2015 Bills: Go Rex Go

[NortheasternPJ]

The Bills also have to play the AFC North and NFC West next year as opposed to the cupcake AFC South and NFC East they got year. Barring significant improvement, they're not making the playoffs.

Good point. Here's the schedule:

Home: New England, Miami, New York Jets, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Arizona, San Francisco.

Away: New England, Miami, New York Jets, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Oakland, Seattle, St. Louis.

They're lucky they got Pitt and Arizona at home. Going to Seattle doesn't look promising.

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

I think there was a good chance that with someone other than Rex at the helm, they make the playoffs this year. They've got a very capable defense (again in the right hands) and some great weapons for their pretty decent QB to throw to. Given that, I think the ultimatum is very reasonable and a sign that the new owners are starting to realize what they really signed up for with the Rex experience.

 

[tims4wins]

@GeorgeCostanza

If you had told me Tyrod Taylor completed 63.7% of his passes for 7.99 YPA with a 20:6 TD:INT ratio and a 99.4 passer rating, along with 568 rushing yards on 5.5 YPC, I would have guessed the Bills would be at the minimum a 10 win team, and maybe like a 12 or 13 win team.

 

[dbn]

I'm now officially rooting for the Bills to win a wild card birth next year. Love having Rex in the division. So entertaining.

 

[DJnVa]

and the Dolphins seem to be stabilizing.

They do? They've gone 8-8, 8-8, 6-10, their offense fell from 11th to 27th in points scored and they don't have a coach. Saying they are stabilizing seems really optimistic.

 

[dcmissle]

@GeorgeCostanza

If you had told me Tyrod Taylor completed 63.7% of his passes for 7.99 YPA with a 20:6 TD:INT ratio and a 99.4 passer rating, along with 568 rushing yards on 5.5 YPC, I would have guessed the Bills would be at the minimum a 10 win team, and maybe like a 12 or 13 win team.

Sounds like a guy who fixed something that didn't need fixin' and ended up breaking it. And on defense no less.

 

[Kevin Youkulele]

Sounds like a guy who fixed something that didn't need fixin' and ended up breaking it. And on defense no less.

Mario Williams: "Now we see the arrogance inherent in the system. Help, help, I'm being misused!"

 

[soxhop411]

Oh Bills

“@AdamSchefter: Bills have given GM Doug Whaley a contract extension.”


@soxfan121
@Smiling Joe Hesketh

 

[Tony C]

@GeorgeCostanza

If you had told me Tyrod Taylor completed 63.7% of his passes for 7.99 YPA with a 20:6 TD:INT ratio and a 99.4 passer rating, along with 568 rushing yards on 5.5 YPC, I would have guessed the Bills would be at the minimum a 10 win team, and maybe like a 12 or 13 win team.

That's the most hilarious thing about Rex's ineptitude. Taylor was really pretty good, though he did miss time with injuries. But when playing he was clearly an above average QB. The OL was strong, the skill players are excellent, and of course the defense was the best in ....er....supposed to be the best in the league. Basically Rex was handed a great situation on a platter and managed to F it up.

So Rex.

 

[Dogman]

Good point. Here's the schedule:

Home: New England, Miami, New York Jets, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Arizona, San Francisco.

Away: New England, Miami, New York Jets, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Oakland, Seattle, St. Louis.

They're lucky they got Pitt and Arizona at home. Going to Seattle doesn't look promising.

In 2012, AZ and SF came to NE. Are you sure Seattle and St. Louis are not the away team in 2016?

 

[Rudy's Curve]

In 2012, AZ and SF came to NE. Are you sure Seattle and St. Louis are not the away team in 2016?

The Patriots and Jets always play the same interdivision/conference teams both at home or on the road while it's the opposite from the Dolphins and Bills. So when AZ and SF came to NE (and NY) in 2012, BUF and MIA went out there. Ergo, the venues are reversed in 2016 and BUF goes to SEA and STL.

 

[PseuFighter]

patriots go to sf and az next year.

 

[BigSoxFan]

patriots go to sf and az next year.

The stadiums of our last 2 SB wins. Nice.

 

[Dogman]

The Patriots and Jets always play the same interdivision/conference teams both at home or on the road while it's the opposite from the Dolphins and Bills. So when AZ and SF came to NE (and NY) in 2012, BUF and MIA went out there. Ergo, the venues are reversed in 2016 and BUF goes to SEA and STL.

Yep, that's why I asked. Perhaps he saw something that wasn't correct.

 

[Rudy's Curve]

Alex MarvezVerified account‏@alexmarvez
Source tells @NFLonFOX that Rob Ryan is joining @buffalobills defensive coaching staff working under/with his twin brother Rex.

 

[Corsi]

 

[soxhop411]

Alex MarvezVerified account‏@alexmarvez
Source tells @NFLonFOX that Rob Ryan is joining @buffalobills defensive coaching staff working under/with his twin brother Rex.

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You are wanted in the bills thread

 

[soxhop411]

They are a lock for hard knocks now

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

They are a lock for hard knocks now

Santa must have thought I was a good boy because Christmas just won't end.

 

[Jnai]

Apparently named assistant head coach.

 

[soxhop411]

Apparently named assistant head coach.

“@buffalobills: IT’S OFFICIAL: Rob Ryan has been hired as Bills assistant head coach/defense.

Details: https://t.co/tdxA3387Wo https://t.co/HNwkImRvHk

 

[Silverdude2167]

That is so Rex.

 

[BroodsSexton]

That is so Rex.

They need to show up in jerseys that say "Rob" and "Rex" on the back.

 

[RedOctober3829]

If Rob is running the defense, what does Rex actually do now?

 

[E5 Yaz]

If Rob is running the defense, what does Rex actually do now?

The same thing Belichick does ... only without the skillset to do it

 

[soxfan121]

Dennis Thurman is still officially the defensive coordinator. Poor guy.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Dennis Thurman is still officially the defensive coordinator. Poor guy.

Gotta get a fall guy...

 

[luckiestman]

Alex MarvezVerified account‏@alexmarvez
Source tells @NFLonFOX that Rob Ryan is joining @buffalobills defensive coaching staff working under/with his twin brother Rex.

 

[LuckyBen]

The same thing Belichick does ... only without the skillset to do it

I think you're giving Rex a little too much credit. This house is about to burn next year.

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

If Rob is running the defense, what does Rex actually do now?

Runs his mouth.

 

[E5 Yaz]

I think you're giving Rex a little too much credit. This house is about to burn next year.

I don't see how you could have thought I was giving Rex credit for anything

He's fixated on Belichick and the Patriots. Hiring Rob to run the defense allows Rex to be the overseer of the entire team ... in the way he presumes Belichick to be in New England.

By saying that he doesn't have the skillset to be a Belichick, I'm clearly indicating that this presumption on Ryan's part is doomed to fail

 

[BannedbyNYYFans.com]

I love that the two were apparently switched at birth (a couple times) and their parents didn't know which was actually Rex and which was really Rob. Rex always says he was born five minutes earlier but then admits it that he might technically be the younger brother, Rob because of all the confusion during their first few days. That is so Buffalo Bills, it hurts.

 

[LuckyBen]

I don't see how you could have thought I was giving Rex credit for anything

He's fixated on Belichick and the Patriots. Hiring Rob to run the defense allows Rex to be the overseer of the entire team ... in the way he presumes Belichick to be in New England.

By saying that he doesn't have the skillset to be a Belichick, I'm clearly indicating that this presumption on Ryan's part is doomed to fail

It was a joke about you including Rex and BB in the same sentence. I do feel for Buffalo fans though, this will get ugly.

 

[soxhop411]

http://boards.buffalobills.com/showthread.php?525014-Rob-Ryan-Hired!!&s=84c681ec9953aaeeedd510dfa79435e7

Bills fans are trying to talk themselves into it

 

[Devizier]

And I thought it was bad when Shanahan hired his son.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Dennis Thurman is still officially the defensive coordinator. Poor guy.

Those coaching staff discussions when Rex isn't present (but his spy Rob is) will be so free-flowing and productive.

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

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[soxhop411]

@Smiling Joe Hesketh

would Rex have the stones to fire his brother if things go south next season? or will both of them be gone?

 

[Gunfighter 09]

Holy fuck, I just realized the Bills are already somewhere between $2-6M over the 2016 cap. That is with the entire left side of their offensive line eligible for free agency and only paying their QBs a total of less than $5M. Cutting Mario Williams would basically free up enough to pay their draft picks and maybe bring back Incognito.

They have over 1/3 ($55M+) of their cap invested in their top 6 front seven players. They have another $32M invested in their top 6 secondary players. That is 60% of their salary cap invested in half of their defense. And they need a Defensive head coach, a defensive AHC and a separate DC. Awesome, awesome, awesome.


*Edit - Of course, the fucking Jets have less than $15M in cap room and Fitzpatrick, Wilkerson and Ivory are FAs. And the Fish are $3M over the cap with Vernon and Miller as FAs. Must be fucking nice Pats fans.

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

@Smiling Joe Hesketh

would Rex have the stones to fire his brother if things go south next season? or will both of them be gone?

Of course he won't. The Ryans are very consistent in their approach to life: nothing's ever their fault. If they continue to suck Rex will go down with the ship over firing his own brother.

These two fucking frauds deserve each other. Their teams sucked this year, their defense sucked, and now they've brought all that failure together in the form of one huge Voltron-like suck.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

the Pats are a great organization, but has any team benefitted more from the pure ineptitude of the other three teams in their division more than New England? Its like a joke how bad the other teams are

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

The Colts vs. AFC South begs to differ.

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

As has been documented in one of these threads, the Pats winning percentage is virtually the same vs the AFC east as it is against the rest of the league.

 

[Saints Rest]

As has been documented in one of these threads, the Pats winning percentage is virtually the same vs the AFC east as it is against the rest of the league.

Whenever someone mentions the Pats success in some samples (home/away; in division; out of conference; whatever), the reality is that their winning percentage is extremely high in any and all of these breakdowns.

 

[Leather]

Not to mention, pick any division and you can find 2 teams that have, more often than not, been pretty lousy for long stretches over the past 10-15 years, or at least comparable to the Dolphins/Jets.

Browns, Bengals?
Raiders, Chiefs?
Lions, Vikings?
Rams, Cardinals?

The difference is that while the "Good Team" in those divisions typically rotates every 2-3 years, allowing different teams to get into the playoffs every once in awhile, the Patriots (and Colts) have remained dominant, which makes it 50% harder for other teams like the Jets and Dolphins to make it to the playoffs, because they have to do it via the Wild Card.

 

[RFDA2000]

the Pats are a great organization, but has any team benefitted more from the pure ineptitude of the other three teams in their division more than New England? Its like a joke how bad the other teams are

I feel like this is one of those chicken and egg things. I'm not sure it's possible to tell whether the Pats have benefited from inept division mates or whether the Pats division mates seem/are inept because they are forced to compete with the most consistent franchise in the NFL in the new century. Are the other teams in the division all trying to be the NFL equivalent of the Marlins, but just can't get the timing right?

Or perhaps it's all a mirage anyway given the Pat's winning percentages in and out of the division.

 

[dcmissle]

Rob joins Rex. Done for SJH and this for SoSH.

 

[troparra]

Just heard Rex on Mike & Mike. He said he's had a top 10 defense every year he's been in the league. He's not counting the time they were ranked #11 (2013 Jets) because the Bills were ranked #10 and they gave up 270 yds rushing to the Pats in the last game, so, you know.
Thus, this past season was an outlier for Rex.

 

[bradmahn]

I love that the two were apparently switched at birth (a couple times) and their parents didn't know which was actually Rex and which was really Rob. Rex always says he was born five minutes earlier but then admits it that he might technically be the younger brother, Rob because of all the confusion during their first few days. That is so Buffalo Bills, it hurts.

I am not a parent but how does this happen? Wouldn't you just check the serial numbers to see who's who?

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

Just heard Rex on Mike & Mike. He said he's had a top 10 defense every year he's been in the league. He's not counting the time they were ranked #11 (2013 Jets) because the Bills were ranked #10 and they gave up 270 yds rushing to the Pats in the last game, so, you know.
Thus, this past season was an outlier for Rex.

Is Rex actually aware that football consists of offense, defense and special teams?

Is he aware that the point is to win football games, not trump up cherry-picked stats in order to give his ego a good wanking?

On second thought, never mind. He's undoubtedly aware of all that, but because he's shitty at winning football games he has to revert to this nonsense.