The move by ownership shows just how impatient the Bills have become with mediocrity. Buffalo has not reached the postseason since 1999 and has only finished in second place twice in the Bill Belichick era. While Ryan was a gift to a sleeping fan base de-energized by the Chain Gailey era and suspicious after Doug Marrone opted out of his contract two years ago, he fell into some of the similar pitfalls he encountered with the Jets.