Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

I'm OK with the blocking policy for the following reason. most position coaches are only signed to two year contracts which means at most there would only be one season that you could be prevented from leaving. I'm sure when coordinators leave for HC positions it does create some havoc for team losing him. But in reality there may be less than 1/2 dozen per year. Coordinators sometimes leave teams that don't even have a HC change. So if you were to allow anyone to also leave for every open coordinator positions, think there's just be too much churn. So for one year at most you're locked in Oh well, sorry!! I actually wonder if that was the reason the Bills retained Crossman as the guy McD wants is signed till next year and there wasn't anyone else he really wanted. Come the end of next season, regardless how well they may do, a change is made.

To speed up the game, talk to the college officials and find out how they are able to review plays in about 1/3 of the time the NFL seems to take.. The one thing I think is unfair is all scoring plays are reviewed, but if a guy is ruled stopped by the officials say on the 1/2 yard line, then no auto review. Meanwhile the TV replays are showing he did score. So now coach is forced to ask for replay and if it's In the last 2 minutes, he can't even do that. But if he had ruled to have scored then there's an automatic replay.

So that fact that he was fired mean the media was correct, there was an ultimatum? Wow OK, Great thinking! OK wasn't sure if that was sarcasm or not??

You're assuming there was an ultimatum. Other than the press creating one, not sure it ever existed for either. Either way personally don'tthink that was what got Rex fired. It was all the baggage that went with him that did him in.

Reading the responses to date, some feel his choices are limited and not at high $$ value. Not sure I agree, but assuming that would be the case, then could see him coming back at reduced contract. IMO the Bills may try and re-do the contract, likely his agent will know the market , if there is demand for him, then he'll say no, and likely will be gone.

I don't think Rex was fired for not making the playoffs. He was fired for to many times either 10 or 12 men on the field, too many dumb penalties, constant boosting (which TP is the polar opposite of) hiring Rob, and other similar things. Even if he had come back another season and went 11-5., likely these things wouldn't have gone away. Granted one or two games on the other way, they may have been in playoffs, would he still have canned him who knows, but not likely these thingas would have gone away if he had made the playoffs either. In a way not making the playoffs, made it easier for TP.

Makes him just as likely to spot the next Peyton as the GM in NE. If they were so smart, they'd have drafted Brady before the 6th round. There's many things you can blame DW for, but not finding the next Peyton is just an excuse by many here that want to blame him for everything. If it were so easy every team in the league minus the Bills would have a franchise QB, but they don't. Excluding falling into an Andrew Luck (and Peyton) and probably can also say Cam Newton, in two or three years may be able to add Philly and LA to the list and Denver if Paxton Lynch works out, the rest of the GM's in the league who do have good solid QB's were more lucky than good. Everyone's praising Dallas for picking up Prescott, but that was only due to Denver already selecting Lynch. What could be said is "Doug Whaley is just as lucky as every other GM in the league to spot the next Peyton"

I think there's a real possibility that Whaley could be gone in May after the draft, believe front office contracts typically expire after the draft anyway. If he doesn't go then I agree with kdiggs, he's here for awhile. TP appears to be the kind of guy that doesn't like constant change so think he will give both McD and DW time to fix this. McD supposedly signed a 5 year deal, think he'll be here for at least the first 4. And think he'll give DW the time to get the players they feel they need. If the rumors are true that Rex was more a, TP choice than DW, again I think that gives DW a bit more rope. It also typically gets messy when you have a coach in place and bring in a new GM, unless you happen to find a GM with a long history with the HC so baring some really terrible draft choices, think DW is here as long as HC which I think is 4 years. Sounds like you're assuming DW is on thin ice. The only people who've stated that to be true is the media and many posters here.

Got to ask, is there any owner in the NFL with an ugly wife?

I kind of like it. Where I'm at Sunday is supposed ot be in low 60's so would rather spend some time outside. I'm wondering if the NFL decides to go with this format in the future, maybe start an hour earlier, 3:30 and 7:00 would be much nicer IMO. Next Sunday those are the starting times too.

Agree, that's why I suspect he's already in place, just not announced yet. Root for the Steelers on Sunday!

I think there is a chance DW could be gone after the draft as from I know front office contracts typically expire May 1st after the draft for the reasons being that person has done all the scouting. If he doesn't go then , I think he'll be around for a few years. McD signed a five year contract. I think he'll be given four years to turn it around as I don't think TP wants to do another coaching search if he can avoid it, would rather give McD time to fix things. If in two years, things are no better, can see TP more telling DW OK you need to fix the roster. If you fire DW and keep McD, then you get into the ugly messy situation with a GM in place who didn't hire the HC. So unless TP really feels DW is doing a terrible job in the draft or FA, I think he will be here as long as McD is. Glad to see Rex gone as he really made a mess of too many things. However with the leaks that he's going to be fired at year end, him being told he can't play TT, really can't blame him much at all to ask TP lets get this over with now. Didn't Dick Jauron do the same, left with about 3 or 4 weeks to go. Perry Fuwell was named interim coach and Bobby April was furious he wasn't named interim coach as his position was officially the assistant HC

On Thursday when McD first was announced as coach, the rumor was his LB or DB coach at Carolina would become the DC. That didn't happen at all, so other than the media saying it was McCoy, who knows if he was even seriously considered or not. I do agree likely the reason nothing is being talked about for OC is it's all agreed to who it will be but his team is still playing. And agree it likely is one of the two from KC. Why else would you hire the OL coach if you don't know who the OC will be?

Rex got fired for being a hot mess more than for wins and losses. He could have gone 11-5 next season, but same dumb things would have still been happening. That's why he's gone. So agree good that TP figured that out and made the move now.

Last I saw he was Jean Val Jean! Just watched it a week or two ago as a matter of fact. Some of things posted do amaze!

Actually we have no one on the staff named Cromer!! But that's besides the point. The fact that so little has been said officially about the OC and we already hired one position coach Castillo without an OC in place makes me feel it's highly likely the OC is already known and is one one of the teams playing this week so can't yet be announced. . Based on a number of comments made likey is one of the two in KC.

So here's my prediction, there have been a number of articles stating how the Bills and DW have moved on from TT evidenced by benching him for the finale. Personally I just see it as away to keep their options open. But the media has decided we are moving on. And so it was written!! So if the Bills do decide to keep TT it now will all be due to McDermott and how he was smart enough to realize we need to keep him and somehow managed to overrule DW to keep him and all the praise will go to him.

If they are thinking of either of them, I'm sure unofficially they have received an OK from KC that Buffalo can have him.

I think the Rex firing goes much deeper than that. In a nut shell, he was a hot mess and they figured out even bringing him back for another year wasn't going to change the 10 or 12 men on the field, the penalty's, the constant boasting with nothing to show for it, the hiring of Rob, and a few other classics I'm probably forgetting. Defense could be fixed, but not these other things as go much deeper. That I think is really what got him fired!

Let's assume the Bills decide to keep TT, I'm waiting for the headline from Sully and others too; "McDermott shows some smarts and over rules DW and keeps TT in Buffalo" If they keep him Sully will write how it was all McDermott's idea as DW was too dumb to keep him.

Well it could be true but ONLY for the coaches on that staff who have contracts expiring that year. But that's a big if. And what I don't know is if teams going to the Super bowl after the conference championship week games, (this year starting Jan 23rd) will go to any of their coaches that they want to retain and offer and hopefully get signed extensions done before the Super Bowl, so then no one is ever made available as all under contract. But completely agree with your point in that billsfan75 was implying that you can basically just get all the coaches from your old staff to come over to new team regardless of contract status. Years back recall most assistant contracts are only for two years, not sure if that's still true, if so, then 50% would have expiring contracts every year.

From what I've read contracts for assistant coaches are all on two year contracts. So that would mean once they guy signs a contract, it's only one off-season he'd be locked in for. Granted that could be the one year he'd have got the chance to move up, but often seen where a HC wants a guy, he signs him and just kind of creates a new position on his staff for him. So if the guys is under contract wait one year and sign him to a newly created position, kind of what Rex did with Rob.

Has he stated that since McDermott was named HC? Huge difference from stating prior to now.

Maybe TC is figuring if I piss off Marrone enough he'll quit again, then can name myself HC!

There I fixed it for you to be more accurate of the situation. That does make a big difference. Yes you can learn something standing on the sideline, but then you need to be on the field to see if it actually works. Another name to add to that list would be Vinny T. He was terrible for the first 10 years or so.