Roman’s ouster is the continuation of a troubling trend, one that ultimately may seal Ryan’s fate in Buffalo, as it did with the Jets.
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After Thursday night’s loss to the New York Jets, the Bills made a decision to part ways with Greg Roman.
A report circulated Friday afternoon that Ryan was pressured by the front office to fire Roman. That’s not the Rex Ryan that took the Jets on by storm. “I’m accountable for everything that goes on”. “And I’m also accountable for these decisions”. At the same time, he made a significant change to his coaching staff by firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman on Friday. But after the offense gained only 160 yards in a 13-7 loss in Week 1 to Baltimore, a performance that Ryan called “ugly” and “terrible” and said was “about as bad as it gets”, Taylor had what seemed like a much-improved effort with two long touchdown throws against the Jets.
Roman was replaced by assistant head coach/running backs Anthony Lynn. He goes through offensive coordinators more than any coach in today’s game, a trend that began in 2011 with the ouster of Brian Schottenheimer.
Statisticians predict only 12 percent of teams that are 0-2 make the playoffs, which could be the reason for the move.
Owners Terry and Kim Pegula convened private meetings Friday morning to discuss the offense, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday.
It simply wasn’t aesthetically pleasing to watch Buffalo play offense through two weeks, but it was Shangri-La compared to watching Ryan’s stubborn attempts at calling a defense, which kept using a single-high safety look while leaving the cornerbacks on an island against the Jets despite the fact they were getting gashed time and time again. There is no question about it who was the better team and it was the Jets.
Ryan and his new coordinator will have a little extra time to prepare for the Cardinals thanks to the schedule, but they still face an uphill battle. Things are well on their way to unraveling in Buffalo, and it would not be surprising if Ryan was shown the door before the end of the season.
And yet he’s still here, with the Bills sitting at 0-2 and in full panic mode in Week 2 of the National Football League season.
With less than 24 hours remaining before kickoff, it’s becoming more and more clear who will and won’t play this week.
Through two games, Enunwa is the team’s leading receiver with 13 receptions. Ertz suffered a rib displacement under his shoulder and has not yet been cleared by doctors to practice or play with the potentially risky condition. Brandon Marshall recorded 4 receptions after being pulled from the game in what could have been a major injury.
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“Considering we don’t get a bye until week 10”, Bowles said, “this is a good break for us”. Center Mike Pouncey will miss the game due to a hip injury. Fitzpatrick’s pinpoint passes were perfectly placed and proficiently precise throughout the duration of the game, which instituted a trust in the Jets wide receivers that was visible on the field. They opened up the season against the Baltimore Ravens, a team that finished with a sub 0.500 record previous year after losing Joe Flacco to a knee injury.
