Bob in STL

Boldin quit in preseason, and had a reason, big difference. Richie retired, then asked to be cut and we all know he is not well … another big difference. Vontae Davis quit on his team at halftime with no injury. What a bum. Who the heck Robinson?

He did not communicate a thing to the coaches because McD said after the game that "he took himself out" McD did not know why. I would criticize him all day long for quitting. Even if he did not want to play for whatever reason why not come out and be with the team? If he is injured that is one thing but if he was injured McD did not know about it.

Overall a good effort for a rookie, playing against a good defense with a bad OL and bad receivers. The accuracy questions are very real … he missed a few easy ones, especially a few short ones, and throwing behind his receivers on occasion. Obviously he was playing under big pressure as our OL is putrid. I like the leadership he showed.

Wrong. He was voted to 3 pro bowls and 2 All APro Teams while playing on a very crappy team. This means he was widely recognized by the league and the sports writers. He was a shutdown corner before they came up with the term. He was the reason they outlawed the bump and run. James is on the Bills Wall of Fame after a 6 year career. This is both recognition and appreciation. They can get no higher honor. Had and he played 10 years he may have been a Hall of Fame player, but like many, many, others players injuries shortened a great career. He he was not underappreciated but time moves on.

Rueben was excellent and not underrated by virtue of his many Pro Bowls. I thought Jim Ritcher and Joe Devlin were underrated Offensive Lineman.

Actually Miller is worse and if he performs as poorly this week as he did last week a move would not surprise me. Ducasse graded out much better in week 1, he gets a lot a flack here, some deserved and some not. Not sure Teller is the guy but if Bodine replaces Groy it would not surprise me at all to see Groy replace Miller and not DuCasse. We shall see.

They are very safe and they should be. They have this year and next year. If they are moving up then they have the next year to get to legitimate contender status. If by then they are not on a real path to contender, you fire Beane, not McDermott, and then let the new GM hire the next coach. If Beane chooses to fire McD on his own you let him do itand you let him pick the next guy. Finally, you do NOT fire Bean until you have several EXPERIENCED GMs available that you can sign.

I’m thinking we give them a second game before making such assertions. Maybe even a second season.

Yes, paid the price, but I should clarify by saying he is "paying the price". He will most likely be out of football after this season. He was rushed, he started two games that he never really deserved to start. Could he have ever been a starter in the NFL? Probably not, we all see it. Could he have ever been a decent back up or journeyman? Maybe for awhile, but I doubt it after this season. If his career ends then paid the price for McD rushing him. You can take a harsher stance and say he got his big break and he blew it, which he did. Yes, some people never get a chance, I get that. IMO he was not handled right and Allen is on the some path of not being handled right. Many QBs get to hang around for years and years and some actually blossom later in their careers. Kurt Warner, Rich Gannon, Jim Plunkett and Lenny Dawson come to mind in this category. They all hung around for a few years before they could see the game well enough to play at a high level.

One ball hit Zay with in the facemask. I guess he didn't see it? I looked at that video review. Some of those guys declared open were not open, especially in the heat of the pass rush when the QB is not set. Still, there were opportunities to make plays that the "1st rookie" missed. Some guys that were open deep were open because the safety locked onto Peterman, who never looked off and went to a second option. Hoping or 2nd rookie QB can see the field better and deliver the ball.

I'm predicting Zay Jones will not be any teams NFL roster come next season.

Peterman is almost as much of a rookie as Allen is. I wish people, especially the media, would get off his back. Looking back at this mess, Coach McD put him in a bad situation twice, with last years decision being an extremely dubious one indeed. The only benefit from all of this is now we all know he is not an NFL QB ... but Peterman really paid the price for these bad decisions.

I was watching the game in a crowded Sports Bar - even in that environment I could KB was taking the afternoon off. He needs to be a monster and win the battles for the ball. I thought he gave up on the 2nd interception, bad ball but no urgency on his part to break up the play or to even make the tackle afterwards.

Watch the film, Nate’s performance speaks for itself, no matter how poorly the other 10 played.

Teams from hot climates typically wear white at home in the first few months of the season. Current prediction is it will be in the 80's on Sunday in buffalo. I recall Chuck Knox having the Bills wearing white jerseys in the early home games too. This has been going on for a long time.

Come on man, start hating him now. How many games do you need?

tweeter leaves a stain

I am one who backs McDermott and Beane because I believe you have to give them time. We cannot keep changing coaches and front office and losing players under every new regime. I look at the players gone and some of them I did not like (namely Dareus and Watkins). I wish Glenn could have worked out and Darby too. I am most concerned about trading so many draft picks to move up. Moving up for Zay and Dawkins and Allen and Edmunds. That is 6 draft picks given up to get 4 players and making matters worse Zay Jones already looks like he is not going to make it. To make these moves worthwhile Allen and Edmunds have to become star players and Dawkins has to become a solid LT with Pro Bowls. I would like to see the draft trade up behavior stop.

That it is better to coach a team with good players than one with bad players.

Could it be that they look at the two DT signings, compare them in practice, keep one and release the other, and then bring in another player at another position? What would be wrong with that?

Hire an interim coach from the current staff. Then hire a real GM to help me.

Oh another coach who wants to look at the film before spouting off. And this one has a ring.

I wonder how you know that Rosen is better than Allen? That’s an amazing talent. Nobody made a Dareus - Teller trade. They traded a talented, expensive, problem child in a salary dump for a 5th round pick. Basically a salvage pick. Kyle Williams was a 5th rounder and I think he has had a better career than Dareus. Maybe Teller will be a good player, maybe not? Most coaches get rid of players that don’t fit. Bill Billichek comes to mind as one who does this and he has done ok by it.

It makes sense if we add a QBs to the squad, in the likely case of injury. Also, maybe we are adding a better lineman? Relax.

If only one could live each day and then relieve it a second time, just to get everything right and make everything perfect all the time. It must be very hard for you and it has to be very stressful being negative all the time ... even when you are right, this cannot be healthy.