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This thread is devolving to the toilet. Does a thread with a solid start devolve quickly? I'm thinking radiation half-lives .. can this thread be dead by tonight? Or, in Army terms, it's never to late beat a dead horse to death again. At this point, 17 pages of carp.

Agree.

I believe he is very careful in his decisions. Which is good for Bills, Sabres, and whatever music label that is... He ain't lighting his cigars with c-notes.

No. It shows he's an advisor (not a decider) to TP on executive decisions, like extending a GM. And TP, the geologist and billion dollar man is smart enough to consider RB advice, and blow it off when necessary. If RB were making draft decisions, player personnel decisions, select what tape the trainers use... then he's in football operations. If TP were a mindless drone who has fallen under the svengali like influence of RD... then RB is in football operations. Though I do think whomever posted the big noggin of RB in this thread has a knack for production that exceeds Q Tarrantino.

Well yeah, I'll take the heat for that. But the first 10 pages of this thread was before that. I'm not into this world running by twitter...

Dudes... OP link is to a unconfirmed report. This is still rumor and people are discussing it as fact. This thread is like the "jelly of the month club" the "gift that keeps on giving" (Christmas Vacation).

I'm one of those 'RB is not in football ops people' (he may be a situational advisor to TP.. but that isn't allot of quan). Since the Bills org. structure clearly has RB acting as an non-football Executive (President), I'd say the onus is on the RB conspiracists to prove (instead of rant) RB has his hand in football ops.

OP's intent is right. But agree with others who say current rules nullify the turnover--and that this call was blown by the officials. This is the worst year of officiating in my memory, dating back to the 1980s. How can officiating be fixed?

I like that contract idea. Though, I'd make the decision date the end of Jan for obvious reasons. They could put in automatic pay adjustments like: finishing worse than 10-6, same pay next year finishing better than 10-6, you get 3% raise each playoff win in a season, you get 3% bonus (and a first round bye = win)

DC Tom is fairly close in his scoffing here. But there are Federal Agencies that sustain their operations mostly on user fees....that's not exactly profits, but it is sustainment off cash flow. If I remember correctly, The Patent Office and the FDA are examples of agencies that run largely off user fees. I remember this because when I lived in DC, those employees worked through the government shutdown, because they ran off user fees. But as DC T is probably thinking, the vast majority of Federal operations are financed by congress, using make-believe money and funds fleeced from our pocket books.

Don't forget Russ Brandon, the board says he's been in football ops as if it were a game of Stratego. ...and Joe F calls out Donnie Henderson. That keg cost us the playoffs.

OMG classic! Who can't love a good CFR reference? OK.. there's about 3 of us. But it's still (pun) funny as sh-T.

Actually, I agree with your sentiment. But I will say, these guys probably file 1040EZ forms.. not much to audit there.

Yep. Thank you for saying about the Bills ownership situation. 3 or 4 teams are trying to relocate to LA, and TP is keeping the Bills in town, because TP is a passionate homer. We missed the playoffs, that sucks, but there are other fan bases worried about losing their team. Also.. imagine being a Cleve fan and tolerating the non-stop coaching carousel to the bottom of the toilet. Part of me think Cleveland's moves are to tank--not for a draft pick, but for a low roster cost, because they'll make money off the TV contract, even if they are 0-16. The owner is a hard core "businessman" after all.

Well played... I didn't even notice that. Have an extra drink on my Pay Pal.. if drinking is your thing.

Dudes.. this is crappy media. Forget about Pegula to Rex/Whaley ultimatums, this shizzle is the real F up http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14511191/ryan-zimmerman-ryan-howard-file-defamation-suits-vs-al-jazeera AJ is going to be hurt hard here.

I wish we had a "like" button here.

Cmon eball .. you know it's true. If we were playing Pittsburg next weekend, Vic Carruci could have posted Obama's birth certificate from Kenya.. and no one would notice.

Interesting. Two thoughts come to mind... 1. the stack of road games is an opportunity for the Bills to actually get good at them, because they'll be second nature 2. so many road games in one chunk.. must mean the Bills have a large chunk of home games

I just had an epiphany (contrary to popular perception, you can say epiphany without your pinky out) The stench of the Bills 15 years of futility causes many to attack even the media. If the Bills ended 11-5 or so and were playoff bound, the BN brain fart would get almost zero coverage on this board. Admit it.. you know it's true.

You said a "regression to the mean" in the appropriate context ... well done! A well researched, analyzed and articulated post. ..and I agree with your premise: we expected too much, and another Rex year is appropriate.

I hate this "We're going to give 110%" So.. you haven't been playing the best you can, you've had 10% you were holding back?

Could be. We did this at work once. We confided a unique piece of made-up data with a suspected leaker. The data ended up in general population within 2 hours. We then had a serious conversation with the loose-lips employee.

Let's hope BN recovers from this and tightens up their content. Fans need multiple reliable sources. Cat fight ... gave me a good visual. Peterman: Well, I see what's going on in here. I am smack dab in the middle of a good old fashioned cat fight. Elaine: Mr. Petermen, this is not a cat fight. This is violent psychotic behavior directed at me all because I told her to swing her arms. Peterman: Woof! Elaine: Do you mean "reer?" Petermen: Yes, that's the one! Good day Elaine. [Leaves.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEdPV-mh1js

I hope the Bills get the "home town discount" ..after all, they took a risk on him. Or at least the courtesy of a reach around. (Full Metal Jacket)