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The ACLU disagrees with you. Imagine that.

That's Trumps doing?

Nothing to see here folks, move along. The only problem we have right now are the white supremacists in VA.

Why, so he can Rosen the franchise?

Was Owens signed after April?

I'm going under the assumption that the "known" reference is by ordinary NFL fans. If the standard is to be known by NFL executives, then both Beane's and McD's backgrounds are superior to Mularkey & Whaley

I tend to differentiate between what people say and what people do. Please point out the eras in Ralph Wilson's ownership when Bills added or were competing to add high profile veterans to the roster after April?

As dave alluded to above, the Bills organizational structure is totally different today than it was in 2006, starting from the owner all the way down to the coach. There's no hapless name-only GM, there's no absentee director of scouting, there's no coach who can't get the resources he needs. It was the perfect storm of no accountability by anyone to no one. It is as far from today's set up as you can get.

But the communists are celebrated. What a world

Saints didn't sign him after a recent visit

Are fascists worse than communists?

Is this the time to remind the left of the logic they use about radical Islamist recruitment?

This was a very reasonable gamble for them to take. Only Trubisky qualified as the top of the line QB available in the 2017 draft. The others had questions, and are of quality that would also be available with picks 8-15 next year. They look at 2017 as the free option to see if Tyrod can take the extra step. If he does great, they have a franchise QB. If not, they can get at least a Mahomes quality QB next year.

I think my response was handled succinctly by others. You're totally misguided if you think that the anarchist far left is peaceful. I'm sure you're aware that the real Nazis borrowed a lot of their tactics.

If you've been following the discussion, you would have noticed that many here are equating leftist anarchist groups who incite violence with the white nationalists. And that's the message that keeps getting lost. It seems impossible now to call out their hatefulness and disregard for the law without getting lumped in with support for the Nazis. Newsflash, both need to disappear

I see almost zero comparison to Levy/Jauron. Again, if you want to compare the situation to the Donahoe years where a team one year removed from a SB contender was gutted, the whole scheme replaced and an authoritarian coach brought in, I'm all ears. I also don't understand how Beane & McD will shape the roster in their vision if they're NOT given the freedom to do so. That would be more like Levy/Jauron who executed a strategy with one hand tied behind their back. They had no choice but to build through the draft and street FAs.

Trump has never ever heeded advice from anybody. This is Trump when he's listening:

This is also a big reason why Whaley got fired. You shouldn't be assembling your roster where you're facing a wholesale exit of young guys as UFAs. Good organizations are far more proactive in keeping the talent they need, while letting a few FAs walk.

Then why did you bring up Modrak as an example? Beane preceded Gettleman and WAS the GM for nearly a year. That's not a Modkins or a Dennis Thurman. He's experienced in scouting, personnel & contracts. Again, there's a valid comparison between this turn and Donahoe's entry, and how they took to reshaping the roster - which was far more extreme. But there's almost no comparison between that & the Levy/Jauron years.

To be followed by NBC loving Trump again as a ratings magnet

Just like I predicted

In other words, he's being Trump. The same guy NBC trotted out as the master businessman for decades. A pox on all their houses.

Tom Modrak's resume may have been more impressive than Beane's, but that's where his advantage ends. Modrak got a nice gig in Buffalo to not do any work from Jacksonville and still collect the paycheck. It's ludicrous to compare that dark history with what's happening now. Again, the current regime seems to be much more aligned with Donahoe's entry than with the byzantine mess that followed his exit. Levy & Jauron didn't revamp the scouting department. Levy was clueless about scouting and personnel. Modrak was the absentee head of scouting. Half the scouting department had loyalties to the deposed Donahoe and half were still holdovers from Dwight Adams (who hated getting fired for Modrak). So yeah, I can see how you can confuse a rudderless organization operating under a cash to cap mandate, where Melvin Fowler is your star free agent acquisition, with what's happening now. And why do you continue to make things up to support your point? Here are Beane's qualifications, taken from Panthers' release. How in the world is it like Russ Brandon? Despite his age, he was the most qualified for the job than anyone else who's been hired by the franchise, other than Polian & Donahoe.

Would be helpful if you know the right history, as opposed to the false one that you cling to. Very few people heard of Mularkey & Whaley. The only reason anyone knew about Whaley was from the email flap. Donahoe reached into his Pittsburgh past to get Mularkey who wasn't on anyone's radar before, and Pittsburgh actually preferred Mularkey to leave so they could move Whisenhunt into the OC job. Ryan was the favorite for Atlanta, but all talks stopped when Blank was observing shiva for his mother (which Mehta conveniently ignored in his article). That's the real origin of the "Don't let him out of this room" quote. Bills knew that if they let Ryan walk, Blank would resume discussions once his mourning was over.

Why don't you ask Arthur Blank why he had Rex at the top of his list too