CodeMonkey

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My personal opinion, and that's all it is, is that the Bills looked at the remaining schedule and the talent they have, and have returned back to the "we are in a rebuild" mindset. Put Peterman in, in a game that is the most winnable except maybe Indy, to see what they have going forward. If they thought Peterman guaranteed a loss I don't think they would put him in. So not tanking, but not "trying to save the season" either. More looking to the future.

I, for one, am very surprised he pulled that trigger so early in the season. But, Dennison's scheme suits a pocket passer. Peterman is one, TT is not. So short of adjusting the scheme to fit TT, they went this way.

Any good coach, at any level, knows enough to adjust his system to take advantage of the strengths of his players. To not do so even the slightest amount, as Dennison has done thus far, shows his ego is more important to him than how the team does. Dennison has put TT in a position where he is very unlikely to succeed, as a pocket passer. If he is not willing to adjust his system to the strengths of TT, then he should put Peterman in. At least he has a shot of being a pocket passer.

It was supposed to be over week 1. This is yet another year 1 of a rebuild cycle. The D got way more turnovers than is sustainable for a season in the first few weeks, combined with it being the softer part of the schedule, gave then a deceiving record. Bills fans are hungry for any success so they jumped on this start as a playoff run, ignoring what they knew before the season began. The Bills were never meant to make the playoffs this year, if they do, treat it as a gift from the gods. But don't expect it yet.

Punt, kick off, field goals, and press conference cliches.

So you are saying that based on seeing some garbage time play by Peterman, that you think the Bills coaching staff, who has seen Peterman and Taylor both all season starting back in the summer, are so inept that can't tell that Peterman is the better QB?

I'd rather him say nothing and do a better job.

Not trusting McCoach is another discussion entirely.

I can't argue with any of that. Just saying you can't accurately access Peterman versus TT based on garbage time work. If McCoach thought Peterman would win him games, you can bet your ass Peterman would be starting.

I would. WAYYYYYYYY to early to give up on the season and start evaluations for next season. They are 5-4, not 0-9.

It will be the same old bull ****. Have to be better, the Saints played well, coaches need to be better, players need to be better, trust the process, need to focus on the chargers now, blah blah blah. It will be more cliche time.

If TT was in on that last drive, he almost certainly would have been able to throw underneath against the prevent defense as well. He has done it in past seasons, that's a big reason his previous years stats are as good as they are.

Wow let that sink in for a minute ... 14.8 yards per rush when the Bills have 8 in the box. Astounding. The worst part of that game to me was when they showed the coaches, particularly in the 2nd half. Payton trying very hard to keep a **** eating grin off of his face and play it cool, while McCoach constantly had the deer in the headlights look on his face.

I seriously doubt it ... not yet. The Bills are 5-4 in a very weak AFC. There is no reason to throw in the towel yet. When the Bills are realistically eliminated from the wildcard (not necessarily mathematically eliminated) is when I hope they make this switch. Might as well see what the kid has with and against the first stringers at that point. But it is too early now IMO.

Since it was garbage time, it isn't an excuse. It is what it is. Would Peterman have done better, we'll never know. But is 5-4 the time for experimentation? And is TT the biggest problem? I mean, the Saints had 2 100+ yard rushers. Plus some 3rd stringer ripped off a big run late to get his first NFL TD. A 94 yard drive in the 3rd that was nothing other than runs up the gut that ended in a TD for gods sake, is Peterman is going to fix that? The defense !@#$ing sucked. No QB changes that.

I saw an interview with some of the people near him in the stands. They were so bored and over the game, they stood up and shielded him so security couldn't see him stripping before he jumped onto the field. That's the kind of day it was.

Oh god not !@#$ing intangibles again. There is nothing intangible about it. Taylor is short, not a consistently accurate passer, holds onto the ball too long, and his first instinct is to pull the ball down and run. He would be a very adequate backup in the NFL, but not a starter. All tangible.

I don't think the team quit at all. This is the Bills. Very little talent on both sides of the ball. The two reasons the season record is as good as it is are they had the softer part of the schedule in the first half of the season, and the defense was getting crazy amounts of turnovers which was unsustainable. The result was a 5-2 start. And hard core Bills fans being so desperate for a team that doesn't suck, fully bought into it instead of believing what their brains should have been telling them, this is year one of a significant rebuild. But the Dareus trade sure looked like a stupid idea, particularly during the all run 94 yard touchdown drive where they basically just ran up the middle all the way down the field. And quite frankly, it is beyond stupid to think the Pegulas are considering a coaching change now.

If memory serves, the Mom took 1 half (vertically) of each kids jersey and sewed them together and wore it when they played each other.

Yeah, family first. Even in that extreme case.

That's why I said in the later rounds.

Yes it should ... in the later rounds. Taking a flier on a local kid is fantastic marketing. And with attendance and ratings dropping and fewer kids playing the game, the teams need all the feel good marketing they can get.

Jerrah is located in a part of the country where the anthem protests probably do impact his attendance, and he has a LOT of seats to fill. Roger is giving Jerrah's star RB a hard time when the charges have already been dropped. Jerrah and Trump are [butt] buddies. The math on this one is simple.