Bills757

For those wondering why he wasn't unleashed the past two years, remember, the only thing that was unleashed was Rex's mouth.....there wasn't room for anything else to be unleashed.

Buffalo 34-14. Taylor throws for 225 with 2 TD's and rushes for 90 with a score.

With all of the trades going on, one would think McDermott and Beane could somehow make some moves to get the tackle position straight. At this rate, and God forbid, if Peterman takes a shot and goes down, is Dennison gonna go with the single wing offense?!?!

You're like the media. Taking a harmless quote and twisting it into something that it isn't. But hey, that seems to the be the way it works these days.

I agree. He handled it perfectly and he's right in his assessment.

Exactly. Wasn't this public info the day after the game? No drama here IMO.

You realize level-headed thinking doesn't belong in this thread, right?

Yea, okay. It was the master plan to have a 6th round draft pick who was slower than slow and didn't even perform great in college take over the offense. Hindsight is always 20/20.

What if Frazier does a horrible job as DC and McD decides to hire Rob Ryan to take over? If we're gonna start speculating, let's go for it!!

The thread is about the backup being the possible savior.....until he get's in and stinks up the joint, then people will be calling for Yates....lauding what a great job he did (for a while) in Houston....how he knows Dennison's offense....then it'll be about a college QB who's never taken an NFL snap.....about how certain college QB's are DEFINITELY franchise QB's....until they arrive and stink up the joint....then they're considered a bust.....and those same posters will then say it's because we're Buffalo. Wash, rinse, repeat....no patience and no idea how hard it is to be a starting NFL QB.

Makes you wanna 'loose' your mind eh?

Agree on the last statement 100%. The drive-by negative-no purpose post.

Brandon, is that you?! Come on man....add SOMETHING to the board. Gotta love the negativity and skepticism though....carry on.

To a degree, he needs to free himself. IMO he was told to be overly protective of the ball the last two years which may have been why he was reluctant to throw in certain situations. To me he's in a make it or break it year.....trade aside.....he HAS to make more plays on a more consistent basis. I've been a huge supporter of him but barring massive injuries, he's got to make his case to be the long term solution in Buffalo THIS year. There are inherent risks by making more plays which may result in more INT's. So be it. Gotta leave it all out on the field and carry a team at times. I do agree that he needs to use his skill set more and just play football.

Haha. And that's why you aren't the GM or HC. I get what McD is trying to do....build a team, not just accumulate talent. Not to mention Sammy's injury history. I mean, the guy aggravated his foot during training camp.

If Rex can coach Buffalo to a .500 record, I believe McD, even in his first year, can do as good or better. That's just my opinion of course.

But as you described him, he's God awful. Why not get rid of him for something and rebuild? As far as McD and Beane not being sold on him, they have no reason to be completely sold on him at this point. But I will say they see enough potential there to see how this season goes....far from being the terrible QB you make him out to be. So we had WR's running around uncovered, a brick wall for an Oline and Taylor simply couldn't hit anybody? Come on man....when you're so over the top and critical in your "perspective", you instantly lose credibility. It's this kind of one-sided, melodramatic reaction that sparks the never ending squabbles about certain players.

If Taylor was as bad as you proclaim, the new staff and Beane would've jettisoned Taylor months ago. As far as wasting Sammy, don't you think it's hard to target a WR that's standing on the sidelines for half the season?

Lighten up Biscuit. You don't think the culture instilled by Rex wasn't detrimental to this team? Gimme a break. The dude was all talk and no walk....and that's what we got on the field. You don't think Belicheck didn't have to change the culture in NE after he arrived? Your comment about high school is funny....because, IMO, if you have a few talented players in high school, culture get's thrown out the window and talent can overcome just about anything. In the pros, it's a completely different animal where these guys (including the coaches) are getting paid big bucks to establish a winning franchise....and where culture is paramount to winning IMO.

I think, ultimately, whether or not it's beneficial to the team will be based on how McD handles it, and, how the players respond....not just in a press conference or interview but on the field. We'll see I guess. And maybe, just maybe, McD's practicing a little psychology on the team just to see how they respond. I'm fairly confident he knows what he's doing when he chewed their butts before hand.

But I think you're taking it too far. This is the first camp for McD, first time with these guys and vice versa. Players get chippy, things get heated....they're tired of hitting their own teammates and I'm sure the trade is still on their minds to a certain extent. If this was a common occurrence, I'd be worried, but it's not. How McD handles it will tell us whether or not he has the team's attention. Also, many of these players had an undisciplined head coach the past two years.....I don't care if Coughlin was the HC, it'd be hard for any coach to come in here and not encounter these types of issues.

This team just went through a pretty big trade of a couple guys that were their teammates....and good players to boot. It doesn't surprise me in the least that some emotions are getting the better of some players. Just relax.

I think people confuse speed and quickness. Watkins is one of the fastest guys out there for sure but IMO he has excellent quickness as well. McCoy has decent straight line speed but his forte, without a doubt, is his elite quickness (and instincts). The guy is a phenomenal talent in that regard. Jones is a very different receiver than Watkins.....doesn't have Watkins' quickness for sure but he does have size...something you just can't teach.

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Wouldn't have done much good hitting Watkins in the hands when he's on the sidelines nursing an injury. How so? Sammy missed half the season and was probably less than 100% for the games he actually did play. It's amazing the idiotic posts I read on this board. Too many act like upset little kids that didn't get a participation trophy.