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I don't believe in curse, but that being said, Karma's a B word! Flutie should have played that game!! Wade would still be coaching and there might be a Superbowl in the mix. Hard to tell......

"Is very bad to steal Jobu's rum..very bad"

OK, that just made me laugh out loud at work! Dang it!!

Perfect post. #1 especially. Coach can't tackle; only players. Somebody posted some stats on Carpenter and it was surprising to see that he's about middle of the pack. not the worst, but certainly not the best. Time for some real competition.

I seriously doubt he'd come back as a coordinator. HC, maybe. Just maybe....... Is Flutie available, though?

Hahahahahhaha..... Totally agree. I read this and I immediately thought of the Dave Chappelle show and Rick James. "Cocaine's is a hell of a drug!!"

Here's the thing about AW entering the 2016 season. Based on the bizarre injury last year, there was a possibility that he: 1. Wouldn't be the same 2. Would get injured again. The lack of foresight into having a top-notch Safety to back him up is atrocious. So, on that item, who's to blame? Is that a Rex decision? Is that a Whaley decision? Was it a priority, but there simply weren't any quality/affordable Safeties out there? But, one thing is sure: AW's absence was a major impact on this defense.

OP - excellent, well-written post. I am agreement with everything you said. I'm especially intrigued at the possibility of finding a young HC that would stay for a long time in Buffalo. The teams with multi-year success have continuity at the HC level. Look at Patriots, Steelers, Packers, Seahawks, Giants (with Coughlin), Chiefs, Colts, Bengals. Each team in the playoffs most of the years, but not panic when they don't. Who wouldn't trade for the Bengals performances under Lewis? Playoff almost every year. Sure one-and-done, but it's still playoffs and wins in the regular season. Let's get some one that'll turn it around and stick with them. Unfortunately, Rex was not the answer. His defense is either too antiqued or too complex. At the end of the day, if you're strength is defense and you can't stop anyone, then a change is needed. I like the Shanahan for HC idea. Let's get-r-done!!!

Hahahahahaha.....LOVE IT

And you're saying we don't have one???? What the?!?!?!

I'm so glad the OP brought this to the forefront!! Special Teams has been a very weak point this year. I'm not totally against Carpenter (see the other thread about him - I believe Rex totally messed him up!), but we probably need to take a good look at other options coming spring. But, the kick and punt coverage has been terrible. The Lorax has been the only bright spot. The rest of the team needs to go to the Steve Tasker school of hard knocks!! Just think: Had we had proper coverage or a deep, non-returnable kick on the last regulation kick to Miami, we win that game. Seeing that return, I knew that'd kick the field goal and go into OT and we'd lose. See that too many times over the years. Total lack of killer instinct, which I've brought up before regarding the Raiders and Seahawks games. And that's coaching. You get the lead with 1:00 remaining and you get the team together and tell them to stomp on their throats!!! Build a bully...........or something like that I heard.

Absolutely. Of course he'll be 80 years old when that happens!!

After today's incredible news, this post is needed? To say Pegs needs to APOLOGIZE?!?!?! And to a reporter of all people?!?! F that! Terry owes NOTHING to the media or fans. He owns the team and can do whatever he wants. You should be praising him for having the balls to do it!! As for Terry not indicating that Rex could be fired, things change. The epic collapse to the Raiders, pitiful run defense against the Steelers and poor coaching against Miami sealed Rex's fate!!! Do you really think Pegs was thinking, "Well, I probably shouldn't fire Rex because I told 'Carlucci' that we want continuity???" Hahahahahaha.......

I would rather have Case Keenum. I think he did well for the Rams and that offensive line was just terrible. Goff ain't gonna be much better. I think he's a more capable QB than Tyrod. Can he run like TT? No, but I'd rather have an accurate quarterback than one that's better at running. Build the offensive line like Dallas has done and get a "real" quarterback.

I totally agree. If I were Sammy, I'd be straight up pissed-off! He's been getting open, yet is rarely thrown the ball. He's our primary receiver, yet we focus on everything but Sammy. I appreciate his honesty and passion for wanting to win. In fact, I think he's been incredibly conservative in his comments. Think of how TO, Irvin, or Rice would be screaming if they had Tyrod on their teams!!

A team without confidence and balls. Simply put. Happened in the New England game, too. Gave the ball back to Pats and they get a late FG. Pathetic. Oh and I totally agree with everything Vic had to say. He totally nailed it and I HOPE the message is being read loud and clear at OBD. Perhaps it will light a fire and they will dominate the Steelers.

Boy, I love this stat!!! 4 yards! Wow! 1, 2, 3, 4 bam! We will be talking about that 10 years from now! "Remember when we almost made the playoffs in '16? Yeah, good times....."

yeah, but going 10 out of those 25 still ain't gonna get-r-done. With Gronk's continual injuries, I think the Pats hold on the Bennett long term. Sure, I'd love to have him. But I think that's an uphill battle. Plus, we do have a good TE on IR currently and O'Leary seems to be getting better. TT just doesn't know how to throw the damn ball to him.

I agree, Washington is going to pay him lots! However, if he were available, I'd love to have him. He has swagger and attitude. We are lacking that, especially at QB. He's also a much better pocket-passer, but then again, just about everybody is.

So true....... I hate Brady as much as the next Bills fan, but the post above is so right. He pulls them together and gets them going. Kelly and crew were the same. The Patriots "Do Your Job" mantra is so true. Those that don't ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. We don't have that atmosphere here, unfortunately.

Exactly! I always think about Ronnie Lott in these moments. Cut his finger off to play. That's the type of commitment and desire to play this team needs. Now, I'm not saying we need a test to see who is willing to actually cut off their finger, but you can determine a players passion vs. paycheck. Oh and to add to your list: Kyle Orton. That Denver game where he could have run one extra yard for the first down but decided to run out of bounds?!?! KITTY move. I put Girlmore on this list, too. Trying to tackle? pah-lease.......

Watching the Raiders game and others this season, I've not seen any sense of "killer instinct" with this team at all. When we had the lead 24-9, that's when you put your boot to their neck and put the game away. This applies to BOTH offense and defense!!! Offense needs to keep it rolling and the defense needs to throttle them into submission. No excuses for this collapse!!!! Think back to the Bengals game. How many of you thought that we are going to lose that game because we kept giving the ball back to Dalton?? I know I was absolutely stressing in the fourth quarter. This team needs swagger and they are sorely lacking it. Teams just aren't afraid of us.

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! We had this game. What a monumental collapse!! That's the part that ticks me off the most.

Not practicing doesn't mean not playing.

Yeah, but are you talking Week 2 Fitz?? Augh!!!!!