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I like your edit I was about to blame you for the shrinking lead! Lol C'mon cuse!!!

So it's almost like you're saying we don't yet know what we have? Hmmm I like that you mention gabbert and locker though. As others have mentioned reaching for a qb to get the third or fourth best off the board is generally not a good strategy. As for you megatron question... It depends how you feel about Watkins or even Evans. They could indeed turn out to be elite receivers. They would certainly see the field though. Drafting a qb in round 1 this year guaranteed that either this year or last years first won't. I don't see how that is a winning strategy.

Is everyone going to refuse to acknowledge the Matthew stafford comparison? He also played in 10 games his rookie year due to injury with stats that were worse than ejs. He followed that up with 3 games his next year. Then he we went on to throw for 5k yards and 40 Tds in a season. You know what the lions did? Continued to give him weapons and improve the team around him. There is no qb that will be there at 9 that will be worth taking over any of the other positions that would help the bills next year. This draft definitely reminds me of that draft with a lot of the same players.

Cooney is down 18-17 to notre dame right now!

Nah we all came to that consensus about 20 pages ago lol.

I think the strategy of BPA does just this and supposedly it is what the Bills subscribe too. The question is will there really be a can't miss qb available at 9? Would you rather the #3/4 qb or the #1WR, #2LB, or #1/#2 OT?

You realize that Cousins was picked in the 4th round right? Most of the people that are defending EJ wouldn't mind a qb being taken that late. The question was whether or not to take a 1st round qb this year. That is what TG said "I do" to. If there is value late most if not all people would be on board as the backup situation isn't solved in their eyes. That said to waste a 1st on a backup qb (either this year or last years would be just that) is silly to put it kindly. Add in the fact that you are staring at maybe the 4th best qb in a questionable class and it makes the idea even worse.

That would definitely be out on a limb. Everything I've seen has him in the 2nd or 3rd. If he goes 4th or later I would love the Bills to jump on him!

It has nothing to do with you receiving my stamp of approval. It has more to do with I can't take your opinion seriously because you come across as an I'm smarter than you jerk and talk down to so many people interested in having a conversation. I think by the sounds of this thread many don't agree with what TG did. You are acting like whatever TG and those at the news do is acceptable. Many of us feel he was just being a jerk. His question and response to EJ were self serving and nothing more. There are many qbs that have gone on to success that had poor first years. There are many who had injury problems at the start of their career. None that I can recollect had to deal with a reporter saying that they should be replaced after one year to their face. It was a pot stirring effort by TG. Do you think perhaps the Bills reluctance to deal with the local media has anything to do with their treatment by said media? If given the choice of dealing with someone who is cordial and interested in a discussion or someone who is going to trash you constantly to garner clicks/views who are you going to grant access/interviews? Badol you have glossed over this post so in your infinite wisdom please reply to this. I would be interested to know what the smartest Bills fan ever has to say about my thoughts here.

I keep trying to give you the benefit of the doubt as your reputation was defended by a mod but wow is the snark strong with you. So on a Bills fan message board thos that cheer for the team and want to see the qb succeed shouldn't? I would be very interested in a response from you to my previous post about all qbs struggling with pressure and the interesting parallels of Matthew Stafford. Your last line is very interesting. The players get away with not speaking to the media bc it is a small market but we as fans shouldn't care because the product is crap? It is there job to report on the Bills, that is what the news hires them to do. TG making his job more difficult seems counterproductive to what his employer would want from him. Fans certainly want reporting on this team especially those of us that frequent this board. So who is winning when media makes enemies out of players? Or should we just not care bc they haven't been good for so long?

Not sure why you would mention Dareus when he plays d-line and is coming off of a probowl year. Especially since the example of Rolando McLain is just sitting there for you to use. Hopefully not. I won't speak in absolutes but I think this kid will be a bust. 1. You know Buddy's not in charge anymore right? 2. You know he traded down last year right? Alright I'm done being a sarcastic jerk I agree with you 100%. A trade down is exactly what I would want this year. Many of the positions the Bills need not only have depth but the value lies in grabbing an extra pick or two while still getting a quality player.

So how about his post game presser last night. It appears that he learned from his previous comments. Or maybe he doesn't hate Denver as much as SF. Or the game was a blow out so and he was injured so he had time to compose his thoughts. My prediction? This thread will fade as fast the Da'Rick after his no catch performance...

Noooooooo!!! I would hate if they finally get to #1 just to lose. A loss to Duke at Cameron would be acceptable as would a loss to Pitt at Pitt. Any of these other games and it would be Cuse not showing up and doing their job.

I just simply disagree with this. An excellent defense can win a championship with an okay offense. It seems to be much more difficult for an excellent offense to win with an okay defense. Yes there are many ways to skin a cat but having a really good defense has proven to be much more important than a really good offense. Nobody is playing in the super bowl without a pretty good team but one that favors defense to offense has been very successful recently. Some stats I found: Since 1990, teams ranked 1st or 2nd in scoring defense are 10-2 in the Super Bowl. Both losses (2010 Packers over Steelers, 2004 Patriots over Eagles) came to a team that was also ranked 1st or 2nd in scoring defense. Overall, teams ranked 1st or 2nd in scoring defense are 22-11. (after last night that can be updated to 11-2 and 23-11. - 31 of 46 Super Bowl winners had a top 5 scoring defense. 23 of 46 Super Bowl losers had a top 5 scoring defense. 30 Super Bowl winners had a top 5 total defense. 18 losers were top 5 in total defense. (This is now 32 of 48 and 31 winners having a top 5 total defense) So 67% of Super Bowl winners have had top 5 scoring defenses that is certainly a trend.

An interesting thought struck me this morning while listening to mike and mike. Many on here bemoan the fact that EJ struggles when there is a heavy rush and that his mechanics break down. Simply put that he struggles when faced with pressure. This is a near and dear held fact for why he won't/can't be the qb of the future by those that spout that. It could end up being true that he doesn't work out but EVERY QB struggles with this. What is the key to beating Brady and Manning? Pressure in their face. I think we saw that on a grand stage last night but it is a recurring theme with Peyton as well as Brady. So if 2 of the all time greats with 4 super bowl wins and 8 appearances between them struggle with this, why is it used as the crux of any argument against EJ? As for the injury concerns someone earlier in the thread mentioned a comparison to Matthew Stafford and I think it is a great one. Stafford never missed a start in college due to injury then in his first 2 years in the league he played in 13 out of 32 games. In his next 3 years he hasn't missed a start. So is he injury prone? He also only got 10 games his first year. Should the Lions have drafted a QB after year 1? How about after year 2? EJ had a better completion percentage and better ypa than Stafford. Would anyone be mad if EJ turned out as good as Stafford?

It does. Halfway through the season I said to my sister that he sucked and never realized his potential. Call it my Tim Graham moment because he has been playing lights out since. Can't wait for tonight! Admittedly with this crazy sports weekend I have a bit of a sports hangover but I can't wait to get to the dome tonight! GOnna be rocking as we will be #1. Hopefully the boys come out ready to play as this is a classic letdown game scenario. Then again I thought Wake was a trap scenario, Duke was playing their best ball, and now this. I've been riding a doubt train for a bit now and am glad to continually be proven wrong. As long as it is close at the end though I have complete faith they will pull it out. Wish I felt that way about the Bills!

Game's over. If you want to know the final score you can find it on the internet #Sabres

It makes things a lot easier when your defense is all time great and you have an excellent running game. I can't knock him as he won the Super Bowl but it was his team carrying him not vice versa. The Seahawks victory flies in the face of the you have to have a great qb to win it all stance of many. In fact I would claim Eli manning (2), joe Flacco, and Russell Wilson are all good but not great qbs. That would be 4 of the last 8. Depending on where you fall with roethlisberger you could claim 6 of 10 (I won't). The first steelers win though I believe he had the worst qb rating of any sb winning qb. So say 5 of 10, again not the end all be all many claim.

I don't think Wilson's play has been above average at all. He was very pedestrian the last 6 weeks.

Yes that's the one most people are up in arms about. I know I have homer glasses but it was indeed a block as you mentioned.

I believe that norv was already relieved of his duties before pettine was hired.

I don't have a link bc I'm on my phone but pettine has hired Kyle shanahan for his oc. Very underwhelming pick imo. Never cared much for him as an oc but I guess this is what you get when you're trying to hire coaches in February.

Jefferson was clear as day. I have no idea what he was thinking trying to pull that off. Parker's was a foul IMO bc of the advantage he gained when doing the clear out move. If that happens further away from the basket there is no call probably. Since the result of that move by him would have been a dunk you have to call that as a ref. I saw the replay again of the dunk and still don't think that was a foul. Tough game to officiate but an incredibly well played game by both teams. Hopefully Monday isn't a let down game! They're going to be #1 for it!

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