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Maroon's success here was based on Schwartz turning the D into an elite group.

there is some regression, but it's not uncommon to see that with very good QBs. The two I referenced are Brees and roethlisberger. You're making an assumption that not improving in his second season as a starter means he will not get better and is not worth keeping, that we'd be better off with a"game manager." The majority here disagree. Fortunately the bills, and not you, will evaluate his work to determine if he has a higher ceiling and is the best option going forward for now.I suppose you will hide behind "but this isn't related to my question."

it's not the government where there's a line of succession either. Someone gets named interim HC by the gm and/or owners.

but it was Gilmore, and he doesn't tackle anyone

yeezus! Give the kid a full season or two before you make that kind of idiotic comparison.

its always instructive to read old arguments... http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/183322-schwartz-vs-ryan/?hl=stats

major booby, your big shtick seems to be based on your argument that Taylor has regressed. Let's ignore the fact that the bills had serious injuries at WR. Now, here's one example of several I can provide. QB1 we'll call him, had a rating of 77 his first year with 17 TDs and 16 Ints, then his second year he had a 67.5 rating and 11 TDs with 15 ints. Based on how you analyze qbs, would you recommend dropping this qb and bringing in a game manager like hoyer?Major booby, here's another example. QB2 we'll call him. Year 2, he had a 99 rating with 17 TDs and 9 ints. In year 3 he "regressed." His rating was 75 and he had 18 TDs with 23 INTs. Would you get rid of him. And bring a game manager like Hoyer?

things seemed to open up for clay when Watkins became a factor again.

I like your earlier idea of trading CK. He's shown enough on tape that he is a very capable LT, and just now emerging at 23. Swap him for a starting RT and mid-round pick?

when you score 24 or more points in 7 games and lose them all, and with a depleted WR corps, offense is no the problem.

so true. Gilmore and Darby will make a very solid tandem with a new (good) DC.

Agree with the OP. It would be great to see Taylor and Watkins play a full season next year. This team averaged 27 ppg with Lynn as OC, despite several games with WRs pulled off the street, and only one viable threat at TE.

The defense is what kept the bills from making the playoffs the past two years, but I digress. Keep Taylor and this offense together. Next season will be his third as a starter, and he's yet to have a full season with Watkins. Despite that, the offense is top 10 and moving up. Taylor is a good option for the next 2-3 years while they try to find the guy. Re-sign woods, gillislee, gragg, Felton, and find someone to play RT until Henderson comes back. Draft another WR and TE at some point. Focus on fixing the D which is the real problem.

they'll still have Henderson, though his suspension will carry through the first 5 games I believe.

When it was 3rd and 3 with 4 minutes left, the mentality should've been two downs to get 3 yards. Instead, he decided to put it into the hands of the defensive genius, himself...

He's a solid corner and I'd keep him for the right price. I don't think they are far off, and losing him would create a big hole that would most likely be filled by a high draft pick.

I assume you mean in the past two years.

yet they still put up more than enough to win the game.

maybe he thought his D needed a boost of confidence

If the bills had a mediocre defense show up today, the play never happens. This is all about a has been blowhard whose time is up. Send out the clowns.

As I wrote elsewhere, "send out the clowns..."

It isn't Rich It isn't fair But this year's their last go round It's in the air Send out the clowns... (Pick your version--Judy Collins, Sinatra, et al)

I suppose you want to define the parameters "pot"?How far back does Whaley get the blame/credit?

A couple statistics on Whaley' draft record. First, I've always believed he should be judged since the 2014 draft because that's the first draft he was both in control and when "his guys" -- monos and fisher -- were on board. Regardless, I'll go back to 2013, the EJ draft. A total of 28 players were drafted. 20 are still with the Bills in some capacity. Add the shady for Kiko trade, and 21/28 (75%) are still with the bills. Only ONE draftee is not attached to an NFL roster, tony steward, who has an injury history, but was still picked up by the Pats then Saints after being released. Getting rid of Whaley is about as stupid as Sullivan's article...

really? Hughes?