Billzgobowlin

So what you're saying is we got rid of Fitzpatrick too soon?

You mean other than Marrone?

Sounds like Rex when he was here talking about his defense "I have no idea what I'm doing to screw up this defense"

This thought process is flawed. Why would you give Taylor credit for scoring on a game out of reach with prevent on and not Peterman. They were not pressuring Taylor the same as Peterman in that Chargers game. See the amount of time Taylor had to throw and his one big pressure he fumbled the ball away.

I definitely could see 30 plus. I hope they figure out what they lost though and look like they did earlier this year

If they had beat the Giants I might agree with you but the Giants are very very bad this year with no WRs and no RB and a very bad defense. This Bills team has lost a lot of their momentum as have the Chiefs. Since the 5-2 start we have lost Dareus but gained Benjamin otherwise it is still the same team.

Makes sense but gameplans aren't derived in a 5 second speech. Keeping Tyrod Taylor in the pocket is one thing but how you do it is another.

So I am curious how much the preseason stats would be with a better line like Dallas has and how much does that play into who you start

Maybe unfairly but I think the end of the Saints game played into Peterman starting last week.

If you were to believe a lot of the media in town, most players were on board with replacing Tyrod initially

I think he had too. He almost certainly would have lost the team. I think what took him so long was KC had to wait to prepare fully

Agreed

I've said it before but it's possible he looked prepared in practice, the problem with that is that our Offensive line is facing our defensive line

I think it is funny how some people lose objectivity like we will give up 60 this year. This is the same team that was leading the league in defense at 5-2. I understand they have been very bad these past few weeks but that won't be maintained. Could it be bad against the Chiefs? Sure but all I am saying is the Chiefs have been equally bad and the Giants are a close second to the Browns as the worst team in the league. As much as you hate to admit it we aren't the Giants.

True but the big thing I have kept hearing is how could they let a 5th rounder start and in the same breath mention if it were Mahomes they would understand

Prescott also didn't have matadors as Tackles too. I think people do get caught up on the number total of INTs and I get that but if some of these sports reporters or former NFL QBs weren't lazy and reviewed the film they would have realized what really happened. Reporters today are just plain lazy especially on the national level.

Yet you have a first rounder in Sanchez on the bench? No one knew Prescott at that point and the media didn't criticize that at all compared to Peterman, that's my point.

If you are comparing the Chargers and Chiefs, Chargers have the better QB and pass rush and it isn't even close. So saying it would be more than 54 doesn't make sense

Last week the RT was the one that did the most damage but we didn't have either playing exceptionally well Which others attributed to a poor offensive line..... I am also talking about before they played not after. If hindsight was something we could do Peterman wouldn't have started that game

And just to be perfectly clear I am not comparing Prescott to Peterman, that would be stupid because they are two different players with two different backgrounds. I am more comparing why the media thought it was a great idea to start a 4th round rookie for a playoff caliber team as opposed to a 5th round rookie for a downward spiraling playoff team.

Sorry I mean his first game as starter. I'm talking about rookies starting their first game

Oh no don't mistake it I think it makes a huge difference. We can't change our line though and offense is doomed to fail with any QB right now. Wonder how the game would have looked though with Glenn and Henderson?

But neither did Prescott..... Last week showed he couldn't handle the pass rush. I would like to give him a pass and more than likely he was told to sling the ball like he did but he should have taken sacks. Let's be clear though he only had two options with that pass rush though, get sacked or throw it and he obviously chose the wrong thing on multiple occasions.

This thread wasn't started to provide crazy assumptions but rather to elicit some thought about why it was taboo for a 5th round rookie to start and not a 4th rounder. And the Cowboys did have a former first round pick in Mark Sanchez on the team when they decided to go with Prescott.

His situation doesn't change the fact that he was still a rookie and if anything it would show that Peterman's play was because of his lack of talent on offense