Fire Schonert.

Drink until I can’t tell the bills from the steelers.

Was it to through a fade route to Lee?
Isnt that why we Drafted Hardy?
Granted he dropped something but idc i would take 6’5" over 5’"11

I liked Dick. Good riddance. I’m just amazed that the guy who kept the team together last year is the same guy coaching this year.

We need to draft Alex Mack in the first round. Preston and Fowler can’t hack it. We need to improve the pass rush. The defense as a whole has been playing well but they’re getting no pressure.

The first thing I would do is fire Jauron and Schonert. I have had these guys’ backs for weeks now but I am sick of Schonert giving up on the run game and making our offense so 1-dimensional. The straw on the camel’s back for me with regards to Jauron was reading this week that he refuses to have the team practice outside in the cold to better acclimate themselves for gameday (The early 90’s Bills are laughing at you right now) I would then slap Ralph around until he agreed to pay Bill Cowher WHATEVER he desired. If Cowher simply was not interested I would give Schottenheimer enough money to get him back in Buffalo. Let them pick the new OC Then I would set up my draft priorities as follows:
1. RECEIVING tight end (Jermaine Gresham from OU?) 2. Dominating Center (Alex Mack if he is still available in Rd 2/ trade back into Rd 1) 3. OLB to replace Ellison who would go back to the bench OR a DE pass rush specialist . 4. SS and move Donte to FS

you’re right, but an exception should be made for Ralph. I have this sneaking suspicion lately though that the organization is completely content with mediocrity as long as they sell tickets. Jauron is proof of that, he is essentially a budget coach in my mind when we could have had McCarthy. We need a proven, no nonsense coach like Schottenheimer (look what he did with a young San Diego team before the GM decided they couldnt get along) or Cowher (Perfect blue-collar guy to bring Buffalo to glory) or someone of that nature. Ralph is too cheap for that however. I am not sure how much more of this mediocrity I can take.

1 – JP isn’t worth discussing because he’ll be gone next year, and was only used because our first-string guy was hurt. What concerns me is what has happened to Trent. and can he be turned around to be the good QB we hope he’ll be? I think so, but someone has to get inside his head.

2 – I repeat for the zillionth time that our offensive line still is pathetic when it comes to run blocking and that is the main thing holding this offense back. How many times did Marshawn have someone all over him the minute he was handed the ball? This is ridiculous. It’s gotten so bad the last decade that I am shocked whenever I see a big hole open up for a running back. That said, I’m not convinced Lynch is a great back and helps his line by hitting the right holes and hitting them quickly, as Jackson does. We still don’t make first downs rushing when we need them, while the opponents do.

3 – On that note, if you have no pass rush, or very little pass rush – well, the other team will control the ball on you as Miami did today. We make average QBs look like all-pros almost every week by giving them all day to throw!

4 – Coaching? Yeah, I’d make big change – but ONLY if I knew I could get somebody who would give this team what it needs……and I don’t have confidence the FO has the ability to select the right person. Their track record certainly doesn’t indicate they do. I am not a Ralph Wilson-basher but I share the fear that he won’t shell out huge bucks for a proven winner like Cowher.

5 – Regarding a new offensive coordinator, it ain’t gonna happen as long as Jauron is here. He’ s not the type of guy to fire someone he just promoted to that position, which is admirable. He doesn’t treat people like that. The problem is our coach is not character, but judgment. The OCs he’s hired aren’t exactly impressive.

6 – Great post, Brian. I’m sorry if I vented (which is not what you wanted. I apologize).

This is from a site called BuffaloBillsDaily.com:

Here are our position by position grades:

Quarterback:
J.P. Losman overthrew an open Parrish on the 1st offensive series forcing the Bills to punt and that set the tone for a terrible day. The Bills spread the field a lot and went to the air often but there was little success as Losman completed only 13 of 27 passes for 123 yards. He had three completions in the first half. He also fumbled twice and was sacked four times. As usual most of the sacks were because he was holding the ball too long. He was the leading rusher for the Bills with 53 yards on five carries. That is never good. Grade F: Neither QB has done anything right lately.

Running Backs:
Marshawn Lynch dropped two passes and was stopped short on a fourth down reception. Why are we talking about his receiving? Because he only ran the ball 13 times for 31 times. Fred Jackson was not in the gameplan for some reason that I cannot comprehend. He was only on the field a few plays and did not touch the football. Corey McIntyre was a non factor with the team in the spread offense most of the game. Grade F: It is tough when you don’t touch the ball enough but they did nothing when they did.

Receivers:
Lee Evans was supposed to put it all together today but he only had three catches for 23 yards. Josh Reed caught five passes for 58 yards and was the only spark on offense. Roscoe Parrish had two catches for 19 yards. James Hardy dropped the only pass thrown his way. Robert Royal dropped the only pass thrown to him. Derek Schouman had one catch for five yards. Steve Johnson caught a 14 yard reception. Grade F: How come nobody ever seems open?

Offensive Line:
They gave up four sacks and the team only had 2.4 yards per carry from Lynch. Derrick Dockery was called for holding on one play but the pass went incomplete and the penalty was declined. Jason Peters recovered a fumble but that is because his man caused it with a blindside hit on Losman. He left the game for a while and Kirk Chambers replaced him and was beaten for a sack. Grade F: This unit took huge steps backwards.

Defensive Line:
Ryan Denney knocked down a pass and had two tackles but no pressure. Chris Kelsay had a bad offsides penalty late in the first half but made three tackles including two in the backfield. Marcus Stroud clogged up the middle well and had three tackles. Kyle Williams had three tackles while Spencer Johnson had a sack and was in on four tackles. Grade C: Still need to get pressure.

Linebackers:
Paul Posluszny had 11 tackles including many late. Kawika Mitchell had a very quiet six tackles. Keith Ellison was in on nine tackles despite being off the field on a few extra occasions for an extra safety. Grade C: Gave up a few too many plays in the middle of the field.

Secondary:
Terrence McGee made a nice pass breakup to force a punt on Miami’s opening possession and another nice pass breakup in the second quarter. He had good coverage all day and had eight tackles. Leodis McKelvin did decent in coverage and had three tackles. Bryan Scott had a great open field tackle on Williams to force a punt. He was beaten in the 2nd quarter for a 15 yard pass on a 3rd and 16 play. He finished with 10 tackles and he was very active. Donte Whitner was beaten by the tight end Fasano for Miami’s first touchdown. The play before that he missed a tackle for loss on third and one. He played better as the game went on and had six tackles. Ko Simpson was late getting over on Miami’s first touchdown but he was active with four tackles. Grade B: Did a good job in pass protection after the touchdown drive.

Special Teams:
Brian Moorman punted five times with a 43 yard average and a net of 39.6 with just one going inside the 20. Rian Lindell hit his lone field goal attempt from 40 yards out just inside the left upright. Roscoe Parrish had two punt returns for 11 yards and returned two kickoffs for 40 yards. Leodis McKelvin also had two kickoff returns but they went for 56 yards. George Wilson was called for a costly holding penalty on a punt return forcing the Bills to start another drive inside the 20. The coverage units allowed 17 yards on two punt returns and gave up an average of 19.5 yards on two kickoff returns. Grade C: Didn’t do anything to help the anemic offense but didn’t hurt anything either.

Coaching:
Where do we begin? To a man after the game the players seemed a loss of words and have no idea what is happening. The blame for that is squarely on the head coach if they don’t know what is wrong. Dick Jauron’s days in Buffalo are probably coming to an end contract or no contract extension. Turk Schonert will be gone as well. Why throw it on first and goal from the 3? Another failed replay challenge? Only 13 carries from Lynch? It’s unbelievable. At least they didn’t waste any timeouts this week. Perry Fewell did some good things as he used three safeties a lot to defend the wildcat and he was effective with it. His unit can’t do it alone. Grade F: It’s time to blow this thing up once again.