Comebackkid
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really?.... the browns are terrible...the 49rs are terrible..... the bills arent great..but they arent terrible. I'd say the bills looked better than this thread.
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3 minutes ago, JR in Pittsburgh said:
I think every penalty that is called— objective or not— should be reviewable.
there should probably be a rule where you have say...have two opportunities to refute a call on the field...
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seems like buffalo continues to hire the same type of lackluster oc coaches. Dennisons offense has zero flow to it.
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complete bs call... the sad thing is the refs can call these at will with no repurcussions from anyone. not only is it mind boggling that
such a blatant wrong call can be called but the timing at which it happened is unforgivable.
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25 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:
Lost in this thread and all of the criticism of the writing itself is the fact that it contains a whole lot of truths about Taylor:
- There are coaches who adamantly prefer system over player and there are coaches have a lot more flexibility and creativity who design schemes around those players that they already have. Goff, Watson, Smith and Wentz are used as examples. Our current coaches are clearly the former rather than the latter.
- Tyrod does miss open receivers. But so does every other QB in the NFL. But "number of open receivers missed per game" still is not a statistic that they track as far, as I know. So a lot of the talk about Taylor missing "too many" open receivers just seems like a stab in the dark unless you're comparing him with some kind of NFL norm.
- All of the arguments that Taylor always throws too short of the sticks in comparison to other NFL QBs seems to be shot down as Next Gen Stats notes he's right in the middle of the pack in terms of air yards to the sticks.
- In fact, since 2015 Taylor's 3rd down passes have traveled an average of 10.1 yards through the air which is 3rd best in the league.
- The Bills are so awful on 1st and 2nd down that the 3rd worst team in the NFL in terms of distance to go on 3rd down.
- Despite that, somehow Taylor still has the 9th best 3rd down conversion % on 3rd down plays.
I can also add that Taylor's improved in varying degrees on things people really criticized him for in his first couple years. Throwing in that intermediate middle range (10-20 yards) of the football field is really not a big issue or even topic of discussion anymore because he's throwing there more and throwing there effectively.
He still has work to do in the pocket, but he's also really improved there.
I don't know that it's really fair to say that the Bills are clueless about Taylor yet because the rest of the season has yet to unfold and it will be interesting to see what happens in the off-season. I understand wanting to see Peterman to see if he could be better, although it's a little disturbing that the coaches legitimately thought he might be better after watching and then practice for this whole time. Then again, it seems to go back to one of those things in the first bullet point having to do with scheming for your players. Dennison obviously doesn't like to do that.
One thing's for sure though. There seems to be a lot of clueless Bills fans.
good post and well said. the problem is that someone says something...either on here or some media talking head and then someone repeats it and then suddenly its gospel truth... Then these supposed truths which were never truths to begin with randomly get thrown out with no foresight to it actually being a valid statement.
Tyrod sux.
Tyrod doenst throw to the middle of the field
Tyrod is bad under pressure
Tyrod is just a back up qb
Tyrod is one of the worst qbs in the league
Tyrod has horrible acuracy
just a few of the myths that get tossed around as fact
As far as the Bills being clueless about Tyrod... you could take as the Bills being clueless on how to actually use him or my preference would be that the
Bills are clueless about his actual value as a qb...which in part reverts back to the first option.
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12 minutes ago, grb said:
Really? First, NP wasn't bad, but pretty-much the worst in modern history. There's a difference there if you're will to open your eyes. Second, Taylor was bad vs New Orleans. But he was good against the Jets, Raiders, and Bucs. He was good against the Jets despite facing the same kind of pass rush which had Peterman throwing an interception every other attempt. Funny how you forgot that......
Definitely unproductive, which is still miles from 5 ints bad.
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Whoever the shiny new qb is, they better be bullet proof with this O-line
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1 hour ago, SoTier said:
Lack of talent isn't a lack of mental toughness; it's not being fast enough, strong enough, smart enough etc. Neither is pressing/over-compensating to make up for lack of success nor attempting to cover for teammates who aren't good enough for the roles they've been assigned. It's on the coaches to put players into the best situations to succeed, and that usually requires a change in scheme and a major infusion of talent. Neither seems likely to happen.
They are referring to the younger players on defense. Supposedly early in the year they just believed they would over come whatever happened. Then I think after the Jets destruction they lost some faith.
An excerpt:
The level of adversity might be new for a lot of the young players Buffalo’s defense depends on. For young players who were accustomed to doing a lot of winning in college, a three-game losing streak might be unfamiliar territory for them.
That’s why the vets are working hard to re-establish that mentally tough mindset with their younger teammates, especially in instances where there might be a big play made against them
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2 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said:
Why the heck is Humber in there over Milano?
It seems to me the coaching staff has a unique value system for players. What they seem to see as apposed to most fans and even media is head scratching to say the least. Will be interesting to see if his playing time picks up through the end of the year.
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According to Chris Brown this week. Part of it is talent, especially at LB. some of it is losing confidence after the Jets game. Young guys getting discouraged when they make a bad play. Not trusting each other so they are getting out of their gaps. Seems like the Bills have had real issues with mental toughness on the D since rex.
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Definitely illustrates the patience needed wth a rookie QB. Good post BLM.
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6 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Last season they were 7th in the NFL in scoring and had the fewest turnovers by an NFL team thru 15 games since the merger........and scored 28 points on average in wins......a very healthy margin of victory......not narrow defensive victories.
There have been MANY factors relating to their offensive woes this year and Tyrod is the least of them.
Poor coaching on many levels......poor offensive design.......poor play calls.......game-tighteningly conservative calls in numerous games.....and then major matchup issues outside the hashes......no depth at RB.......woeful pass protection.
im not sure how much it factors in, in Dennisons mind...but I wonder if he has kept the offense vanilla due to the huge turnover this year when it comes to the receivers. what ever the reason Dennison would have hard time schemeing his way out of a paper bag this year. Regardless of the short comings of the offense...Dennison is doing very little to make it any easier on them.
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Groundhog day
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I could be wrong here. ... (disclaimer) but sitting here thinking about things, it seems beane and mcD have a clear idea of what they want and don't want. Looking at the trades made, what we got in return vs what was given foe them. I thing if you don't fit in the box they have created, you have no real value to them. I'd put Taylor outside their box, they just don't have an option at the moment.
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3 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:
I've said it since last year.
Ill never understand the Tyrod hate. He's solid. He had one **** game against the Saints and the pitch forks were out.
Keep him until you have something better.
Kind of my view point. Don't want him for the future? Fine but as long as he is your starter right now, put him in the best possible position to succeed. Dont take away what his strength is and hang him out to dry because he didn't have the success you wanted handicapped by your box
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1 hour ago, Wayne Arnold said:
If McDermott was "the one almost anal about playing safe, avoiding turnovers" then wouldn't he love Taylor? And isn't playing safe playing to Taylor's strength?
Seems very contradictory to me.
Andy Benoit is definitely a racist.
We should spread the word.
You would think, but then there were sources saying Dennison was the one wanting the change.
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3 hours ago, TheFunPolice said:
"neglected the lines for too long..."
Are you kidding me? Really?!
The freaking LINES?!
Do you not remember having Mario, Dareus, Kyle, and Hughes as our DL? That dominating defense that we all loved? I guess I missed the playoff run.
Do you not remember having the best running game in the league two years in a row, with pro bowlers and solid coaching for a change?
We've had good OL and DL the past few years until now.
Ne has mediocre offensive and defensive lines. Who cares? They are unstoppable and will win their 6th Super Bowl this year.
I don't remember pats o-line ever being bad for long. Unless they are going against an elite D, Brady can pretty much eat lunch while surveying the field.
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1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:
Excellent article........most of the points already having been touched on here.
It's hard to understand why they brought the guy back.....didn't draft a successor.........and yet haven't wanted to operate an offense around him.
Hard to have any faith in their gameplan operating this way.
Excellent point. I'm with you on that. It's pretty much, damned if u and damned if you don't for Tyrod.
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7 minutes ago, Billzgobowlin said:
That's not McDerm, that's Taylor. He has been like that every year he has been here.
It has been Taylor, but it doesn't help if the HC is in his ear about playing that way.
A few sentences later, Benoit suggested this has less to do with Taylor (and with what Taylor can or cannot do), than with McDermott: “McDermott is known to be almost obnoxious in stressing turnover prevention.” Taylor’s interception rate (1.1 percent) ranks third-best in the league, even now. His aggressiveness, measured by passes to targets within one yard or less of a defender, is 14.3 percent, which ranks third-lowest. He’s been doing exactly what the Bills want him to do.
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6 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said:
They don't watch the games!!!!!! What do they know????? The 5 ints were not Peterman's fault? Did you see the throw to Benjamin????
Trust the process. Not about 2017. This is about building something not winning?
Did I get TSW's response to the article right??
What happened too... we're better than 5-4?
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1 minute ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
The way it reads makes it seem like the Bills are clueless about an article written about Tyrod.
That could still be true.
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I hear a Snickers cures everything.
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2 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
Good article, but the thread title is confusing.
I just put the name of the article and that it was an article. Not sure how that is confusing.
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7 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
Phenomenal piece. Thanks!!
Your welcome
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