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In all seriousness I think there is alot to that as he has that kind of persona about him. And he was able to take a team to 2 AFC championship games.

That's the problem, most who'd fit this bill are all over the hill. And right away the ywant ot bring in all their "own guys" I'm not at all convinced that's not what caused the entire Polien thing to fall apart when the rumors started flying how AJ Smith was going to be the next GM here. Think that's when TP told Bill P, no that's not what I want you to do, and he then "declined" I may get shredded for suggesting this, but one name who doesn't have the big ego that would want to bring in his guys could be a Marv Levy. While I don't think he's all that qualified for the job, I'm also not that sure in this role you need anything more than a sounding board to run things by, he may be fine as a 2nd set of ears. We know he's all for lettign the majority rule when it comes to making choices

Yeah so what, he missed on a 1st round QB, he can join an extremely long list of other GMs who've done the same, many multiple times So where would you find someone out there better. I do think Matt Millon is available. Good GM's are all hired, bad ones may be available. Think it's harder to find someone who's never been a GM before and project how he'll do as a GM than it is with a HC candidate.

Not gone, they are on IR, likely will see an injury settlement with Harvin. Bradham will likely be back. Don't think is injury was that serious, but timing was such wouldn't be gback in time and numbers were getting thin.

While I certainly agree Pegula was all for the Rex signing but I'm also 100% certain both RB and DW were on board with it too. That being said I don't blame DW for the signing of Rex either. I think every year almost every GM out there makes certain moves and doesn't make certain other moves and crosses his fingers a bit that things will work out for the best with regards to the moves not made. He took a gamble that Henderson would continue to show improvement in his 2nd year and that Miller would play well as a rookie. Unfortunately neither of those two moves has worked out too well and that I feel are the two biggest moves that failed and have hurt the team. With regards to the moves he did make, for the most part most worked out with the exception of the Harvin signing which also hurt as left them rather exposed at WR. Assuming DW is back next season, would be very surprised if don't see changes made on the O-line, particularly at RT and find a true #2 WR He's just another typical 2nd round pick that didn't work out, just like many other teams have picks that don't pan out.

Based on this years level of play won't be missed much

#5 Starting to wonder if Mario's problem is when he's not happy with the scheme he just kind of disapears. Seems I recal la similar thing with him a couple years back. Guess he loved Schwatz scheme and played lights out. #11 Don't recall hearing Glenn's name all day. Think the biggest problem the Bills have is their O-line. Henderson seems to have regressed. In the off-season, need to sign Glenn and Rickie to extensions, then sign the best free agent RT out there. maybe 2in 2nd or 3rd round draft a guy who can play center or guard. I'd give Miller the benefit of being a rookie, give him another year, by the following season if no improvement sit Miller in place of this now 2nd year guy or if Miller does improve, replace Woods at center. So you honestly believe Schwatrz who you wouldn't hire as HC would come back to the team that shunned him as the DC. Can't see that happening unless he were real desperate and doubt that is the case..

Realistically can't see Rex getting fired unless he does something really stupid off the field, not after one year. I really don't think Whaley is the problem, but even if I did, if you fire him, then we're setting things up for another situation here just like Rex had in NY where the you have a GM who didn't hire the HC unless you want to allow Rex to choose the GM which then could create even bigger problems. Typically I beleive front office contracts expire on May 1st, after the draft, I think you'll see Whaley get like a 2 year extension, that way if Rex does have another bad year, you can fire him and then only eating one year of Whaleys contract. Or worst two bad years from Rex, then only owe three years to Rex and nothing to Whaley.

So wasn't Henderson out last week with an illness, not injured?? Does inactive today therefore mean the Bills figured out the same as those of us watching last week, that Mills was better?

Whaley knows it too, just a case of a GM backing his player, but could come back to bite him some as Richie's agent can now suggest a CPOY should be paid more. May mean they are already close on a deal, so Whaley isn't afraid to say that. I do wonder how RI will do in the Pro-Bowl voting??

It's certainly real easy to say you need that elite QB, no way can you be proven wrong. But if you are correct, to avoid disappointment, I'd suggest you stop rooting for the Bill's Root for Green Bay as they are one team with an elite QB and is in the early parts of his prime so you'll be happy for many years to come. Out of your list below of elite QB's the only one's I'd really say are truly elite are Brady, P Manning, and Rodgers. The others are good to very good, as long as you can keep a good strong team around them, they can look like elite. Case in point, how'd Baltimore look this year, elite QB Flacco leads them to what was it, 3-7 before getting hurt. As others have already pointed out, once guys like a Flacco, Ryan, etc rookie contract ends and they demand to paid like the big boys and girls, you can no longer afford the great players around them and they can't carry the team themselves. So the obvious answer is you don't get a Flacco, you go out and get a Rodgers. And hold Whaley accountable, give him one more year to find that guy if not fire him. Well if it were that easy, 28 other teams would all have Brady's too, but none do. They are doing the same as Buffalo is, trying different things, FA's who were OK with other teams, hoping you can surround them with enough talent to make them look real good, like Dilfer did with Baltimore. Or drafting #1 or #2 overall picks on QB's only to see them fail, or over-drafting a guy like the Bills did with Manual. Or hope you get lucky like Seattle did with Wilson, though I'm not all that certain Wilson isn't just another one of these guys who will look real good wit ha great team around him. He will be the classic case study of what happens when you pay elite money to and decent to good QB and can no longer afford the great talent around him. Let's see what he looks like in a couple of years. And please don't try and make the argument that Seattle is a well run team and that's why the were smart enough to draft Wilson where as Whaley wasn't smart enough to do that. If Seattle really was that smart they would have drafted him in the 1st or 2nd round, you'd never take the chance on losing him to another team. Is Cam Newton really an elite QB or is he just a freak of nature, I think that's more the case, but it may be easier to find another guy like him than a Brady or a Rodgers. The game has got to fast, players to big and strong, coaching to advanced to expect anyone to stand back there and make good choices. Take away the pass rush likely EJ could be a great QB as he has the arm and the body, just not the mind. That's the toughest part these days is finding the mind. One other person with the mind is Fitz, but not the arm to go with it. I think that's why whenever Fitz goes to a new team he'll look great for a little while as he has a new system and with his mind and some creative coaching, can out smart the defense for some point of time, but eventually they will catch up, then he looks like the Fitz of old. So if your only answer is get a Rodgers or Brady, you'll likely be sad as we and most other teams have a much better chance of finding a Dilfer than one of them

One of the problems is once you get that great QB, his rookie contract expires, sign him to a new one, based on what he's making, you no longer can afford to put great to very good talent around him. so his abilities decline. Brady, Manning, Rodgers, but the rest of the supposed elite QB's not so much. Think we're going to see that in Seattle as they can no longer afford the rest of their good players. In Ryan's case, do have to start questioning, is he a real good QB or maybe he wasn't as good as people thought and that's really the issue? Either way, I do think he's still better than say a Brian Hoyer type. WRT Atlanta, 5-0, start followed by 1-6, sounds like the Bills' from what was it five or six years ago. Maybe that's really Trent Edwards in disguise playing QB down there.

Completely disagree, never heard of any company not giving time off for a brother in law. Your wife's brother, or sisters husband is always considered immediate family. Doubt he'd actually go an miss a game, likely the funeral will be scheduled after the weekend, funerals rarely are on Sundays unless Jewish. But if it were and he wanted to and would miss the game, I'd be shocked if the Bears tried to stop him. If they did, the Bears and the NFL would be buried in bad press. Fortunately most people in this county have more sense than posters here and realize football is nothing more than a game. If any place needs an IQ test, it's people who wish to post here.

Glenn sucked last year, and even this year started out a bit shaky. If I'm Glenn if you want to sign me early, I'm asking for top LT money. While Glenn is good and hope they re-sign him, he's not worth top money so likely he will hit FA before he signs. He'll either pull become one of these guys who tests the waters, finds know one vales him as much as himself and re-signs with Buffalo or someone comes along and way overpays and he's then gone. If that happens, then we sign someone else maybe someone who actually is a top LT and deserves the money. As to Richie sounds like they are talking, but again wouldn't want to start talking till late in the year and make sure he's worth resigning. We also don't know if there has been some off field maybe locker room things going on with him that shows Richie is still somewhat being the Richie of old. Haven't heard anything, but you never know. Will see what happens. If for some reason the Bill's make little attempt to re-sign him, would make me wonder what may be going on.

Yeah but Rex and Schwartz aren't on the actual field, so they can fired up, and try to fire up other,s but they can't actually do anything directly wrong. They can't fumble or miss a tackle casue they are trying to level the guy so hard instead of wrapping him up. ! Well actually Rex can get in the way of the play from the sideline!!

Usually these types of things, being extra amped for a game blow up in your face. This worries me!

I don't think Brady ever hits the wall because I don't think he'll allow it. He strikes me as the kind of guy who will leave before he gets to that point. While I'm sure he loves playing football I don't sense the same love and devotion to it as you see in Manning. Manning has been often mentioned of taking a front office job once he retires, again don't see Brady doing that as he'd rather spend his time doing other things. And last but not least, he probably senses that if he doesn't leave when still great, Belichick would have no problem cutting him if his skills drop. So after seeing years of that in NE, I think he leaves on his terms.

If it's the winner of Bills Jets is in and loser goes home, good chance, but looking at all the games, I still think Vikes Packers is a better chance of going to Sunday night unless division is already decided prior. And yes you are half way correct, Giants Pats was a night game, but a Saturday night game

LOL this comes up every year. There is no scheduled Sunday night game, but there IS a Sunday night game. Based on playoff races they will likely announce it around 7:00 Dec 27th. If the Bills Jets game means a playoff date for one of them, good chance that might be the one particularly when you factor in the NYC TV impact. Looking at the schedule for that week, likely will either be Jet's Bills if game has meaning, or more likely one of the NFC east games as Giants are playing Eagles and Cowgirls and Skins. Most likely choice might be Packers Vikings game.

Lewis is really lucky he works for a very cheap owner who doesn't want to have to eat the contract. Seems everytime Marvin is on thin ice, has a couple of losing seasons, on top of prior losing seasons, but still has 1 or 2 years left on deal. With is history of losing, would be more than enough to be fired by most owners, but Browns cheapness prevails, keeps him for one more year so as not to have to eat much or any of contract, then Lewis has a strong season, gets rewarded with a new contract, and we repeat the cycle all over again. Everytime Lewis is at the end of the deal he puts together a winning season and gives reason for hope.

The problem is simple, the coaching staff just isn't nearly as smart as you are about these things.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the draft. If the Bill's use a 3rd or 4th rounder and select one of hte top kickers, that would say the writing is one the wall. Other than drafting someone, doubt there are any better options out there.

When I saw it live the first time, my thought was I can't believe he didn't step out, so wasn't surprised when it was brought back. Likely would have been too close to win on a review.

Why can't it be both ways? The NFC east sucks and so do we. As bad as they are, we're even worse or as bad so likely will lose at least some. Our records are about the same, granted we all have a very inflated value of the Bill's abilities, but our records are similar so the likelihood of winning all three with two on the road, based on simple odds is not very good. Further our chances of making the playoffs are fading regardless of what the outcomes is as other teams won today like the Jets and KC. If Pitt wins tonight (now 21-10) that will be another nail in the coffin. Last but certainly not least, why would it even matter what is said. Kind of funny as you and many others here always rip those in the media calling them ball washers when they write bad things about the Bill's. Did you ever think that you and others like are nothing but Bill's ball washers?

They showed a stat today, he has the 5th most receptions for TE's in the AFC. That puts him in the top 40%