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The... 2016 NFL SEASON!!

Started by RVR II, April 14, 2016, 08:09:47 AM

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So I finally get to catch a TNF game in Mexico and I thought the Raiders @ Chiefs was gonna be a good match up but seems like the Raiders forgot how to play football ???

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Not surprising..
QuoteRex Ryan in jeopardy of losing his job as soon as this week, as is Tyrod Taylor
The fractious relationship between Ryan and GM Doug Whaley hasn't gotten any better

CBS Sports 30m ago    

The Bills are 6-6 but mired in internal turmoil and dissension again, and Rex Ryan's tenure at coach is believed to be nearing an end, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
It would take an overwhelming performance down the stretch for Ryan to be back in 2017, the sources said, and he could be out as soon as Monday, depending on the team's results against Pittsburgh.
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is losing the support of the front office and could soon be benched as well.
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Ryan's relationship with general manager Doug Whaley and other Bills executives has always been rocky, and that has continued through this season. The front office continues to maintain the team has superior talent than the results indicate, a message that has been repeated to owner Terry Pegula regularly.
The Ryan/Whaley relationship is not tenable long term, which ownership is aware of, and a lopsided loss to the Steelers on Sunday might be enough to spur an in-season coaching change, sources said. Regardless, Ryan would have to win his remaining games or come close to it to secure a return next season, given the strained relationships and behind-the-scenes foibles of Ryan's regime.
"I'd say I'm 95 percent sure Rex is gone by the end of the season," said one source who has been in contact with Pegula and other Bills brass, "and he could be out as soon as Monday."
Furthermore, sources said the club's decisions-makers are intrigued to see rookie Cardale Jones -- a raw quarterback but a dynamic athlete with considerable upside who was selected in the same round as Dak Prescott -- play this season, and it's virtually certain the team will not be picking up Taylor's 2017 option.
The Bills gave Taylor close to $8 million in new money this season as part of a revamped contract that includes a five-year option; if Taylor is on the roster on March 11, it would trigger $31 million in new guaranteed money. Sources said the Bills will not pick up that option, and, if they were to make a coaching change, they would likely change starting quarterbacks as well.

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"Unless Tyrod turns into Russell Wilson the last four weeks -- and that's if he's even playing all four weeks -- then he's not going to get that option," said one source with knowledge of the situation.
Ryan is in his second year with the club, and the decision to hire his brother, Rob, as defensive coordinator has not been well received. Rex Ryan made significant changes to his staff after a 2015 season in which the Bills fell well short of the coach's playoff talk, and that bled into this season, when offensive coordinator Greg Roman was fired mere weeks into the season. The Bills' passing game remains limited, and the secondary -- thought to be one of the strengths of the team -- has struggled while top paid defenders like Marcell Dareus and Jerry Hughes have slumped or been absent, injured or suspended.
Sources said Pegula seems to have cooled on the idea of bringing in a senior vice president of football operations of some sort -- he's considered Bill Polian for such a position in the past and spoke to Tom Coughlin earlier this season -- and Whaley has formed a strong bond with ownership. It seems unlikely the Bills would make major changes in football operations, though a brutal finish could conceivably alter that landscape as well.

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At least I get to see the Steelers @ Bills game here.. Lots of snow falling :o I miss Buffalo winters :'(

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And they lose.. Guess we will see if the rumors come true :-\

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But the Panthers win though it's too late for their season now :-[

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And the Packers are laying the smack down on the Seahags :o

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Always a pleasure to see the Cowchips lose  ;D

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My Bills are back to .500 on the season thanks to the Factory of Sadness..
Not sure if I will get to see the Panthers on MNF (heading back to Acapulco for the day for my wife's analysis), not that it really matters as their season is pretty much over anyways :-[

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And my Panthers won nicely last night on MNF though their wins are coming in 'garbage season'..
I don't know why they still show them in the hunt cause even if they win the last 2 games, they will finish 8-8 and would need help..
From NFL.com:
QuoteThe Panthers can help decide the NFC South champion with bouts versus Atlanta and at Tampa Bay, but their own playoff odds are so faint as to be almost non-existent. In addition to winning out, they need the Saints to beat the Bucs, the Falcons to beat the Saints, the Lions to beat the Packers, the Bears to beat the Vikings and the Redskins to lose one remaining game and tie another.

MartyS (Gromit)

Eagles beat the Giants, that's always good...

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Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on December 22, 2016, 09:19:40 PM
Eagles beat the Giants, that's always good...
Couldn't catch the game here last night due to the family posada (pinata party) but that has to put a wrench in the Giants playoff hopes :o
Actually just delays them getting a spot I guess :-\

MartyS (Gromit)

Quote from: RVR II on December 23, 2016, 08:29:16 AM
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on December 22, 2016, 09:19:40 PM
Eagles beat the Giants, that's always good...
Couldn't catch the game here last night due to the family posada (pinata party) but that has to put a wrench in the Giants playoff hopes :o
Actually just delays them getting a spot I guess :-\

Yes, but at least they didn't get to celebrate on the field in Philly.

RVR II

Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on December 23, 2016, 08:59:47 AM
Quote from: RVR II on December 23, 2016, 08:29:16 AM
Quote from: MartyS (Gromit) on December 22, 2016, 09:19:40 PM
Eagles beat the Giants, that's always good...
Couldn't catch the game here last night due to the family posada (pinata party) but that has to put a wrench in the Giants playoff hopes :o
Actually just delays them getting a spot I guess :-\

Yes, but at least they didn't get to celebrate on the field in Philly.
Oh yeah then that IS a great win then 8)