oldmanfan

Same old thing for years and years, huh? List the playoff teams last year. you probably won't because you'll be too busy ranting about how Terry just wants to suck money out of your wallet...,

You clearly have no understanding of how the Pat's work or of how successful organizations become so.

Incorrect. You have to give good coaches time to get things set in place. You think Cleveland doesn't regret keeping Belichick now? I see your point though, and would say that identifying a guy that will be a successful HC in the NFL (or pretty much any pro sports team) is about as difficult as picking the right QB. It is very difficult to figure out what coordinators have what it takes to make that next step up. Some excellent coordinators top out at that level and flame out as HC. Ryan was a perfect example. I was very skeptical when Terry hired him, because I never felt he was a good HC, while he was a great DC. Terry quickly figured out his mistake in that case. It comes down to having to have synchrony between the coaching staff and front office on a style of play, so you aren't changing schemes every three years or so, and then have to jettison certain players because they don't fit, and so on. You jus keep spinning your wheels in that case. Baltimore hired Harbaugh with no HC experience, and when Ozzie took over he had never been a GM. Just as one example.

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The Pats have had one HC in Belichick through their entire run. They have had Scarrnecchia coaching their O line for years. When guys get hired away because of their success they promote from within. Nice try. The most successful teams decide of their philosophy, have the front office and coaches in synch n that philosophy so they draft the right players, look at the right free agents, etc. Steelers, Packers, Pats, Ravens. Let Beane and McD do their jobs. We'll find out in a few years if their philosophy works. It did last year.

maybe they realize that the most successful NFL teams have continuity in their front office and coaching staffs.

I don't see him as the type that will lose confidence. They had a plan: McCarron. Some wanted other guys like Bridgewater, but cap and/or not wanting to be a fill in waiting for Allen may have affected those. McCarron was the guy they thought could holdvthings down for a while. Two things happened: McCarton didn't play very well and Peterman did. So things changed. Why Peterman blows up in real games is a mystery to me, but he clearly did last week. So it's Allen time. I would have preferred Allen wait a bit. In retrospect I think I would have looked more at a guy like Anderson or Moore in the offseason (and certainly would be now). But if Breer is right, if Allen had played better against the Bengals he would have started last week and all these what ifs would be moot. So we'll see. It may just help if guys like Groy could hold a block on occasion and if guys like Benjamin could actually finish their routes and catch the ball.

If you had waited to get all the stuff around him you want, you wouldn't have Allen. We'll get there someday. Of course being an old fart I had that time in '64 and'65.

I mention it only in context of the comments that they don't know what they're doing. Generally clueless coaches and GMs aren't associated with playoff teams. i've said before and will say again: they have a plan. Let them execute their plan. If their plan is unsuccessful they will lose their jobs. If successful we'll all celebrate.

Not reflexively. Critically. His criticism of not having a logical plan for the future flies in the face of drafting the QB and MLB you hope to have for years to come.

I actually prance around in glee about thecAFLbchapionships. People keep projecting about this season and how bad the HC and GM are. Yet looking at actual objective criteria guess what? They got them to the playoffs their first year. I could care care less about what those outside the Bills fan base thinks about them. I've never even heard of this guy before. Why exactly should I care about his opinion? Talking about the source for the OP, not Tiki

In that regard how is Terry Pegula any different than the vast majority of NFL owners, or owners of any professional sports team? As far as the NFL isn't it really only Jerry Jones who actually played anything hear NFL caliber football? Yet Bills fans are critical of Terry over it.

Can you list for me again the playoff teams from last year?

I agree, which is why the takes on firing the current HC and GM based on one game are ridiculous. We need continuity.

Yeah, I don't think Allen changes at all going forth. But if the O line fails again, you have to change some guys there.

They want draft picks because they want to build primarily through the draft. With what they did last year they were able to get the two premier guys they wanted, including the guy they see as their franchise QB and their defensive leader for years to come. And even using the picks they had to in order to get them, they still have ten picks next year and a ton of cash for the FA market. Here's what you would have done if they had traded a bunch of picks instead of Glenn. You'd blast them for giving up so many picks and not building through the draft. I still would have liked them to keep Watkins. But it's undeniable that for the past year he's essentially been a decoy.

Yeah. do you rip the band aid off quickly or slowly. They chose quickly. Hurts a lot more but for a much shorter time, right?

Yep. Can't figure out what's going on with him. Scheme is one thing. Being dominated physically is another.

All you can ask of a young Qb is to work his butt off and do the best he can preparation wise to succeed. Looks like he'll do that. As with all young QBs, it will come down to whether he can get the game to slow down enough to make the right reads and the right throws. Tme will tell.

To put it in perspective, the guy you're debating with here is convinced he played Peterman because of religious reasons.

I would be forced to agree

I have a feeling you'll see someone like Anderson or Moore here soon. They worked out Lynch so it would seem they're thinking about options.

16 million dollars. That's why you trade Taylor.

Absolutely. But also let's remember they have a multiyear plan to get this done, right?

Same old thing here. Glenn was hurt almost all of last season, and Dawkins filled in admirably. when you have a guy on a rookie contract performing well at the spot, and you can gain back cap dollars, it's done routinely in the league. and they needed to move up to get their QB. McCarron got beat out, although I would say they should now bring in a guy like Anderson to have that more veteran presence to help Allen out. The accuracy thing has been beat to death around here. It's Allen's show now. We'll see how he does.