Saint Doug

The ironic thing is Jimbo Fisher said the same about EJ and....

I thought this was kind of strange too. It's smacks of "look at me boss, I know everything". This should have been a discussion between Pegula and Whaley.

Funny thing is the same thing happened with Cowher, but with Cowher winning out. Cowher goes on to win a Superbowl but right now Harbaugh is being labeled the hot head and being "difficult to work with".

He won 3 more games than last year and unfortunately that's enough to give him more time, especially with a guy like Pegula. That said, I think he has to fire Hackett and the OL coach. But since he has held those positions in the past, firing them would be an indictment of himself. Therefore, I don't see changes happening and I'll be surprised if he's still our coach in 2-3 years.

True. But no one knew that at the time.

Gordon should have been cut ages ago. And I'm not really sure you can pin these shenanigans on Pettine either. One thing's for sure, these players certainly have no respect for Pettine because if they did they wouldn't be acting that way.

It's looking like it.

Didn't motivate them much against a 2-12 team last Sunday with the playoffs on the line.

A lot of that was probably due to his son having the final say. He likely stepped way too back in an attempt not to be the overbearing father. And the results were terrible. If Pegula wants to bring him back as team President, I'm all for it. The guy knows how to run a football team.

He wasn't a GM. He was a palate cleanser. Too bad the next taste was even worse than that what preceded it.

I can't see Marrone bringing a different OC in here. First, it would be admitting that he was wrong about Hackett. Second, that someone else has a better offensive mind than him. And last, he would effectively be hiring his successor.

That's not going out on a limb. He's been the best we've had in the last 10 years.

We need Chan back.

Is Derrick Dockery still be available? Make him the highest paid guard in the NFL. He'll cure all our ills.

Saying the Bills coaches improved Henderson's play is like buying a Ferrari, placing new tires on it, and saying "look, I made a racing car". Henderson was one of our best o-linemen in preseason, enough to earn him the RT starting job. That's a testament to the young man's effort and talent, not coaching. And if he improved during the year, he did so in spite of the current offensive coaches. Sammy, the best WR in college last year. The cream was going to rise to the top no matter who was throwing him the ball.

I don't know about this. Pegula: "what has he (Marrone) done wrong?"

A top 5 defense wouldn't have been shown up by a rookie QB today. Injuries shouldn't have mattered.

This game is turning out well. Good to see.

I bet you Belicheat would just love us to make the playoffs.

That's great and all, but who's going to be our QB? Sure, the Bills will win some ball games, maybe even challenge for a wild-card spot, but without a QB they're not going any further.

Too bad this defensive is never going to have its equal in an offense. Offenses take years to develop, unless you pick up Payton Manning or Drew Brees in their prime. A journeyman QB, who the Bills are fond of, is just never going to cut it. The only saving grace would be if EJ magically develops.

Schwartz isn't going anywhere. He just freshly tried and failed with arguably better talent. Plus, Pettine was/is more qualified and he only got a sniff from 1 team and he was their 3rd (or 4th) choice. That, and this D is stacked with talent, making his job a lot easier. Let's remember that Schwartz was not the same DC on teams with lesser talent.

That's exactly what I took away from this article. Sure, it's clever cutting homegrown talent to stay comfortably 10 million below the cap, but there's a reason why we have the longest playoff drought in the NFL. I would almost want to get into "salary cap jail" if it meant enjoying the success the Saints have had in the last 5 years.

I guess they're starting on building their case for not resigning him.

I'm pretty sure he's as good as gone. The Bills have had their chance to resign him, likely for a fraction of what's he's going to get on the open market, and have failed to do so. Anytime during the offseason or first few games would have been the time to do it.