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Well...Not gonna happen... It is interesting how this has turned out...At least so far...Rex would have had to turn over his baby...the Defense...to Schwartz...And he would have had to leave his DC buddy behind...Honestly...As much as I wanted them to keep the status quo on Defense I knew there was no way Rex would do it...And I believed Rex...I though he could take these guys and make them even better...But I realize now I should have listened to my gut...There was absolutely no reason to blow that Defense up scheme-wise...Zero reason...But the minute Rex was hired it was inevitable...And so far it has backfired big time...

I don't disagree...A Franchise QB is the key...But I do think it's MUCH easier said than done...And to that point I think Whaley has done OK based on the option (s) presented to him... The Bills were looking for a Franchise QB in the wrong Draft...Everyone knew it...They were a day late and a dollar short...And that's Buddy Nix fault...Not Whaley's...The margin of error is so paper thin... Of the current starting QB's in the league the Bills really only had a "chance" at these guys.. Draft Dalton Kaepernick Wilson *Carr *Bridgewater * - Would have required a trade up or down Trade Palmer Bradford Foles A. Smith UFA Hoyer McCown So...Obviously the big chance came in the 2nd Round of the 2011 Draft (Dalton) and most especially the 3rd round of the 2012 Draft where they could have got Wilson...Maybe they could have made a legit run at Carson Palmer when he became available...Though I doubt Palmer would have wanted to come to Buffalo...I think the argument can be made that...all things considered...the Bills are in a better position with TT if he continues to develop than any of the other trade/UFA options that have been available... So the moral of this story is...It's damn hard to find a Franchise QB nowadays...So Whaley tried to do what is easier...Build the rest of the team...What he did not plan for was the Ryan hire...And while I fully understand how difficult it is to stop good QB's in this league, it's even harder when you have a Defense that seemingly does not fully understand, or fit, the newly installed scheme...If you're not getting big 3rd down stops, especially at home, you're not going to beat most teams...That fact is only magnified when you don't have a Franchise QB... The Bills are built around a Defense that finished in the top 5 overall last year...They made the crazy assumption that Rex's scheme would actually improve that Defense...They never really considered the possibility that Rex's scheme was not a match for the current personnel, or that maybe it would take some time for the scheme to sink-in...This Defense is getting no-pressure on the QB, they are not making plays in the back field, and they are not turning the ball over...And IMHO that's why they are 3-3 instead of 5-1 right now...Well...That and the freaking penalties...

The game was never in doubt if you ask me because our Defense can't get off the field and make plays at home nearly enough... It's embarrassing...

Whipped at the line of scrimmage again... First down...Another great stop when we need one...

They just make no plays behind the line of scrimmage anymore...None...

Well... If we had a Defense that could stop anything I would say we still have a small chance...

I think Schwartz rotated even more than Pettine...It was a key aspect to the team last year...Kept the best players fresh throughout the game...

I don't disagree... But this one is on the Defense...They can't play worth a crap...at Home...They don't show up for big games...They suck...

It's the mark of poor coaching on normal teams... It's magnified when you do it to one of the best Defenses in the league in the season after they dominated most games... Rex is SO overrated...

Well...He let a pretty damn good DC walk out...or he forced him out...Because his ego would not let him believe things would be better left alone with one of the best Defenses in the NFL... This mess is 100% on Rex...This D looks nothing like the one that played so well last year...They can't even sniff the QB...And last year they were getting sacks in bunches...This Defense is not even as good as the Pettine Defense...

This is exactly right...

Exactly right!

Yep...

The aftermath of this game will mostly be about how good Cincy is...And they are good... But I heard quite a lot this week about how great this Bills D is...I even heard some folks who do radio for a living getting pretty angry when it was suggested that this Bills D is overrated... I'm going to suggest it again...They are overrated...Especially the D-Line...No way is this a top 5 Defense like they were last year...They're no where near as good...They don't dominate the line of scrimmage like they did last year...And when they rush 4 it's crickets... They returned the whole Defense...minus Searcy...They added a real good young CB and have only lost AW to injury...The biggest change is Rex...And so far it has not been a change for the better...

Not only that he had to re-adjust the ball when it did...That was a no-catch...

This is just ridiculous with the injuries... Best player on Offense..not even touched...and hurt again... Seriously...

This team...I just don't know what to say anymore...I love the Bills...Always have...But this particular team makes it really hard to like them...They just seem to be missing something...Like brains...

10 minutes left in the 2nd Quarter...Only down 7... So why do I feel this game is over?

We either get a couple turnovers on Defense this game...Or we're toast...

This is going down-hill fast...

I don't mind him taking that chance...But the throw was pretty awful...

Crap

Well... Sure was fun while it lasted...

Well...Here we go with the penalties...At home again too...

Seriously...WTF is Brooks thinking? It's mind-numbing with these guys...