BillnutinHouston

Any pretense of the Bills ascending to mediocrity has been snuffed out. It's good for our draft position, and a strong counterargument against "continuity".

Ya'll can blame the calls if you like. I say we're just getting beat.

So by rule, Gailey should never have even chalenged that.

Agree. He's the best we have, but he has NOT been clutch this year.

A good day for WNY and Tony Farina.

Link, or stop the tantrum please.

Touche. By the way, I'm not one to run down a freebie, but the hat was hideous to the point of being offensive.

Sure, the Bills are solvent TODAY with no stadium debt and a committed owner. Solvent yes, but rarely able to spend big in free agency, therefore working from a competitive disadvantage. The one big FA splash, Mario, was financed by the very Toronto series the petition folks rail against. OK, now fast forward to the future... with a successful petition effort you have a continually shrinking local market, curtailed regionalization efforts (happily curtailed by petition signers), rock bottom ticket prices, minimal (unshared) suite revenues, a band-aided stadium and, gasp, an impending ownership change. Faced with this scenario, would a prospective investor group interested in keeping the Bills in Buffalo agree with the petition signers? No.

I assume the petition language includes an acknowledgement that Bills ticket prices need to be raised above THE ABSOLUTE BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE, right?

Agree 100%. And to the OP: Brandon's in charge of the business side of the operation, not the football side. What business creds do you bring to the table that allow you to presume to know what's sufficient on the business side? Excuse Brandon for trying to regionalize and make the team more viable, both to Ralph and TO THE NEXT INVESTOR GROUP. It's unfortunate that a percentage of fans have no understanding of the ramifications of having to compete with the rest of the NFL out of the 56th ranked market. Not only do they not understand this, but they petition to try and ensure that the Bills remain at a disadvantage. Amazing.

The 49er analogy is an apt one - possibly good enough to get me off the fence I've been sitting on. BUT... What we really can't know is, just how desireable (or undesirable) is the Bills HC job? Is it the disaster the conventional wisdom here believes, or is it as desirable as Buddy Nix made it sound when he hired Gailey - he said he fielded 20 or so phone calls a day about the job. Clearly the front office knows exactly what the real state of play is. If the Bills GM (whoever he is) knows the Bills can't attract a better coach, then continuity is what you must sell rather than hire a guy you don't believe in. Maybe this is why they brought in Whaley before he becomes GM, so he knows what the real deal is before HE has to go out and hire a coach on his own. Honestly, the fans aren't privy to enough information to know what the best decision is at this point.

Yes, can't wait to "enjoy" another year of scintillating Bills football in 2013. I spend those 1,500 mile plane rides to the games just basking in the glow of our dominance. I consider myself an above average Bills suporter but it's getting tough. I believe I am supporting the "idea" of the NFL in Buffalo more than I'm supporting the actual players.

Is that his job?

My conclusion as well.

How about "Free Falling"?

Correct answer. Before yesterday, his hands have been fine. Let's see what year 2 brings before we hate him.

I will, and renew my season tickets as well. I'm there through thick and thin.

Well played!

That would have all the earmarks of an emotional, reactionary decision. What's the upside? Hoping to win the last two by castrating your coach then going out on the coaching market telling all the candidates how classy your org is? Ain't gonna happen.

with a very soft schedule.

Best news I've heard all day.

Can't wait for the explanation.

They did already.

Hahahahahahahahaha breath hahahahahahahahahaha breath hahahahahahahaha ha

The tarp made a nice catch on that throw by Wilson.