WGR55: Some players expect a new coach this week!

[Novacane]

Thats a sure sign he has lost his team. If he does not go now this season is over.

[Dozerdog]

Who said that?


A reporter? A Player? A Talk show host? A caller?

[Novacane]

Paul Hamilton.......the beat reporter said some players are saying it.

[Demon]

I really enjoy some of the shows WGR has, but they have a history of talking out of their arse to make people listen to them. I hope this isn't one of those things.

[WG]

It's fine if it is. It's time for the local/regional media to start kicking up the heat!

As I've said in the past, IMO the Bills read these sites and take public opinion from them. You have the most vocal fans on them and usually they err on the side of conservative team issues, ie. many homers. Therefore, if it's that bad on the boards, they know it's worse elsewhere and there's plenty of proof for that.

So IMO they get a read on what the fans think from these boards which is why I don't downplay the posts here and am vocal myself. I firmly believe that our opinions can help drive what the team does. It's obviously not gonna dictate TD's decisions, but it will be a factor in them hopefully.

I mean imagine if 2 dozen fans here said that they wouldn't renew their seasons if Williams and Gilbride were here next season, I'm sure that would resound somewhere in the organization's head. They'd be foolish to ignore talk like that. I know I'm serious when I say it.

Why would someone pay $40-some per ticket to see our team once again prove that they are incapable of doing anything after only a handful of games next season? Tickets are available to every game outside in the lot and at the BO, especially after a dropoff in ST sales if GW and KG were to be retained. Why should fans gamble on eating several hundred dollars worth of tickets to a couple of games that they are unable to attend.

I know living in DC I can usually only make 3-5 games. I have my Indy tix on e-bay now and they aren't selling. That should have been a big game. I may have to eat $330 on that game alone if I can't sell them. Why? It's insane. I'm not gonna do that next season.

I bought seasons when TD came aboard and at his assurances that we'd be good by now. He lied! He gambles on correcting the team to the team's detriment, he's a poor evaluator of coaching talent. Gilbride was his friend and coach, NOT GW's choice! Williams was obviously a mistake and when we think we could have had Fox or Lewis, it's angering. Perhaps Parcells even. And LeBeau, well, he sure did wonders for Cincy as both a HC and DC. Can we all say deja vu!

I don't trust TD's decisions any longer. I'm tired of worrying about losing hundreds of dollars worth of tickets for games I can't sell for a few games that I can't make it up for. I may just go back to my ways of buying 20-30 tickets for 2 or 3 choice games next year instead of buying a mass of seasons. At least that way I can make my decisions based on need, not false assurances.

[askabry]

I have some very similar things coming from players in the past few days. Frankly, I was surprised it took Paul Hamilton this long to "break" the story ...

[Michael82]

oh man, this is it! This should be the last straw. when you have players calling for a new coach, you know it's time to pull the plug. I hope its done soon, because this points to how the team is playing. If they want a new coach, why would they want to win?

[Novacane]

Originally posted by askabry
I have some very similar things coming from players in the past few days. Frankly, I was surprised it took Paul Hamilton this long to "break" the story ...

Do you know players?

[Ebenezer]

When it has any validity or not the point that players have told Hamilton that they expect a new coach is all you need to see that he has lost at least parts of the team...he must go.

[TigerJ]

I think this is a plausible story. Responding to your sig, Fairway, I don't think it is realistic to take all the steps suggested in your current sig now in mid-season. Particularly in the coaching staff I just don't think it's practical to can the entire coaching staff. There just aren't enough quallified guys floating around out there to fill a new staff midseason. The new head coach (interim or otherwise) would be hoplessly handicapped. If you think the team and fans are demoralised now, you ain't seen nothing. If you want to do it in the offseason, fine, that can work.

[askabry]

Originally posted by Fairway To Green


Do you know players?

I am involved in area charities that absorb some time of the players. Let's just say some activities have been cancelled and the reasons given were not incongruent with what Paul Hamilton is saying.

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by askabry
incongruent??

[RedEyE]

I would be whole heartedly suprised if Williams got the axe this week. I hope it happens.

[askabry]

Originally posted by Ebenezer

incongruent: Text: Synonyms INCONSONANT 1, conflicting, disconsonant, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, unmixable


to be incongruent ... to essentially be ... not conflicting, not incompatible.

[Ebenezer]

I know what it meant...