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Knowing Cleveland they will probably trade that #1 overall for more picks and perhaps trade back up for a QB. Sadly, If Whaley is the GM I see the team drafting a DB in either a CB or Safety and although the team needs upgrades on defense I'd rather go offense in WR, RT first.

Would Jauron have been as bad with better GM over Marv and Russ? Once Schobel retired the team had no pass rush until Mario. The team traded away their all-pro LT who will probably make the HoF someday and then attempted to replace him with utter garbage. Let's not forget that the guy did go 7-9 with Trent Edwards, JP Losman at QB. Which was better than Gailey with Nix ever did, better than Marrone his first season and just slightly under* Rex Ryan with a supposedly superior roster! Let's also not forget the massive amount of injuries that crippled his teams every season. Another thing to remember that the owner was on the phone from Detroit every day for hours during the season and helped make his own picks in the draft. As much as I disliked the guy as the Bills HC I think he would have done so much better in a quality situation.

I see another 5-year contract is in the works. Interesting choice for HC for sure. I kinda liken him to a younger Jim Schwartz who had his ups and downs as Titan's DC under Fisher. I'll be kinda surprised if Mike McCoy would want to come to Buffalo considering the QB, FO situation. If McCoy does come to Buffalo it would be interesting to see him work with Tyrod Taylor. That is if the team keeps Taylor. The Man did get the Broncos into the playoffs with Tebow at QB which to me was a phenomenal feat. So, I can see Taylor staying and the Bills offense getting better at passing. Lastly, I gotta wonder if this is Whaley's, Monos or the Pegula's pick for HC.

Glad you didn't hold back and told us how you really feel. Made me laugh. After that championship game, I can see Watson moving up to the #1 QB taken in this draft.

Gotta look at the teams ahead of the #10 pick that need a QB. #1 Cleveland needs a QB #2 San Fran needs a QB #3 Chicago needs a QB #4 Jags #5 Titans #6 Jets need a QB #7 Chargers #8 Panthers #9 Bengals #10 Bills At this point, it might be wiser to look at Mike Williams WR Clemson and the Bills might need to make another Watkins move to get him.

He was fired by the Eagles in 2010 and he had taken over that position of DC after Jim Johnson had health issues. 2009 Eagles Points allowed 19th, Yards allowed 12th, passing yards allowed 17th. #4 in sacks 2010 Eagles Points allowed 21st, yards allowed 12th, passing yards allowed 14th.#10 in sacks 2011 Carolina Points allowed 27th, yards allowed 28th, passing yards allowed 24th. 25th in sacks. 2012 Carolina Points allowed 18th, yards allowed 10th, passing yards allowed 13th.#10 in sacks 2013 Carolina Points allowed 2nd, Yards allowed, 2nd, passing yards allowed 6th #1 in sacks 2014 Carolina Points allowed 21st, yards allowed 10th, passing yards allowed 11th. #15 in sacks 2015 Carolina Points allowed 6th, yards allowed 6th, passing yards allowed 11th. #6 in sacks 2016 Carolina Points allowed 26th, yards allowed 21st, passing yards allowed 29th. #2 in sacks! This looks like the defense under McDermott is more player dependant then scheme dependent and let's not forget that HC Ron Rivera also has a defensive background. Like the 2016 Buffalo Bills proved in that sacks don't mean much if the team isn't doing its job in the defensive secondary. Playing man coverage a lot and safeties cheating up to help with the run? I dunno, perhaps the guy knocked the owner's socks off with his interview and just maybe he has enough talent in him to build a team that can compete with the Patriots. Who knows! The guy has to be better than the loud mouth bull chitter in Wrex Ryan.

I'm really hoping it's Kris Richard if for nothing more than to bring that Seattle defensive scheme to Buffalo. That 4-3 scheme they run is innovative and not outdated like Ryan's scheme in attempting to relive what he did six years ago. The Bills need to settle on one defensive scheme and stick to it so they aren't spinning the wheels on defensive draft picks every few years. In the 80's the Bills ran the same 3-4 scheme from 1979 to 2000.

Looks like McDermott is a shoe in as Bills fans are already making excuses for him.

And they won't let him go to the NFL I'll bet. The thing is his background is all in College and has no idea what it takes to win in the NFL vs College. Nick Saban OTOH has been with the Browns under Belichick and was the HC in Miami. The time might be just right to lure Saban away from Alabama and he might just be the guy who can compete against his old friend in NE. Just a thought.

If you look at McDermott's record with the Panthers his defenses are sometimes really good and in the case of this year really, really bad! His secondary was 29th in passing yards allowed, YIKES! The Panthers were 26th in points allowed and 21st in yards allowed. I know I'd rather see some better consistency in stats over the last few years than being in the top ten worst. It's all about coaching in that if you don't have a decent backup player on the roster or at least have a plan to replace a player you let walk then you shouldn't let them walk. The team let all-pro CB Josh Norman leave and then go on to draft CB's @ #2, #3, #5 and none of those players adapted. This despite the Panthers having the #2 team in the NFL in sacks and #4 in sack percentage, #3 in defensive hurries which means those DB's usually weren't left hanging out to dry. This team faces the New England Patriots every year and can't afford to gamble on a maybe head coach. They did that last year in thinking Rex Ryan will have his defense back to the 2009, 2010 form and it never even got close to being that good. You need an elite coach to beat an elite coach and 29th in passing yards allowed, really? Sorry, after last years stink I wouldn't hire the guy to be DC, much less the HC. If the owners want the team to tank to get a franchise QB then this guy might be the man to hire.

He won't get past #3 Chicago after this game! Cleveland #1 overall, San Fran #2, Chicago #3 and the NY Jets at #6 all need a QB. I doubt he makes it to the Jets. Whaley would need to trade up to draft Watson. Now Williams might be there at #10.

Let's not forget that this year's Clemson team also blanked OSU 31-0 in the Fiesta Bowl. Great ending to a very good game.

In my view, this might be the best scenario going forward with Kris Richard (Seahawks DC) as HC, Anthony Lynn (Bills OC) as OC and Gus Bradley (Ex-Jags HC, Seahawk DC) as DC. Also keeping Tyrod Taylor at QB. As far as Panthers DC Sean McDermott goes, to me this is like hiring another Rex Ryan as his defense had a very bad year in 2016 and has been up, then down every other year. The team loses one CB and drops to the top ten worst defenses in the league (29th in passing yards) This has red flags all over it. JMO

This move might get the entire Bills front office crap canned...I LIKE IT!

When Marv Levy was about to hire his last DC in Buffalo it was none other than Tom Coughlin. Instead, Coughlin was offered the job as Panthers HC. The man has 20 years of being an NFL HC and 46 years of coaching experience behind him! VP of football operations just means he will be lending all that veteran NFL experience to the teams GM, HC. So that they don't make the mistake of trading two #1 picks for a WR when they don't have their franchise QB on the roster yet. Coughlin knows how to build a great 4-3 defense and build a strong run game. Which is something Buffalo could benefit from! He is not exactly a czar but he might have been all that was needed to help the current GM make the right decisions. Go back to Whaley offering a good contract to CJ Spiller and luckily for Whaley Spiller chose New Orleans, Think of no Shady the last two years and Spiller instead.

Same! They gave the current GM an extension to match the contracts of Marrone, Coughlin Adam SchefterVerified account ‏@AdamSchefter 19m19 minutes ago Jaguars extending contract of GM Dave Caldwell two years, giving him matching three-year deals with Doug Marrone and Tom Coughlin.

I'm not! I'd be willing to wager the Jags will be more relevant than Buffalo in the future. Doug Whaley with all his four years of NFL GM experience of not being an actual GM because he hasn't hired and fired the head coaches like other teams GM's It's more like Russ Brandon has been the real GM and now he steps back behind the curtain...again! My point being the senior NFL football man in the Buffalo Bills front office has only four seasons of failure to make the playoffs to rely on.

Son of a , Coughlin executive VP of Football operations. Adam SchefterVerified account ‏@AdamSchefter 8m8 minutes ago And this! Jaguars also hiring their former HC Tom Coughlin as Executive VP of Football Operations, per source. Marrone and Coughlin in Jax.

Perhaps it's someone no other team is even talking about like Jim Schwartz. Keep Lynn as OC and Tyrod at QB and allow Schwartz to hire his own DC.

With Brandon and Whaley still with the team, I don't see the Bills making the playoffs this season. Then after the season should they fire Doug Whaley I can see the team promoting Jim Monos to GM and the vicious cycle continues!

Marrone wasn't helping the offense his last season in Buffalo as he was far too busy helping his good bud Danny Crossman on special teams. Kinda why the run game went into the toilet and the offense went pass happy under Hackett. Buffalo was #4 with special teams in 2014. 12th in 2015 and 23rd this year under Rex.

Still, losing one CB should have that much impact to drop the team from 6th overall to 26th points allowed, 21st yards allowed and 29th in passing yards allowed. That's a huge dropoff. Isn't good coaching supposed to determine if the backup players are good enough to step in without missing a beat! That Panther secondary stunk this year and this with the #4 team in defensive hurries and #2 in the NFL in sacks with 47. I'll be very disappointed should the Bills hire Sean McDermott as their new HC.

The good lord won't save him if he keeps Hackett as his OC.

Yes, Kirby, he can't seem to put it all together! Just think what the offense would have looked like the last two years without Rex, Incognito and Tyrod Taylor. Just remember Whaley drafted some rookie QB's and then asked to play behind one of the worst lines in the league. This, with no veteran QB to teach them the NFL ropes, no QB coach and the only guy they had to learn from was an NFL rookie OC himself. Just think of one other thing, what would have happened if CJ Spiller had taken the deal offered by Whaley and there was no Shady either. Whaley has had four years to build a team and he clung to EJ way too much.

And they drafted three new CB's with a #2, #3, #5 and there was also free agency. Josh Norman was let go because the team thought of him as a system CB and he wouldn't do as well in Washington. Losing one player shouldn't drop the team that far, JMO. The Panthers were 29th in passing yards allowed and 26th in overall points allowed, 21st in overall yards allowed. Every other HC candidate had their area of the team in the top ten or better.