By now it's obvious to everyone what the major problem is with the Buffalo Bills, and we have to face the fact that without any major changes the team is probably going to undergo some drastic roster shuffling this off season as Rex builds 'his' team. We also all know that means 'rebuild', with the playoffs at least two or three seasons down the road still...if at all, considering his history. When Ryan was hired, he was gifted a dominant defense, solid special teams, and a broken offense that needed to be fixed. The window for success is short (the defense isn't going to remain intact for long) and Rex basically closed it with his 'my way' approach...but that isn't necessarily the case. One short year into Ryan's reign, the players are still here, and the window of opportunity really is still open, if only a crack. If the Pegula's sincerely want to get the team back in to the playoffs (next season?) they still might be able to achieve that, but some drastic and costly changes will have to be made...
Dump Ryan and the clown car cadre he brought with him from New Jersey right now. Eat the Jet money.
Retain the coaches that were here last season (Henderson, Crossman, etc).
Give free reign to Roman as OC to fill out his position coaches with his guys, release him from the burden of working with Ryan's cronies. If Roman wants to keep Kromer, more power to him.
Suck it up, dial the phone, and make Jim Schwartz a wealthy DC or HC...grovel if you have to. Let him fill out the rest of the defensive staff. If Schwartz doesn't want the HC, make him the highest paid DC in the league and bring in a HC that wants to be a head coach and work with those already in place, not a glorified coordinator.
That's the staff, as far as players...
Oline, oline, oline. Let's focus, people.
QB--bring in an NFL vet, a draft choice...hell, even mine the CFL...three guys, at least, to compete with Tyrod for roster spots and depth chart positions.
Fill in a couple of holes (MLB, blocking TE, safety, CB, dline) with a couple of free agents, the draft and UDFA's.
It really can be that easy-peasy...if you've got the balls to make the moves that are necessary, and a sincere will to win sooner rather than later. If they don't, then the window will be closed completely before the '16 season kicks off, we'll all have to suffer probably two more years of Ryan's failures and facing a full rebuild again.
Dump Ryan and the clown car cadre he brought with him from New Jersey right now. Eat the Jet money.
Retain the coaches that were here last season (Henderson, Crossman, etc).
Give free reign to Roman as OC to fill out his position coaches with his guys, release him from the burden of working with Ryan's cronies. If Roman wants to keep Kromer, more power to him.
Suck it up, dial the phone, and make Jim Schwartz a wealthy DC or HC...grovel if you have to. Let him fill out the rest of the defensive staff. If Schwartz doesn't want the HC, make him the highest paid DC in the league and bring in a HC that wants to be a head coach and work with those already in place, not a glorified coordinator.
That's the staff, as far as players...
Oline, oline, oline. Let's focus, people.
QB--bring in an NFL vet, a draft choice...hell, even mine the CFL...three guys, at least, to compete with Tyrod for roster spots and depth chart positions.
Fill in a couple of holes (MLB, blocking TE, safety, CB, dline) with a couple of free agents, the draft and UDFA's.
It really can be that easy-peasy...if you've got the balls to make the moves that are necessary, and a sincere will to win sooner rather than later. If they don't, then the window will be closed completely before the '16 season kicks off, we'll all have to suffer probably two more years of Ryan's failures and facing a full rebuild again.
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