Alright guys, let's relax a little bit and calmly discuss who is actually at fault in this whole bumble f*** of a situation we have here now. As much as I hate Dicky J, we all know that it can't be entirely his fault. I've put a list of Joe Fo Sho's top reasons that the Bills suck below, along with a description of who I believe is at fault.
The O-Line sucks
The guy at the top of this list almost has to be Marv Levy. This guy tried to bring in B-League talent and pay them top dollar. When the Bills realized what they were getting for the money, they had to cut them.
Also, can you really blame Jauron for trading Peters?! What coach in their right mind would say "Yeah, we should not pay Jason Peters. I mean, we have a guy name Demetrius Bell that will be just fine to man the LT spot. I'd rather not resign him to big money even though we're going to be wayyy under the cap this year." You gotta blame the guys at the top for this, and it starts with Ralph. Jauron wanted to keep Peters, I'm almost sure of it.
Trent Edwards Blows
This guy will not take a chance if his life depended on it. I don't know if his confidence is shot or what, but he will not throw into coverage. Anyone remember the last time you've seen a completed pass to a covered receiver? The last I can remember was against the Redskins and the Browns. Both of those games were in the last minutes of the game when we were losing. He can make the throws he just won't.
You may be able to blame Jauron for this, but I gotta believe Dick wants Trent to take more chances. He even said that in a press confrence during the preseason. It's hard for me to blame the coaches for this one, as Trent has had THREE offensive coordinators, and he's sucked with all of them. How come JP had plays where the recievers ran 15-20 yard routes??? Trent needs balls, that's my theory.
Free Agent Signings
Let's be real, our free agents have blown for the past 6 or so years. Name a couple impact players that we've signed in free agency??? The most recent one I can think of is Spikes, and where is he now? San Fran? On a pretty good defense.
The fact that we're not willing to shell out cash for the top tier free agents is not Jauron's fault, it's the front offices/Ralphs.
The whole cash to cap thing fits right in here as well. I can't say that I truly understand it, but I'd have to say that it sucks. Was it Jauron's idea to implement this policy? Nope, again it's the FO/Ralph.
Conservative Play Calling
All Jauron here, no need to explain. GO FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN ONCE IN A WHILE!
Cover 2 Defense
I hate this thing as much as anyone, and the only one to blame for it is Jauron. But honestly, how many losses year can you blame of the defense? Zero, that's how many. If you were to tell me before the Saints game that New Orleans would have 10 points midway through the 4th quarter, I'd tell you that Buffalo was going to win by double digits. Trent blows.
Putrid Draft Choices
I honestly don't know who to blame here. I have no idea what it's like in the war room on draft day and neither does anyone here. How much of the decision is made by Jauron? How much by John Guy or whoever the hell does our scouting? Is Ralph in the mix? What about when Levy was here?
Conclusion
If I were to put a percentage on it, I would say the Jauron is only 30-40 percent to blame. This front office and Ralph cover the remainder. I can't stand some of the personnel decisions made by this team.
I don't know, I'm just throwing my 2 cents out there. Feel free to throw out some other issues and who's to blame. I would love for someone to convince me that firing Jauron and hiring Billick/Marty/Shanny/Whoever will solve this teams problems.
Thoughts?
The O-Line sucks
The guy at the top of this list almost has to be Marv Levy. This guy tried to bring in B-League talent and pay them top dollar. When the Bills realized what they were getting for the money, they had to cut them.
Also, can you really blame Jauron for trading Peters?! What coach in their right mind would say "Yeah, we should not pay Jason Peters. I mean, we have a guy name Demetrius Bell that will be just fine to man the LT spot. I'd rather not resign him to big money even though we're going to be wayyy under the cap this year." You gotta blame the guys at the top for this, and it starts with Ralph. Jauron wanted to keep Peters, I'm almost sure of it.
Trent Edwards Blows
This guy will not take a chance if his life depended on it. I don't know if his confidence is shot or what, but he will not throw into coverage. Anyone remember the last time you've seen a completed pass to a covered receiver? The last I can remember was against the Redskins and the Browns. Both of those games were in the last minutes of the game when we were losing. He can make the throws he just won't.
You may be able to blame Jauron for this, but I gotta believe Dick wants Trent to take more chances. He even said that in a press confrence during the preseason. It's hard for me to blame the coaches for this one, as Trent has had THREE offensive coordinators, and he's sucked with all of them. How come JP had plays where the recievers ran 15-20 yard routes??? Trent needs balls, that's my theory.
Free Agent Signings
Let's be real, our free agents have blown for the past 6 or so years. Name a couple impact players that we've signed in free agency??? The most recent one I can think of is Spikes, and where is he now? San Fran? On a pretty good defense.
The fact that we're not willing to shell out cash for the top tier free agents is not Jauron's fault, it's the front offices/Ralphs.
The whole cash to cap thing fits right in here as well. I can't say that I truly understand it, but I'd have to say that it sucks. Was it Jauron's idea to implement this policy? Nope, again it's the FO/Ralph.
Conservative Play Calling
All Jauron here, no need to explain. GO FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN ONCE IN A WHILE!
Cover 2 Defense
I hate this thing as much as anyone, and the only one to blame for it is Jauron. But honestly, how many losses year can you blame of the defense? Zero, that's how many. If you were to tell me before the Saints game that New Orleans would have 10 points midway through the 4th quarter, I'd tell you that Buffalo was going to win by double digits. Trent blows.
Putrid Draft Choices
I honestly don't know who to blame here. I have no idea what it's like in the war room on draft day and neither does anyone here. How much of the decision is made by Jauron? How much by John Guy or whoever the hell does our scouting? Is Ralph in the mix? What about when Levy was here?
Conclusion
If I were to put a percentage on it, I would say the Jauron is only 30-40 percent to blame. This front office and Ralph cover the remainder. I can't stand some of the personnel decisions made by this team.
I don't know, I'm just throwing my 2 cents out there. Feel free to throw out some other issues and who's to blame. I would love for someone to convince me that firing Jauron and hiring Billick/Marty/Shanny/Whoever will solve this teams problems.
Thoughts?
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