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    Warning Signs

    They've been everywhere.

    100M Player Publicly Quits on the Coach
    Drafting Lawson (his replacement), claiming he was ready to go (despite reports)... then sending him for surgery to likely miss one half of the season.
    Karlos showing up over weight
    Dareus no showing a drug test
    Dareus goes to rehab/nightclub
    Keeping Gronk - Cutting Felton and re-signing him a week later only to cut Gronk.
    Firing the OC in Week 2

    This team is massively unstable. We've been bad, we've had less talent, but we have never been this much of a disaster. The Rex regime has taken a 9-7 team and literally stripped it of any dignity. I don't possibly see how this can get better.
    I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
    "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
    You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
    It was all
    true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
    He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can
    mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.



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    Re: Warning Signs

    Just clean house at the end of the season, we need a real HC & GM.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    The warning signs were last January when it was announced there would be no changes, and Russ was selling us on "consistency".
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    Re: Warning Signs

    2,3,and 4 Not a Bills issue.... individual issues.

    As far as the Gronk Felton thing... wasn't that to sign Felton for less?

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    Re: Warning Signs

    I warned you guys of this train wreck, it's going to get much much worse. Draft Day 2017 will be a good time.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    Quote Originally Posted by sukie View Post
    2,3,and 4 Not a Bills issue.... individual issues.

    As far as the Gronk Felton thing... wasn't that to sign Felton for less?
    I disagree. The Bills came right out after the Shaq pick and said he's fine, good to go. After mini-camp they changed their tune. ESPN reported the shoulder the minute we selected him.
    Karlos and Dareus are personal things sure, but IMO this has just as much to do with respect.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    The biggest warning sign was 'Bills hire Wrecks Wryan as head coach' after the '14 season.
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    Re: Warning Signs

    Quote Originally Posted by MitchMurrayDowntown View Post
    I warned you guys of this train wreck, it's going to get much much worse. Draft Day 2017 will be a good time.

    I seriously don't know how this can get worse. Other than the physical destruction of the franchise itself
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    Re: Warning Signs

    Sorry... you're all missing the boat.

    the biggest warning sign was when Russ Brandon was being mentioned in the same breath as ownership.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    You forgot that Rex hired his failed brother to come in and form Team Slappy.
    COMING SOON...
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    We were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!

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    Re: Warning Signs

    There are more signs to come too...I think Sammy Watkins is going to sleepwalk through the rest of his contract and move on in 2018.

    This team hasn't hit rock bottom yet. I really have no idea what can be done to right it. We have three quarterbacks and the best of them is a backup at best. The other two are worthless. At this point in the season, we are clearly the worst team in the league. Even Cleveland doesn't look this bad. Heck, I'd take Josh McCown over Taylor in a heartbeat and not even care that he's got a foot in the retirement home.

    There is no chance in hell the Bills exercise their option on Taylor next year. He's history.
    Lehner's history. He just doesn't know it yet.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    Quote Originally Posted by YardRat View Post
    The biggest warning sign was 'Bills hire Wrecks Wryan as head coach' after the '14 season.
    If that wasn't a big enough warning sign, this definitely should of been one.


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    Re: Warning Signs

    Why not bring in Tom Coughlin to whip this sad bunch into shape?

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    Re: Warning Signs

    I think my pessimism hit a new low, which I didn't think was possible. I used to get angry. I think my coping mechanism is kinda quitting on them. I mentally threw in the towel.



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    Re: Warning Signs

    Warning sign for me was to look at what Pegula did for the Sabres. While most were excited, I had major concerns.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    Warning signs came a lot earlier than what's being posted.



    I saw this elsewhere...its from January 2013

    Forget who the messenger is and ask yourself....

    How much of it is true today?

    The blame shifting;
    letting others take the hit for his mistakes;
    the meddling into player selection and then blaming the GM;
    the bragging about the talent of the roster preseason and complaining about the talent later on;
    etc and right down the line.

    You only need to listen to 5-6 minutes to get the gist of it.

    The biggest failure was the "brain trust", in becoming enamored with his interviewing skills..and no one bothering to take a look at how dysfunctional the Jets were when he left...and how they got where they were. Due diligence was sorely lacking.

    I can only go by public statements, but the one thing I've been missing is the stuff (not said recently), about Rex being a "stand up guy" and a "straight shooter".

    I don't see it. I see a bad politician every time he gets in front of a mic.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    Quote Originally Posted by jills View Post
    Just clean house at the end of the season, we need a real HC & GM.
    But start looking now.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    Quote Originally Posted by cookie G View Post
    Warning signs came a lot earlier than what's being posted.



    I saw this elsewhere...its from January 2013

    Forget who the messenger is and ask yourself....

    How much of it is true today?

    The blame shifting;
    letting others take the hit for his mistakes;
    the meddling into player selection and then blaming the GM;
    the bragging about the talent of the roster preseason and complaining about the talent later on;
    etc and right down the line.

    You only need to listen to 5-6 minutes to get the gist of it.

    The biggest failure was the "brain trust", in becoming enamored with his interviewing skills..and no one bothering to take a look at how dysfunctional the Jets were when he left...and how they got where they were. Due diligence was sorely lacking.

    I can only go by public statements, but the one thing I've been missing is the stuff (not said recently), about Rex being a "stand up guy" and a "straight shooter".

    I don't see it. I see a bad politician every time he gets in front of a mic.
    Mike Francesa is personal friends with Mike Tannenbaum. (For the record).

    Francesa is the big talking head in NYC sports radio.

    I heard this the day it was broadcast. @ 5:08: "It's amazing that Rex is still breathing as a head coach." He's doing the exact same stuff in Buffalo that drove the Jet fans crazy. It's accentuated by his brother being here. Ryan is a complete nightmare.
    Dick Jauron lasted 4 years in Buffalo. Ryan's going to barely last two.

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    Re: Warning Signs

    He just went off on Ryan again after a caller asked "what's going on in Buffalo ?". He laughs a lot eventually.

    https://twitter.com/RNs_Funhouse/sta...374272/video/1

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    Re: Warning Signs

    Quote Originally Posted by bf1 View Post
    Warning sign for me was to look at what Pegula did for the Sabres. While most were excited, I had major concerns.
    Same 6 year plan too it seems.

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