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It has been a frustrating 2016 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their fan base. With recently nonexistent expectations raised by a couple brief postseason appearances, the Pirates unexpectedly find themselves below .500 after being swept by the Cubs and Brewers. How did the Pirates get here, and what might their short-term future hold?The Pirates have been one of the games feel-good stories in recent seasons. It wasnt long ago that they finally broke their seemingly interminable streak of sub-.500 seasons and turned things around to the point that their current losing streak is more than a bit off-putting, though they remain in the race for the second wild-card spot that seemingly no team wants to win.One of the factors that held the Bucs back during their generation of futility was a relatively low team payroll, and their standing in that regard has changed only modestly. Their Opening Day payroll checked in at just below $100 million ($99.945 million, to be exact), 19th in the majors. Their year-end ranking likely will fall a couple notches, thanks to the money-saving trades of Francisco Liriano and Mark Melancon.In 2012-15, the Pirates ranked 29th, 25th, 27th and 24th in team payroll, respectively. Over that span, the Rays and Astros were the only other teams to rank 24th or lower each season, and only two other clubs, the Indians and As, ranked below 20th in each of those four seasons.The Pirates have a superb and still relatively new ballpark, and their attendance has trended up in recent seasons, but the fact is they will never be near the top of the games salary rankings. They have flexibility to make a big strategic add if the competitive situation dictates it, but there will never be much margin for error.Its pretty simple. If the Pittsburgh Pirates wish to be perennial contenders, they have two primary tasks.1) They must grow their own superstars. This is because they simply are not able to compete for players at the top, or even upper-middle region, of the free-agent market.2) They must outsmart other clubs in an environment in which everyone is getting smarter. They must be creative, anticipate trends and zig when others are zagging.Before we look at how the Pirates currently grade out in those two areas, lets take a step back and assess how the Pirates have arrived at the intersection of Contention Street and Mediocrity Avenue.Nike Air Max 720 Damen Günstig .Y. - General manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a big man and confirmed the team worked out centre Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed. Nike Air Max Plus Billig . 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The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p.The Buffalo Bills have fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman.Roman, 44, was the NFLs highest-paid offensive coordinator. The Bills appointed assistant head coach/running backs coach Anthony Lynn as their new offensive coordinator.Romans firing comes less than 24 hours after the Bills fell to 0-2 with Thursday nights 37-31 loss to the Jets. Buffalos offense gained 393 total yards in the game, bouncing back from a 160-yard outing in a season-opening 13-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.The Bills hired Roman in January 2015 after naming Rex Ryan as their coach. Roman was among about a dozen candidates to interview for the Bills head-coaching vacancy following the sudden departure of Doug Marrone.Roman served as the 49ers offensive coordinator from 2011 to 2014 after following then-49ers coach Jim Harbaugh from Stanford.Lynn, 47, served as Ryans running backs coach with the Jets from 2009 to 2014 before joining Ryan in Buffalo last season. The former NFL running back for the Broncos and 49ers interviewed for the Dolphins head-coaching vacancy and San Franciscos offensive coordinator job this past offseason.Though Buffalo scored 31 points on Thursday night, seveen came as a result of safety Nickell Robey-Coleman returning Jalin Marshalls fumble 36 yards for a touchdown.ddddddddddddThe running attack has particularly struggled a year after leading the NFL with 2,432 yards. Buffalo has combined for just 151 yards rushing in two games.Thats not what was counted on from a unit that returned mostly intact and was expected to be more comfortable with Romans philosophies and playbook.Quarterback Tyrod Taylor went 8-6 as a first-time starter last year. The Bills believe Taylor has the opportunity to be their long-time starter after signing him to a six-year extension last month. The Bills, however, can opt out of the contract in each of the next two years.Romans dismissal is the latest in a series of shuffles Ryan has made to his staff.In January, he hired his twin brother, Rob, to be an assistant head coach with a specific responsibility for defense. In March, defensive line coach Karl Dunbar was fired and replaced by John Blake.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '