oldmanfan

The only possible improvement might have been Bridgewater when he was a FA back in March. But there were big concerns from all teams in the market about his knee. As I said the error was not bringing in a vet when they traded McCarron. But ultimately I don't think it would have changed things very much.

Let's review this whole QB thing, and see if things would have actually changed much if some of the things fans wanted had actually happened. 1. We keep McCarron and have him start the first 6 games. Two things would have happened. One, our record is no better and maybe worse, based on his play in preseason. People say Peterman wasn't as good as he showed in preseason. Does that mean the reciprocal was true, i.e. McCarron would have been better? Doubt it. 2. McCarron doesn't do well, so people would have been screaming that Allen should be playing. So Allen would have been playing anyway. Or: 3. We sign a guy like Anderson when we traded McCarron. That should have been done IMHO. Would our record be different? Doubtful but maybe the same. Would people be screaming to start Allen? Yes. 4. We should have kept Taylor, or spent a ton of $$ on a FA QB. A short term benefit but illogical when you knew you were taking a young guy high in round 1. So really it boils down to this: the only real difference we have between where we are this week and if we had signed a guy at the end of camp is the guy, Anderson, would have a few more weeks to prepare. And Allen would be sitting this week as he is anyway, only with 4 fewer starts to date. Would that have changed things appreciably? Can't say for sure but I tend to doubt it. And fans would be screaming either way

Coaches should stay when they win. Were we a playoff team last year? Yes. Go look at articles written by guys that know the league. McD is admired as a guy who took a less talented roster to the playoffs. Did Fisher win? No. Kelly? No. Continuity is important in terms of setting a philosophy, which allows one to make draft picks that fit, FAs that fit, etc. That's how you build a consistently competitive team. People that understand football and moreover how successful organizations work understand those things.

Ahem. Some of these guys left before Beane arrived so he does not get he lane for that. You may want to actually watch the Pats and Eagles D before talking about how great Gilmore and Darby are. Darby specifically I've see reports they won't pick up his fifth year. Dareus was a big tub of non-motivated goo when here. You can't have your highest player be that. And you may want to check two things: we made the playoffs without him, and with Star vs. him our D looks dominant right now. Goodwin was constantly injured with us. The others? Woods would have been nice to keep but he wanted to be back on the West coast. Glenn would have been nice to keep, but trading him put us in position to get our young QB. And I'd still like Sammy to be here even though he is the highest paid 4th receiving option in the league. Oh and spreading out cap hits? Rip the bandage off quickly or slowly. Next year a ton of cap money. My bet: a number of guys that may be a bit under the radar like Poyer was. Focus on O line, get a decent WR or two, and look out for the Bills.

The Bills will win 1 or 2 of the next 3, and McD and Beane will be here quite a while. The Pegulas with both their teams realize now that you can't keep changing coaches and front office and expect to win.

Nope. I actually went back and looked at each pass play in the first half. Other than the first one he either was on target or put throws where only his guy could get it

I honestly don't know how many times this needs to be said but for some guys like Woods Beane wasn't even employed by the Bills. I don't know how many times this needs to be said but Goodwin was hurt more than not when here andbit was not considered a loss when he left.

I fin't have to prove a damn thing. You guys make ridiculous accusation, you prove them. Show me one quote where hecsaid a guy's faith impacts his spot on the roster. It upsets me because I am a man of faith as well. And because McD has done a pretty good job getting a lot out of the team, especially last year, but people go out of their way to trash him.

Thank you. It's not and no different than any worker in any field of endeavor.

Show me where he has said that a player has to share his faith to be in the roster. One quote, one statement.

Would you just stop with your nonsense. This post is completely absurd. The league has a committee that evaluates and suggests HC candidates and McD was prominent on that list. He was a prime HC candidate. As was Beane for a GM job. The idea that neither would have even been considered if it weren't for Brandon is total crap.

This stuff has no basis in fact and needs to stop.

Ralph Wilson will be considered one of the most important persons in the history of Buffalo and WNY. And for good reason.

I think they should have brought in a guy when McCarron got traded. Looking at the list you posted, it would not have mattered which one. They are all pretty much the same guy.

Experienced GMs have one thing in common. They're not GMs anymore. Because they got fired.

Let's look back objectively instead of being in reactionary mode. First, no one knows if Beane approached the Jets or not. So if we don't know, it seems a little dumb to just assume that he wasn't. That's just showing bias against him for no actual reason. I think the more plausible thing is that the Jets would not want to potentially strengthen a division rival that made the playoffs ahead of them the year before. Now, they could have signed Bridgewater when he hit the market in March, but recall that many teams were concerned about his injury history. Hindsight being 20:20 they probably should have, but that's why hindsight isn't particularly helpful. The other factor that comes into play is the cap dollars. Like it or not, and one can make a legitimate argument for and against, they wanted to get out of the cap situation they were in. And they knew, or at least it seems they knew, they were going after their long term QB in the draft. Which they wound up doing of course. So they were not going to pay millions for a one year rental of a guy like a Taylor or a Bradford or even a Keenum. Again, you can argue that, but I'm trying to go back and look objectively at their moves. So they were in the market for an affordable veteran QB that could play until they felt Allen, or whomever they drafted, was ready. That turned out to be McCarron. Fast forward to training camp. Peterman came out and did really well. And again, for maybe the tenth time since yesterday, I understand it was preseason, but the kid looked good and beat out McCarron. I don' think anyone who watched objectively this past summer can argue McCarron was better than Peterman. So from what I've read McCarron didn't want to stay as a backup. So they traded him. Now here is where I think they messed up. At that point they should have increased their contract offer to Anderson, or another similar guy. Or maybe traded for another backup, although my opinion is that most backups are of pretty similar skill sets so it wouldn't ultimately matter much which one you got. That would have given them a veteran who's been around the block, as a guy who could mentor not just Allen but Peterman. Do I think a vet like that would have started right away week 1? No, because Peterman earned his shot in pre-season. And promptly threw up all over himself. At that point if they had made a stronger move to get say an Anderson, he starts week 2 then, Allen can still sit and learn, and Peterman goes to the third spot or gets released. But they didn't, and Allen gets thrown into the fire. I am 50:50 on whether Allen develops more by playing or sitting, but either way having that vet would have given the team the option either way. So they deserve to be criticized. I think all but maybe one or two folks around here would agree. But playing what ifs all the time assuming we know what happened or should have happened behind the scenes isn't really useful, because we don't have that knowledge. All that said, my gut is they win Sunday. I think the D matches up very well against Luck, I think we can run on them, and I think Anderson just needs to play within himself and not lose the game, as Peterman did last week with that horrible throw.

He signed with the Jets as a FA in March 2018, and was traded to the Saints in August. You have your timing wrong.

I think he can see it. I think he also sees a guy who practices well and played really well in pre-season, and for whatever reason cannot translate that into the regular season games. He has a decision to make this week: a guy in Peterman who basically lost the game for them last week, and a vet in Anderson who odes not know the complete playbook yet. I expect it will be Anderson. And part of that will be his team leadership and him talking about it. I'm going to the game since I live in the Indy area. You'll be able to hear me screaming Noooooo!!!!!!! over everyone else on TV if Peterman runs out for the first series.

They could have signed his as an FA, but a lot of teams were gun shy with his injury. Then he played in preseason and showed he would hold up. But to say we could have had him for a 3rd round pick assumes the Jets would have traded him to a division rival. I don't think that assumption can be made.

Then you don't know what's being said about Peterman. My guess personally is that McD meets with his leadership council and they are likely telling him that the players don't have faith in Peterman, but that's just a guess. Like yours.

Actually I am not one of those guys about the flag, actually I don't watch Fox News, and you are actually being ridiculous when you say that McDermott is starting Peterman because of some religious reason. McDermott has been very clear; he wants guys that care about the game of football and put their time and effort into making themselves the best they can be at football. I will be very surprised if Peterman starts Sunday. How often are you in the locker room?

Anderson. I think McD will consult with his team leadership council and realize the team can't get behind Peterman.

From what I've read Moore just isn't interested in playing anymore. I have said before they can be justifiably criticized for not getting a vet in way earlier, if nothing else but to mentor two young QBs. But ultimately this comes down to two things: 1. Peterman throwing up in regular season games vs. how he looks in practice and pre-season 2. When your starting QB goes down in the NFL, you're many more times than not hosed. I would hope they start Anderson Sunday and for however many games till Allen is back. With our D and run game a guy like Anderson may be able to steal a few games. The only other thing would be to bring a guy like Landry Jones on, but they did have him in for a look and apparently he didn't impress.

I think your take on the religion thing is absolute nonsense. And I'm a religious guy myself. McDermott wants guys who are serious about football.

You are just another person looking to bash Allen, you're just using Beathard to do it. Allen is making progress. Different teams, different circumstances. Apples and oranges.