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This almost got me in trouble at work. I glanced at it during a staff meeting. Had to fight laughing out loud.

Dilly Dilly!

Gotta love wild speculation. Do you have a reliable source to substantiate that possibility? We now take you back to our regularly scheduled reality... Shady is a leader and a great player, but he's not management. He grumbled about Watkins leaving also, but still played like a warrior. He's going to do what he does regardless of who distributes the ball. Team chemistry is important, so hearing Shady out is fine, but he'll will not be taking over McBean's office any time soon. McCoy has to know his window will not be open forever, so pushing to win sooner than later will obviously be his goal. Frankly, it should be everyone's goal. Management needs to get to work, find more talent to go with the useful pieces we have and keep moving forward.

I find it amusing that Peterman being a 5th round draft pick is such a problem. If Peterman deserves no chance due to his draft position, then why is a former 6th round pick our starter?

Prior to this season, everything you said was already true PLUS we had an unproven 1st year coach (and GM) completely retooled secondary AND had given away Watkins, Darby, and Ragland to add future picks. The nation felt we had already quit on this season and would be one of the worst teams in football. I have some of the same concerns you do moving forward, but the results of this season show that players can outperform the perception of what our roster looks like on paper. Now we have a 2nd year head coach with one winning season and playoff experience on his resume. We have a strong secondary and an entire offseason to build familiarity with the system, not learn a new system. What major losses will we undertake this offseason? I just looked at the free agent list and Gaines is arguably the best of the bunch and I expect them to re-sign him. There are others I think are OK, but none are irreplaceable. This year wiped away the filth of the Ryan regime and the Bills should trend up. I'm not going to say we'll be SB LIII champions, but we certainly can be better than we were this year.

I appreciate Tyrod working hard, being a solid guy and raising the level of play from he predecessors (EJ & Cassel). I appreciate him navigating the NFL with Rex as his head coach (not an easy task). There are many players in the NFL that get paid and from what I've heard, do not work as hard at Tyrod, so I thank him for being a true professional and I appreciate him not being the type of man that would be an embarrassment to Buffalo. Considering salary cap and the numerous other needs that the Bills have, I would not be appalled seeing him return instead of overpaying for Alex Smith, or Cousins. I don't know if there will be a veteran improvement at QB in his price range. If so, I'd consider options. Since Dennison does not seem to be able to maximize Tyrod's strengths, I think it is best for Taylor to look elsewhere. Watching him play, I think Tyrod plays safe, tries to keep from mistakes that will cost him his job knowing that he does not have a real challenge to him as a starter. Now that the Bills have made some positive strides, I want more. I want a QB that will challenge defenses and allow the cast around him to make plays. I commented to my friend today how often Tyrod throws balls slightly behind receivers making clean catches difficult. Watching how well Cam and Brees throw the ball slightly ahead of their receivers who would then get yards after the catch was notable. Thanks Tyrod for all you've done. Buffalo has ended the drought and feels a great sigh of relief, but I want more. We all want more.

The 5 pick game won't go away, but today's pick was not a poor decision on Peterman's part. That was a timing play where he drops back and unloads without thought. What I don't understand is why you have a receiver move up field a few yards, stop and wait for the ball. That allows Ramsey to break on the ball against a stationary receiver. Either run the receiver deeper, or slant the receiver inside so that he is moving towards the ball instead of standing and waiting for it. Peterman needs a pocket to make throws. Our line does not create a clean pocket very often, thus the quick timing throw at the end. I agree he may never be a successful starter, but he is a McD pick not a hold over and he fits the Dennison offense well enough that he'll be around next year for sure. Being a rookie, I expect there is still a learning curve for Peterman. Whatever success he's capable of will take time. There have been a few QB's drafted in round 5 or later (other than Brady) who have had successful careers, so dismissing Peterman solely because he was drafted in round 5 is nonsense.

I believe the "clean house" comment to be sarcasm. You would think all Bills fans would have thick skin by now, but maybe some are just on their last nerve. As for this summary, I might look at a couple of the points differently than posted here. One has to do with "the process." The fact of the matter here is that this franchise has lost a culture that expects success (17 non-playoff years will do that). Through 4 SB appearances, the culture assumed regular success and playoff appearances. After our last SB, we appeared in the playoffs for of the next six years. Unfortunately, after Kelly and the gang left, we found that we had not in fact built a successful franchise (such as GB, or Pittsburgh), but instead had a nice run with a Hall of Fame group. I think the players jettisoned, including Watkins and Dareus, presented as me guys, not we guys, so McDermott felt the need to make it clear that type of attitude does not win and is not needed for our rebuild. The Rams are winning because of a superior D line and Gurley, not so much Watkins. Dareus has not make a significant impact since joining the Jags. They both may have made some plays on the field that could have been helpful, but I suspect their influence in the locker room was not positive overall. Although I agree, he's probably not much of a risk taker, I don't think we have enough playmakers to reward him for taking too many risks. It will be fascinating to see if our drafts lean toward defensive, or offensive dominant. The types of offensive players he's accumulated so far (Z. Jones, Benjamin) are more workmanlike type guys than take the top off guys. Unless that changes, you are probably right, but I'd like to see a couple of burners with the guys we have now. That would be fun to see what he does then. For the same reason I listed above (limited talent), I'll reserve judgement on his ability to manage a game. He's done some things I wouldn't do, but I suspect he's not in a position to get very exotic with what we put on the field, so again, until we can build a more talented team, this group is going to look very vanilla. Remember how the Brady offense looked until he got Moss and Welker. Once he had luxury toys to play with, he was a pretty vanilla QB also. Although we've all waited far longer than we should to see a truly successful team on the field, I think what I've seen this year has been more encouraging than I've seen in a long time. We just have to pray next year is not a significant regression.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, so I don't feel payments are being made, etc. etc., but I have seen officials who give too much respect to successful programs. When deciding either/or they give the benefit of the doubt to the favorite on the presumption that they usually make plays like that.

Apparently the officials do not know the rules either. I referee football myself and know how progress works. That is an unbelievable call.

It would be nice if Romo knew the rules of the game he used to play.

Correct.

Although the RB may have crossed the line, HE pulls the ball back, therefore his progress is eliminated. The line to gain is not a goal line. You only get progress if the defense pulls you back, not if YOU pull the ball back to your chest to protect it. The referee closest has the best spot

TT plays not to make mistakes (despite throwing a screen 8 yards deep to a guy surrounded by blue jerseys) in order to eek out as many paychecks as he can before coaches stop putting him on the field just because he's an athlete.

If his performance is that poor, they should consider a replacement that has a chance of doing more. He may have been brought in to be the return guy, but if he's not getting the job done... More importantly are his situational choices. Late in a game, with little time he not only fails to get the ball to the 25, he uses up precious seconds additionally. It always irritates me when I, the lay person on my couch, NOT getting paid as a professional has more sense than players on the field.

How many times is she going to say Taylor's name is McCoy?

I'm mostly glad you at least gave an explanation other than blind faith, or to simply say it worked, so it was right. They had executed the punts well up to that point, so that was the weakest of my points to be sure. A bad snap there though and the colts are likely in Bills territory to start a drive. Personally, I think the Colts choice to throw the ball was also pretty dumb, especially given the outcome of the last drive and having two time outs and no need to score a TD. Like I said, I really hope McDermott works out. Truth be told I was more excited about his hiring than Marv Levy back in the day and that worked out better than I expected, so I'll reserve judgement. The thing that worries me is what I fell is arrogance in his decision making. I'm not in the locker room, so I don't know exactly how committed these players are to him. If they are all in, then great and if you make a questionable call, they have your back. If not, those decisions are going to become more and more difficult to defend until you've lost the room. Just sayin'

Saying it was the right call does not make it so. Can you justify your position other than to say "it worked since we won"? I can justify why this was a poor choice: 1) Field conditions make punting risky 2) Last Indy offensive possession demonstrated our defense was tiring 3) We will execute a short punt to pin them inside the 10. IF they punt, they will get a full kick thus giving us a longer field with less time. 4) If he believes his team will win, he believes they can earn one yard, not put them on a field needing probably 30, or more to even get into field goal range. If McD expects his players to trust the process, that requires him to trust in them too. Any success we have will not be solely his doing. He needs to create a culture where he puts faith in his men and shows that he expects them to convert in situations like that. Today I found that punt choice rather arrogant on his part. Instead of letting them win, it highlights HIS choice (good, or bad). The risk of losing the team by almost literally punting away the season, is not undone by a miracle catch by Thompson and a great finishing run by McCoy. There is NO WAY McDermott had those plays in the back of his mind when he chose to punt. I'm not saying he cannot make this team successful, but he needs to be careful not to sabotage himself by trying to prove how smart he is.

If McDermott believes in his guys, how can he not believe in them to get 1 yard? Although they won, his decision made the task harder, not easier. Please don't point to the result as a justification of the decision. At least explain why you felt the punt was a good idea AT THE TIME if you are going to insist it was the right call.

I hope someone in the press conference calls out McD on the punt choice regardless of the outcome of this game

Wow! The Colts want us to win apparently. Two clock stoppages.

Not just as long as the injured player is out. The time out, PLUS the punishment. Westwood One radio thinks his opinion matters since he was responding to Jim Gray's question. I was surprised by that response. Because you know Gronk is a good player does not mean Tre White deserves any less respect.

I don't believe Happy Meals are a part of the breakfast menu. Sigh

It's important to avoid STUPID penalties (like Gronk's). Having your teammate's back is not a stupid penalty especially given the game situation. The outcome was not in doubt, so taking a 15 yard penalty to establish the unity of your team would not detract from a chance to win. I'm not saying anyone had to come in and start a Crabtree type brawl, but a shove and making it clear that he cannot do that to one of ours would deliver a far better message.

That outcome is pure fantasy, but that would be OUTSTANDING! The union has to appeal as it is what they are designed to do, but that is one of the problems with the legal system. Sometimes it would be nice to have the guilty party say, "my bad, I deserve it." Of course, Gronk's "apology" was a joke. If you're sorry, say so and end the statement. If you feel the need to add reasons and excuses, then your apology is not accepted as sincere. JMHO