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Aaron Rodgers comes to mind. Although it is impossible to know what his career would've looked like had he started from day 1 .

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2535585-sheldon-richardson-arrested-after-going-143-mph-latest-details-on-jets-dt Very similar situation. At least Richardson didn't threaten the officer's wife?

Not sure what to take outta this. It's not the concussions that lead to CTE! It's the hard hits to the head that almost always result in concussions that leads to CTE! Reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson's quote: “Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.”.

Agree with most of what was said. We didn't really "dump his contract" though. He's still counting for 14mil deadcap next season

Actually, this weekend shows that you can make a conference championship game with a pretty mediocre QB if the rest of the team is good enough. Case Keenum and Blake Bortles are pretty bad QB's. Blake Bortles is significantly worse than Tyrod at throwing the ball. Keenum is probably slightly better than Tyord at throwing the ball. I hesitate to put Nick Foles on that list. If Foles was starting the whole year there is no way the Eagles get a first round bye and home field advantage. That being said, I do think he's a better passer than TT.

Are you Kelvin Benjamin's agent? He's been in the league for 4 years now and I think it's safe to say he is NOT a #1 WR. His ceiling, if he can stay healthy (which he hasn't), is a pretty good WR2.

Tyrod - nothing (and I'm a Tyrod supporter). The lack of interest league wide in Tyrod last year says a lot. Glenn - 3rd? Tough to say missing most of a year with injury. Lawson - 4th. Lot of missed time due to injury. Not very impressive when healthy Hughes - 3rd? He's a quality player, but signed to a big contract and had a down year. That being said, I'd much rather keep Glenn, lawson, Hughes. We'd be selling low if we trade them this offseason.

Counter-argument: Pegula bucks Any of those concerns will be more than smoothed over by giving this potential OC a little extra $$

If we signed Cousins I think the Bills would be a popular playoff pick (definitely not a SB favorite though).

Classic. If you can't refute an argument with actual evidence you can break out with the "did you even watch the game". To be clear: I'm not saying that Tyrod is a very accurate QB. I'm saying the Bills lack of YAC has more to do with our playcalling than it does with Tyrod's accuracy.

Why on earth would we trade for Dalton or Smith? If the goal is to make the playoffs and lose in the 1st round we already have Tyrod....

I voted for can both. Dennison is a terrible OC. The fixation on Tolbert, the lack of a screen game, the run offense going from 1st in consecutive years to middle of the road. I do not want to see Dennison again under any circumstance. The only way i want to see TT play for the Bills again is if we draft a 1st rd QB in this years draft and TT is a 1 year stop gap (even though I would prefer a different vet back there).

Or maybe, just maybe, our OC is garbage and can't figure out how to run an effective screen play. What plays today did TT throw off target that cost our receiver a chance at YAC?

Do you? Do you not remember the Bills 16-10 victory over the Chiefs in week 14? Alex Smith has better passing stats due to Yards After Catch (hence my better play caller comment). Chiefs YAC 2,209 (2nd in NFL) Bills YAC 1,355 (31st in NFL) Smith is a pretty limited passer with many of the same problems that TT has. He's not a bad QB, but you're not going to make the superbowl with Smith as your QB.

Alex Smith is a slightly better better Tyrod with a significantly better play caller. I'd be OK with signing him as a stop gap, but a trade? Not more than a 6th rounder....

I thought Tyrod outplayed Bortles by a wide margin in terms of throwing the ball, not that that is saying much...... Bills had a lot of drops today. O'leary killed a driver, Thompson allowed the Jags to get points at end of 1st (probably....IF we convert the 3rd and 2). The play where Clay stepped out of bounds I'm counting as a drop. killed another driver killer.

These threads pop up every now and then. Taxes aren't as simple as saying if you make 1 mil in New York you'll pay 8% more in taxes than someone making 1 mil in Florida. There's other factors to consider. If a professional athlete plays in NYC or LA they garner much more media attention and have a better chance at landing lucrative endorsement deals. I'd be surprised if any professional athlete has ever decided to not sign with a team in New York state because of the state tax rate.

Tyrod is a fairly mediocre QB that has proven he can win games in the NFL. Peterman was a rookie 5th rounder that had shown he could play well in preseason and against a Saints defense that was playing prevent. The decision to bench Tyrod for Peterman when the Bills were 5-4 and in the thick of the playoff race was one of the worst coaching moves made this year in the NFL. It could have been a fireable offense if McDermott was not a rookie coach exceeding expectations for the season. The only other comparable coaching choice I can think of this year was McAdoo benching Eli Manning for Geno Smith, and that one did get McAdoo fired. The decision to bench Tyrod in and of itself is not a bad one. He's clearly not THE guy and it's clear the Bills do not view him as the QB of the future. The problem is who we benched him for, as well as when we benched him.

He might be a respected veteran and good leader in the locker room, but the guy is not an NFL caliber RB2. His usage this year has been ludicrous. I can't recall a Bills player that was so ineffective on the field being given this many opportunities before. With Cadet hurt if Shady needs a breather I'd rather see Joe Webb run the ball than Tolbert.

Tyrod's passing stats are anywhere from mediocre to bad. I don't think anyone is going to argue that. In your "comprehensive" review of Tyrod you've conveniently left out his running ability. He's an excellent rushing QB. If you look at Tyrod "comprehensively" he is, in fact, a decent QB.

Depends on your definition of 'serious contender'. I think they are the only team in the AFC that has a chance against New England or Pitt. I'd put the Jags chance of winning the superbowl at 5%. I just don't trust Bortles

I'm fully on board the fire Dennison train. He's overly conservative, not imaginative, and in general BAD. At least we didn't feature Tolbert as RB2 today (was it Dennison's decision to scratch him?)

1) End of the first half against Tampa Bay. 2nd and 2 from the TB 18 yard line with no timeouts and 12 seconds on the clock. Calls a 2 yard dump off in the center of the field. Time runs out and the Bills waste an easy FG opportunity. ** This one could be TT fault, but McD took ownership of it. 2) 4th and 1 from the Colts 41 in OT with 4:13 on the clock (2 timeouts). He waits for the playclock to run almost all the way down before taking a timeout to think things over. He then decides to punt when the most likely outcome after the punt is a tie or loss, and a tie or loss would've drastically reduced our chance at playoffs. 3) 4th and 7 from the Dolphins 36 early in the 3rd quarter. Bills up 21-6 and the defense is playing great. McD takes a timeout to think things over. He then decides to go for it and calls a low % play to just lob a pass for Clay towards the end zone. If you don't have faith in Hauschka just punt it. Why go for it this early and give the Fish a chance at gaining momentum on a short field? All 3 of those were ridiculously bad decisions, but we did win all 3 of those games.

I wholeheartedly agree with suggestion #5. The rest of the suggestions are, at best, misguided.

There's degrees of conservative/aggressive playcalling. Going for it on a 4th and 4 from your own 31 with 2+ minutes left in OT is extremely aggressive. Say the Colts go for it and don't convert (very high chance they don't convert) and the Bills kick a FG to win. How do you think Chargers/Ravens view that? Knowing they would be out of a playoff spot b/c the Colts decided to take a ridiculous risk?