Manther Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I hope you are right. IMO the biggest issue is the lack of real leadership on the football side of things for a long, long time. Fix that first and build the program. All this other chatter about Rex Ryan, Whaley, Mario, Tyrod, etc is just background noise/distractions. Plug one leak, change a couple things, and others will spring up. Great point!! Plus I would argue that this years schedule was much easier than last year & is about as easy of a schedule as humanly possible to get. There is a decent chance that out of the 8 games we play against 2 different divisions(AFC South & NFC East) that not one team from either of the 2 divisions is going to finish over 500. Since the new scheduling format was put out has that ever happened before? All Rex had to do was not screw the defense up & be a decent game manager & this team could of caked walked to 11 wins. When you really break it down like that it truly is a fireable offense. Agreed and agreed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Doug and Rex are alphas with kinky sexual appetites, Tim Tebow for football czar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Doug and Rex are alphas with kinky sexual appetites, Tim Tebow for football czar Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Pegula has shown a few times that "it would look bad" doesn't guide his decision making. Lafontaine with the Sabres is one example. Legendary player hired as team president to great fanfare and gone a few months later. Embracing the tank is another. IF he comes to the conclusion that Rex or Whaley isn't his guy he won't hesitate to make a move. Billionaires don't become billionaires by sticking with a crappy deal because they are worried about appearances. Sometimes you are stuck in a crappy situation where you waste $$ either way. The question is which option gets you to a GOOD place faster. Getting rid of a bunch of pro bowl defensive players that you invested $250 million in to bring in different guys for a coach you're not sure you like. OR Biting the bullet and paying the $20 million to get rid of the coach who refuses to use them properly on the field. Who cares what people think? Do you take financial advice from your broke uncle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wouldn't be a bad thing as it may give the Pegulas no choice but to can Rexy.... By the way, who is actually going to watch this game? No chance for me. I'm definitely watching, 1st cause it's the Bills and 2nd cause I want to see what TT does... but 3rd cause I want to see and hear the fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 By the way, who is actually going to watch this game?I will watch Scott. I can't help it. And I will spend the off season looking at you tube trying to find good blockers, DL and linebackers (the latter is simple, Alabama has 2 great lbs). Then Spring will arrive, the Bills will draft a defensive back in round 1 and be doomed to failure. But like I said, I can't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 We;ll be on the road but I'll listen on Sirius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Pegula has shown a few times that "it would look bad" doesn't guide his decision making. Lafontaine with the Sabres is one example. Legendary player hired as team president to great fanfare and gone a few months later. Embracing the tank is another. IF he comes to the conclusion that Rex or Whaley isn't his guy he won't hesitate to make a move. Billionaires don't become billionaires by sticking with a crappy deal because they are worried about appearances. Sometimes you are stuck in a crappy situation where you waste $$ either way. The question is which option gets you to a GOOD place faster. Getting rid of a bunch of pro bowl defensive players that you invested $250 million in to bring in different guys for a coach you're not sure you like. OR Biting the bullet and paying the $20 million to get rid of the coach who refuses to use them properly on the field. Who cares what people think? Do you take financial advice from your broke uncle? Exactly. This isn't Ralph's team anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So is there a legit source for this or is just some guy on twitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So is there a legit source for this or is just some guy on twitter? Chennelly is actually solid with his info. He nailed a few things last offseason like the Hughes contract and the Incognito signing IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 So is there a legit source for this or is just some guy on twitter?a guy on Twitter, who appears to have a legit source based on info provided in the past as I mentioned. Hence, that it is a rumor on twitter and "fwiw". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vorpma Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Pegula has shown a few times that "it would look bad" doesn't guide his decision making. Lafontaine with the Sabres is one example. Legendary player hired as team president to great fanfare and gone a few months later. Embracing the tank is another. IF he comes to the conclusion that Rex or Whaley isn't his guy he won't hesitate to make a move. Billionaires don't become billionaires by sticking with a crappy deal because they are worried about appearances. Sometimes you are stuck in a crappy situation where you waste $$ either way. The question is which option gets you to a GOOD place faster. Getting rid of a bunch of pro bowl defensive players that you invested $250 million in to bring in different guys for a coach you're not sure you like. OR Biting the bullet and paying the $20 million to get rid of the coach who refuses to use them properly on the field. Who cares what people think? Do you take financial advice from your broke uncle? Great post and very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Everyone screws up sometimes and makes bad decisions. But when you make a mistake in judgement or a bad hiring decision you didn't know it was a mistake, or you wouldn't have done it. HOWEVER once you know it's a mistake and you KEEP doing it, that's called stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think that Dallas is planning to start their 4th string quarterback. Seriously. Rex will not blitz him and will use Jerry Hughes in coverage. The corners will probably play 10-15 yards off the receivers. I also expect 10 penalties and at LEAST 2 wasted time outs. Jauron was a bad coach, and I do mean a literal horror show. Ryan is worse, and one has to hear his nonsense as well as watch it. It's like a bad dream. Plus Kellen Moore can't throw a tight spiral more than 15 yards which will even make it more maddening when old fat ass plays his corners 20 yards off the line of scrimmage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) Pegula has shown a few times that "it would look bad" doesn't guide his decision making. Lafontaine with the Sabres is one example. Legendary player hired as team president to great fanfare and gone a few months later. Embracing the tank is another. IF he comes to the conclusion that Rex or Whaley isn't his guy he won't hesitate to make a move. Billionaires don't become billionaires by sticking with a crappy deal because they are worried about appearances. Sometimes you are stuck in a crappy situation where you waste $$ either way. The question is which option gets you to a GOOD place faster. Getting rid of a bunch of pro bowl defensive players that you invested $250 million in to bring in different guys for a coach you're not sure you like. OR Biting the bullet and paying the $20 million to get rid of the coach who refuses to use them properly on the field. Who cares what people think? Do you take financial advice from your broke uncle? i agree that he won't be worried about the money or short term optics if it means a quicker path to success. However, they aren't "getting rid of a bunch of pro bowl players on the DL that they invest 250 mil in" just because of the scheme. They would be getting rid of 2 of the older ones who take up the most cap, and may have done that anyway to replace with cheaper, younger versions who can replicate or increase the production. I'm not for cutting Kyle necessarily, but I would cut Mario no matter what because he's shown his true colors with lack of accountability, effort, leadership, etc. and his cap hit makes him even more expendable. I just don't see it as keep Rex or keep Mario and Kyle. Dareus and Hughes aren't going anywhere. Edited December 22, 2015 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Tried last year's defense against NE but Brady beat it with quick release first, sounded like Bills were shocked how NE avoided sacks, but not jamming receivers at los big mistake The weird thing is how much pressure we got on the Pats in the 2nd game, and it seemed like - ah, finally this defense is clicking. Then, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The weird thing is how much pressure we got on the Pats in the 2nd game, and it seemed like - ah, finally this defense is clicking. Then, nothing. That's how they keep us hooked..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The weird thing is how much pressure we got on the Pats in the 2nd game, and it seemed like - ah, finally this defense is clicking. Then, nothing. You forgot the first half of the Chiefs game too. Then Andy Reid fed Rex/Thurman their lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offyourocker Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 So i bet an expensive steak dinner with my boss that the Bills would be better than 8-8. I looked at it this way. Our D was top 5 and we brought in a defensive genius. On offense, we added a top 10 RB (if not top 5), a very good TE, much improvement at left guard, hopeful improvement at right guard and a good OC. The offense did improve significantly. The defense totally regressed. All Rex had to do was keep Schwartsy and they would be playoff bound. We were lucky to be faced with the weakest NFC division also. Soooo long story short, Rex is the only reason i can see for the team failure. Injuries, sure but who does not have them? The lack of prepapration and discipline only added insult to injury. I would have zero problem with The team moving on from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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