Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

Can't see it happening unless all 32 teams view him strictly as a RT as some team will come offering him LT type money and want to play him there. Also makes me a bit nervous taking a guy who's only played RT one season. Thought I had read the RT from Baltimore is also a FA this season?

LOL!! So are you trying to convince others that the Bills are the only team in the league that cuts players? If the Bills let him go prior to March 3rd, they are cutting him, just like a hundred or more other players in the league will be cut by all 31 other teams. Many will be cut around that same time too for bonuses that kick in and their current team doesn't feel the yare worth paying. Sorry but this has to be one of the most ridiculous arguments I've seen!

OK but then who would you be happy with? Typically every year there are two groups of potential coaches available, coaches like McDermott and Dennison who've never been HC or coordinators and teams will give them a shot. Or you have retreads like Rex, Chan Gailey, Marrone, and many other similar names who've failed elsewhere and the next team to hire them hope they will do much better. So your choice is a re-tread or someone who's likely never really run things. Sometimes the re-treads learn and improve, and some first time coaches do very well. IMO the number of re-treads that improve their 2nd time around is lower than the number of brand new coaches who succeed.

Maybe they're going to pull a page out of the Rex playbook and bring in an asst. QB coach who does have experience at that position??

I'd think by now either they plan to keep him or would have already given him his release.

Is Kraft OK? Seems like all of a sudden he sounded very old, words came out a bit slurred?? No idea how old he is??

So do you think he's never going to sign another contract?? Unless that's the case, then of course it's an issue.

Maybe, but I think it was more a case of TP didn't want him to be the head honcho so his ego wouldn't allow him to take the job then so came up with this story. There also was speculation as to how him taking another job with any team could delay him getting into the hall. Maybe if he were to get job as GM, he's take that chance, but not to become the second in command reporting to the assistant ball boy. Wasn't worth it to him and could understand that.

As stated below, maybe the problem was actually Rex?? Most of the leaks tended to make DW look bad, so then why would he leak anything. RB seems to be in DW's corner so doubt him. That just leaves Rex.

Yeah I saw that too. Find it rather comical that people who post to message boards seem to think they are more knowledgeable than people who's careers depend on their knowledge and information about the sport. Since I admit not to be a technical expert in any way, I do wonder, could Kujo benefit from this and be able to handle RT position as maybe the alleged problem with his leg wouldn't matter as much??

Exactly!!

Agree that was around the number I came up with too that really worry me. The rest don't matter much. Granted 8 still may be more than other teams, but am willing to bet there are some teams out there who are losing less total players, but are potentially losing more impact ones. Well that's because they can see through the question and understand what the real issue is.

Oh Please, you want to believe that story, fine. Here's mine, pure speculation, but then again it's really nothing more than speculation that he was ever even really offered a job and why he turned it down. I do think TP offered him a job, but more as a consultant/low powered czar. Next thing you're hearing how Bill P is planning to hire his son and bring back AJ Smith, at that point Terry told him no, I'd like to hire you to do this specifically, but you're not running the show. At that point, Bill P walked away with his tail between his legs, but publicly gave this "too heavy a lift" story to make his tail look much better. And since he's a media guy himself, works for ESPN, they all bought it up big time and helped sell it down the line. TP is a pretty private kind of guy so he wouldn't be the type to come out and tell anyone what really happened, he was fine with Bill P spinning his tale.

I've written Kim a few letter, but she didn't answer mine. I did get a letter baring me from ever buying tickets again though???

Yeah that would help alot, bring in a guy who's never coached a day in his life in the NFL!

I recall him talking about how his brother Rob would always work late, sleep in his office, but Rex himself stated how he never did that

Did he resign or contract ran out and didn't re-up? If actually quit, then Panther's would still hold his rights. I'm guessing more likely his contract expired and didn't elect to go back. Or did you really mean he re-signed with the Panthers in which we'd be out of luck?

5 years left him collecting pay checks while out for most games for various reasons. Yeah I can believe that!

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"