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  1. "Teams that win find a plan and stick with it."

     

    I don't think anyone would disagree with that statement. The question here is, "Is Tyrod the winning plan, and should we stick with him?" By playing Peterman, McDermott is telling us that he doesn't think Tyrod is part of the long term winning plan. So he starts Peterman to see what the kid has.


    Anyone who sees Tyrod as a long term franchise QB will be upset by the move to Peterman. I happen to think that Tyrod would make a fantastic back-up QB. So I wasn't upset with his benching.

  2. 1 hour ago, TallskiWallski83 said:

    No. He started Peterman because it was the right decision at the time. I'm as big of a Tyrod fan as anyone and even I agreed someone else had to start after watching the saints game atrocity. I dont think anyone could have foreseen how much the decision would blow up though, it was a complete and utter disaster in every possible way. The game got out of hand and it snowballed from their.  Nate Peterman hit rock bottom on his first start and thus can only have better days ahead of him...I'm curious to see if McDermott doubles down on his bet because its the only way he can redeem all of this.

     

     I couldn't agree more. I like Tyrod as well. I think he's a great guy, and he can play in this league...as a good back-up QB. He'd be an ideal fit for this. He rarely does anything to lose you the game. He rarely does anything to win you the game. He'll manage the offense and keep your team at .500 while the starter is out.

     

    Peterman had a horrendous game. But with our defense playing the way it is, we're not making the playoffs with Tom Brady behind center. It was worth seeing what Peterman could do. We already know what we have in Tyrod.

  3. I like Tyrod more than a lot of people on this board. He's a guy with great character. Hard worker. He rarely does something to lose you the game. But he'll also rarely do something to win you the game. He's a game managing QB that can keep your team at .500 while the starter is out. Tyrod is an ideal backup despite people talking up his rankings. I mean, if the defense gives the offense the ball inside the opponents 20, does anyone here have faith that Tyrod will put the ball in the endzone?

     

    I'm interested to see what Peterman can do because we still need a starter, in my opinion. But we have to temper our expectations here. We're likely going to see some good QB play mixed in with some bad QB play. I guess this would fit in with the Favre comparison.

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  4. Does my opinion change? No.

     

    I love this team and where it's headed. They're well coached/prepared. They seem to play better as the game goes on. A lot of positives.

     

    But there are weaknesses too. The offense worries me. This offence only scored 1 touchdown last game. Only 3 touchdowns in the last 3 games. We're lucky that the defense and special teams have been playing lights-out. Yes, I know we played some tough defenses. But we still have to start punching it into the endzone. Besides Shady, we don't have big play threats (no offense to Clay and Tyrod).

     

    Having said that, I think we go on a run. I expect Week 12 against the Chiefs to be a very interesting game. Go Bills!

  5. "What you want to do is throw a 60 yard bomb. If your guy isn't open down the field, just skip it off the turf on the 5 yard cross."

     

    Seriously though, he was a cool dude who embraced the city of Buffalo. His bombs to Lee Evans were fun to watch.

  6. We have had damn good pockets. TT lead the league I believe in holding the ball the longest? At one point he had the most time to throw as well. The excuses for TT need to stop. Time to step up and be a Quarterback, not a running back who can throw or he is gone.

    There is a lot of truth to this. Gil Brandt after the draft addressed this. It is not the teams job to fill around to make a QB better, its the QB's job to elevate those around him.

     

    Well stated. Tyrod has great character so that makes it easy to cheer for him. But if he doesn't pull it together this year, we have to be ready to move on.

  7. Yes because these qbs are sure "franchise qbs"

     

    How about digging a little deeper and seeing that this team had NOTHING past Sammy Watkins last year who bare played and when he did was not healthy....we pulled PERCY HARVIN OFF THE COUCH.....who promply played 2 inneffective games for us.

     

    How can you say that talented Wrs dont matter WHEN YOU DONT HAVE THEM

     

    I didn't say talented Wrs don't matter. I'm saying that taking one in the top 10 has rarely helped a struggling team get over the hump. Specifically because struggling teams usually don't have a franchise QB.

     

    Additionally, I didn't advocate, in my comment, that we take one of the top rated QBs in this years draft. I was just mentioning that there are still questions about Tyrod being that franchise guy.

     

    If we're staying put at 10, I want an impact guy. A rookie WRs ability to impact our team will rely on our questionable QB getting him the ball. Jeez, having Terrell Owens didn't impact our passing game because we had Trent Edwards throwing him the ball. I want Tyrod to succeed. I like him. But I'm not sold that he can be the guy.

     

    And I don't think you can just say that Tyrod hasn't succeeded because he doesn't have the weapons. Not with certainty any way. If bad receivers were the problem, there would he a good chance that this would reflect in Tyrod having a low completion percentage, or high interception rate. Taylor had neither.

     

    Sure there's a chance that Tyrod just needs more weapons. There's a chance that Williams/Davis/Ross will be able to make the transition to the NFL right away. But you have to put those odds against the chance that one of the top defenders will have an immediate impact. I'd say that history is on my side. But if the Bills take one of the WRs, I'll be cheering for them on Sundays, hoping for the chance to eat crow.

  8. How many times over the past 20 years has a team selecting a WR in the top 10 gone on to post season success? It's very rare. Atlanta is one, but they had their franchise QB, plus they were already a good team that gave away a draft class to move up for Julio Jones.

     

    Mike Williams and Corey Davis are really good. But this team has needs. A receiver will not take us over the top when we don't have a sure franchise QB. Bad teams in our position take WRs in the top 10.

     

    Can we please stop with the calls for the Bills to take a receiver at 10?

  9. They really are completely different players and positions

     

    Reddick HAS BEEN primarily used as an OLB and edge rusher while foster is a true Mike

     

    Reddick will never be a Mike Linebacker in the NFL IMO

     

    Agreed. You are right.

     

    To your point, I'd like to see what Ragland has at mike before adding another.

  10. I'm not a scout, but I don't see what everyone else see's in Foster. To me he looks like he's slowed down on the field because he's thinking too much. As a result, he seems to play smart, but reactionary football.

     

    On the other hand, watch someone like Haason Reddick play. That guy attacks the offense and just plays faster.

     

    Cliche to say this, but Foster has a higher floor, Reddick has a higher ceiling. But I'd take Reddick over Foster all day.

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