if those offenses would have the will to let their QB get hit that much. Only time I was disappointed in him was the sideline interference fiasco. EDIT: I almost forgot that I also held him accountable for the Joey Porter incident with the Bungles.

Agreed that nobody on the board should like him. GOAT? What was he without Brady? Reminds me of something that was asked when Joe Torre was managing the Yankees...when should the retire? The day after Mariano Rivera retires!

Mrs. Tomasula

Favorites: Tomlin, Payton, McCarthy, Bills coach (first 8 games only) Least Favorite: Belichik, Carroll, Jets coach, Bills coach (after the first 8 games)

Romo notwithstanding, how about the Jets? Clear upgrade in my mind. Petty didn't show much and Hackenberg didn't show enough to be active all year. Throw in all the picks the Jets have used on QB's recently Hackenberg, Petty, Tajh Boyd(!), Geno, took-a-year-off, McElroy and I think Tyrod would look attractive to them at the right price.

Great question in the midst of a week of soap opera threads. You should consider a career in journalism.

Caveat - I'm not a crazy guy and I'm not saying this happened, just suggesting an interesting (and unlikely) possibility. I used to read a lot of Tom Clancy books. In one he outlined how to smoke out a mole and when I saw this post and thought about the other "leaks" it made me think for one crazy second about this possibility. So if your Pegula and you're not happy with the Rex firing leaks, how do you find the source? You plant stories with different people...Russ is told Tyrod's a goner, Whaley's told he's staying for sure,... Doesn't matter whether Schefter or LaConjecture (props to whoever came up with that one!) breaks the story that Tyrod is a goner, we know the source ties back to Russ.

So hire Theo Epstein?

Best post since Monday.

My bad...at first glance I couldn't get past the Jets stench.

Mawae deserves to be a finalist, but I didn't have him in. Titans/Ravens with Eddie George vs. Ray Lewis was a thing before Steelers/Ravens. I'm still scarred by Boselli shutting down Bruce Smith..that was enough for me.

Great players all. I'd put Boselli and Lynch towards the top and begrudgingly T.O. too Mawae was a beast.

28 pages of posts for Hogan? Good player, I wish him all the best (well not really since he's a Patriot now). He is a healthy receiver on the Pats so he will get catches if he's good enough to make the roster. Who was the guy that had 20 receptions in the SB, Deion Branch? Went to Seattle, did nothing, came back to the Pats and lasted a year or so. Probably an above average receiver at his peak the SB year

I disagree that it's just the Buffalo media, but I agree that much of the media sucks. Sharks looking for blood and attacking at the first scent. In another post I linked to a Pro Football Talk article trying to kill the Cowboys for late Xmas deliveries. Football news, right? Did you see where a reporter suggested to the OWNER that he should fire himself in SF? I though he was incapable of delivering the message that Pegula ended up delivering afterwards...and that's whether you believe the message they wanted to deliver or not.

Since when is Lynn a "don't let him leave the building" guy? And who is the can't miss vet HC that won't come to Buffalo because of the "dysfunction"? Only one that comes to my mind is Payton and it's not clear if he's available. Plus after the Rex misfire it's time to go with an unproven. Much like QB's there are only 32 HC jobs available, I'm fine with Lynn...unless he isn't fine with us. A lot of fish in the pond and I'm not sure what distinguishes him from the others.

I only disagree with the insinuation that the damage control interview by Pegula being set up by Berchtold was a bad thing. Whaley and Pegula pretty much conveyed the same things, but Whaley was ill-prepared and/or ill-equipped to deal with the media onslaught and Pegula didn't have to deal with it.

Twenty four hours after the PC and outrage with the press and/or the Bills FO is still going strong in this and other threads. It's amazing to me because I went into the press conference with low expectations that I'd learn anything of value. A day later, my impression is that Whaley and Pegula knew the story they wanted to tell but Whaley was ill-prepared and ill-suited to deliver the message. So then Pegula goes into damage control mode to re-deliver the message through Wawrow and it comes off better. Whether you're buying into the story they're telling is a separate matter to me. The problem in my eyes is that too much of the press are sharks in the water, sniffing for blood and attacking at any sign of weakness. Whaley provided that in spades yesterday. But it isn't just the Buffalo media. If you thought the reporter who asked Whaley what his responsibilities were was being unprofessional, how about the reporter who asked the 49ers owner if he should fire himself: /http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/when-asked-why-he-wouldnt-be-fired-the-49ers-owner-gives-a-simple-response/ Or how about Pro Football Talk taking a shot at the Cowboys over Christmas orders that didn't arrive in time: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/03/cowboys-fans-salty-over-orders-that-didnt-arrive-by-christmas/

You and I are on the same page.

Why the hate? Short memories. I've lived my whole life on Long Island but was stressed at the notion of the Bills leaving Buffalo. Can't begin to imagine how that felt for locals, but now its left to the Chargers and Raiders to worry about a move. That alone could/should stop the conversation. Moving on, the Pegulas came in and hired a high-profile coach to a long term contract. I wasn't crazy about the hire except that they got a high-profile guy and spent money. Two years in, it isn't working and they cut and run, eating the money. And I am back to OP's question: Why the Pegula Hate?

Robert Woods is effing crazy!

That's gold Jerry, GOLD!!