Nihilarian

Seriously, I can only think that nobody in the Bills front office actually watched the 2014 games or they would have seen how inept Rex Ryan was in his last year there. Only in Buffo does a new owner hire a head coach that was just fired after a 4-12 season.

Well, seriously. The offense didn't allow Fitz to throw for 374 yards or the Jets offense to have almost 500 yards of offense. Matt Forte rushing for 100 yards, 3 TD's The Bills defense was the worst part of that game last night and once Hughes went down the Bills had zero QB pressure

Rex is just covering his arse by firing the guy who would have been his replacement

I don't agree with this mostly because if this team can't get the run game going Tyrod will eventually turn into another Geno Smith / Mark Sanchez while being forced to carry the team with his arm. What we saw in the first two games is that when the opposing defense forces the Bills to throw by stuffing the run. Then when that happened the offense went into the toilet. The defense has been exposed that with little or no pressure on the opposing QB they start to look all world. Fitz 374 yards passing. The Bills defense gave up 493 yards of offense. If nothing changes I can see a 4-12 season and big changes to the coaching staff & FO.

Yup, "Rex's Ressurection" of our defense. is this something like the walking dead or fear the walking dead?

We fans saw that same look in 2014 on Rex Ryan's face twice during his 4-12 last season with the NY Jets. When Schwartz's defense was either sacking Geno Smith, Mike Vick or they were intercepting them. 43-23 and 38-3 were the scores that year with Ryan as the Jets HC. Looking back at last year I thought the team might still be not so good. I didn't see them being this bad and it's like 2014 all over again only with Ryan now on the Bills sideline.

Like I've been saying for years. This team is desperate for a senior NFL football man at the top of the org like a team president of football operations and then let him make all the football decisions!

What you fail to realize is that even if the team does go 2-14 and get the first overall selection. Unless things change big time in the Bills FO those clowns would probably trade to get Jared Goff. Anyway, I doubt Tom Coughlin would take another head coaching job in mid-season. In order for any coach to have success, they need to implement their schemes and coaches in the offseason. At this point, it might be better to fire Rex, his Bro and to promote someone from within.

In fact, he is getting met in the backfield and getting tackled there at times. You can't run block that poorly and expect to have success in the run game. Then, when you have a run first offense that can't run the ball effectively it usually kills the entire offense. What teams are doing now is stacking the box to keep Taylor in the pocket and make him throw to beat them and Buffalo isn't a pass first team with an experienced veteran QB!

Not soon enough... I still have a difficult time understanding why he didn't get the boot after what he did to last years defense.

Yours and mine both!

Fans complaining about Tyrod and the Bills D gave up 374 yards to Fitz, Forte had 30 attempts for 100 yards and 3 TD's. 493 total net yards I know which one I think did the better job and with almost no run game to help him.

The Jets could vie for the division this year

One a good note after last week I would have never thought the Bills would score 31... On a bad note, the NY Jets offense would score 37.

Hook and ladder game over!

Fair catch

The problem arises is that he was a rookie GM when hired and he has made his share of mistakes in his time as GM. The simple fact that the team still might not have found it's franchise QB is a big problem along with overpaying for offensive stars that could have been found in the draft with one first round pick. The offensive line is another big issue when attempting to devlop young, inexperienced QB's.

Yea, well. When was the last time you saw the team president / marketing guy of those two pro teams in the teams cut room meetings? Was he really on the phone with UDFA's?

Good points! While Russ Brandon didn't himself make the actual choices for players over the last 7 years. It's the fact that because he was in that top position of power as de facto GM / team president he allowed some really stupid moves to happen. Russ Brandon didn't draft Aaron Maybin but he was in the room when it happened and what's more, he allowed it to happen as de facto GM. He was part of that process then and now and that is a constant. The one other real constant over the last 10 years has been this team lacking a top NFL football mind at the top of the org chart and until that happens this team will keep going around in circles. While spinning wheels and changing out schemes and players to fit those schemes.

All I hope is that this game in the national media spotlight doesn't show what we saw last Sunday in Baltimore. The Rams really stunk up the air waves on MNF but still they had more yards with less points scored then the Bills. Rex Ryan is like 6-1 against Fitz so let's hope that streak continues.

The thing is players like Tom Brady don't just walk in the door and if a 6th round draft pick like Tyrod Taylor evolves into another Brady it would happen because he has a solid team around him! Not the mess we see today on offense with a half built O-line and with sub-par players as backups. With overpriced singular stars at WR, TE & RB because the scouting dept / GM lacks the ability to find quality talent in the draft with one draft pick. Poor players and depth beyond those three, star players. Not to mention the coaching staff's lack of ability to get the offense working when one area of the team stalls in a game.

I'm also okay with this idea in Casserly and Wolf recommending as to who to hire as GM / HC like they did with the NY Jets and 10-6 in the first year after a 4-12 season is solid a reinforcement that they did a good job. Or, perhaps recommending a team president of football operations as this will take the decision completely away from the owners and allow one senior NFL "football" man to have accountability. Ralph Wilson had the right idea with Tom Donahoe as team president of football operations and just hired the wrong man for the job. He then gave up attempting to find another man to replace him.

There you have it, right from someone who knows what's going on inside the Org. "Brandon would have been derelict in his job duties NOT to be involved in those decisions." I don't think anyone here is blaming the man for making any actual personnel decision all on his own. As the de facto GM, CEO, team president the man has had considerable power and influence in the org.

Funny stuff! What I get a kick out of is that some Jets fans are pissed about the fact that the Bills "might" be firing Rex Ryan after only two years when they had to endure him for six years. Rex Ryan is like 6-1 against Fitzy so this could be a win for the Bills.