Coach Tuesday Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hey NJSue, wanna find out what's wrong with the Bills? Try Googling "Teflon Tom." Here's the first "hit" : http://www.buffalobeast.com/58/teflontom.htm A full house ushered in the Mike Mularkey era in Buffalo on Sunday, when the Bills hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars. The game was uneventful for the most part, but remained undecided until the final play, and when Byron Leftwich’s prayer was answered, the Jaguars left town with a 13-10 victory. That final play was a microcosm of the four quarters; ugly, somewhat effective and competitive. It also appears to be a good indicator of what to expect 15 more times this year—close, competitive, sometimes effective, ugly football. The Bills will win a few and lose more than a few, but the team and the upper management are just giving the Bills fans what they want, right? This game was a sellout, almost every other game is going to be a sellout—heck, preseason games have sold out. It would seem as long as there are 53 people dressed up in Bills uniforms the seats will be full. The state of affairs at One Bills Drive has never been better. Bills GM Tom Donahoe is second only to God in Ralph Wilson’s book, and he is gaining ground every day. Not even during the Kelly years did fans show up like they do now. Donahoe has the Sabres brass shaking their heads in amazement. How does he do it? The Sabres have been putting, an ugly, sometimes competitive, sometimes effective product on the ice for years now, they don’t get that kind of fan reaction. In fact, they get ripped apart in the media and throughout the community for it. It was about nine months ago when Donahoe fired (technically the Bills chose not to re-sign) former coach Gregg Williams, much to the pleasure of the fans of the team. Many would say it came too late; the media and most fans had been calling for Williams’ head for the better part of two years, but Donahoe stuck with him until the very end. When he let Williams go, he admitted that he had made a mistake in hiring Williams three years earlier, and claimed his next hire would be better. I need to remember that—just admit you were wrong, and then it’s okay to screw up your job. But that was only half the story that day. He also made comments regarding the fans, the media, and all others in the area who seemed to take pleasure in questioning the strategy of the former coach and taking shots at the team. He actually said he was embarrassed to be a part of a community that acted that way, and that we should be ashamed. Maybe Donahoe doesn’t understand that fan is short for fanatic. Once a few people in the PR department explained to Tommy boy that probably wasn’t a good thing to say, he came out later in the day and held his own press conference to try to re-spin his comments. Crazy thing is, all was forgotten. Five months later tickets went on sale, and the show went on like nothing happened. The man is the Teflon Tom. Well after the Bills’ performance on Sunday, it is time to remember those comments. Mr. Donahoe, do you want to know what an embarrassment is? It’s that product on the field Sunday afternoon, not the community that stands behind it. When a GM is hired, there usually is a three or maybe even a five-year plan for success. This is the fourth year of the Donahoe regime—what kind of plan are the Bills on here, anyway? I understand this is only the first game, and Buffalo could win the next 15 in a row, but time for a reality check: that is not going to happen. That wasn’t Joe Montana, Tom Brady, or Peyton Manning going down the field the last two minutes that was the Jacksonville Jaguars, led by Byron Leftwich. Yeah, I know Leftwich was a first round pick, and I know some prognosticators are picking the Jags to challenge for a wild card this year, and maybe they will; who cares? That isn’t the point. The Bills should be in the same boat, but unfortunately they are more likely to end up with last year’s abysmal 6-10 record than a chance at the playoffs. It should be viewed as unacceptable, but apparently, judging by tickets sales, it’s okay with most Bills fans. After all, somebody’s got to suck, right? The team does have some decent young talent—JP Lohsman, Lee Evans and Willis McGahee, to name a few, but that is two or three years away. I guess that puts the Bills and Donahoe on a seven-year plan. I’m not sure what I like less, the thought of four more years with G.W. Bush or Tom Donahoe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buffalosteve Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hey NJSue, wanna find out what's wrong with the Bills? Try Googling "Teflon Tom." Here's the first "hit" : http://www.buffalobeast.com/58/teflontom.htm A full house ushered in the Mike Mularkey era in Buffalo on Sunday, when the Bills hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars. The game was uneventful for the most part, but remained undecided until the final play, and when Byron Leftwich’s prayer was answered, the Jaguars left town with a 13-10 victory. That final play was a microcosm of the four quarters; ugly, somewhat effective and competitive. It also appears to be a good indicator of what to expect 15 more times this year—close, competitive, sometimes effective, ugly football. The Bills will win a few and lose more than a few, but the team and the upper management are just giving the Bills fans what they want, right? This game was a sellout, almost every other game is going to be a sellout—heck, preseason games have sold out. It would seem as long as there are 53 people dressed up in Bills uniforms the seats will be full. The state of affairs at One Bills Drive has never been better. Bills GM Tom Donahoe is second only to God in Ralph Wilson’s book, and he is gaining ground every day. Not even during the Kelly years did fans show up like they do now. Donahoe has the Sabres brass shaking their heads in amazement. How does he do it? The Sabres have been putting, an ugly, sometimes competitive, sometimes effective product on the ice for years now, they don’t get that kind of fan reaction. In fact, they get ripped apart in the media and throughout the community for it. It was about nine months ago when Donahoe fired (technically the Bills chose not to re-sign) former coach Gregg Williams, much to the pleasure of the fans of the team. Many would say it came too late; the media and most fans had been calling for Williams’ head for the better part of two years, but Donahoe stuck with him until the very end. When he let Williams go, he admitted that he had made a mistake in hiring Williams three years earlier, and claimed his next hire would be better. I need to remember that—just admit you were wrong, and then it’s okay to screw up your job. But that was only half the story that day. He also made comments regarding the fans, the media, and all others in the area who seemed to take pleasure in questioning the strategy of the former coach and taking shots at the team. He actually said he was embarrassed to be a part of a community that acted that way, and that we should be ashamed. Maybe Donahoe doesn’t understand that fan is short for fanatic. Once a few people in the PR department explained to Tommy boy that probably wasn’t a good thing to say, he came out later in the day and held his own press conference to try to re-spin his comments. Crazy thing is, all was forgotten. Five months later tickets went on sale, and the show went on like nothing happened. The man is the Teflon Tom. Well after the Bills’ performance on Sunday, it is time to remember those comments. Mr. Donahoe, do you want to know what an embarrassment is? It’s that product on the field Sunday afternoon, not the community that stands behind it. When a GM is hired, there usually is a three or maybe even a five-year plan for success. This is the fourth year of the Donahoe regime—what kind of plan are the Bills on here, anyway? I understand this is only the first game, and Buffalo could win the next 15 in a row, but time for a reality check: that is not going to happen. That wasn’t Joe Montana, Tom Brady, or Peyton Manning going down the field the last two minutes that was the Jacksonville Jaguars, led by Byron Leftwich. Yeah, I know Leftwich was a first round pick, and I know some prognosticators are picking the Jags to challenge for a wild card this year, and maybe they will; who cares? That isn’t the point. The Bills should be in the same boat, but unfortunately they are more likely to end up with last year’s abysmal 6-10 record than a chance at the playoffs. It should be viewed as unacceptable, but apparently, judging by tickets sales, it’s okay with most Bills fans. After all, somebody’s got to suck, right? The team does have some decent young talent—JP Lohsman, Lee Evans and Willis McGahee, to name a few, but that is two or three years away. I guess that puts the Bills and Donahoe on a seven-year plan. I’m not sure what I like less, the thought of four more years with G.W. Bush or Tom Donahoe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124124[/snapback] Thought the whole article was great until the last sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Thought the whole article was great until the last sentence. 124145[/snapback] I looked at the link. I in no way have any respect for TD, but I'll bet the author of the article and the site owner would get all creamy-dreamy if the hate monger M. Moore ran the Bill's front office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonz Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Just go to the home page of that site.... YUCK Michael Moore should add this site to his link list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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