Simon

That's an argument I'm not willing to engage in at this point. For the most part I think he's a good administrator who eventually learns from "most" of his mistakes, but he's also still an OCD micro-manager with a set in stone philosophy that does not maximize the value of the unicorn that has been dropped in his lap.

I'm sure you were in the stadium and it's harder to pick up on there, but if you went back and watched film of the Baltimore game you'd see him attacking ballcarriers like they'd said something about his mother. He was slow to get up a couple times and I remember saying something like "Geebus Christian, take it easy before you hurt yourself young man". He kept it up for another week or two and has seriously tailed off since then. The only good that came of it was that one big win and the fact that Tre White and Hairston followed his lead and have been sticking their faces in the fan all year. Although with Hairston now concussed, maybe it wasn't all that good of a thing.

It's a giant conundrum with him. The previous year he tip-toed through the bulk of the regular season in an effort to keep himself healthy for when games really counted (a strategy I was 100% on board with) then started playing like he meant it in mid-December and was effective down the stretch. This year he came out playing like a wild man and predictably got hurt less than a month in and is now lost for the year (anybody who thinks he's suddenly going to show up for a playoff game and tear it up in his first game back from a surgically repaired bicep is kidding themselves, imo). A guy that size needs to play the season like a marathon, not a sprint, if he wants to be available when shlt gets real.

It would work like this: Sean, if we retain you we'll be independently be making all of the hiring decisions regarding your staff. If that is not something you can live with, then I respect your principles but don't let the door hit ya' where the good lord split ya'.

I know it wasn't sustainable but when Oliver went out he was on pace for 17 sacks and 40 tackles for loss

He did not look like that to start the season. I think he beat the dogsnot out of himself so badly over the first few weeks in an effort to show leadership in the DB room that it's wrecked his game.

He's 29 yrs old and a big horse in good health. His legacy is nowhere near written yet. Whether it's here or somewhere else, I think he'll get what he's earned and be justly remembered as the 1st ballot HOF'er and game-changing QB he's been.

If I kept him, McD would never make another coordinator hire again.

Both coordinators are gone on day 1. That probably solves half the Bills problems in 5 minutes.

It was a pre-determined read

Actually I am using my eyes, while you guys are relying on a stat sheet and depending on broadcasters to tell you what's happening. And he made multiple plays of note last night if you had actually been using your eyes instead of relying on other people to tell you what's up.

He did. Again. There's a host of people who stare at the ball convinced that they still know what they're watching.

There's no digging deep or any need to go to the film room; it's right there on your TV screen every week if you're paying attention. He's nothing like Edmunds.

If you think he's invisible, it isn't because he's playing poorly, it's because you can't see what he's doing. For gawd's sake, he led the team in tackles last night from the DE position, with 1-2 for a loss, and single-handedly blew up a key 3rd down that literally changed the scoreboard and gave the Bills a chance to win the game.

Thanks, 'preciate the 2nd looks. #1- It's stunning how much of the Houston defense has that thing read before the Bills even snap the ball. Brady is in over his head against NFL defenses. #2- I didn't realize in real time that Palmer had broken it off. If that's a designed option route, Palmer actually makes the right read. Unfortunately Edwards (who has about 6 games left in Buffalo) chased a a zone dawg upfield instead of dropping into passpro where he probably would have disrupted the twist and given Allen the time he needed.