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5 reasons the Bills should fire Rex Ryan immediately

By James LeBreton

Aug 20, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan during the second half against the New York Giants at New Era Field. Bills beat the Giants 21 to 0. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 20, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan during the second half against the New York Giants at New Era Field. Bills beat the Giants 21 to 0. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 30, 2016; Pittsford, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Greg Roman comes off the field after the first session of training camp at St. John Fisher College. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 30, 2016; Pittsford, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Greg Roman comes off the field after the first session of training camp at St. John Fisher College. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

The Firing of Greg Roman

Former Bills Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman hasn’t exactly had a smooth career, either. After a poor showing in San Francisco and the inability to run a screen pass he was chased out of Candlestick Park.

Roman doesn’t have a great track record in the fourth quarter, nor does his offense do well in the red zone, but somehow the Bills felt it necessary to make him the highest paid offensive coordinator in the NFL.

In Week 1, the Greg Roman lead offense scored an underwhelming seven points in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens, a contest in which the team totaled 160 yards. After an 8-8 season last year, that wasn’t exactly the way fans and upper management wanted to start a new year.

After a frustrating loss in Week 1, Roman stepped it up against the New York Jets, contributing almost 400 yards of total offense and 23 points in a loss that was clearly not his fault.

In fact, doesn’t it seem a little peculiar that he was fired after stepping up his game? Especially after a performance like the team had in Baltimore. The Bills are far from perfect and their offense needs a lot of work, but the hatchet fell on the wrong guy last Friday.

Rex Ryan can blame the firing on a lack of offense or the size of Roman’s contract, but the plain simple truth is that if a firing had to happen it should have been someone on the defensive side of the ball, and I don’t mean Dennis Thurman.

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