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Maybe once or twice to check news but not really. That board was going downhill fast, but there should have been some type of warning. I didn't stop going to the site out of protest, more then I never really looked at anything there besides the BBMB in the first place. I do not post here nearly as much as I did there, but this board is higher quality overall and I am glad to have found it.

Might seem logical on paper to sign him as rotation depth for a low price, but definitely a no because of how he left the team. Its best for both sides to move on and i would guess that Dareus himself would rather try his luck in a new environment.

The funny thing is that he is probably delusional enough to expect a big contract from someone. Buffalo's was weak at the position and This was a golden opportunity for himself to prove that he was a #1 guy. Instead he stopped trying, played like number two and would likely be cut if it wasn't for the salary. He will be lucky to get a one year incentive laden "prove it" deal from a team.

I have a view somewhere in between of this, I was born in the late 70's and most people in my generation and the baby boomers above got a spankin, or the belt, the switch etc.. when doing something wrong." Some parents went too far and when kids talked on the playground most tended to know the difference between getting a spanking for being disruptive at a restaurant or church and the kid that always missed school for falling down the stairs once or twice a month. Now it is too far on the other side. Many put their two year olds in front of a tablet, plug them in and cater to their every need. When they are 18, and are not capable of anything and they wonder why. Those kids turn out unable to deal with life when they get older. Any site search on how the first group of kids to grow up with the internet for their entire life shows this. Discipline of some sort is needed. How that is done is up for debate. There has to be a way where talking and educating comes first but physical discipline is there as a last resort. Either way, after seeing those pictures of AP's kid from a few years back, I would never trust him as a source on this subject.

Normally, I would say that the belt(used reasonably) is a common punishment, or at least was in the past and alone would not be a big deal. Coming from AP who did go way to far in beating a child, it is a little concerning. Not to say that we should automatically assume that it was as bad as the incident a few years ago, but based on the track record a little more worth looking into then it would have been for an average family.

Yeah , lets do the career backup just needing his shot in the right situation again. It worked out so well with Fitz and Taylor both of which are more credible than Barkley. Barkley is not a long term option and I think that you probably actually know this in real life, but you keep doing message board you.

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Peyerson is an evil spirit who takes form as a hybrid of Nate Peterman and JP Losman and visits Bills fan late at night when they have drank so much that they can't see straight. This causes that person to say and post crazy things. Sadly, is appears that Peyerson has struck again.

Why are we crowning Barkley as the solution to all of our problems? He had one good game, yes ONE game, and is a career backup. His ceiling is what Fitz and Tyrod did for Buffalo, and we have been down that road too many times. He had the advantage of no one knowing that he was starting until two days before and a caught a team that appears to be checked out. Barkley wont have that next time around and his career stats before Sunday were only a notch above Peterman. How does everyone truly think that this will go? If Buffalo is smart, they keep both Barkley and Anderson. We do not want to go back to the weekly QB audition strategy ever again. Anderson is there if Allen or Barkley are hurt or ineffective. Why drop Anderson? What roster spot is so vital that we cant have a 3rd QB?

You cant have a team on the ropes when you put no points on the board. There are some other games when Its tough to tell though. I look more at the games where Anderson and Peterman started, those games weren't close, but the team came in with a very modified game plan on offense. It may have been a completely different game with an established quarterback, even a mediocre one. For the record, I do think that we should have ideally kept Taylor and still drafted Allen so I don't think our viewpoints are as different as you think.

Conservatively, I would add only the Houston game as a win making the team 4-6 This would put us on the outside of the playoff hunt likely requiring a 5-1 finish. Besides that, I am not sure which of the other game would have been won. You could argue that Buffalo has a different game plan with a more established quarterback in the Indy, New England and Chicago games, but I would not assume that those were wins This doesn't mean that I think Taylor is special, You could say the same thing in a scenario where buffalo kept McCarron or possibly even if they signed Anderson or Barkley on week 1.

Ref: Out on blue, gray ball Charles" No, that was in, you are blind, your nephew is on the gray team you aren't calling fairly. Ref: That is my call and I stand by it, these are just kids, sit down. Charles: Oh yeah?....

I disagree here. Barkley had a great game, but is very unproven. Yeah he has been in the league for a few years, but would you really consider him a veteran in the same way that one might with Anderson, Tyrod, Fitz, Moore etc? If you look at Barkley's career TD/INT ratio before Sunday, it is not much better than what Peterman had. Barkley had the advantage of catching a team that is falling apart on the seams off guard after not being announced that he would start until two days before. He is still unproven and could have a meltdown game the next time he goes out there. I actually think that keeping Anderson is taking a smart precaution that they did not do when cutting McCarron.

I wouldn't exactly say that McDermott is doing a bad job this year(besides the QB management), but no way he is even close to coach of the year. This is a rebuilding year, the team lost too many players from a playoff team that vastly overachieved, so very few people expected more than four to six wins which is about what Buffalo is on pace for. McDermott is doing an adequate job and about what was expected. His weak points are the QB situation and offseason decisions. His strong points are the defense, the team remaining motivated and knowing when to play younger players such as Teller and Foster over Ducasse and Pryor. I would give him something like a C+, but again, not coach of the year.

These drafts have been good, but fair or not, the perceived level of success will solely depend on how good Allen ends up being. So far White, Edmunds and Milano appear to be for real. Zay Jones is emerging, but I would like to see a few more games like sunday from him before calling him a success. As far as the others that the OP listed(dawkins, teller, phillips), it remains to be seen if they are actually reliable long term starters or if it is a Keith Ellison type scenario where they are only starting early in their career because there are no other options.

Would have rather seen Benjamin go and give Pryor a couple more weeks, but I can see where they are coming from.

This needed to happen sooner and would have if not for poor QB planning and Derek Anderson being injured in the Patriots game. I cannot see a scenario where an NFL team gives him a chance to start in the near future. Some QB's like Losman or Manuel have accuracy issues or are more mistake prone. Petermans issues were deeper than that, it was almost as if he physically had a blind spot on certain parts of the field when throwing. Some of those interceptions and pick sixes were much too easy for the other team to get. I wonder if he gets a shot somewhere in the preseason next year. Either way, he seems like a nice enough guy and I wish him well.

This tells you how much offense matters in this league if anything. Buffalo has a poor offense to go with a top defense and is 3-7. On the other side of the coin, you have the Chiefs who have one of the worst defenses but find themselves in the top 5 due to an offense that has adjusted greatly to the new NFL. Is still is a nice thing to have and a bright spot in what has been a dismal season at times. Without this defense, the Bills are either winless or 1-9 getting their first win today. Hopefully, they can keep this going for the rest of the season and carry it into next year.

Cant trade him now obviously, but now might be time to cut bait. Zay Jones is emerging as at least a decent option, and we have Pryor who didnt do much today, but is still adjusting to the team. It is also worth seeing what McKenzie and a suddenly relevant Foster can do. Benjamin was not only terrible, but I saw him make no effort on at least a couple of catchable passes. Time to move on from him and see if the other receivers are a possible art of Buffalo's future.

Buffalo will definitely win a few more but it is lofty to assume automatic wins in the non New England games. I could see Buffalo being a favorite against the Jets, but the Dolphins, Lions and Jaguars despite the record are still higher in the food chain than Buffalo. Chances are those games would be seen either as tossups or have Buffalo is the underdog. Even with those five wins, the Pats are still there and that would be a major upset. Best to start Allen and allow the young players to gain experience and confidence. I see six or seven wins as a real possibility, but even that would require a 3-3 or 4-2 finish.

Win 6, easy choice for me. High picks do not guarantee success in the NFL. The only exception where tanking for a pick is arguably jusitifed is when a crop of franchise QB's are out. 2019 is a not QB heavy year for the draft and Allen was drafted last year. I would rather see them go into next season with some momentum and hope that they can continue to find players with the Caliber of Tradaveous White in the later first round while getting some steals like Milano in late rounds.

I would keep Allen, Barkley and Anderson on the roster. Barkley has earned at least a chance to prove himself as the Bills backup after today. It would be easy to say cut Anderson based on the two games that he played this year, but I think that it would be smart to keep him too. My reasoning is that he does have good previous experience as a veteran backup and would be good for a mentoring/coaching role to Allen. He would also provide Buffalo with an option who is already on the team if Allen or Barkley are injured later in the season. No more Peterman and no more of this street free agent stuff anymore please.

Ladies and Gentleman, I believe that we now have our backup QB for the rest of the year. Best of luck in your future endeavors Peterman.

Matt Barkley is by no means a good quarterback, but I would still rather see him out there than Peterman. Hell, I would rather see Charles Barkley at QB than ever see Peterman throw a pass again.

Any NFL team will always beat any college team. The speed and caliber of training is worlds apart. Even on the best all time college team, more than half of the roster will not end up getting as much as an NFL tryout. A 28 point spread? Now that is more interesting, but I still think that Buffalo would score enough to cover that spread. Peterman may be the worst NFL qb of all time, but when I watched him in college, he was able to put a lot of points on the board in many games. Even Peterman would get a lot of points on Alabama.