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I second that for all the reasons you stated so eloquently. Sorry the way things went down, coach April. Your squad consistently performed well and for that you should take a bow. Hope we don't end up missing you too much.

"I think the person that probably has the best chance .." No kidding. Three qualifiers in one sentence

I have to agree with you on this. He had some absolutely great players on defense and perhaps a better coach may have given the offense enough attention to win more superbowls.

Oh, this cannot end well for you.

You may have heard it right. There was so much left over crap that Nix just wanted the place to stop stinking.

So I take it we should respect the opinion of Pats* fans too ?

As someone else hinted, the staff may have been let go to signal to the prospective new HC that he will have a say in all hirings. That is a strong first message and lets the relationship between the HC and organization to get going on the right foot - not to say it removes any future excuses said HC may make should he be unsuccessful.

Thank you. So far, so good. As for the computer, we have it in a room near the family room so we can monitor what they are doing. I have resisted getting them a laptop or a computer in their room. We don't often go to stare at their screen, but the placement was meant more as a deterrent to unacceptable behavior on the net.

I have two daughters aged 15 and 11 and they have added me on fb. I mostly do not comment on their status, wall or pics unless it is an occasional compliment. What I do like is to keep a tab of their mood and then pay special attention to them when they write that they are sad or depressed. I don't tell them I saw it on their fb but just casually give them more attention during those days.

Parrish, Lynch, Hardy, McCargo, Whitner, Youboty, Steve Johnson I am hoping we can coax Schobel into not retiring and bring back TO. Much as I have railed on TO in the past, I think with a good QB and OL, the Evans-TO combination will be explosive.

Which article ?

Probably a DB coach...

A friend from the DC area had told me earlier in the week that Zorn would be fired as soon as the team is off the field and that Shanny will be announced Monday. I thought this is another of them rumours but the first part came true albeit a bit 'late'.

Mildly amusing that this term is then used in a post about Cowher.

Some coaches inherit great rosters (Gruden), others develop them (Belicheck) and some have them thrust upon them (Cowher). Then there is the Bills.... While shedding nary a tear, I can say we are better off anyway. Kitch all that ?

You got it backward. The madness will start once he makes a decision.

Let some other poor sappy team give him his chance to prove what a total inflexible idiot he is. Not the Bills, please !

Some of us already know

Another warm body for the meat grinder

I don't think so. We also need a couple of more good linebackers in addition to Poz. Not sure how well Mitchell will come back from injury. We are set with our DEs and DBs.

What ? # 5 is pass yards allowed/game.

Clearly a large majority of you overlooked a point the OP made: "Teams are averaging a middle of the NFL 32.8 passing attempts a game, so it can't be argued that teams just decide to run the ball all the time, because clearly that isn't the case." So it is not that opposing QBs aren't trying to pass much. And most of the time, quick and large chunks of yards are obtained through the air. If our pass D was not strong, we would have seen a lot more points racked up against us. Let us give credit where credit is due - our pass D is good.

That explanation is better than your one line original post. I think it is too early to pronounce him a bust or a semi-bust. But considering as we have seen life without him (at the corner position) and with the other glaring holes we have, I too would not be averse to trading him for a high pick or a good lineman (preferably OL). I would add Lynch to that list also...

His style ? In Buffalo weather ? No thanks (and that is just one of many reasons)

Wish the best to Lori's family. TBDers - stay safe