34-78-83 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 pegs spending $15 mil on rex not to mention the other coaches he fired. TT getting injured ties him to the Bills and $30+ mil so he's protecting their interests by doing this. Guess this means TT won't be back either? Nope it definitely does not mean that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) I guess we will judge all future Bills coaches in less than two years and without considering: 1) whether he was the most successful Bills coach in past 17 years; 2) depth of injuries to key players and positions; 3) bottom half QB play for most part; 4) having to play street free agents; 5) suspensions. Hmmmm Edited December 27, 2016 by Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I really wasn't sure how I'd feel if they fired Rex, but I have to say I feel really good. Rob going too just puts things over the top. Looks like Whaley gets to stay since he's leading the new coach search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 @RapSheet The #Bills will have OC Anthony Lynn as interim coach. Hes a big-time candidate for the full-time job. GM Doug Whaley will lead the search 18 and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 And the beat goes on. The fans go crazy at the news... While the Sisyphean quest for the playoffs continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) I guess we will judge all future Bills coaches in less than two years and without considering whether: 1) whether he was the most successful Bills coach in past 17 years; 2) depth of injuries to key players and positions; 3) bottom half QB play for most part; 4) having to play street free agents; 5) suspensions. Hmmmm Most coaches deal with all these excuses. Don't take a good defense and make it horrific and you won't get fired in 2 years. You were wrong bro. It's ova. Edited December 27, 2016 by jmc12290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) ...old enough to know that firing Rex was the right move. I don't have my head in the sand when it comes to 17 years of failure. It is Christmas week not April 1 Edited December 27, 2016 by Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 And Schefter reported Bills to start EJ. Yeah, that makes no sense. Doug still thinks EJ can be the guy? Or, playoff hopes are dead, Taylor is healthy so they dodged the injury guarantee, and Cardale isn't ready, so give a good kid one more chance to show teams he can play so he gets signed in the off season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 If we keep the offense in tact, and find a DC to improve the defense, we'll be in good shape. Hopefully that's what Whaley/Pegula are aiming at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaadThingsMan Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 all it means is the next coach will not be forced to keep an injured taylor. whoever they choose could say that he really wants tyrod this year still. fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 If we keep the offense in tact, and find a DC to improve the defense, we'll be in good shape. Hopefully that's what Whaley/Pegula are aiming at. simplest and most logical move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Wow good job Terry wasnt sure you had it in you. Now dont just hand Lynn the job next year please I thought Terry had it in him. I do fear they hand the job to Lynn too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Most coaches deal with all these excuses. Don't take a good defense and make it horrific and you won't get fired in 2 years. You were wrong bro. It's ova. Most coaches do NOT get fired under these circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasMac Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I guess we will judge all future Bills coaches in less than two years and without considering: 1) whether he was the most successful Bills coach in past 17 years; 2) depth of injuries to key players and positions; 3) bottom half QB play for most part; 4) having to play street free agents; 5) suspensions. Hmmmm I agree that a coach needs more than 2 years but there needs to be improvement from year to year. A defensive coach who's defense was performing this poorly is a big problem. It was worse than last year. Team seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Reasons to start EJ vs the Jets: -- The Bills haven't decided what to do about TT. If he gets hurt they're on the hook for his salary. The Pegulas aren't afraid to dump cash, but the salary cap is the issue. Personally I think the Bills should keep TT. He's flawed (throws late a lot) but also has unique strengths (running). There are no alternatives available. -- Cardale is not ready. -- EJ is an experienced QB. Not very good, but actually better than some starters in the league and definitely better than many backups. The Bills won't retain him but if he shows well this week he'll have some trade value. -- Lose and get the #9 pick. Win and it could be #19, To get those 10 spots back in all the rounds of the draft, the Bills would have to trade other pics or some valued player. Not worth it. No one cares except the coaches and players if we're 7-9 or 8-8. Some of those are likely mutually exclusive. If EJ plays well the Bills could win, and still lose those draft slots, but at least we might get value for EJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahnyc Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Seems pretty obvious what is going on here. Lynn gets elevated now so that he has the best (and maybe only) opportunity to become HC of the Bills. Whaley does not want a real and open process because he is concerned that the Pegulas will hear HC candidates raising issues about the GM (including what happens if he is dismissed), the organization and the talent. Whaley is trying to make the hiring of Lynn a fait accompli to protect his own position. All of this is supported by the positive articles and mentions that Lynn started getting over the last few weeks in the press. He was built up by some with an agenda to make this go more smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloFan68 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (27 December 2016 - 12:35 PM) I think A-Lynn's chances of remaining HC will depend upon what his thoughts are in regards to the DC going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 The players made a statement last game on defense, wrecks must go. See ya bud.I don't disagree. But, but, but everyone says the players love Rex. Yada, yada, yada.....I don't believe that garbage and how it consistently sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I kind of thought our coaching was average-ish but so was our roster. I think Whaley and Rex share equal responsibility for our mediocrity. An average GM with an average coach winning roughly half their games working together. Seems right. Apparently, the Pegulas bought into a different narrative: we have a good roster that's poorly led. The coach is to blame, not the GM. Interesting that Rob was fired, too. Wonder who's idea that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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