That may be the worst column Sullivan has ever written. He's officially become a parody of himself. I had to stop reading when he actually seemed to be lamenting Marrone's departure just because it cost the Bills a chance at Polian. Isn't the fact that Polian ran the Colts into the ground at the end of his tenure there a red flag? Isn't the fact that he only wanted to come back to Buffalo if Marrone and Orton were in place a red flag?
Make five playoff appearances to the Bills' zero. I don't really want Shanny, though. He'd need to stay out of the personnel side and keep the defensive staff intact for me to be OK with hiring him. Even then I wouldn't be all that gung-ho about it.
I don't. Not yet. Let that can come in another year or two after he bombs with the Jets. I want to see him run them further into the ground before he's jettisoned for good.
No they didn't. Brady's restructure doesn't save New England anything on the cap.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/tom-brady-new-england-patriots-contract/
They finished the season third in yardage and sixth in points. That's not nothing. But I have no idea how much credit Hamilton should get for that. It helps when your QB is Andrew Luck.
The read-option is not a gimmick; it continues to be effective and teams are using the hell out of it.
Barnwell again: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/week-12-wrap-up-together-we-appreciate-football/
Statistically, RG3 was a historically great rookie quarterback. The fact that he's bad now - whether it's because injuries ruined him or something else - doesn't change that.
http://grantland.com/features/bill-barnwell-breaks-nfl-young-elite-quarterbacks/
As a rookie, Griffin completed 66 percent of passes, averaged 8.14 yards per attempt, had a QB rating over 100, rushed for 800-plus yards and totaled 27 touchdowns against seven turnovers. How horrible.