Phil The Thrill

Anderson won’t ever be active during the last three weeks. It’s Barkely who’s our #2

Jerry?

This is a really fair take. Basically the majority of “the drought” starts with Ralph’s poor decisions. Initially he tried doing the right thing with the Donahue hiring. But everything after was an epic failure and “tarnished” the organization. Russ Brandon having a say in football decision was also very bad

Look up the term “informed opinion.” Enough said

This was actually a serious question Sure it’s definitely in the past, but fun to think about considering both men’s careers went down the toilet after declining a chance to interview

A lot of that had to do with Raph as owner....Still opportunity knocks just once. It was knocking back then and hadn’t knocked since.

Sounds like Bucky actually is more bullish on Allen compared to Bill Barnwell. What’s the difference? Buckster actually has played in the NFL and at a high level in college. Plus he has scouting experience in the NFL. Barnwell has a degree in English and writes for ESPN. So I guess that qualifies him to evaluate QB’s

Back in 2009, Russ Grimm and Brian Schottenheimer turned down the opportunity to interview for the Bills vacant head coach position. If you recall, Grimm was somewhat of a legend on the old BBMB. So many fans wanted him as HC, despite never having ascending to anything higher than a position coach. Yet some Bills fans really wanted Russ. Brian Schottenheimer rode the coattails of a decent run with NYJ. He was considered to be the “Hot” coaching candidate. I can’t remember anyone being too Disappointed he turned down the Bills, but some felt slighted. Long story short, Grimm was fired in AZ a few years later. Still never ascended last OL coach and is now out of the NFL. Schottenheimer was fired from NYJ and was out of the NFL. Now he’s made somewhat of a comeback with Seattle though I don’t think he’ll get any HC interviews

If this is true then I have more respect for Buddy. Also it would show, again, how Ralph was not a great owner by the end of his tenure. I thought the hiring of Gailey was just so inspiring.

Right, I’m not advocating that he coaches in 2018. But he should’ve got a shot in 2006 after SD

Agreeed.....terrible choice by SD. Buffalo should have hired him. Not Gailey Maybe he can coach ST’s!?!?!?

Ok so this makes a lot of sense. I don’t buy the postseason record, because at the time there were a number of franchises that would have been thrilled to just make the playoffs (including Buffalo) One Old curmudgeon (Ralph) should have reached to to another old curmudgeon (Marty) instead of hiring an older curmudgeon (Buddy Nix) as GM

He also competed in the Battle Royal with Fridge Perry at Wrestlemania 2

I remember when the Bills Rick Jauron In 2009. Knowing Ralph’s tendencies to turn to former Bills, I was really hoping that he’d hire Mary Schottenheimer to coach. I thought that he would be perfect considering he has history with the Bills, but more importantly, he was a veteran coach with a proven record of success in the league. Instead I found out that Ralph apparently had issues with Marty back when he was a player decades ago. An unfortunately instead of hiring a coach with a .613 winning percentage, he hired a coach who now has a .425 winning percentage and never was a HC again! It got me thinking though, why didn’t any other NFL team give Marty another shot at HC. Everywhere that he coached (sans 1 8-8 year in Washington which included a big win streak at the end of the year) he was a winner for two decades. Yes he did struggle in the postseason, but some other coaches have had the same issues (Andy Reid). He also turned around three different franchises, most recently San Diego. I remember in 2006, when they fired him after a 14-2 start much to the fans anger. So why did the NFL never give Marty another shot to lead a team? It couldn’t be his age. At the time of his firing in SD, he would have been 62. Not young by any means, but just about the same age as Dick Vermeil when he was hired by the Rams, and a few years younger than Vermiel when KC hired him. Oh yeah...Dick Vermeil’s winning percentage? .525 Clearly it wasn’t Marty’s choice to not coach. He ended up coaching in the semi-pro UFL. Not surprisingly he was the championship. A lot of coaches have been hired and fired in the NFL who havent had anywhere near the success that Marty did. It’s a damn shame that Marty never got a chance. And that other chance probably should have been in Buffalo.

Are you Jerry Sullivan?

Bobby was actually considered a HC prospect at one time.

Steve Tasker

Now read his Twitter and explore the lengths that he goes to in an attempt to prove that Allen’s throw to Charles Clay was a “horrific” pass.

To be fair, it might have been this article from a different reporter. If he didn’t say anything then my apologies but still am not a Barnwell fan: http://www.footballperspective.com/tyrod-taylor-and-whether-race-still-matters-part-i/

Even so, I think he has a garbage take. He’s manipulating stats without context to essentially confirm his opinion. Anyone who watched the past 3 games Allen started can see that his performance was much stronger than his numbers indicated. Dont take my word though, take the word of former players, coaches and even arm chair Twitter film analysts. Or or you could take the word of a balding, hipster wannabe from Brooklyn who tries to cool by wearing a hoodie in promo picture. He sure has a lot of NFL experience.

Shocking....Bill Barnwell the SJW trashed Josh Allen and praised Lamar Smith

Agreed.... all the more infuriating when someone steals a souvenier for a child like that. Did he ever give it back to you?

I think Greg Little is too old to be drafted. Plus we had him in camp as WR a few years ago

Oh I’m sure....but 1,500 fans protesting?

Maybe he’ll write a song parody about it!