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My second favorite moment from Sunday. My favorite moment

Thought y'all should know. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140119/SPORTS01/301190108/Titans-adding-former-Bills-Jaguars-head-coach-Mularkey

Mike Priefer of the fired Vikings staff would be a good get. Though he's currently embroiled in that Kluwe controversy.

Put this Twitter update up today:

Designated drivers. Yea, we can.... http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Record-breaking-year-for-Bills-designated-drivers/d8c50ad6-2a48-499c-908a-f8240203087b

I just wish we had sucked hard the year Luck came out in the draft. That would have been beautiful thing. To get him as our QB.

Friggin' Wannstedt...

I didn't understand the hire then and I don't understand the hire now. He took the Lions special teams to new depths of underachievement. And he was working on continuing the trend in Buffalo. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000126490/article/detroit-lions-fire-special-teams-coach-danny-crossman

I mentioned this in my post. Priefer would be a good get.

Also sounds like Mike Westhoff may want to return to the NFL. And he respects Mike Pettine. Westhoff would be fun to watch on the sidelines. Yessir! http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8835664/mike-westhoff-former-new-york-jets-special-teams-coach-critical-team-management

Good chance Minnesota Vikings Frazier is fired. If he is we should hire Vikings' ST coach Mike Priefer. They ranked well. Heck, the Browns ST coach did a respectable job too. He may be available soon. Anything but the Sh&T show we had this year...

Now!

Yeah Pettine wants a HC gig. I think some of the reports/interviews back when he was hired had him mentioning that "that's what most of us work for"...I think if he gets hired "first time out" this off season, that would be a huge surprise. Peter King reports that There's a NFL panel that is charged with recommending HC candidates to teams looking for a HC. Pettine supposedly is on this list. http://mmqb.si.com/2013/12/18/nfl-week-16-storylines/ http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/5648/shutout-win-could-help-propel-pettine

The whole clusterfork at LG is because the Bills overplayed their hand and had no Plan B when Levitre left. I would take a guard in late first or the second round. But in the meantime scour the FA list to see how we can upgrade the position.

C'mon man. This is a laughable comparison. I agree with your point about this being too early to throw out the baby with the bathwater, but Manning had an incredible body of work heading into the draft. The best anyone can say about EJ is that he has "a presence about him." He was a good QB in college, no doubt. But I respectfully submit that Geno Smith had a better history. C

I agree with the OP for the most part. To me the biggest difference between Geno Smith (the standard bearer in rookie QBs this season in spite of some of his struggles) and EJ's development, is the fact that Morhinweg is a veteran OC who knows how to develop QBs (Jets, Green Bay, SF, Detroit). We have a rookie OC who has trouble calling plays let alone developing QBs. In contrast, our D has a veteran talent *and* a veteran coach who knows how to use that talent. I'm all for Hackett being the OC next season, but I think we need to bring in a QB coach who knows how to develop QBs. I also think we need a new ST coach. C

Yeah, I like Marrone a lot. A down to earth dreamer.

This coach has given me the most cause for optimism since I don't know when...Yes, he has flaws. But I'll take his flaws along with his positives if he can get this team playing the way it has in spite of the adverse circumstances. You gotta love his enthusiasm. http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Doug_Marrone_Monday_Press_Conference/9f1751bb-e094-4926-beaa-6a9b1cce8f6e

New York Times article. Barron Hilton is still alive, but no longer owns the San Diego Chargers. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/sports/football/bud-adams-titans-owner-and-an-afl-founder-dies-at-90.html C

Our D-line should not have been manhandled as much as they were tonight. Totally ridiculous performance as a unit given the level of talent. Williams & Williams & Dareus. We should be getting more production out of them.

Have it DVRed will watch tomorrow.

Plus Kyle Shanahan and Grossman are really tight.

Honestly, This is not a big loss as some are making it out to be. In the long term EJ is our guy. With another season, he'll be way ahead of Freeman. But I'm intrigued by Pat White. He may very well be the African American Flutie.

To the point about which reporters break breaking news, if you've met journalists - they're pretty much in two categories. Kinda like musicians. Old school and new school. The D&C and most of the Buffalo News team are very old school. I love these guys but they think new media news is not real reporting and are slow to adapt. On the other hand guys like La Canfora who wouldn't be able to hold their water in a "real" journalistic context and are horrible reporters, are on it cause they get the new world. Add that to the fact that team sources really rather get in good with national outlets than local media, end up giving hot tips to organizations like CNN or ESPN first before local. The exception to all of this in my mind - are Adam Schefter and Peter King - old school guys who have made the transition really well. PK even has his own online network and brand now - MMQB. That's how you play it... C

I'm very intrigued by Pat White being an option. Not as a long term option - but as a stop gap. We should also look at David Carr for a veteran presence. His arm strength is not all that, but could be worth 3-4 wins in the interim. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/162359-did-the-bills-just-become-the-new-landing-spot-for-josh-freeman/page__st__20#entry2933223 I think at this point, White is a better option than Dixon. C