Rocky Landing

So, you contributed that definition to Wiki, and then went back and cut-and-pasted your contribution to this thread? Who do you think we are, Jets fans?

My fear is that Rex has a hard-on for Tyrod, and he makes him the starter. Then, despite his great running ability, he is unable to get the ball to our numerous playmakers, who subsequently lose morale, and poison the locker room. Rex (being Rex) keeps Tyrod in as the starter for way too long. In week 11 (right after Tyron fires a bullet into the waiting arms of Derrelle Revis), Rex puts in Cassel, whose motivational skills are unable to turn the offense around. Finally, week 17, in a last ditch effort to end the season on a high note, Rex starts EJ vs Miami. Ndamukong Suh, coming off a ten game suspension for stepping on Tom Brady's throat, ends both their careers by viscously stomping on EJ's good knee, 3-13.

I wonder if Pettine doesn't regret his short tenure, and hasty departure from the Bills a little bit? Head coaching opportunities open up every year, and 2014 saw HC turnover in Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Minnesota, Tampa, and Washington. If Pettine had waited the obligatory two years (and assuming we still had the 9-7 season- a reasonable expectation), Pettine could have been interviewing for the Falcons, Bears, Broncos, Jets, Raiders, and 49ers, and very well could have ended up HC for the Bills. All of those options look like better gigs than tending a dumpster fire in Cleveland. Even the Raiders are looking ascendant.

How are Rex Ryan's defenses predicated on a strong secondary? I assume by that you mean that his defenses rely on the secondary more so than most defensive schemes. What is unique in the way Rex uses the secondary?

How so? I would like to understand this.

Matt Moore to Buffalo?

Cal State Northridge has some nice facilities...

Maybe Hogan wants to improve, also. Maybe Hogan has been a hard working, dedicated team player ever since he first donned a Bills uniform. Maybe his work ethic has been as solid as EJ's. Maybe, Hogan will, once again, exceed expectations next season. And, BTW-- that looks like ranch dressing next to those wings in your avatar, instead of blue cheese. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???

Stats are useful tools, but they never tell the whole story. I think that everybody, even Buffaloed in Pa, knows how valuable Fred has been to this team. But, let's get real, here. This will be Fred's last season. We all know it. His role will be limited, sure. But, he will still be an asset in his limited role, both on and off the field. He will retire a Bill at the end of the season, and I hope they retire his number. There should never be another 22 in a Bills uniform. Now leave it alone.

Our failure to significantly improve the O-line (with the possible exception of Incognito) inspired me to vote for the signing of Felton as my favorite move. So, my vote for "favorite move," was really more like a vote for "least favorite." As far as least favorite move, I wonder why so many bemoan the signing of Cassel? I think we all feel that we needed a vet on the team, and Cassel is certainly that. So, why hold that move in lower esteem than signing Tyrod, who, let's face it, has about a 0% chance of seeing the field? My fear with Tyrod, and the reason he get's my "least favorite" vote, is that I see him as a possible distraction, taking valuable reps from our other, less mediocre QBs, and possibly crashing a game in some failed, hubris-filled, delusionally optimistic experiment on Rex's part. Such experiments at QB can be a morale killer. Really, I like all of our moves, although, I agree with an earlier poster that not signing Searcy should be up there. I think we're going to miss him. He was an asset on the playing field, the practice field, and the locker room. You can't have too much of that sort of energy.

Kujo last season: Kujo next season:

Haven't you been paying attention? The Bills "peak as a team" every offseason.

I don't mind saying it one bit. I would take Fitz over any one of our quarterbacks.

I have this weird, optimistic delusion that Kujo is going to miraculously change from Venus DeMilo into an incarnation of Cerberus. I'm usually dead wrong about every prediction I make, and I've generally learned to discount my gut feelings. But, I can't shake this one. Kujo's going to completely turn it around this season. Word.

Actually, I think that if you look at the recent history of the way Washington have treated their quarterbacks, including their appalling treatment of Donovan McNabb in 2010, the argument could certainly be made that it is the culture in Washington that damages quarterbacks.

Remind me again, what is EJ good at? Should we include the three knee injuries in his first year as "stats?"

Do you think that there is any possibility that RG3's rookie year was not a fluke, but that there may be a reason for his decline since?

Here's an article from January. Word is he is being selective. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/27/jim-schwartz-being-selective-about-next-opportunity/

Oddly, I have to say that this is the best post I have read for making the case that Tyrod could start. It's easy to forget that EJ had three knee injuries in his first season, but, it's not helpful. A lot of hay has been made regarding the notion of Marrone "holding EJ back," regarding the read option, and his ability to extend plays, and run the ball. But, seriously-- three knee injuries, both knees, in his rookie year! People on this board love to accuse others of refusing to acknowledge EJ's numbers, and how "his stats are better in his first 14 games than many of the greats," (to quote Alphadawg7), yet they act as if those three knee injuries never happened. They did! If accuracy issues are able to be overcome (many on this site have posited that they are not), then Tyrod, and EJ are on equal footing. Neither have shown themselves to be accurate to date. But, in terms of the read option, and the ability to run? Advantage: Taylor. Also, let's not forget: Rex has spoken very highly of Tyrod. Of EJ? Not so much. All that being said, Cassel is still the odds-on favorite to start.

We are paper champions!!!

I'm ignoring the pundits who are saying we over-spent on Clay, that we haven't properly addressed the QB situation, that we have no chance of over-taking the Pats*, that we will finish third, or fourth in the division, and every other negative, anti-Bill, steaming pile of punditry. And, I'm going to ignore this, too. It seems like we "win" the offseason every year. We are an "offseason dynasty."

Something missing from this list... can't quite put my finger on it...

I have a few thoughts on this thread. First, the OP is rolling the dice on a long shot that could net him a lot of credibility if it hits. Second, let's knock it off with this term, "all in." It especially doesn't apply to this situation. Are we EVER going to throw the ball? Yes? Then we're not "all in." We're going to balance our approach in a way that maximizes our strengths which are being built around a strong running offense. If Cassel, or EJ, or (however unlikely) Taylor start throwing bullets, you can bet we will shift the balance in that direction. "All in" suggest that there is no turning back. That is the nature of an "all in" bet. Third, (assuming we're using betting vernacular) I would think that Cassel would be, at this point, the odds-on favorite to start.

Awesome. Now where the hell is our new OG???

This is a relief to me. I was always a big SJ fan. It would have been rough seeing him in a Pats* uniform.