I said at the time that the Buffalo game was huge. Because it would've broken existing patterns. We know they can beat the Hawks, Cards and Bucs, they've done that in prior seasons. Buffalo at home - an out of division game - is exactly the games they haven't been able to win. And so it proved.
Agree that they inherited a complete mess. And 7-8-1 in his first year was laudable. They had Bradford and the RGIII trade picks to build on. And it just hasn't happened. The Bradford injuries is one reason, but the RGIII trade hasn't paid off.