vincec

A summary of fan reactions on Taylor that I've seen today: 1) He was great. If not for his inept teammates, especially Clay, the Bills would have had 40 points. He is totally underrated. 2) He sucked. If not for the great play of his teammates the Bills would have lost. This team is all Shady and the defense. 3) He was average, which is a huge relief after a terrible preseason. 4) He was average, which is huge let down after all the talk of unleashing a new, modern offense.

The team looked prepared and won so I think they were solid. They didn't need anything spectacular and didn't try to out think themselves. They will need a little more creativity in all,phases next week though.

There's nothing more important at this stage than building a winning culture and attitude. Tanking does the exact opposite.

Maybe we can start a thread bashing Darby next for getting hurt.

And the league MVP at quarterback, who was also one of their most dangerous runners. That was a one man offense and the Bills can't do that. They will need more balance, but if you don't have the guys who are you supposed to feature?

The answer is obvious isn't it? WRs are all rookies and "JAGs". Clay is supposed to be an elite pass catching TE and a Shady is Shady. The question would be more legitimate if Watkins was still on the team.

I would say McDermott has the bigger advantage, because he knows both the offensive and defensive schemes as well as the personnel. Rivera only knows the defensive scheme but doesn't have the same intimate knowledge of Dennisons offense or the Bills players.

Why is it the obsession of Tyrod backers to try and make everyone else share their view?

Lol. Precisely.

Can you imagine how good the Bills defense would be if Dareus played to his potential? I thought they had better play design in the passing game and not as good in the running game. I guess that was the idea, to balance things out in emphasis between run and pass.

Any chance to beat up a former player is worth its own thread.

That was good. And the penalties were manageable.

So much for the defense.

I can't wait either. Finally in his 7th season he will be unleashed!

I find it amazing that fans appear to count a win against the Jets as a forgone conclusion. The Jets swept the Bills last season and the Bills have clearly lost talent from last season. Also, the Bills are a team with two winning seasons in the last 17 years (both 9-7) so they don't exactly have a history and culture of winning. I expect a very difficult game and a win over the Jets would be a good win. If the offense looks competent against a strong defense then that would be even more encouraging.

Getting rid of Watkins was really the gut punch. He is young, extremely talented and a perfect west coast wide receiver. There had to be some serious injury or personality concerns with him otherwise that move was terrible TBH. These other trades are mostly window dressing. In any event, we'll find out over the next few weeks if this purported plan to "win now and win later" works out or if it's really a tank in disguise.

I'm not sure why they would do this since backup running backs are a dime a dozen.

I was thinking the exact same thing, it's kind of bs to be honest. Better to STFU than talk a guy up and then dump him the next day.

Nah. He sucks. Everyone else sucks. So what's the difference? Just tank and be happy with it. At least that's what I've been reading.

lol. So not vindicated? Is a retraction coming?

Ok. Did you wring your hands when Sammy was traded? Btw- The only one of those that I expect to see on the roster two years from now is Hughes.

I see. Probably true.

In all fairness, every coach comes into Buffalo sounding like that. The beauty of pro sports is that the talk is worthless because you can see the results on the field. We'll see if McDermott can do anything.

Or anyone on this team really. Is there anyone who you would wring your hands over if they got cut?

So are you hoping McCoy gets hurt to enhance the tank? Or saying that it doesn't matter if he gets hurt because they will lose out anyway? I'm not following.