Open Letter To Ralph Wilson: The Rest of the NFL Is Moving on Without You

This is an open letter to Ralph Wilson and anyone else at One Bills Drive that is in position to claim that they have Ralph's ear:

The time to take charge of the tailspin your team is in, is right now. The organization has been in a funk for the past decade.

You are not alone. There are a host of other NFL organizations that have been doormats in their respective divisions and conferences for many years.

Some of those clubs have decided that they are not going to wait until the end of the season and make a big change then. They have the ability and desire to do something now, and they are not making any apologies for their sense of urgency.

You see there are only a few highly selective individuals capable of turning around the abyss that is known commonly as the Buffalo Bills. There is not any current etiquette book approved by Commissioner Roger Godell that you have to wait for the season to end before naming a new General Manager or a new Head Coach.

Last week the Washington Redskins named Bruce Allen to become their new GM. Seattle Seahawks GM and team president Tim Ruskell left the organization, so you know that Seattle will be looking for a new guy to run the team. Today, Cleveland Browns hired Mike Holmgren to take over as president of the team.

Notice a trend here Ralph? These are all teams with comparable records to the Bills that know they need to overhaul. They are not waiting around for divine intervention. If you snooze, you lose.

The trouble I have with one of the above items was that Mike Shanahan was thought to be a package deal with Bruce Allen, and Daniel Snyder will have no problem stepping up for a big pay day to land Shanahan to run the team. So much for the seven hours that the Bills invested in meeting with Shanahan.

Bill Cowher wants to wait until the end of the season, but what if the Bills are one of seven teams that want to offer him their head coach vacancy? What would set the Bills position apart from the other six, or whatever the final head count vacancy rate turns out to be?

I just have the feeling that while everyone else is taking action, Ralph is still deliberating on his own time table, and since there has been no news at all since the team met with Shanahan a month ago, that worries me greatly.

Mr. Wilson is probably thinking, what do the fans expect? We sent Russ Brandon to sit down with Mike Shanahan. We tried to talk to Bill Cowher. Why can't they be patient like me?

Everyone has a hot button Ralph. Do a little more research and digging and you will find out what the bottom line is for your top choices at GM, and Head Coach. Take a deep breath and step up to the plate.

Only three more shopping days until Christmas Mr. Wilson. We have been good all season long, and continue to sell out one home game after another for you. Make us happy this Christmas Ralph and make something happen.