ndirish1978

I kind of agree with this. In years past we COULDN'T do this because everyone was afraid that blowing things up meant the dreaded "rebuilding" label which would scare fans away and lead to the team leaving Buffalo. Now that the team isn't going anywhere they should do things correctly. Unfortunately RB is now president of the Sabres too so he's not going anywhere and I strongly believe his "marketing first" approach to the team is killing us.

It's called heart and the team lacks it. All you need to see that is how Gilmore and TT respond to criticism with the standard "you guys can insult me but I have to have a short memory and not let things get to me" schtick. That may be true while you're on the field, but you better be mad as hell after the game and actually raise your level for the next time. How many time has Gilmore pulled up instead of delivering a hit on the sideline this year?

Agreed, played that not to lose.

Perhaps a short break from the despair is in order? We should at least beat the Browns and Jets, landing us right in the pocket of where we always are - QB purgatory

You gonna let that slide BADOL? There was a spelling error here

Comment crossed the line, no need to defend yourself. Just drop it

This is kind of true

More than just bad QB play I'm more concerned with the fact that we HAD good young players last year who are now regressing rather than developing. I don't think it's disputed the fact that Gilmore and Darby were WAY better last year than this year, IMO same thing with Preston Brown. That's coaching. Unfortunately the FO hasn't shown that they actually know how to hire a decent HC, so we could fire Rex and very likely end up with someone even worse.

We need to get better on the boundaries on both sides of the ball, I don't have an issue with our lines.

This game was terrible. Are you really jumping on "moral victories' of how we did in the first half?

But we can trade 2 1s for a WR who is rarely on the field. I don't understand why we don't just trade the farm for a good 1st rd Qb and actually give ourselves a chance.

I dunno that it's just that simple. We have a defensive coach with a bad defense, a GM who can't read a trade value chart and a team that just rolls over when things get bad. I think we need more than just a good QB.

The thing that frustrates me the most about Rex is his complete refusal to actually acknowledge failures. Sure, he makes blanket statements about "not getting it done" but he coddles TT like he never makes a mistake and shoulder shrugs when asked questions like why he can't beat anyone with a winning record. This team shows no accountability for it's shortcomings and limps across the finish line in blowout losses without even putting up a fight.

It seems like there are a lot of opinions on this board about who we should blame for the past 17 years of failure in Buffalo: Russ Brandon, Nix/Whaley, terrible coaching selections, etc. My question is this, how does this all get turned around in your opinion beyond just a sweeping "fire everybody?" Is there something beyond just playing musical chairs at coach that we can do to change the team around? I just scratch my head because it seems institutional now. I kept thinking Wilson's age and lack of involvement with the team was the driving factor behind our futility but we've switched owners and it feels like the same song, different verse. Feel free to merge this thread to whichever complaints thread you want if the question seems redundant, but I would like to hear what you guys think can be done this offseason to give this team some spine and start moving us in the right direction. Thanks all.

Please elaborate

Disagree, with this line and running game an average pocket passer would be a vast improvement. Time to move on to anyone else.

It's pretty hard not to blame the coaches as much as the QB. There are teams who set their teams up for success and teams who sacrifice players at the altar of their systems. Belichick looks at his roster and what is available cheap on the market and then adjusts his scheme to the players. Have no real deep threats? Have your short quick receivers run rub routes all day and take your shots down the field with your massive TEs. When he had Moss they went vertical all the time. He puts his team in a position to win. We don't have a great QB, why aren't we running short crossing routes and moving the pocket to get TT in space? Those are plays he can execute.

You have to love JM and that sloth dressed up as a human Chris Brown, they do their best to polish the turd that is this team and make it look presentable. I love the press scrums when players are getting ripped apart and you hear CB come in with a quality question like "that 4 week suspension really gave you some time off to let your body heal. Would you say it was actually a blessing in disguise?"

For the sake of everyone's tomorrow I pray you are typing these posts up on a mid-90s laptop directly on your lap - do not make my children have to coexist in a world with yours. You're ruining the curve for everyone!

OP - just curious, you are aware we would need Karlos to play football, not participate in pie-eating contests?

It's a message board predicated on people who enjoy the game, only natural for people to choose this board as the place they vent their feelings.

I want to re-sign both of them and actually have a healthy rotation. Gilmore they can trade for a penny and a kind word and I'm ok with it now

Slight correction, we have to give our 2017 pick to the Patriots because, as division leader they receive all the forefeitures automatically.

If wawrow is saying gametime decision it's a gametime decision. Personally, I think this would be the week to hold him out or dress him and let him sit most of the game unless we need him. You're not going to convince me that the Dolphins are suddenly a good team after one single decent game. That would be like saying the Jets are awesome cause we played like total garbage one week, even their coach knows better than that.

If Shady doesn't play what exactly is the gameplan? We have Gillislee, who is nice as a change of pace and then nothing.