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I don't think he was a dead man walking last season---he shot himself. Admittedly the GM did him no favors. But if really was the GM, why did Rex try so hard to keep that job? He was THE hottest HC prospect in the offseason. Why would someone want to keep a job if they feel they are being undermined by their boss, when they have many other options? I'm sorry, I just can't believe their fate was all on the GM.
As hard as we are on Marrone and Hackett (with reason) I think they did a better job of coaching than Rex did to get that team to 8-8. Basically the same circumstances, no?
No doubt. I'm not going to go crazy with optimism based on a couple preseason games. But the Bills QBs are a total train wreck as many have proclaimed--and continue to, it seems.
To your first question I would say both the players and his ego. He cares about his players and that was his team, at least what was left of it. He would have liked to see his players on his team succeed. Ego, he obviously has an ego and saying he couldn't succeed in NY was saying he wasn't good enough to make it work there. Truth was that team was a disaster and his hands were tied by the GM. They wont be any better this year either unless Fitzy has a few strong games in a row.
Marrone and Hackett, don't make me laugh. Marrone was an Oline coach and last year we had pretty much the worst Oline in the league. This year with practically the same line plus a retread and a rookie all the sudden our line looks strong. Marrone was an idiot. Speaking of idiots, if you looked at some play calling last year from Hackett that the majority was a hand off down the middle behind our biggest weakness on 1st down. That didn't go well. Bet they wont think we will do that again, let hand off down the middle 2nd down. Damn, that didn't work either. They would never guess we would try that 3 times in a row. Yes they would. He did that foolishness all year!
Not many people are saying T-Mobile is a train wreck. NFL.com is saying B+.
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# Name Honorable mention
2 Christie
7 Flutie
8 Moorman
11 Bledsoe
12 Kelly
14 Reich
15 Kemp
20 Jones James
22 Clements
23 Davis
24 Gilmore
26 Saimes
27 Rashad
30 Carlton
31 Byrd
32 Simpson
33 Gash
34 Thomas Gilchrist
37 Odomes
38 Kelso
42 Butch Byrd
43 Greene
44 Dubenion
51 Ritcher
55 McQuire
56 Talley
58 Stratton Conlan
64 Stew Barber
65 Sanborn
66 Shaw
67 Hull
68 Joe D
69 Wolford
70 Sestak
71 Peters
75 Ballard
76 Smerlas
77 Stew Barber
78 Smith
79 Brown
80 Moulds Lofton
81 Lamb
82 Beebe
83 Reed
84 Warlick
88 Metz
89 Tasker
90 Hanson
91 Wright
92 TW
94 Mario
95 KW Paup
96 Seals
97 Biscuit
98 Adams
99 Dareus
Others?
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We spoke about nicknames and in that thread someone asked for a poll. Here it is.
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From what I can tell Amish Rifle is the favorite. Personally I thought Grizpatrick just worked but lets make this final.
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jaws 2 wasn't exactly a masterpiece either.
Turn the flame off. It works. Well I like it.
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I have seen some sad excuses for nicknames for Fitzpatrick, worst that comes to mind is Fitzbeard...
Let it be known. Ryan Fitzpatrick = Grizpatrick!
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
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Failure was evident from the start for Gailey. He is a POOR evaluator of talent, obvious when he wasn't starting McKelvin probably the Bills best defender not to mention he thought the QB and LT could handle the position for another year. This is a horrible position for someone who cannot recognize a good player from a poor one. He is not the right coach for the Bills and I hope this is recognized right away. Giving ANY credit at all to him this is a bad team for him to manage but in that case they need to hire someone NEW to help evaluate talent coming in. That is TRYING my best to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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How could he dare do it? Just shows you his heart was never in the game. I doubt another team will pick him up next year.... That was the last play of his career.
Reminds me of Drew Bledsoe throwing the ball away out of bounds against the Eagles on 4th down...
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I'll say Whitner with 2
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From what I have read so far Kyle Williams is going to start in the middle but I would not write off Troup. I watched alot of UCF games for the last few years, since I live in Orlando and went to school there, and he was blowing up the middle regularly taking on 2 defenders and still getting at the QB and disruptive on most downs. UCF played a number of high quality teams last year as well, East Carolina, Southern Miss, Miami, Texas, UAB and Rutgers. They lost most of those games but most were close and usually because of the offense. The team reminds me alot of the Bills actually where the defense keeps the team in games for so long till they were worn out from being on the field the whole time. Either way Troup was a regular stand out in the games. He will probably be a back up to start but he will play and be a good player for the Bills.
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Guess in year one we already have our answer on how the Nix/Gailey changes will be. Much more of the same thing... Mediocrity... People deserve second chances. Ben would make the Bills an instant playoff possibility and no #9 and #100 and what ever pick is going to give that kind of results. Even if they picked a QB with the first or second rounder, Big Ben is one of the top 5 QBs in the NFL. Clausen/Tebow are not going to do that this year. If he was as old as McNabb and possibly have 3 years left in the tank that would be one thing, but Roethlisberger is going to be good for 10+ years. Very disappointed. Need to capitalize on other teams misfortunes rather then pick up their garbage like the Bills have been doing for 10+ years.
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yes your totally right:
even statistics disagree with you:
http://nces.ed.gov/FastFacts/display.asp?id=16
-And yes im 21 (Correct on 1 thing), Graduated in 2007. Lowest ever drop out rate year
Seriously, people were just having fun with the fact that you had not seen a classic movie and then took notice of tbarrett"2030". Honestly, everyone here has been overly generous not to say more to you about MANY other posts that you have created to respond in your defense which have been total failures. All in all, we are all Bills fans here and don't take things so personal.
As for Mike in Syracuse I have posted in the past about how being a Bills fan is apart of your heart and soul. I agree with another post that mentioned you just feel dirty cheering for another team. There is another angle that Bills fans have to think about more and more which is the fact that the Bills may no longer be in Buffalo or even be the "Bills" any longer. Most of the time being a fan of the team you will always be able to look to the future to finally have the Championship moment and you can hold that thought to help carry you through the grind of, in our case, a decade of failure. I know Mike's not going anywhere and neither am I, but part of what a fan needs to go through another rebuilding phase for a team is not really there for the Bills and you just start to question things just to keep some sanity. You start looking at those jerseys in your drawer of players that RW has decided to let go even though they were important to the team and to you. Start thinking of how much money you spend on a team and where it is going and if you really want that anymore.
Sucks that this is our situation. BUT if hell freezes over and the Bills hit the lottery on a good coach, probably a no name one since it seems any of the notable ones aren't coming, and draft a real QB, some supporting lineman and go find some LBs that are bigger then 230 lbs that can survive a season and the Bills WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!! No other teams fans will feel that joy like us Bills fans will.
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I constantly see postings calling for upgrades to our defensive line and OLB......and while I agree we need upgrades in these areas, the heart and soul of the defense should be the MLB...and I can't think of a single NFL team that has a worse starting MLB than we do....
sure Poz makes lots of tackles, but how many of these tackles are for gains of less than 5 yards??....we need a tough force that can strip blockers and make plays near the line of scrimmage, not 5-10 yards downfield....
I would keep Poz, but move him to OLB....and find an NFL caliber MLB to man the middle and lead our defense.
P.S....for the record, outside of our secondary, let's give some kudos to Kyle Williams.....a solid consistent force all season and a player to complement rather than replace!
I'm having a flash back of a London Fletcher post...
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I am loving Ralphies new meds!!!!
CLASSIC!!!
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Cutting DJ now is the only chance the Bills were going to find a good HC. Can't believe I'm saying this but Bravo Ralphie.
There are going to be a ton of teams looking for a new coach next year with better markets then the Bills including Jets for the literally sad display he showed. "THERE'S NO CRYING IN FOOTBALL!" Right now there is no competition and have open pick on remaining coaches. Having Shanahan is the perfect option being a team with weak QB's, a strong run game and the worst OL to ever populate a 52 man roster.
Shanahan to Buffalo... Can't say it will never happen... TO's here
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-i...p&type=lgns
This is the typical smoke screen I would expect from OneBillsDrive. The coaching decision to use hurry up after the obvious failure to launch any kind of offense and rush our defense ASAP is foolishness. Now injuries are piling up on all the players making the tackles (LBs)... We are witnessing the biggest catastophe of a football season since Bledsoe lost a playoff birth to the Steelers 3rd stringers... TE could have been the guy but the foul coaching has destroyed any chance of success for him. He plays as DJ coaches, with indecision and ineptitude. Hurry up should have been thrown out after week 3 half time. If not sooner.
The worst part of it all is I dont see even a flicker of hope in the future of the team. Even if the Bills get the #1 pick in the draft you think RW is going to spend the $$$$$ on a QB at that spot. He'll trade it down and do his best to convince everyone that that was the smart and safe thing to do. The Bills have been "Smart and Safe" for 10 years now.
Second point is what coach in his right mind will come to Buffalo for an owner that wont put money into the team. Another side step from DJ hoping to continue a similar failed career thats what.
So here is what Buffalo has to look forward to, a smart second round pick at QB and DJ II or Wade Phillips IV, or better yet a team that ends up in LA... I am not expecting Toronto to want to invest with a front row seat to this calamity.
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Rumor posted on ESPN Insider by Schefter.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/features/ru...atures%2frumors
Anyone subscribe to Insider? If so, what does it say?
What are everyone's thoughts? What could the Bills get for TO at this point?
YAY lets trade TO so RW can make some money back. I say eat it
and eat DJ's too and find a good coach!!!Only reason I would want this is so the Bills stop destroying the guys career!
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DJ and Edward are far too alike and it shows on 4th in one or when its time to throw deep. Why make a play for 40 yards when you can make one for 5... Why go for 4th and one with the game on the line when you can punt and try later... Same mentality. Edwards is not the guy to lead a team against a tough opponent. How many QB's in the league would be begging about throwing to Evans, TO and Reed. Some QBs make their WRs look good. Some make them look bad.
Don't buy into the Oline wasn't protecting enough which is what I'm sure ESPN will be cramming down our throat. If a QB holds the ball longer then 3-5 secs its the QBs fault. End of story... No more excuses about the WRs not getting open because Evans is the only good one. This was Edwards year to show he can do it. Grade FAIL. Fitz could throw to a RB or TE all day. Why do we need Edwards to do it. Not say hes better
put both Jackson and Lynch back there and just forget the QB all together. Doesn't take much of an arm to check down...Print it!!! Edwards = Captain check down
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Why couldn't he play as a strong guard or something else for is... This looks to me like a $$$ cut... Not whats best for the team. You cannot convice me he couldnt' have played another position.
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Well with the running back coach is calling the running plays and the qb coach calling the passing plays the Bills obvious offense just became more obvious. Just look to the other sideline and see who is calling the play in...
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The Bills just gave up on their season. DJ and Brandon couldn't figure out this move 4 months ago?
Bills gave up the season when The Ralph left DJ in charge... This season is a wash and we'll be seeing a new HC before the end of it. I'll give up a year to put a good couch in that wins games and take the Bills to the playoffs and keep the Bills in Buffalo. Already gave up 9 going on 10...
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Perhaps. But, can you see the humor in the current situation? JP was widely ridiculed because all he did was look for the long bomb and wouldn't use outlet receiver. (I'm not saying that's true, just saying that was what was being said.) Trent was built up and seen as the next great thing. Now, he's being ridiculed because all he does is look for the checkdown, out receiver and doesn't throw it long enough. (And, unfortunately, that is quite factual.)
It's kinda like that old saying... be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it. Well, we all got it.
Good post. Surprised I haven't thought about that already. Went from EXTREME - overconservative. Sounds like our Democratic and Republican vote doesn't it?
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What a load of BS, if the Bills get pounded by the Patriots in week one, we will all know what to expect the rest of the season.
On the other hand IF they pull off a miracle and beat the Patriots, then your point might be valid. But after watching the Bills and Edwards play against that Packers 3-4, I doubt they will even keep the game close at NE.
Winning
I would be happy with a close game...
If Trump won the bid on the Buffalo Bills
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I had this dawn on me just now, (excuse me if I am late on this) if The Don had bought the Bills I am sure he wouldn't have been able to run for president.. Thought it would be interesting to see what else people think may have changed.