Nihilarian

If you go through my old posts you would read that I didn't think Taylor was worth giving an extension and more money before we saw if he improved this season. The kid played as poorly in some games at times last year when the run game stalled and unfortunately the Bills OC had no answer to get the passing or run game working. So, what we all saw Sunday was nothing really new as it was just more of some of the bad quarters he had last season. Regardless that you think he should be playing like a 6-year pro, the simple fact is the kid still only has 14 NFL starts, which makes him a second-year starter. But you know what, if it makes you feel better to rail about the QB then have at it. For me, I think it was more of a team effort to suck that badly as the run game stunk, the O-line stunk at run blocking and the Bills offensive coordinator had no answers.

I'm not so sure about Saban either as it's a huge leap from the college ranks to the NFL and others like Harbaugh and Carroll have made the move well. I dunno If I'd rather have Bill Cowher and offer him the 10 mill per as that man actually knows talent when he sees it and he certainly would fix the penalty problems and defense. (he is 55) On a different note, I gotta wonder why so many fans are ready to bail on Tyrod after one bad game. We saw this same QB play at times during the games last year when the run game didn't work very well. And when the run game is working well it opens up the passing game. Jeez, stop and think about how much preseason play the kid got to realize he needs more game experience.

Good thing Spiller chose to sign with the Saints rather than resign with Buffalo. Whaley made him a decent offer and he went to NO instead. Bills dodged another Bullet...

Ok my bad on the snaps then, let's break it down differently. Game one @ Indy, Tyrod played one series, 5 snaps. Game two NY Giants, Tyrod played in three series, 16 snaps. Game three @ Washington, Tyrod played in two series 10 snaps. Game four @ Detroit, Tyrod didn't play. This to me wasn't nearly enough time playing in preseason to get ready for the regular season. Tyrod might be in his sixth year in the NFL but only in his second season starting which means he spent four years on the bench not playing. When the late great Bill Walsh stated that it generally took four years to properly develop an NFL QB he meant four years behind center starting and that would include QB's drafted in the first round. This QB we are talking about wasn't a first round pick like EJ was, as Taylor was a 6th round pick that still needs playing time to develop properly. He needed all the work in preseason to get his timing down with the receivers and get more experience in reading different NFL defenses. Taylor put up some really good numbers in a 2015 Buffalo run first offense when the offense was running the ball effectively and when it wasn't able to run the ball well the QB's didn't fare well. He needs that run game to actually work to be effective in a run first offense.

In 2013 against the Seahawks week two, Frank Gore 9 rushes for 16 yards. It certainly was in 2014 against the Seahawks, Raiders, Cardinals among others. I'm sure I could find other games over the years in which the 49ers run game faltered and the QB was then forced to attempt to carry the game with his arm.

No, it isn't! Men like Bruce Arians and Jim Harbaugh among others got their teams to a winning record in their first year. This team had more than enough talent on it in 2015 to make the playoffs and the new HC hire with 6 years as an NFL HC made more mistakes than most rookie HC's make. This team still has enough talent to make the playoffs and yet won't because of stupid mistakes by the current coaches....again! Like you though I was very skeptical of the Marv levy hire because the man ran the wing-T in his stint as KC's HC. Yet, Marv man knew who to hire as his offensive coordinator and hit the jackpot when he hired Ex-Colts HC Ted Marchibroda who was instrumental in teaching Jim Kelly to call his own plays, thought up using the no huddle / hurry up offense because Kelly was so good at running the 2 min drill. Plus, he was also great at the run game and had the Bills start using the old Redskins scheme "counter trey". The way he utilized Thurman Thomas in the passing game changed the way teams used the RB and he did the same thing in Indy with Marshall Faulk. So, while Marv himself might not have been that great an OC or DC and was the special team coach on George Allens great Redskins teams. The man did hire some pretty good assistants and his last hire was going to be Tom Coughlin before he took the HCing job with Jacksonville. This team doesn't need a rebuild. What it needs is somebody at the top of the org that actually knows NFL football and that isn't the owner or the marketing / business guy.

IMHO no need to root for them to be bad as Rex will fuxor things up all by his lonesome. He already got the season off to a bad start by not playing his starting QB more in preseason. Next, he will start pressing his QB and offensive players to do better like he did in NY with Sanchez and Geno and the QB will fall on his face. The stars like Watkins and Clay will get injured and be on IR from playing too much when they should have been benched so they could get healthy. In all reality, about the only NFL team it looks like the Buffalo Bills will beat in the first eight games are the Rams and by that time the owner might just be thinking of making a change. Then you need to consider that just changing the HC won't change the culture of this franchise until the owner takes himself and Russ Brandon out of the football side of the Org. This team needs to hire a team president of football operations and allow him to hire the next HC and run the football side of the team.

In my view, it's not an excuse. Considering the limited time that Tyrod was allowed to play in the preseason I'd say EJ was far more prepared to start the season. How can anyone expect a second year starting QB to be on the same page as his offensive stars if he doesn't get much actual game practice time to develop a rapport. Gotta get that timing down. Gotta get those pre snap reads down. Gotta get in game shape or it will take a few games before we see what we should have seen that first week. First preseason game at Indy, Taylor 2 of 3 for 7 yards Second preseason game against the NY Giants, Taylor 7 of 10 for 132 yards 1 TD Third preseason game at Wash, Taylor 2 of 5 for 11 yards Fourth preseason game, Tyrod didn't play So, a total of only 11 snaps in four games for a player just starting in his second season is simply not enough time to get into game shape, IMHO. Rex Ryan was treating the QB like he was a ten-year vet with an arm that needed minimum work before the season started. Tyrod needed all the preseason snaps he could get he should have been out there. EJ Survived it!

He may be in his 6th year but he is only starting in his second year and should have seen so much more preseason work. The difference between the Bills and the Rams is that eventually once everyone gets on the same page a few games down the road I expect the Bills offense to get better. Simply because they didn't get enough preseason practice together

Rams-49ers game MNF 0-28 Case Keenum 17 of 35 for 130 yards 2 INT's. A 3.7 yard avg. Todd Gurley 17 carries for 47 yards a 2.8 YPC AVG Rams offense 32nd in points and 31st in yards-----Buffalo offense 31st in points and 32nd in yards. It would be hysterical if it wasn't so sad.

Hey, a team the 2016 Buffalo Bills can beat! The Bills should win the rams game 2-0! How in thee hell does Jeff Fisher still have a head coaching job in the NFL? Case Keenum 17 of 35 for 130 yards 2 INT's. A 3.7 yard avg. Todd Gurley 17 carries for 47 yards a 2.8 YPC AVG Rams offense 32nd in points and 31st in yards-----Buffalo offense 31st in points and 32nd in yards. Holy cow this team sucks!

This!

To me, this is the biggest problem so far in that these two just have not played together much and should have. Rex treated Tyrod as a six-year player when in fact he is only in his second year of starting and needed all the preseason practice time he could get with that offense. Instead, EJ got all the work in preseason and it should have been Tyrod out there with the starters. EJ survived it. Then we have the problems with the Bills receiver corps and offensive line lacking quality talent past the first three with both units. Lastly, Watkins should have more than just six targets in an entire game even if it is a run first team. Charles Clay only saw 3 targets for 2 receptions for 40 yards too.

If you go back to the 49ers teams with Roman as OC and see that the Niners had one of the very best offensive lines in the league with a power type bruising RB and still had difficulty running the ball at times. Now fast forward to Buffalo and look at that right side of the Bills line to see that it stinks with sub-average players and even worse backup players. Then Glenn was replaced by Cujo in the second quarter as his ankle went bad again. As good as Shady McCoy is he can't out juke a stacked box and without a deep passing threat to open up the run lanes it makes it difficult for any young QB to throw when the opposing team is attempting to make them throw. From what I saw is that the offensive line really wasn't as bad as the game showed in pass blocking as Tyrod had plenty of time to throw at times and chose to quickly dump it off to a covered McCoy. The Bills have Goodwin and should at least attempt to throw to him a few times in the first quarter to put the fear of god in the DB's to open up that run game. But yea, if the Bills can't get that run game going it will be another long game for them on Thursday.

Made me laugh.

I kinda can't wait to see what this JAG can do once Brady gets behind center again. It looked to me like Tyrod could have used a player nicknamed 7/11 on Sunday.

Good to hear from you, Bill. What happens when you shut down run first teams running game? It basically shuts down the entire current Bills offense. We saw this last year in that Tyrod had difficulty in taking over the offense with his arm when the run game sputtered. Conversely, when the run game was working well last year it allowed the passing game to work well too. I also feel the offense missed Hogan and his ability to get that first down. McCoy rushing 16 carries for 58 yards, a 3.6 YPC AVG Taylor rushing 5 carries for 11 yards, a 2.2 YPC AVG Reggie Bush 3 carries for 4 yards, -1.3 YPC AVG doing his Spiller impression Even with a Healthy Sammy at 110% it still isn't going to open up the offense that much IMHO. This year's offense reminds me of Chan Gailey's five wide sets with only Stevie Johnson as the only decent receiver... only Stevie was better at finding that seam in the defense. The fewer the really good receivers out on the field the more difficult task it is for the one good receiver to get open. Plus, with Tyrod's limited experience he usually needs to see the receiver open before he throws it. Then there is my favorite complaint about the offensive line with three quality players and two duds on it and with nothing but scrubs as backup players. A more solid offensive line would help the Bills move the chains with the ground game. Remember that Lions game? In Tyrod's defense. It's really not his fault if he looked rusty as hell after not playing most of the preseason as did Sammy and the rest of the offensive starters. Rex Ryan was so worried about getting his few star players injured in preseason that they didn't get enough playing time to be cohesive. Lastly, I'm pretty sure the Jets will get a long look at the Bills-Ravens game tape and will copy what they saw the Ravens defense doing. Not to mention that the NY Jets defense managed to sack Andy Dalton 7x and the Bengals have a solid O-line. I'm kinda dreading watching what will happen to Tyrod and the Bills offense on Thursday night. I miss your few thoughts post, Bill. But, if you feel better with fewer thoughts on this current coaching staff, FO then go right ahead and not think too much about them. I'm sure others will pick up the slack as the losses keep coming.

Yikes! The New York Daily News' Manish Mehta reports Sammy Watkins (foot) "could be shut down for several weeks" because of "severe discomfort" in his surgically-repaired foot. X-rays taken after Sunday's game did not show a new break, but Mehta reports it remains possible he is shut down for the entire season. It is also possible he is able to manage the pain and continue playing. His status moving forward is completely up in the air, but at this point, it seems unlikely he plays a full 16 games. With the Bills hosting the Jets on Thursday, Watkins should be considered questionable at best for Week 2. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/341328/report-sammy-watkins-could-be-shut-down?ls=roto:BUF:topheadlines

While the Bills defense looked very good in the season opener against the Ravens and it was the offense that let the team down. Let's not forget how great the defense looked last year in the opener against the Colts and then crashed and burned against the Patriots the very next week. I think the Bills have the NY Jets number so I think the defense should play well against the Jets again on Thursday. The offense will again be a concern because of LT Glenn's ankle injury. That Jet defense was able to sack Cincy QB Andy Dalton 7 times and the Bengals have a very good offensive line. It makes me shudder to think about what the Bills offense will look like in the game. Going to take a few more good games by this year's defense to convince me that the coaches will put in max effort into every game plan and against every opponent. We should know more after the Cardinals game.

Looking at how quickly TT dumped the ball off to the RB's at times it could have been nobody open and no time to wait for someone to break open. We already know the Bills line right side isn't very good and how bad the backup O-line players are from watching that Lions game. LT Glenn went out in the 2nd QTR. Teams stacked the box on Buffalo last year and Taylor would break a big run to loosen up the defense and in this game, he had 5 runs for 11 yards which is a 2.2 YPC AVG. On another note, the NY Jets managed to sack Bengals QB Andy Dalton 7 times and they have a solid O-line. I don't even want to think what will happen to TT on Thurs.

JAG in Buffalo in a run first offense. 2 catches for 56 yards and a TD in the first half on the road with the backup QB throwing to him. I gotta wonder how he will do when Brady starts throwing to him. I think Tyrod missed 7-11 today.

and they had 7 sacks against a good Cincy Oline... Dolphins gave the Seahawks all they could handle in Seattle. NE beating the Cards in Arizona too. Jets, Cardinals, at Patriots, at Rams, 49ers, Patriots and at Seattle all before the bye week. Really hope the offense does better.

"It was almost a year ago, in early January, when the Buffalo Bills called Rex Ryan back for a second interview for their head-coaching vacancy. Team president Russ Brandon was so impressed that he told owner Terry Pegula not to let Ryan out of the building." http://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/22828/playoff-promise-among-rex-ryan-statements-that-will-likely-prove-false

all three according to the super-homers and kinda why I was hoping for that football czar to be hired to take away the option of hiring football people by nonfootball people.

SSDY The offense was supposed to be the strong point of this team. But if they don't play in preseason because the coach is afraid they will get injured then there is no cohesion. The offensive line stunk it up pretty badly in my view.