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Its not just Bills fans! After week four of last year when the Chiefs demolished the Patriots 41-14, and being 2-2 every Patriot fan out there was crying in their beers about the dynasty being over, and that Tom Brady should be benched. Rex Ryan has earned some wrath after losing to the 1-5 Jaguars, and with 5 min left to go in the game his craptastic defensive scheme let a young QB win by driving 84 yards for a TD. After the Bills being #1 last year, and #2 the year before the Bills are 29th in sack percentage this year... meaning the QB has all day to throw! Then there is the Bills as the league leader in penalties! Any other Org would fire Whaley just for trading two first rounders for a fragile WR the team uses as a decoy. Meanwhile Odell Beckham Jr is stepping into superstar status, and this years team could have really used that 2015 first round pick. Not to mention 6 mill per for a WR with long history of being injured among other things. At this point anything can happen, and a lot will depend on how the rest of the season goes. If it goes really badly I suspect that nobody on the coaching staff or in the FO is safe.

I kinda doubt it only because the owner is such a jackass. I'd be willing to be that he wants a more high profile man in Indy now, and probably a new GM to boot. The OC was the scapegoat this week, but the GM takes the blame for the bad O line, the Trent Richardson decision, and trading away Jerry Hughes. I think Irsay will wait until the season is over. http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2015/10/31/indianapolis-colts-general-manager-nfl-draft-ryan-grigson/74956570/ My My money is on Cauldwell next with the asst HC taking over should the losing continue. 1-7 , and they are a bad, bad team. Dunno how Caldwell managed to screw that team up so fast.

I listened to her talking about the hire, and she stated she didn't ask any football questions. When asked what role did she play in the interview process, and she said we want someone who wants to be in Buffalo, and that's where most of her questions were probing. She also stated she didn't know very much about his past jobs, and football history. She only inquired about his family status, and his family background, history. I didn't hear her say "she' hired Rex Ryan at any point. So i firmly believe it was Terry Pegula who hired Ryan with Kim, Russ, and Doug's approval. He came in and we were pleasantly surprised at how down to earth he really was in person, his love of the game, and what he said he really wanted to do with life and where he wanted to help us being part of the team. That really resounded very well with Terry and I. I concur!

Have anything to back this up because I don't buy it at all, a link perhaps? Or is this just pure speculation? Its my impression that from what I read that Russ Brandon told the Pegula's that they would know who to hire as HC after they spoke with all the candidates. Then afaik Kim Pegula was supposed to be president of the team, and be heavily involved in the marketing side, and not the football operations side. From what I can gather it was Brandon who suggested Ryan because of his defensive background, and the decision was made by Terry with Kim, Brandon, and Whaley in the room. To the OP, how on earth do we know what Whaley does and doesn't do on any given day? Perhaps he has been on the phone to Cleveland to find the asking price of Mack & Thomas. From what I've read is that Denver already offered Cleveland their 2016 first round pick, and the Browns countered by asking for a player too. Denver said no at that point. I agree the the offensive line is a big failing this year, and another failure is the WR corps that has been plagued by three injured players.

No matter how badly Luck plays this season I doubt the owner will ever let him go! The head coach will change multiple times before Luck leaves Indy. OH, and BTW the Colts are STILL in first place in the AFC South at 3-5

Every year Cowher, and Gruden get asked if they will interview for a head coaching job, and every year they decline. Cowher has stated that he still has the passion to be a head coach in the NFL again, and should the right opportunity present itself I think he would take it. Same thing with Gruden. Cowher has said he wouldn't take a job that didn't already have an established franchise QB. I presume mostly because of all the years he spent in Pittsburgh without one. The Colts might just be that team this off season, or the Cowboys. Seriously, don't be surprised if Pagano / Garrett keep losing that fiery owners like Jerry Jones, Jim Irsay will make him an offer he can't refuse. On another note, I can recall that Cowher did interview with Buffalo back in 2010 when the team let it be known that they would pay ten million per for the right HC. Ralph Wilson took that info from the interview, and hired the man Cowher stated he would hire as his OC in Chan Gailey.

Welp, now the Lions are 1-7 at the bye week, and their schedule doesn't get easier. Gee, the Detroit Lions went 11-5 last year and were in the playoffs. Will it be Gunther Cunningham taking over during the bye week or will Martha wait until the end of the season?

If those two 2-6 teams are tanking I wonder what the 1-6 Titans, and 1-7 Lions are doing? Imagine would it would be like around here if the Bills had Matthew Stafford at QB, Megatron & Golden Tate at WR, and the #2 defense in the NFL last year. This year the defense is 27th The Lions current point differential is 149 points for, and 245 points against Just last year this team was 11-5, and in the playoffs. Perhaps new Lions OC "Jim Bob Cooter" will straighten things out.

Some NFL players get broken, and never do get repaired. Kaepernick is, and has been playing very, very poorly in a good offense. This isn't a player that will magically transform into a decent starter simply because he changed uniforms. The Bills have enough problems on offense without adding a broken player to the mix. What does it say about a player when his own teammates want him benched? allow me to add, http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25360365/look-colin-kaepernick-completely-misreads-defense-which-leads-to-a-safety

The Niners will be drafting a QB this next draft.... and cue the Bills fans who will want Kaepernick as QB because he played well for a year or so. Just like they want RG3, Ryan Mallett, and every other lousy option out there. Understand guys that last year the 49ers had a top 10 defense, and were the #4 team in the NFL in rushing with a very solid offensive line. a 1k rusher in Gore, a good WR corps with Bolden, Stevie, Crabtree, Vernon Davis.That 2014 team went 8-8 mostly because of bad QB play! This year they are 2-6 mostly because of bad QB play. You guys complain about EJ, and yet Kaepernick threw 4 INT's against Arizona while going 9 of 19 for 67 yards passing ALL GAME! Holy crap if EJ had a game that bad we would find him the next day somewhere in Buffalo on a cross with spikes in his hands, and feet!!

If you look back to that 2010 season Chan Gailey wanted Trent Edwards to start, and then cut him after 2 regular season games after he started him. Gailey told us all that off season that Brian Brohm- Trent Edwards- Ryan Fitzpatrick were all about equal...which told me Gailey was clueless. Chan Gailey was just lucky that Fitz was the backup at that time, and once Gailey saw how quickly Fitz could get the ball out, how good he was at scrambling out of trouble. Then Gailey then wanted to build his offense around Fitz. Chan Gailey also told Ralph Wilson he didn't need a superstar QB to win games. another Just like Gailey wanted Spiller as his "waterbug" RB. Budy Nix had his warts for sure, but Fitz- CJ Spiller weren't his warts!

I don't know that Wade Phillips would be a fit with the current defensive roster even as DC, and we know he doesn't have a clue about the offense. I think the Bills should reach higher should they want to change the HC. Bill Cowher would be my choice.

I think with all the coaching changes coming at the end of this year with as many as 7-8 job openings I think Schwartz stands a very good chance of getting hired as a head coach somewhere. Perhaps in Miami after all because I don't blame him for not wanting to take over someone else's mess half way thru a season. He would be freaking outstanding with all the defensive talent they have in Miami IMO. Teams will go hard after Bill Cowher, Jon Gruden. Mike Shanahan. Wade Phillips.

Cowboys 2-5 and Jerrah having a bad case of agita! Tennessee 1-6, and the Wis could be gone at the end. Detroit fired the offensive staff, and at 1-7 that wasn't enough firings San Fran 2-6 and Tomsula should get another year. The GM on the Niners that dumped Harbaugh isn't as smart as he thinks he is, and he could be gone soon. Jacksonville was on the verge at 1-5 but the Buffalo Bills gave them a gift of a win. Gus Bradley 2-5 could be gone at the end Indy at 3-4 I think the Chuck Pagano story is a forgone conclusion. But the guy could save himself with a bunch of wins Rex Ryan is starting to slide into this conversation even at 3-4, as is Mike Pettine at 2-6

Man, do I agree with that bolded line. The Bills had a young man that had a background in the WCO. The Buffalo Bills had the bright idea to throw this kid into a Mike Martz deep passing style of offense behind a crap offensive line, and in a few years he was gone after a few severe concussions. Square peg, round hole type of deal. Colin Kaepernick looks to have the same problem RG3 has, and that is both have completely lost confidence in themselves, as they are over thinking every decision.

Both Fitz, and Geno have injuries! The jests were on the wire looking for QB's "After Ryan Fitzpatrick went down with a thumb injury against the Raiders on Sunday, theJets were so desperate to add another quarterback that they actually started contacting free agents during the game." http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25360745/jets-qb-situation-is-so-bad-jared-lorenzen-is-offering-to-play It could be Bryce Petty time in NYC.

Think maybe by year four he will finally build a decent offensive line or is there another WR with a long history of injuries that could be signed? Prior to the season both Whaley, and Ryan stated they wanted to build a power type, ball control offense that would limit the QB passes while setting records for running the ball. That really never materialized. Not enough talent on that line, (and losing the best two O linemen could happen this off season). Injuries to the starting WR's #1 out! -#2 out!- #4 on IR! Injuries to the RB's, McCoy playing injured, Williams with a concussion. The starting QB out with an injury. As bad as EJ played in London it wasn't him that had the lead with 5 min to go, and allowed Blake Bortles an 84 yard TD drive to lose the game.

A defense doesn't go from being #1 in the NFL to 29th in the NFL with almost the very same players unless there is a real coaching problem. Just the same way most Bills fans knew that there was a problem with the coaching when DC George Edwards failed for two years, and Dave Wannstedt also failed with so much talent on the defensive side of the ball. Its not just one or two of those D linemen failing, as its with all four. The Buffalo Bills had 9 of 11 starters either first or second round draft picks, and other guys like DT Kyle Williams were already established as a top player at his position. The front office also realized that there was a coaching problem, and a big reason as to why after Gailey was fired and Marrone was hired that Whaley & Brandon sought out and brought in Ryan's ex DC Mike Pettine to utilize those horses up front on defense. To utilize all the early draft picks used on the defensive side. Here we are in 2015 a year after Jim Schwartz had built one of the best defenses in the NFL, #4 overall and the #1 sacking, QB pressuring team in the NFL. Its my belief that Brandon & Whaley already had their eye on Rex Ryan as the new HC because he above all the other candidates would also be able to utilize all those top players on defense like Pettine did, or so they thought. Many people think that this years team was built to win now, and before the season started many people thought this years team would be in the playoffs, including me. Injuries, poor coaching, wrong decisions / acquisitions by the GM is what derailed this team this year. That looks to be a running the theme for the last 15 years.

I can't help but think the Bills will lose both Incognito, Glenn unless enticed to stay, and this team could use both Mack, and Thomas right now. Imagine LT Thomas, LG Incognito, C Mack, RG Wood, RT Glenn. Whoa I honestly like their LG Joel Bitonio more then either Thomas or Mack. But, that's just me.

How can you say that when you can clearly see the effect of all those penalties? Against the NY Giants the Bills had 17 for 135 yards, and gave the Giants 7 first downs by penalty! That is just ridiculous, and on the coaches for lack of discipline! Or the lack of pressure on the QB this year by this years defense. This year the Buffalo Bills are 29th in sack percentage, and were #1 in 2014- #2 in 2013. This with basically the very same players, and clearly a bad scheme. Lets face facts here that this is already looking like a another lost season under Rex Ryan. The man has nine games to turn things around, and he still could. Stranger things have happened.

I agree, as I should have defined my comments more as to "giving Brady trouble" which was meant to actually getting pressure, hits on him. The Jets did hold him back for a lot of that game but in the end he had his way by passing all over them. The Buffalo Bills managed to get less pressure on Brady this year then they did in any game in all of last year. I believe that getting sustained pressure on Brady is really the only way to disrupt him to take him out of his game. Rex Ryan is correct when he says that its not all about sacks. But I feel it is all about getting that pressure on the QB to hurry his passes and make mistakes. It doesn't happen often but the Dolphins managed to do just that in the opener last year, as did the Chiefs in week four. The Chiefs only sacked him three times, and intercepted him twice in that 41-14 win, but they managed to make his life miserable all game long with pressure.

If the Pegula's had waited another two weeks to hire their HC John Fox would have been available. Fox stepped away from a 12-4 Denver team when John Elway wanted to hire his old friend Gary Kubiak as HC. Plus, they could have had a shot of hiring Dan Quinn away from Seattle after the super bowl. Quinn's Falcons are currently 6-1. Then, why let the Jets hire Todd Bowles who is 4-2 with that #1 defense? Lets face some facts here that the teams CEO is still making the hiring decisions, or manipulating the new owners to do his bidding.

That bolded statement is very correct in my view, and for various reasons. And you are right as a lot of Bills fans were saying WTF on hiring a man whose team just went 4-12, and who had clearly lost his players in the process. In the last years of Ralph Wilson's life he stepped away from the team, and promoted the former team pseudo GM to the role of team president to oversee the entire team in every aspect. Recently "Leroi" let it slip that "Russ has a big part in scouting and the draft process. He is definitely involved." The people in the room advising the Pegula's to choose their own head coach were team president Russ Brandon, and GM Doug Whaley. I do believe that Brandon told the Pegula's that "they would know who to hire" after speaking with all the candidates. They both heard / read that the Pegula's intended to hire Bill Polian as a temporary NFL Czar / adviser, and I think both men felt threatened if a new football czar were to be hired. Whaley in losing his job, and Brandon not allowed to have his hands in the cookie jar of player acquisition. My belief is that Brandon has been a key figure in the scouting / drafting process in all probability since Marv Levy retired from the GM position in 2007. Now, learning that I'd think that both Brandon, Whaley wanted to keep the old status quo going like they had with Ralph Wilson. Thus wanting the new owners to accommodate their choices for hiring coaches, and obtaining players. Does any Buffalo Bills fan really want this new owner selecting his own choice for head coach or Brandon's choice again? Or being in the draft room, and directing the team to draft certain players like Ralph Wilson used to do? Or micromanage the head coaches like Wilson used to do? AFAIK this new owner is a passionate hockey fan, and a TV watching football fan. He really has no NFL acumen on who to hire or what players to obtain for the team. Like I said, I'm so hoping the new owners hire that NFL experienced, knowledgeable football czar or president of football operations after this season.

I'd be shocked if Rex Ryan isn't fired should the team lose even six more games. I have the (hopeful) suspicion that new ownership went along with the old regime under Ralph Wilson to keep his CEO, marking guy happy. Now that Brandon is CEO of both the Sabres, and Bills I don't think that Terry Pegula would have difficulty in hiring that football czar to help run his team. Pegula did give Brandon, Whaley another year to show they could improve the team, and as of right now that hasn't happened. I think that the new owners realize that getting the right people into the right positions in the structure of an organization is what being successful in business is all about.