[Andrew Luck not ready to start regular season]

 

Except Brees, Rivers, and Luck are not routinely in the hunt every year. Brees, the most prolific passer in the NFL since going to the Saints, hasn't made the playoffs or even had a winning record in 5 years. Rivers too. Luck hasn't done anything since his division has improved.

 

Luck, Brees, Rivers, Ryan, Stafford...5 of the 10 highest paid people in the NFL, and routinely all considered in the top 3 to 10 in the league have 3 playoff appearances combined between them in the last 3 seasons out of 15 opportunities. And Stafford owns 2 of those playoff births who is probably the lesser regarded in that bunch of 5 QB's by most people. People talk about Cam Newton too...yet only 2 winning seasons in 6 years.

Don't forget also need decent team and coaching. Saints have talent outside Brees, but not cohesive. Chargers have similar problems, plus have changed coaches. The colts... Have Luck and little else since Arians left. Don't even get me started on the Lions...

[Andrew Luck not ready to start regular season]

Luck along with Brees and Rivers are perfect examples of why the whole "just need a QB" crowd are dead wrong.

 

You need a complete team and a solid coaching staff along with good fortune or cheating to get ahead in this league.

You do need more than just a quarterback, but you do need the quarterback. With one, along with good coaching and a good team, you're in the hunt pretty much every year. Without one, you need an elite defense to succeed, and its usually not as sustainable. Below average qb and average talent, your on the 5 to 8 win treadmill until you fix the problem.

[WR galore at cut deadline]

And, we're pinning our hopes on a kid from the "reduced for quick sale" bin. Not likely, but Bills have nothing to lose for trying.

[RODAK: Bills Go 5-11 in 2017]

5-11. Bad, but not bad enough for top 3 pick.

[3rd QB Yates or someone else?]

Yates has done nothing this preseason that you couldn't get from a younger, more promising player. Cut him loose and develop a kid on the Practice Squad.

[NFL Exec's on each team's weakness]

The best wr in the league is worthless without a quality qb

[Any interest in Steelers' WRs? Coates? Hunter? Heyward-Bey?]

Bills need a fast, deep threat. Do any if their guys fit the profile?

[What do you think about bringing back Brandon Spikes]

Would rather bring in someone who gets cut this week that actually fits the system and has some gas in the tank.

[Greg Garbriel: On What the Bills Are Trying To Do]

 

Hopefully that is finally remedied next year.

as do i, its been far too long.

[Serious question- Who are you going for, Chiefs or Pats?]

Can I root for mutual destruction?

[Greg Garbriel: On What the Bills Are Trying To Do]

 

Great WRs only tough the ball a few times per game? Not true in today's NFL with teams throwing so much.

but the qb touches everything, so without that you're screwed anyway, regardless of wr talent.

[Greg Garbriel: On What the Bills Are Trying To Do]

Successful teams build around foundational players. The quarterback, of course is most important and the hardest piece to acquire. The other foundation players are usually offensive linemen , defensive line, or linebackers.

 

The Bills haven't had the most important pillar since Kelly.

 

Great Wide receivers are very entertaining, but only a few take on leadership roles. Plus they only touch the ball a few times a game.

Few running backs last long enough to fill this role either.

So I can see why a new coach would do what he feels is necessary to get a franchise qb and some core players that he can count on. All the other players come and go anyway.

[Coaches not the talent...]

The trick as a coach is to survive until you can build your team, primarily through the draft. Roster turnover happens faster in the NFL now, but still takes more than 2 or 3 seasons. No Bills coach since Marv has lasted long enough to build an entire team of their guys. Its also hard for a coach to last beyond season 3 without a quality quarterback.

[Your favorite non-star/non-big name Bills of all time?]

Mark Pike!

Ahhh, ya beat me to him!!!

[Bills signing QB Keith Wenning]

Someone's gotta play vs Lions.

[4 Teams That Are The Most Likely To Trade For Jarvis Landry.]

Too rich for Beane's blood. Doesn't fit the process.

[I feel another trade coming]

Trade possibilities:

Tyrod Taylor to Broncos for mid round draft pick.

Shady McCoy to whoever loses a feature back early for a 2nd round draft pick.

Charles Clay for 3rd round draft pick.

Reggie Ragland to Toronto Argonauts for $20 Tim Hortons gift card.

[TJ Yates in Concussion Protocol; Bills may add another QB]

Sign about 5 of these guys, try them all. First one to actually lead a touchdown drive gets Yates' job.

[GDT: Preseason Game 3 - Bills vs. Ravens at 7 PM ET]

I disagree. Jokes are fun. This is more like a train wreck, horrible to watch, difficult to turn away..

[After the Tank - what really happens]

So I sing you to sleep

After the tankin'

I brush back the hair from your eyes.

And the disgust on your face

Is so real that it makes me want to cry.

And I know that my song

Isn't sayin' anything new.

Oh, but after the tankin'

I'm still in love with you

Not everyday ya get to work in an Englebert Humperdink reference...

[Your honest expectation for our record this season]

5 -11. New coach, new system, plus the yard sale may not be over.

[how many wins?]

About 5

[Greatest WR you've seen in your lifetime]

Tough to argue with Rice, he was the total package.

Moss was awesome too, the most physically gifted I've seen, but

Megatron is right on his heels.

Sterling Sharpe also awesome, made Farce and his gunslinger style work because he could catch about anything.

As Bills go, Andre Reed for sure. So many great catches during the golden years of this franchise.

[Gambling everything on 2018 QB Draft Class]

Having lots of high draft picks is a good problem to have. Use them wisely

[Create Your New 2917 Bills Slogan]

2917. Come watch us or we'll move to Toronto. Toronto the planet this time.