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    Jeremy Maclin (Agrees to 2 year deal with Ravens)

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I'm all in on the 2018 QB class, but I'm not for tanking.

     

    The Bills have 2 first round picks next year, and they don't necessarily have to trade them to get a good QB.

     

    Next year's class is deep with talent. It's not just 1 QB who is good next year.

     

    Tanking is just another way to say rebuilding. But it would be hard to rebuild something that was never built in the first place.

    Football Outsiders: Bills will be 'measurably worse' in 2017

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    As I see the talent and schedule, a six win season sounds about right to me. That would not be measurably worse. "measurably" worse would be a 3 or 4 win season which would be good for the rebuild fans as a 3 winscould get us the second or third overall pick! I always hope for the best but this way there is no disappointment

    A 5 to 7 win season is the worst case scenario. That is what we did under Dick Jauron year after year. I would rather win zero games next year than 6.

    What type of coaching do you want to see this year?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Hope you're right. My son, who coached Div 1 CFB in North Carolina the last six years and is now coaching Professional American Football in Australia (proud papa) said the concern he heard about McDermott was that with the hiring of Leslie Frazier it signaled what the rumor is about Coach Mc.... very conservative coach. Son's main source isn't anyone on Carolina however, so take it for what it's worth. It's Jay Gruden. I'm sure there will be growing pains as a first-timer but we just can't go too conservative with Watkins, McCoy, ZJones, etc., and a questionable, at best, secondary. I do have faith that he has the character and intelligence to become an outstanding coach. And if Dion Dawkins pays off as a Tackle he will show himself a great evaluator as well. The circus has left town after two years and I am very excited about our future.

     

    I have heard similar things.

    RD 5, Pick 171: Nathan Peterman (QB) - Pitt

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    It's funny how the "I want this QB and will turn into an angry poster if they don't draft them" is a situation.

     

    First it was Mr. "Truth-Bisky" from Ryan L Billz.

    Now, it's Jeffismagic. C'mon Jeff, you were legitimately a good poster without a mean agenda before the draft. Don't turn into Yeezus.

     

    Don't take it personally, anyone. What's the worst that could happen? We don't make the playoffs? OHHHH NO. Like that would be a shocker.

     

    I watched Peterman's highlights (YouTube) and have no beef with his throws. I do NO studying outside of this. Do I expect anything? No. That means if, and when, something happens, it's fun. And I appreciate all posters who actually put in hours of time watching college kids.

     

    Give peace a chance.

     

    My opinion did not change after the draft. I said before the draft that Peterman was a 5th round prospect. Then he was drafted by the Bills where I said he would go.

    Rumor- Bills will entertain trade offers for Watkins?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    For all the geniuses out there that want to trade him, guess who had no injury issues throughout his college career and then sprained his knee in the first week of NFL practices in his career? The guy we just traded up for to draft in the second.

     

    You cannot predict injuries. That's how this league works. 12 STARTING WRs missed more time or within 3 games of Sammy during the span of his career. That is nearly half the league. This is a position that gets injured, but only in Buffalo, do we over-blow it.

     

    OverBlowfalo

     

    Absolutely. You can't say a pick was bad because the player has injuries if they had no prior injury history. Sammy Watkins was a perfect prospect, albeit an expensive one.

    Who else is all in on this new way of doing things?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by jeffismagic

    I stated from the beginning that I was uncomfortable with the complete empowering of the wrestling coach. On the other hand the reconstitution of the front office with the new GM and subordinates seem to be well done. The Chip Kelly comparison is off base for the major reason that McDermott had extensive experience in the NFL while Kelly without any NFL experience was trying to transpose his successful college system to the NFL without the right adjustments.

     

    You are doing what Badol does. Criticizing everything now being done based on what previously went wrong. The empowering of McDermott may have been premature but what has happened afterwards makes a lot of sense. The coaching staff he assembled is credible. The front office that is now together does seem credible. How is it legitimate to criticize those moves simply because prior moves went wayward. Strong prejudicial views have a tendency to distort objectivity when judging current matters. Sometimes history is a good indicator and sometimes history clouds the reality of the presence.

     

    You don't need to list all of the owners mistakes for me. They are well documented and the repercussions are starkly evident. That doesn't mean he hasn't learned from them. With the Sabres he certainly made some odd decisions. But what I'm not going to do is criticize his selection of the current GM (widely acclaimed) based on the fact of his prior missteps.

     

    In general, I am cautiously optimistic. Your eyes seem to be much more jaundiced than mine. That's okay. Only time will tell.

     

    I have stated that a terrible process or poor decision making can lead to a good result. I don't think any of us would have been impressed with the hiring of re-tread Marv Levy as coach or Bill Polian as GM. But Bills lucked out. So McDermott and Beane could succeed but if they do it won't be because of the grand football vision of Terry and Kim.

     

    Now I disagree that I evaluate all moves with respect to the past. I already stated that if the Pegulas had fallen in love with Jim Bob Cooter or Shanahan or had started by hiring the best GM they could they I would have seen a new direction. So you are free to infer why I believe something. I just think you are wrong as I try to evaluate even small moves on their own merit.

     

    Now let's talk about the coaching staff.

     

    Offensive Coordinator-This would be the most critical hire. Marrone did great with Pettine and Schwartz as DC's while Gailey failed with Wannstedt and George Edwards. So McDermott tried to hire Mike McCoy. Failed. next went to Brad Childress. Failed. This was especially bad because Childress was part of the Andy Reid tree yet didn't see Buffalo as a good place with Sean McD. Then he got Dennison, the assistant to Kubiak. Kubiak has a great system but what has Dennison done? Really nothing so far. It's all hope.

     

    Defensive Coordinator-Leslie Frazier. This was another bad hire, in my opinion. Frazier had found his proper level in the NFL as a DB coach after failing in his two prior stints at head coach and defensive coordinator in Tampa. He is known for defenses so simple the opposing QB calls out the plays.

     

    QB Coach- I think we both agree that the QB position is critical. So why would Sean McDermott hire a guy to coach QB's with no NFL experience coaching the position? This is the same crappy lack of attention to the position that went on under prior regimes in Buffalo.

     

    Now let's get to the GM position. Beane was no way, no how the best person for the job. He came because McDermott wanted him and he would agree to let McD rule. Then Beane hired some guys that wanted more money to fill positions below him. No one knows if any of these guys are any good. It's all hope. And even if they are who will tell McDermott to take the BPA or players with upside over filling needs for the next year roster? We don't know how this will play out but the last draft was not a good sign of a group that wanted to build through the draft.

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