The offense scored 31 points and the offensive coordinator was sacked, but the defense allowed 37 points and the defensive coordinator, Rex Ryan’s brother Rob, kept his job.
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The Buffalo Bills made a surprise move less than 24 hours after a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football, as the team announced offensive coordinator Greg Roman was sacked by the team.
Roman, who received head-coaching consideration while serving as San Francisco’s offensive coordinator from 2011 to 2014, established the type of ground-based, ball-control attack Ryan was seeking when becoming head coach previous year. On 3rd and five Rex Ryan challenged a 4 yard completion and won it. Fitzpatrick came out and threw another first down pass to Enunwa. First off, He was the highest paid offensive coordinator in the NFL.
In Thursday’s loss to New York, Taylor hooked-up with Marquise Goodwin for an 84 yard touchdown pass – the longest TD strike at home in Bills history. He was the offensive coordinator when the Niners reached the Super Bowl and was credited with developing Colin Kaepernick into a viable National Football League starting quarterback.
The spectre of Ryan’s job security hangs over all of this.
It is getting very ugly, very quickly this season for the Buffalo Bills. Ryan has coached through job whispers before, but it’s unsettling if it becomes an issue so early in his Bills tenure.
Firing Roman gave Ryan an excuse to elevate running backs coach Anthony Lynn, one of Ryan’s guys from his Jets days. His brother Rob Ryan is helping on the defense. I see no reason why a team would keep Rex Ryan as their head coach after this season, especially with his record and prior baggage.
“It’s not going to be a drastic change based on the verbiage you have and everything else”, said Ryan.
That doesn’t mean it will work. After the mini bye, the Bills host a prolific Cardinals offense, before traveling to Foxborough.
What kind of team does Ryan think he has after more than a year in Buffalo?
The Jets held a two-to-one edge in time of possession over the Bills, controlling the clock for nearly 40 minutes Thursday night.
Ryan’s prized defense – the one he vowed would be much improved over previous year – was porous.
Rex Ryan is holding himself answerable for the Buffalo Bills’ slow start.
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“I thought he was down for the count for sure”, said quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who tapped Marshall on the shoulder in condolence on the sideline before the receiver left to have his knee tested. It was one of the top performances of his career and possibly his best game as a Jet. He’s not the one boasting anymore.
