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A few years back, someone on this site brought up the idea that we are being Major League'd -ie, the team is being intentionally run into the ground to devalue it and make it easier to move (I'd give credit but I can't remember who it was).
At first I thought the idea was interesting, but not necessarily true. Now, it seems to be the only possible explanation.
13 years with no playoffs. Over that time period, we've had 5 different coaches: Phillips, Williams, Mularkey, Jauron, Gailey. We've had 4 different GM's: Donahoe, Brandon, Levy, Nix. We've had a bunch of different starting QB's: Johnson, Bledsoe, Losman, Holcomb, Edwards, Fitzpatrick.... and no matter what the combination was, the results were the same. Only one winning season in 13 years, no playoffs.
This was the year things were supposed to be different. We went out and got a high priced FA in Mario Williams, we re-signed Stevie and Fred Jackson, whereas in the past players like that would have been allowed to walk. Yet, the results are the same.
How is this possible by accident or random chance? You could intentionally try to do things wrong and still not be this bad.
The Bills have certainly weakened their bargaining position with the county/state on a stadium deal with this poor play, and it won't get any better now that we are about to start seeing blackouts. It makes it easier for the team to say "well we couldn't get what we wanted from the local governments so we were forced to move on." And with the exception of Mario Williams, they have consistently kept payroll costs low and definitely control other costs like coaching and FO personnel... that makes the purchase of the team easier.
Yeah, I know, it's a borderline conspiracy theory and it sounds a bit crazy, but is it really that much crazier than "we really are just THAT incompetent"?
At first I thought the idea was interesting, but not necessarily true. Now, it seems to be the only possible explanation.
13 years with no playoffs. Over that time period, we've had 5 different coaches: Phillips, Williams, Mularkey, Jauron, Gailey. We've had 4 different GM's: Donahoe, Brandon, Levy, Nix. We've had a bunch of different starting QB's: Johnson, Bledsoe, Losman, Holcomb, Edwards, Fitzpatrick.... and no matter what the combination was, the results were the same. Only one winning season in 13 years, no playoffs.
This was the year things were supposed to be different. We went out and got a high priced FA in Mario Williams, we re-signed Stevie and Fred Jackson, whereas in the past players like that would have been allowed to walk. Yet, the results are the same.
How is this possible by accident or random chance? You could intentionally try to do things wrong and still not be this bad.
The Bills have certainly weakened their bargaining position with the county/state on a stadium deal with this poor play, and it won't get any better now that we are about to start seeing blackouts. It makes it easier for the team to say "well we couldn't get what we wanted from the local governments so we were forced to move on." And with the exception of Mario Williams, they have consistently kept payroll costs low and definitely control other costs like coaching and FO personnel... that makes the purchase of the team easier.
Yeah, I know, it's a borderline conspiracy theory and it sounds a bit crazy, but is it really that much crazier than "we really are just THAT incompetent"?
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