Assume the Position

[Pass the Pipe]

Bend over and grab your collective ankles because the big one is coming commando style from OBD within the next week or two. I have a feeling last week was only a tea-bagging with the Nix hiring compared to what is going to happen next. I can not believe the constituents of this destitute organization keep on digging even though rock bottom has been hit a long time ago. Forget the pipe dream of Cowher or Billick, it will never happen. Does anybody realize Shanahan took a three million dollar pay cut per year ($15 mil over 5 yrs) to join Snyder’s Third Reich (Buffalo’s supposed $10 mil. per yr. offer)? Let’s see, a jackass of an owner, the Modrak and Guy comedy act, a Billy Mays clone as CEO, a 70 year wildcard as the “football man,” a dilapidated stadium, a roster that would be challenged in the Big East Conference, no nationally televised games, daily headlines from liquored up billionaires claiming they are going to buy your team, 7 home games a season, and nowhere for the wife to spend money or get a tan and we wonder why Brandon and company are always flying to interview the candidate instead of the other way around?

 

I can careless about the ESPN Power ratings because this is the worst team in the NFL and statistics prove it. Brandon has been part of the hiring of Jauron, has not made one playoff appearance, traded a now three time Pro Bowl 27 year-old left tackle away, drafted Aaron Maybin (honestly, the worst pick I can ever recall), signed free agents like Fowler, Dockery, and Walker, supervised other horrid drafts like Ellis/Whitner/Lynch/Hardy, led the league more than once in IR fatalities, and what does Wilson do, promotes the man! This is like promoting the skipper of the Exxon Valdez to Admiral of the U.S. Navy or replacing the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, with the CEO of GM or Chrysler. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised given this is the same guy that fired Polan, Butler, and A.J. Smith (one is dead, RIP, the other two are permanent fixtures in the January football sweepstakes)?

 

I see many of you have bought into Buddy’s gee I am an old football guy routine. I, on the other hand, am very concerned with what I have seen and heard so far: fires entire staff with no head coach nailed down (maybe Brandon thinks he can rehire them on the cheap like Gibran Hamden??), apparently was present when the Maybin card was sent up to commissioner Goodell (probably had a senior moment given he is six years short of the average male life expectancy in the U.S.) (I do give him credit for at least trying to distance himself from that move), and says at his presser he needs an experienced coach to turn this thing around, however his first two interviews are anything but experienced and both are Tampa 2 guys, which isn’t exactly cold weather power football?

 

Are people starting to get my drift that another OBD circle jerk is about to be sprung?

 

The only billboard we should be posting is begging Ed Roski Jr. to take this dead carcass off of the great city of Buffalo’s hands. I recommend the air traffic controller wannabe on this site change his focus to u-haul vans headed to LA for which we should be celebrating!

[DDD]

Bend over and grab your collective ankles because the big one is coming commando style from OBD within the next week or two. I have a feeling last week was only a tea-bagging with the Nix hiring compared to what is going to happen next. I can not believe the constituents of this destitute organization keep on digging even though rock bottom has been hit a long time ago. Forget the pipe dream of Cowher or Billick, it will never happen. Does anybody realize Shanahan took a three million dollar pay cut per year ($15 mil over 5 yrs) to join Snyder’s Third Reich (Buffalo’s supposed $10 mil. per yr. offer)? Let’s see, a jackass of an owner, the Modrak and Guy comedy act, a Billy Mays clone as CEO, a 70 year wildcard as the “football man,” a dilapidated stadium, a roster that would be challenged in the Big East Conference, no nationally televised games, daily headlines from liquored up billionaires claiming they are going to buy your team, 7 home games a season, and nowhere for the wife to spend money or get a tan and we wonder why Brandon and company are always flying to interview the candidate instead of the other way around?

 

I can careless about the ESPN Power ratings because this is the worst team in the NFL and statistics prove it. Brandon has been part of the hiring of Jauron, has not made one playoff appearance, traded a now three time Pro Bowl 27 year-old left tackle away, drafted Aaron Maybin (honestly, the worst pick I can ever recall), signed free agents like Fowler, Dockery, and Walker, supervised other horrid drafts like Ellis/Whitner/Lynch/Hardy, led the league more than once in IR fatalities, and what does Wilson do, promotes the man! This is like promoting the skipper of the Exxon Valdez to Admiral of the U.S. Navy or replacing the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, with the CEO of GM or Chrysler. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised given this is the same guy that fired Polan, Butler, and A.J. Smith (one is dead, RIP, the other two are permanent fixtures in the January football sweepstakes)?

 

I see many of you have bought into Buddy’s gee I am an old football guy routine. I, on the other hand, am very concerned with what I have seen and heard so far: fires entire staff with no head coach nailed down (maybe Brandon thinks he can rehire them on the cheap like Gibran Hamden??), apparently was present when the Maybin card was sent up to commissioner Goodell (probably had a senior moment given he is six years short of the average male life expectancy in the U.S.) (I do give him credit for at least trying to distance himself from that move), and says at his presser he needs an experienced coach to turn this thing around, however his first two interviews are anything but experienced and both are Tampa 2 guys, which isn’t exactly cold weather power football?

 

Are people starting to get my drift that another OBD circle jerk is about to be sprung?

 

The only billboard we should be posting is begging Ed Roski Jr. to take this dead carcass off of the great city of Buffalo’s hands. I recommend the air traffic controller wannabe on this site change his focus to u-haul vans headed to LA for which we should be celebrating!

 

 

Lighten up dude. Let's wait and see what unfolds over the next couple of months.

[Doc]

"Worst team in the NFL."

 

Put down the (tail) pipe. Or find another team. For your sake/sanity.

[Red]

Bend over and grab your collective ankles because the big one is coming commando style from OBD within the next week or two. I have a feeling last week was only a tea-bagging with the Nix hiring compared to what is going to happen next. I can not believe the constituents of this destitute organization keep on digging even though rock bottom has been hit a long time ago. Forget the pipe dream of Cowher or Billick, it will never happen. Does anybody realize Shanahan took a three million dollar pay cut per year ($15 mil over 5 yrs) to join Snyder’s Third Reich (Buffalo’s supposed $10 mil. per yr. offer)? Let’s see, a jackass of an owner, the Modrak and Guy comedy act, a Billy Mays clone as CEO, a 70 year wildcard as the “football man,” a dilapidated stadium, a roster that would be challenged in the Big East Conference, no nationally televised games, daily headlines from liquored up billionaires claiming they are going to buy your team, 7 home games a season, and nowhere for the wife to spend money or get a tan and we wonder why Brandon and company are always flying to interview the candidate instead of the other way around?

 

I can careless about the ESPN Power ratings because this is the worst team in the NFL and statistics prove it. Brandon has been part of the hiring of Jauron, has not made one playoff appearance, traded a now three time Pro Bowl 27 year-old left tackle away, drafted Aaron Maybin (honestly, the worst pick I can ever recall), signed free agents like Fowler, Dockery, and Walker, supervised other horrid drafts like Ellis/Whitner/Lynch/Hardy, led the league more than once in IR fatalities, and what does Wilson do, promotes the man! This is like promoting the skipper of the Exxon Valdez to Admiral of the U.S. Navy or replacing the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, with the CEO of GM or Chrysler. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised given this is the same guy that fired Polan, Butler, and A.J. Smith (one is dead, RIP, the other two are permanent fixtures in the January football sweepstakes)?

 

I see many of you have bought into Buddy’s gee I am an old football guy routine. I, on the other hand, am very concerned with what I have seen and heard so far: fires entire staff with no head coach nailed down (maybe Brandon thinks he can rehire them on the cheap like Gibran Hamden??), apparently was present when the Maybin card was sent up to commissioner Goodell (probably had a senior moment given he is six years short of the average male life expectancy in the U.S.) (I do give him credit for at least trying to distance himself from that move), and says at his presser he needs an experienced coach to turn this thing around, however his first two interviews are anything but experienced and both are Tampa 2 guys, which isn’t exactly cold weather power football?

 

Are people starting to get my drift that another OBD circle jerk is about to be sprung?

 

The only billboard we should be posting is begging Ed Roski Jr. to take this dead carcass off of the great city of Buffalo’s hands. I recommend the air traffic controller wannabe on this site change his focus to u-haul vans headed to LA for which we should be celebrating!

 

I am getting the sinking suspicion we are about to be 'jerked'.

 

Why are Modrak and Guy still employed? These 2 should have been the 1st to have been axed, with their bloody carcasses paraded around Niagara Square for all to see a true gesture of change at OBD.

 

Ultimately, as our colleague Mr. Sisyphus has oh-so-eloquently stated in another post, the cash-to-cap nonsense is hamstringing our ability to compete and field a talented roster. This is also removing us from consideration with any serious, proven head coach.

 

I do not understand for the life of me, why it is the Bills that are flying everywhere to meet coaching candidates when it should be the other way around. Don't these candidates atleast need to see the facility?

[Gugny]

"Worst team in the NFL."

 

Put down the (tail) pipe. Or find another team. For your sake/sanity.

Seriously. Either go out and buy a Brees, Manning, Favre, Brady, etc. jersey and jump on another team's bandwagon ... or just do what the rest of us do ... face the fact that you're a Bills fan and deal with it. It won't be this bad forever.

[Coach55]

Bend over and grab your collective ankles because the big one is coming commando style from OBD within the next week or two. I have a feeling last week was only a tea-bagging with the Nix hiring compared to what is going to happen next. I can not believe the constituents of this destitute organization keep on digging even though rock bottom has been hit a long time ago. Forget the pipe dream of Cowher or Billick, it will never happen. Does anybody realize Shanahan took a three million dollar pay cut per year ($15 mil over 5 yrs) to join Snyder’s Third Reich (Buffalo’s supposed $10 mil. per yr. offer)? Let’s see, a jackass of an owner, the Modrak and Guy comedy act, a Billy Mays clone as CEO, a 70 year wildcard as the “football man,” a dilapidated stadium, a roster that would be challenged in the Big East Conference, no nationally televised games, daily headlines from liquored up billionaires claiming they are going to buy your team, 7 home games a season, and nowhere for the wife to spend money or get a tan and we wonder why Brandon and company are always flying to interview the candidate instead of the other way around?

 

I can careless about the ESPN Power ratings because this is the worst team in the NFL and statistics prove it. Brandon has been part of the hiring of Jauron, has not made one playoff appearance, traded a now three time Pro Bowl 27 year-old left tackle away, drafted Aaron Maybin (honestly, the worst pick I can ever recall), signed free agents like Fowler, Dockery, and Walker, supervised other horrid drafts like Ellis/Whitner/Lynch/Hardy, led the league more than once in IR fatalities, and what does Wilson do, promotes the man! This is like promoting the skipper of the Exxon Valdez to Admiral of the U.S. Navy or replacing the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, with the CEO of GM or Chrysler. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised given this is the same guy that fired Polan, Butler, and A.J. Smith (one is dead, RIP, the other two are permanent fixtures in the January football sweepstakes)?

 

I see many of you have bought into Buddy’s gee I am an old football guy routine. I, on the other hand, am very concerned with what I have seen and heard so far: fires entire staff with no head coach nailed down (maybe Brandon thinks he can rehire them on the cheap like Gibran Hamden??), apparently was present when the Maybin card was sent up to commissioner Goodell (probably had a senior moment given he is six years short of the average male life expectancy in the U.S.) (I do give him credit for at least trying to distance himself from that move), and says at his presser he needs an experienced coach to turn this thing around, however his first two interviews are anything but experienced and both are Tampa 2 guys, which isn’t exactly cold weather power football?

 

Are people starting to get my drift that another OBD circle jerk is about to be sprung?

 

The only billboard we should be posting is begging Ed Roski Jr. to take this dead carcass off of the great city of Buffalo’s hands. I recommend the air traffic controller wannabe on this site change his focus to u-haul vans headed to LA for which we should be celebrating!

Russ is a marketing guy playing GM. He is not the guy that should be making player personnel decisions. His entire concern is making money for the team. Which he did very well in 2009 - partly because he jumped on TO. I have a strong feeling that Russ has been heavily involved in seeking out a "Big Name" coach because it helps Ralph's bottom line (i.e. you need to spend money to make money). Ralph promoted him because he "makes money". Period. We finally now have a player personnel guy who, to say the least, has knowledge of judging player personnel. Is Nix the answer, I don't know, but he can't be worse than Modrak/Guy with Russ doing the negotiations.

[Kipers Hair]

Pipe - Welcome back. Glad to see the disturding bahavior at OBD has driven you to posting again. Frankly, your post is spot on, some folks here know it to be true, but most have their favorite stein filled to the brim with RW Koolaid. Prepare for this in the coming weeks; "insert name here was simply the best candidate for the position. As you know, we talked to Cower, Shannon, ETAL, however, after speaking with insert name here, the choice was obvious"...

 

Next comes rage on the part of this board....to which the team will try to make some big splash in free agency and announce that something is in place getting Jim Kelly actively involved as a part of the origanizaiton to (1) settle everyone down and (2) sell tickets. I am sorry, unlike most of the sheep here, while Kelly was a great player, he can do little for the team in his current capacity as an ex-NFL'er.

 

As you point out, perhaps the proper fate for this team and the cumulative psyche of WNY would be for them to leave and end this charade....

[Pass the Pipe]

"Worst team in the NFL."

 

Put down the (tail) pipe. Or find another team. For your sake/sanity.

 

 

Go see how many categories where the Bills are ranked in the 30s, a bunch!

[Doc]

Go see how many categories where the Bills are ranked in the 30s, a bunch!

Go see how many players were on IR. Go see firing their OC and projected LT right before the season. Go see their 2009 record. Then go see what they did the past 7 days.

[Red]

Pipe - Welcome back. Glad to see the disturding bahavior at OBD has driven you to posting again. Frankly, your post is spot on, some folks here know it to be true, but most have their favorite stein filled to the brim with RW Koolaid. Prepare for this in the coming weeks; "insert name here was simply the best candidate for the position. As you know, we talked to Cower, Shannon, ETAL, however, after speaking with insert name here, the choice was obvious"...

 

Next comes rage on the part of this board....to which the team will try to make some big splash in free agency and announce that something is in place getting Jim Kelly actively involved as a part of the origanizaiton to (1) settle everyone down and (2) sell tickets. I am sorry, unlike most of the sheep here, while Kelly was a great player, he can do little for the team in his current capacity as an ex-NFL'er.

 

As you point out, perhaps the proper fate for this team and the cumulative psyche of WNY would be for them to leave and end this charade....

 

That is my conclusion.

 

If they want to publicly state how they are committed to the area (to keep local fans buying), but then privately be linked to moving to LA (or being targeted for moving), and to have all of these potential big name coaches not bite despite the ability to be making millions of dollars more (Shanahan), something is not right in Bills land. Has not been right for a decade.

 

Nobody with a reputation seem to want to anything to do with the Bills. This is after the organizational shake-up of moving Russ to #1 (over Overdork) and moving proven personnel guy (no pun intended) Nix to GM post.

 

Something is just not right.

 

I would have to cite the cash-to-cap spending strategy limiting the Bills from truly competing for NFL talent. Letting guys like Williams, Winfield, and Fletcher walk when they all should have been retained and built around since both Williams and Winfield were developed in the Bills program.

 

It's all spilled milk now. I keep crying over those 3, but I realize that they will never be back. But my concern is that the higher ups have not learned the lesson.

 

If they either a) don't want to compete with the rest of the NFL or b) can't, then they need to do what is necessary to be able to compete successfully and stop with this dithering.

 

Ralph, I know you may be constipated these days, but either $#!t or get off of the pot!!!!

 

If you can't make it Buffalo, then leave! Stop dragging out this thing and killing the fans who pay hundreds of dollars a year for this mediocre garbage.

 

Just leave.

 

Or do it right.

[Pass the Pipe]

Go see how many players were on IR. Go see firing their OC and projected LT right before the season. Go see their 2009 record. Then go see what they did the past 7 days.

 

 

A lot of these moves you mentioned were self-inflicted, like I said, the worst organization in football. They seem to lead the league ever year in IR numbers and I don't think it is bad luck.

[goynahan]

I am getting the sinking suspicion we are about to be 'jerked'.

 

Why are Modrak and Guy still employed? These 2 should have been the 1st to have been axed, with their bloody carcasses paraded around Niagara Square for all to see a true gesture of change at OBD.

 

Ultimately, as our colleague Mr. Sisyphus has oh-so-eloquently stated in another post, the cash-to-cap nonsense is hamstringing our ability to compete and field a talented roster. This is also removing us from consideration with any serious, proven head coach.

 

I do not understand for the life of me, why it is the Bills that are flying everywhere to meet coaching candidates when it should be the other way around. Don't these candidates atleast need to see the facility?

 

 

I'm guessing we are flying to see these candidates because they are currently preparing for the playoffs and dont have the time/ability to just take off to Buffalo for an entire day or two

[PromoTheRobot]

"Worst team in the NFL."

 

Put down the (tail) pipe. Or find another team. For your sake/sanity.

We suck so bad we're not even the worst team. Only 9th worst. BTW, how do you think Rams and Lions fans feel? I bet any one of them would swap places with us.

 

PTR

[Malazan]

Does anybody realize Shanahan took a three million dollar pay cut per year ($15 mil over 5 yrs) to join Snyder’s Third Reich (Buffalo’s supposed $10 mil. per yr. offer)?

 

He wasn't offered that.

 

I didn't read the rest so I have no opinion on it.

[PromoTheRobot]

I do not understand for the life of me, why it is the Bills that are flying everywhere to meet coaching candidates when it should be the other way around. Don't these candidates atleast need to see the facility?

It's an NFL rule. If you are interviewing a coach on a playoff team, you have to get permission and travel to the coach for the interview. But please, keep on ranting.

 

PTR

[Red]

I'm guessing we are flying to see these candidates because they are currently preparing for the playoffs and dont have the time/ability to just take off to Buffalo for an entire day or two

 

Perhaps.

 

But then that doesn't explain Shanahan....

[Red]

It's an NFL rule. If you are interviewing a coach on a playoff team, you have to get permission and travel to the coach for the interview. But please, keep on ranting.

 

PTR

 

Again, that does not explain Shanahan.

 

Russ flew to Denver and met with him for reportedly 4 hours.

[Malazan]

Perhaps.

 

But then that doesn't explain Shanahan....

 

If you go on a date, do you tell the chick to pick you up?

[Pass the Pipe]

Russ is a marketing guy playing GM. He is not the guy that should be making player personnel decisions. His entire concern is making money for the team. Which he did very well in 2009 - partly because he jumped on TO. I have a strong feeling that Russ has been heavily involved in seeking out a "Big Name" coach because it helps Ralph's bottom line (i.e. you need to spend money to make money). Ralph promoted him because he "makes money". Period. We finally now have a player personnel guy who, to say the least, has knowledge of judging player personnel. Is Nix the answer, I don't know, but he can't be worse than Modrak/Guy with Russ doing the negotiations.

 

 

I disagree. He has lurked around the football side of things for some time now and he hasn't made a positive difference. Typically people that make positive contributions or add value to organizations get promoted. Brandon is nothing more than a RW yes man. Also, this team has always made money because of the fanatical fan base, which is the problem I have been arguing all along, stop buying tickets and this thing will correct itself fast!

[tennesseeboy]

Actually except for the perennial offensive line it is a pretty good team and certainly a playoff contender AS IS. The defense had more time on the field than any other team, more injuries than any other team, and still wasn't all that bad. We come back with the injuries removed and even with fitz we get to the playoffs.

 

Now to be a sure fire division champ or go deep into the playoffs we need a wise draft, signing of veterans, and aggressive free agency, but I think it could be done in one year.

 

Worst team in football? Not by a long shot. I don't think the team itself is as bad as its record.