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surprised to even see Culley appear on this list, yet alone any list lol. I wish we had a more experienced QB's coach. His track record in this regard hasn't been that great, & thats an understatement lol. Is Culley here because McD thinks he is the right man for the job? Or is he here because he's all we got? Here's to hoping he can coach.

This exactly. Can you imagine what the narrative would be if Josh Allen started 0-11, just like Troy Aikman did? Or what if he went 4-12, just like Jim Kelly did? I understand the concerns people have with throwing Allen into the fire, but just like with most things in life, you learn the quickest thru experience & thru making mistakes & learning from them. Having Josh on the sidelines will just teach him how to hold a clipboard & have him inside of his head the whole game, as opposed to just playing football. If you believe Allen is your franchise QB going forward, then you go with him. There's always gonna be a risk of injuries, its a physical game. But I can't see McD not starting Allen because he's afraid he might get hurt. And everyone elses comments about Peterman needing to select a receiver pre snap based on what coverage he sees being a potential liability i agree with.

I get your logic & i might even agree with it. But thats like saying you bought a ferrari & leave it in the garage because youre afraid it might get damaged... well why did you buy a ferrari then? You made the investment to go out & get it, it serves you no use to just let it sit in the garage. Youre never gonna learn how to drive unless you get behind the wheel imo. Generalized statements on how to handle a rookie qb aside. I think what direction you go in with regards to Josh depends on what you see out of him with the reps he gets. If he looks like he can handle the pressure & remain poised & in control of himself, then throw him out there. I think if Josh feels like the coaches are afraid to put him out there because he might start doubting himself, that in turn could help make him doubt himself too. It goes both ways imo.

Ritchie could've been here if he wanted to. It's not as if the Bills kicked him off the team. He quit on his own. But yeah, that's what we need on our offensive line, another quitter. Sounds like a recipe for success!

I think for the most part, we knew our O Line would be relatively bad... but i don't think we imagined it'd be this bad. Not having Dion Dawkins in there definitely hurt. Having him in there only makes everyone else around him a bit better. But its kinda ironic, they say its harder to find good tackles in this league & easier to find interior guys & here we appear to have the opposite. Poor center/guards & 1 good tackle & the other serviceable. I know we're all hoping that Beane finds some help but at this point I don't know what he really can do. Every team is looking for good OL-men. The best we can hope for is that someone elses trash is better than our trash. If we can find better garbage out there then i guess its still an upgrade? I'll tell ya what though, if the line doesnt improve over the course of the season, theres gonna be a lot of hard questions for Beane to answer as to why they didn't address the position better heading into this year. The writing was on the wall with Wood & Ritchie leaving, it's not like they didn't see this coming. As always I guess we'll just have to hope for the best

Thank God its only preseason

2 minutes into the game & i'm already sick of the stupid train whistle

This years 1st preseason game was highly anticipated. After last years drought ending playoff game & an offseasons worth of moves capped with Josh Allen's signing, I couldn't wait til this years 1st game. For the game coming up, yeah i'm looking forward to it but I don't put as much weight into it as many have. I wish Allen to light it up of course but I also realize it takes time to learn the ropes & grow into a successful QB. Its gonna be a process. If Josh has a mediocre game tomorrow, I won't think the sky is falling or that we made the wrong choice. Even though you can bet someone here will make a thread claiming he's a bust & remind us about his predraft evaluations of being an inaccurate passer or that we should've drafted Darnold or Rosen. For all the excitement i have with the potential of our team, I try to remain grounded & realistic about our expectations. All things that can be in short supply on team message boards lol.

No, i don't think we take him for granted. During the Tyrod years i think everyone of us realized he was our only legitimate offensive weapon. Our whole offense revolved around him. Anytime we ever got a hint of an injury scare with him, you could feel the collective gasp & fright in the air, that our whole teams success fell in the balance. So no I don't think we take him for granted. The only "negative' to Shady in fans eyes would be his contract or off field "stuff". But the man can play football & is as versatile of a back that we've had here since Thurman Thomas. I also don't think he's gets neglected on a national level. Its our team that gets neglected lol

Tila Tequila huh? Just had to give u a shout out for actually remembering her... She was only around for a short term, very much like Merriman here for the Bills. But I suppose you have a couple good reasons to remember her for haha.

I was lucky enough to be alive when the Rockpile was still in action. I remember not being able to see part of the field due to the support beams being in the way. Looking back on it I'm glad i was able to go to it. Old time stadium right there lol

I like Hughes but to me you gotta factor in how in 2020 he's an UFA & he's approaching that age where players of his type start losing a step... That step that makes Hughes a threat. Some may say he's lost it already. Long term picture will Hughes even still be on this team in a year or 2? With Lawson yet to make his mark in this league & Trent Murphy often injured, with all that in mind I can see where Mack makes sense.

I agree, but with the acquisitions this staff has already made in order to improve our pass rush, its obviously been part of their plan to improve that area. Murphy so far hasn't panned out as they wouldve hoped. Hughes is an UFA in 2020 & Lawson is still a work in progress on the bubble of even making this team kinda guy. Financial plan in place or not, you always make the call to find out what they want so you can factor that into your decision making. In the reverse if we found out that Beane never inquired about Mack when he was available we'd all be thinking wtf. Players of Macks ability don't come around too often & its arguably at a position of need. I'm 100% certain our front office has not only discussed whether or not it makes sense long term, but they've contacted Oakland as well. Doesn't mean they'll do anything about it, but you gotta at least discuss it.

To be honest i'd be mad if Beane didn't make a call. I'd think any competent GM would at least see what the Raiders would want... I'd hope at least he'd do his due diligence.. I'm sure Beane has

I like your idea. However with the exception of this years Draft with a QB being 1st priority, Idk if this regime would ever go into a Draft looking at 1 position over all others. From what i gather they evaluate based on best player available. So it'd be hard to forecast what their desire next Draft would be. It just stinks that we invested good money into Trent (often injured) Murphy. If we can somehow work out the contracts side of things then I'd say lets go for it. Do you trade Lawson who has a better contract & who is younger or do you trade Hughes who is the better player but commands a higher salary? Hughes is also a UFA in 2020 & being over 30 you'd have to wonder when his productivity drops because of it... (or has it already?). I like Hughes but i dont think it'd be a tough choice saying Mack > Hughes. I would prefer keeping Hughes but long term big picture, maybe moving Jerry makes sense in this scenario

I just think with this o line that having Peterman back there is a mistake. He's not as mobile as Josh so if (when) he gets under pressure, i'm afraid he'll have to rush his throws & throw more INT's or eat sacks. Nate has proved he can be accurate when he throws on rhythm & with anticipation. But when the line breaks down, I haven't seen him have much success. There's no guarantee Josh can do well in that scenario either. But he's looked extremely poised when the pocket collapses & he's shown he can escape pressure with his legs, all while looking downfield at the same time. You factor in how its a tough choice between the 2 from how they've both played well & how he's the QB of the future & to me i think Allen is the easy choice.

For sure, but any talent that is elite would get hired somewhere else than a radio station in Buffalo lol. Its a catch 22 of sorts. Radio isnt what it used to be, Buffalo is a small market, so we end up with the slop, i mean Schopp

Thanks for posting this. I just tweeted to Cris Carter that he should look at the research & not just the TV & i linked the study. I liked Carters play on the football field but off the field man does he say some stupid things. Thanks for giving me the ammo to correct his point.

It's because of that shaky o line where i think Allen gives us the better chance for success. Peterman would get killed out there & the pressure would force him to make bad throws & throw 5 INT's again. Allen looked poised when the line broke down & has the ability to scramble & throw with accuracy on the run. Your reason for picking Nate with the o line is the very reason why picking Nate would be a mistake.

Yes it'd be great if we could get that type of production again, but please just stop with trying to make comparisons to hall of fame players to those who havent even played 1 NFL regular season game yet & where the others claim to fame is throwing 5 INT's in a half of football. Its an unfair comparison to both, no all of the involved. Yesterday it was comparing Marcus Murphy to Thurman Thomas. Please just stop lol Kelly/Reich = Allen/Peterman? NO

truth is that theres just been tons of these negative nancy type posts on this forum this offseason, regardless if the post was meant to be a joke or not. I think most of us, at least for me, have just grown tired of the debbie downer glass half full attitude towards our team's potential. Sure a lot of that has to do with enduring 17 years of the drought. But we all long for the days when we all share in the optimism instead of the familiar pessimistic tones of the past. Thats not to say we can't be critical or realistic about where our teams at, or call something for what it is. But i think we all know that Allen could turn out to be a bust. We already know its possible from living thru EJ Manuel or JP Losman or any of the other countless QB's we've hitched our hopes onto, only to watch them all fail. We get ur joke, but that jokes just not funny anymore haha. Perhaps some of us just have offseason board fatigue & can't wait for the season to begin lol.

Yeah Thurman Thomas literally changed the way running backs were used. His dual threat ability helped pave the way for the likes of Marshall Faulk or even LT. Thurman was the best all purpose back in his era. There's no way you can compare what we've seen from Marcus Murphy to him, no matter how much I like the way Murphy runs. Lets see if this guy can actually make the final roster first before we put him in the same sentence as Thurman Thomas.

Other than him spelling his name wrong Its Reich everyone... Frank Reich

The playoff drought is over, but the drought for not winning a playoff game continues....and lets not even talk about the drought for a SuperBowl Championship... Hopefully that one ends soon!