transplantbillsfan

I liked reading through the first page to try to figure out at what point the announcement was made. It happened here, clearly Tyrod is going to be gone in the offseason and McBeane will now have to draft a QB very high, regardless of how Peterman plays the rest of the season. Let Peterman and the other QB compete and may the best man win. But this season went on life support after one of the worst losses I've ever seen and I guess McDermott felt this team needed a shot in the arm. Clear move we're continuing to shoot for the playoffs, even if Peterman doesn't live up to the expectations a lot of people seem to have for him.

I really don't understand why the hell Milano didn't keep his job. He was fantastic in the 2 games he started!

Taylor's worst game was Sunday, so I don't think anyone can be absolutely shocked by this. God I hope Peterman is good. I'm so sick of this team sucking. This is the 15th QB the Bills have now started in the Brady era

And that sword has always swung both ways. I've never pretended I'm guilt free. I know what I dish out. I'm not hiding. I'm right here. I'm sorry I ever offended you. I was wrong so adamantly defending Tyrod as a capable QB. Is there anything else you would like me to say?

Nothin but love here for everyone inevitably salivating to get their pound of flesh from me. No worries. I've rooted hard for every single QB in a Bills uniform since Kelly. I'm a Bills homer, period.

Why?! Why say this?! That was such a terrible move! Let's hope this isn't!

You mean the one I lost to Wayne Arnold? Yeah I remember. I already PMed him. I embrace my defeat. I definitely don't root against players so I can't wait to see what the kid does. Been too long sans playoffs.

You didn't think I'd run away did you?

Holy ****!!! Well I was completely wrong!!! About everything when it comes to Taylor!!! Crow I'm stuffing down my throat!

You must be right. I must be wrong. Sorry, boss

Really? I watched all the PCs from Sunday after the game and yesterday, too. I came away with a different impression.

I think the Bills are going to win. It's just the ebb and flow of the season. I'm expecting a strong response from Buffalo... but then I could easily see us getting blown out by KC.

Danced all over like ants? I can't speak for anyone else, but I never once said Taylor IS a Franchise QB in that thread. I thought Taylor played really well against the Jets, but he absolutely sucked against the Saints along with the rest of the team and coaches. He's had too many of those ugly games (3) in comparison to the good games (6). I wanted more consistency and we aren't seeing it. We still have 7 more games. If 5 or 6 of our remaining games are good games and we end up in the playoffs, the narrative changes again. It's why I'm sick of this absolute need to call it before anyone else just to act like you're the first who said it. A lot of these people who are (rightfully) complaining about Taylor's play Sunday exaggerate it as singularly representative of him as a QB on the whole. Overreactions are annoying whether one week it's a "Taylor is a Franchise QB" or another week it's "Taylor is NOT a Franchise QB."

Funny from a guy who's looked up my posting history and incessantly criticized it. Probably because it's really easy to look up posting history and just scroll down looking at dates. Quick, count to 40. That's how long it took. probably not nearly as long as you looking through my posting history at BBMB, counting my Tyrod threads and calculating how much I post about him. that's awesome you're so busy. Too bad you're so much busier weeks we win and people are generally upbeat and celebrating here

I was thinking just this clip from Waterboy would suffice:

Thurm, honest question here, why is it that your tendency is to consistently post a ton more when the bills lose than when they win? And that's not a hyperbolic statement. I just looked through your recent posting history to make sure of it. 40+ posts since the Jets game and "little here... little there" otherwise. Just strange. Hookers and blow celebrations every time we win?

I'm about to seriously geek out, but I really thought there was going to be a reference to Hamlet act 1 scene V with the Ghost's speech. I'm thinking the Kenneth Brannaugh version, in particular.

Let me know what you come up with

Oh ****!!! Nice find! I was going to post Andy Dalton's 5 turnover 170 yards passing game but none of these are going to fly this week. Brotha I know you think I'm nothing more than a Tyrod homer, but I think you and I are basically looking at the same glass when it comes to him. It's just that I see that glass half full and you see it half empty

I know, that's the whole reason I asked the question in the first place. For me, I actually completely and 100% agree with GoBills808 right beneath your post. 5 years and 10 games a year. Why? Well, because at that point your team has clearly made a commitment to that QB. And I'd say a guy who is been with your team as the starter for half a decade is easily the franchise QB. That doesn't mean he's great. Andy Dalton and Joe Flacco our franchise QBs. And yes, I do still think there's a chance that Taylor is our franchise QB by that definition. And I think people are about to quibble with that phrasing, but I'll freeze it better, Taylor has a better chance of being our franchise QB then Peterman does. A much better chance. And I want to be very clear because I think people believe I would root against him: if I watch Peterman as the Bills starting QB, I will only want him to be successful. Probably because there are idiots who have to label everyone after every single game. People are just really, really dumb. i'm super excited to read what that post brings in terms of responses

Oh, gracias. I'm guessing he was referring to the 4+ minute Youtube video he put up that I'll never watch.

not a clue what you just said and I don't like watching youtube videos to understand clever points. I'm sure other people are laughing with you, though So then by your definition, Andy Dalton is a Franchise QB?

Did you just answer my question with a question? I've been asking for awhile now actually... what's a Franchise QB?

Can you tell me what a Franchise QB is? Is Andy Dalton one?

Not really that simple and this thread isn't about Taylor sucking Sunday, it's about him sucking as a QB. Everything is just an overall overreaction. People need to stop with this one game as a definition nonsense. Taylor sucked Sunday. Who the hell said he didn't? What's generally annoying is the way people try to use singular games to paint an overall definitive picture of what Taylor is. By the time this season ends and we move into the offseason I expect (and have been on record expecting all along) that the Bills are going to draft a QB in the 1st round and maybe even trade up for a guy. And that guy will (hopefully) be our Franchise QB, not Taylor. That's what I expect. But I've also said that isn't set in stone in the minds at OBD and that Taylor had this year to prove that he could be the long term answer. He hasn't made the case for that and so as of right now I absolutely expect the Bills will draft a QB in the first and might even let Taylor walk without paying him that option. That's what I expect, but even though the trendy thing to do here is to speak so definitively about things that aren't set in stone (I've never been a trendy guy. I'm really behind in the trends... I still use a flip phone.), I'm not going to say that Taylor IS NOT the Franchise QB or that the Bills WILL draft a QB in the first or... because we still have 7 games in a season where we still (somehow) hold the #6 seed in the AFC and despite the fact that our Head Coach has probably his largest window at this moment to bench Taylor in favor of Peterman, McDermott has already stated multiple times without hesitation (watch the PCs... they're really without hesitation) that he believes in Taylor and that Taylor is our starter