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Established a single season QB rating record for Brian Moorman

I'd like to share the optimism exhibited in the post...and I hope that continuity does bear fruit. Interesting application of the Forming, Storming, Norming, Peforming construct. Living in the DC Beltway area, I see this process quite a bit...usually by intergovernmental or public-private entities that are put together (either willingly or per Government mandate) ostensibly for the purpose for improving delivery of a service or establishing an enduring community that oversees a shared mission space. As we'd imagine, there are multiple inhibitors of success in such a group dynamic. Leadership is an obvious one. As others have indicated, there is a considerable constituency in Bills Nation who feel that Jauron is so woefully inadequate, that he impedes or offsets the attempts of the Bills to develop into a strong team. If you had a chairperson and secretariat for a committee embarking on a forming, storming, norming, performing process...and the chairperson couldn't schedule meetings in a timely fashion, would forget to invite people, would not follow through on action items, did not adapt to circumstances mandating change, or just lacked any idea of how to run a meeting, the group would be doomed. Or if the group chair had such a preponderence of experience in a single aspect of the group's charter (e.g., Jauron and running a defense), then it might be to the detriment of the other things the group had to accomplish. Or if we look at leadership at an even higher level, if Mr. Wilson has priorities that were unstated (e.g., profit or moving the franchise) and were inconsistent with the stated goals of the group (e.g. winning) then the whole process is a charade. (note, I said "if" not that I know with any certainty that's what he's doing) So while I agree that there are benefits to continuity, I am in the camp that says improvement won't happen on Jauron's watch.

it's really a shame they both can't lose

Can't really see the rest of the AFC playing b*lls out to get the Pats home team advantage...

"...so draft another d-back, Jack don't have a game plan, Stan tight ends, are a ploy, Roy and the team will be fine.... re-hire Dick, Rick and we'll waste all the draft picks bottom of the AFC, Lee we're fine with seven and nine..."

...and for the first time, Ko Simpson is able to refer to himself as a "lockdown" defensive back

I'm embarrased to say I got that quote from Judge Judy....

I don't disagree...Royal could say "Merry Christmas" and I would get peeved. But hearing the same stupid party line...from Royal of all people...that Dick IV is a really good thing because they wuv their coach sucks more than from most. The questions is whether it's at all indicative of a skewed mindset they have...we'd rather keep the lovefest in the lockerroom going than win. And we're all ok with 0-6 in the division and being laughed at (which literally happened during and after the Jets game) and multiple in-game brainfarts that lose games because we all love Dick.

Works for me!

It's fine if others don't see a problem with what I perceive to be the team's mindset during and following this season. Maybe it's just me, but it bugs me a lot. I don't like these guys pi**ing on my leg and tellin' me it's raining. I find laughable that after the colossal sh*t sandwich they served us this season that, to a man, they want to justify continuity of leadership and personnel and expect us to buy into it. I don't expect Royal to say "gee, I suck" (his play speaks for itself) but after this season, to act as if his play and his preferences are factors that warrant the return of Dickie J is maddening. For a professional sports organization, 0-6 for the division should mean a lot more than whether or not the coach is a swell guy...but every statement from every one with a microphone in front of him belies that premise. Royal's just bugged me more than others. It just doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy to see these guys loving each other up right now and I'm not going to applaud their enthusiasm for getting the band back together. Doesn't mean that I want a maniac at head coach working the sidelines screaming at everyone or for these guys to hate being a part of the organization. But in the grand scheme of things, the fact that they think it's important to keep telling us that their coach is such a swell guy in the face of how godawful he and they have been is beyond irritating. If the priority is on these guys feeling like every week is a boy scout jamboree instead of not being the laughingstock of the league, then this team will continue to circle the drain....

"Keeping Coach Jauron shows that at the end of the day this team is trying to win and ultimately go in the right direction towards making the playoffs," tight end Robert Royal said. "Having the same guy fighting with the players who have been here and striving for the same goal, it's a great feeling." That just goes to show how insulated and out of touch even the players are. For a player like Royal, who has been one of the most glaring problems on this team, to have the sense that both he and Jauron deserve to be back and are making any sort of progress here towards a goal is preposterous. On any other team, it would be made abundantly clear to Royal just how precarious his roster spot was and how badly he undererformed all season. That there's even a question that not only Jauron, but other guys like Royal who don't belong in the NFL would be back next year is ridiculous. But in Bills' world...it's all good. The inmates are truly running the asylum.

I would argue that DJ goes beyond "playing not to lose"...to me that would indicate that he at least follows some sort of conventional coaching manual. Settling for zero yardage plays to kick 40 plus yd field goals in windy conditions or running the ball with no timeouts and seconds on the clock on the other teams 13 yd line is not even worthy of being called "playing not to lose." In the Pats game, with the Bills' season over, I would bet that EVERY OTHER coach in the NFL would throw on 3rd and 9 with the wind at their back instead of handing off to Omon...especially in a game where, ostensibly, he would be playing for his job, it is pure insanity to not even take a shot. It's having zero balls and zero brains.

I for one would find it refreshing if Ralph said, "Ok, folks. Here's the deal. We all want to win, but I wanna make a nice profit too. So if you want the Bills to stay in WNY and you want a better team, this is what we're gonna do. I'm gonna raise ticket prices so I can be more aggressive in paying for talent via FA or trades. But rest assured, I want to win and will demonstrate that by bringing in talent. " That would give an indication that he thinks the team can with Dickie J at the helm and serve notice to available players that the franchise genuinely cares about winning. Because even if you lay out lucrative FA offers now, the guys that would take it to come to Buffalo and join this circus will be guys for whom the desire to win is far outweighed by opportunity to get cash. Of course, it is hard for Ralph to have any credibility after bringing Jauron back.

Still showed more expression than Jauron

are you actually trying to use the emoticons to emphasize your (worthless) points, or do you just like to randomly insert little cartoony-people?

For now, we can all infer Ralph's motivations and what his biggest priority is...this team or the revenue it generates. It all becomes a moot point if/when the team moves to Toronto or LA. Keep in mind that Ralph was one of two owners that voted against Modell moving the Browns moving to Baltimore - a Browns team that did not lack local support of the franchise. If it was wrong to move the Browns in the search for greener pa$ture$, then why wouldn't it be wrong to move the Bills? And if Ralph contradicts himself and moves the Bills, it's a moot point and all the flowery sentiment for the guy is a load of crap. The I don't feel like I owe him gratitude, because as the Turk said to the Godfather, and Tom Hagen said to Tessio, it's nothing personal, it's all about business. The merchandise and ticket revenue I gave him are thanks enough.

this feels more like we're stuck in the move Deliverance...except after we're done squealing for the hillbilly, Ralph Wilson shoots US with the bow and arrow....

2009 Buffal Bills: Of course we'd like to be 16-0

His last gig was in Eternia...he was leading the evil forces that sought the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

Close....it's Jon Winger's speech in "Stripes" Here's another classic movie reference that applies... " Good coach...he really seems to care. About what I have no idea...."

beat me to it

Deep breath. Nope. Still pessimistic. btw, Tom Coughlin 6-10 11-5 8-8 10-6 & SB champs 12-4 (tbd) I wish Jauron would stink it up like that

I gotta say, the end of the half debacle against the Pats was the MOST frustrated I have ever been as a Bills fan. It's not hyperbole...I literally walked over to the tv and started screaming. My wife had never seen me that nutso. Watching them as the clock ran down to zero felt like I watching the old 70s vibrating football game....guys buzzing around the field with no direction...fred jackson with the ball taking off for the sidelines...preston milling around with a bunch of Pats* on him...then all of our guys circling the refs.... At that moment it just so damned obvious....this man does not belong in his current job. He is not a leader and this team is dead in the water with him. So what if the team loves him...schoolkids love when they get a substitute teacher, but it doesn't mean they're learning anything.

Chicks dig him cause he rarely wears underwear. And when he does it's usually something unusual.