transplantbillsfan

This is what's head-bangingly frustrating about some of these conversations regarding McDermott's in-game decision making. It's like: "We won, so he obviously made the right decision." Yeah, and I was gonna be late for work the other day so I decided to drive 20 MPH over the speed limit to make it to work on time. I got to work on time and didn't get pulled over. That doesn't mean I won't get pulled over and pay a massive price next time. Overall, McDermott is a really good coach. I like him a lot. He's brought in a clear culture change that's affected this team. That doesn't mean he's untouchable with his in-game overly conservative decision making even in wins.

Oy What exactly did he say?

No if the season ended today, we hold the #6 seed. But I'm pretty sure if we end up tied with the same record as the Ravens to end the season, we lose it. But then there are other funky tiebreakers that come into play if more than 2 teams are tied with the same record.

3 games left. Holding the #6 seed currently. We can afford to lose 1 if the Titans or Ravens lose 2 of their last 3. I could see it happening for the Titans, who actually have a pretty tough closing schedule. On the road against the resurgent Jimmy G led 49ers and then at home against the Rams and Jags. Any billievers, yet?

I'm not predicting anything with this coach. He's much too unpredictable. Before Peterman got concussed yesterday, I actually thought we had probably seen the last snap from Taylor and a Bills uniform. But now it flipped the other way and I think Taylor starts till we lose. But who the hell knows

He helped us win today

That decision worked out but it was a piss poor decision that Thompson bailed him out on. 3rd string QB and Dennison was finally getting slightly creative on a drive we were moving the ball with some runs by that 3rd string guy. You're left with a 4th and 1, decide to punt, use one of only 2 timeouts, and still punt. Loved the guts and grit and even playfulness of our players today, but McDermott and Dennison really had some bad coaching. However, somehow we're still in this

Titans lose!!! We're in this!!! They play a revitalized 49ers team, the Rams and the Jags.

Peterman is in concussion protocol officially. Another guessing game up to kickoff next week.

Really disagree. That decision worked out but it was a piss poor decision that Thompson bailed him out on. 3rd string QB and Dennison was finally getting slightly creative on a drive we were moving the ball with some runs by that 3rd string guy. You're left with a 4th and 1, decide to punt, use one of only 2 timeouts, and still punt. Loved the guts and grit and even playfulness of our players today, but McDermott and Dennison really had some bad coaching. Onto next week though. Still in this baby!!!

I said after that injury last week that I thought Taylor would've played his last snap in a Bills uniform. That just might be the case. Go Peterman!!!

Nah... he'll be waived for some reason with us hoping to put him on the PS and then snatched up by the Patriots so he can destroy us in a couple weeks.

There ya go! Well, can't be worse than last time, right?

Of course he's inactive. What a joke.

Weird. I'd love to know who wants which QB to start. Last time, from my understanding, Dennison was the driving factor to start Peterman.

So... this is not the poster I was thinking it was. FWIW the poster I'm thinking of is on another message board and yesterday made this exact same statement that Peterman would be starting. He has been right about a whole lot of things lately and I know he knows someone. However, today he retracted that statement and said that now "if Taylor can take a snap, he plays." So, who knows?

What about 21?

As a QB? Are you just trying to argue? I think, and have thought, we will and should draft a QB in the first. I think, and have thought, that if 2017 isn't Taylor's last year in Buffalo, 2018 will be after the rookie gets a year on the bench to learn. And I think, and have thought, and have always thought that if we could clearly upgrade from Taylor, we should. You want to argue that he's 28th rather than 24th or 30th rather than 22nd or 27th rather than 17th or... etc? Why? And what exactly does it have to do with the subject of this thread? Regardless of whatever I think about where Taylor ranks on a whole as a QB, he's actually pretty good on 3rd down having improved every year as a starter. That much is fact, regardless of wherever he ranks on the spectrum of starting NFL QBs as a whole.

And another reality check for these 3rd and long plays is that he also scrambled on 3rd and long 4 times and got a first down 3 times. So his actual conversion % on 3rd and long is 30.2%, not 27.1%. You'd have to look for 3rd and long scramble conversions for every other NFL QB to properly rank him, but % wise that boosts him from 19th to 13th; from below average to above average. My guess is other than Alex Smith and Russell Wilson there won't be too many 3rd and long scrambles.

Well I think it has to do with how hypercritical people have been of Taylor on third down during his tenure in Buffalo, which I think branched off the whole idea that he's not "clutch enough." Do you have those numbers you're alluding to?

-1 rush, -2 rush, 2 yard run, 3 yard run, 37 yard run, -1 yard run is going to look like an RB who's averaging 6+ YPC, but is that really very good for your offense? Yes, he's 19th out of 36 upon facing a higher raw number of 3rd downs than any other QB save Phillip Rivers.

The moment Taylor was injured and left the field in the cart last Sunday I really thought would be the last time we'd see him under center for the Bills, barring an injury to Peterman. But then McDermott said flat-out that Taylor is the starter when healthy. So, despite the fact that I actually believe the OP, I'm eager to see how the hell this plays out. I would say there's no way Peterman can be worse than he was in the Chargers game, but in the week leading up to the Chargers game I also said he couldn't be worse than Taylor in the Saints game. Obvious mistake on my part. Who knows. This will be the least excited for a W I've ever been, mainly because I think we'll win and we should win easily. I'll probably feel the same way beating the 'Phins next week if we do. That Patriots loss just took a lot out of me. Despite that, I'm rooting for Ws and, who knows, maybe I'll feel much differently come Monday

If this is who I think it is, I'm pretty sure it's inside info and he'll be right.

Doc, eh? Do I know you? Do you have $5 to offer up for this?

Ahhh... my bad... those were fire emojis. Couldn't tell. Yes, a lot of your emojis look the same to me. And I loathe emojis, anyway. I can't read them