Bob in STL

This sounds like the opposite of the OP's "source" is saying. What to believe ... comments directly from the owners mouth to a Buffalo News Reporter on the record or from some internet insider.? I don't sense frustration from Kim at all, instead I sense understanding and patience.

what good are open targets when your unsettled in the pocket and running for your life? He was also thinking about ball protection, remember its raining and his arm is limited. Sure you can a play like this, but this play was far from the norm. I saw covered receivers almost the entire game, many times they did not get of the line and Peterman was already moving on and checking down. It is likely that receivers got open when Peterman was in trouble which was usually in about 1.5 seconds.

I hope we pull a 3rd QB off of waivers today. Yes, its that bad.

Uhhhm. The opinion of someone who works in the organization, especially in the executive ranks with access to decision making, is indeed insider knowledge. You are Terry Pegula and so far you have dealt with Marone quitting, Polian backing out, the Whaley/Brandon/Rex/Rob clown show ... your new coach and GM make the playoffs in Year 1, draft a QB prospect and a stud MLB in round 1, clean house to clear cap space to sign players - how is this frustrating?

True, there will always be people who want the job but there are certainly people, solid people, that won’t touch it if Beane gets fired after one or two years. Mularkey, Maroone, and even Bill Polian are relatively recent people who walked away from a job with the Bills. Those are the one know about. I can go back to the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and name others.

Good post indeed. There will always be people questioning the trades - did we get enough return? Part of trades was getting rid of "bad contracts", or "did not match the scheme", or getting rid of players that could not be counted on for health reasons. Allen and Edmunds are key and Beane will need to hit on his draft picks. Now that he cleaned up the cap and the dead money clears next season he will need to be very smart with the cap space.

Sure does not sound like an Executive speaking here. Especially the criticizing line about the trades and the part about no plan for Allen. Maybe he talked to the Director of Food Services or something else not football related. I will admit I was puzzled by Buffalo playing a fairly deep zone in the rain, especially when Baltimore was in man coverage and slowing our receivers up at the line of scrimmage. McD was completely out coached in this one and coaching was as big a part of this ugly result as was the play of Peterman or the OL.

you lost me on #2. The offensive line play was deplorable from the get go.

Well your missing Dan Daraugh and Kay Stephenson but Peterman is the worst anyway.

Tom, the national media does not follow the Bills very closely as you know. McDermott is not a lousy coach but he is still learning. It is becoming more obvious that he has blind spots and that some games he gets completely outcoached. There were at least 3 games last year that we were not prepared to play. He also has some solid leadership strengths and overall he did a great job getting us to 9-7 last year. Brandon Beane has full responsibility for who we brought to camp. Most casual observers could see the possible train wreck at QB, OL, and WR.

Good post but lets also throw in the poor play of the WR's. I actually think our WR talent is worse than that of the OL. I saw lots of replays of covered receivers. Lots of receivers jammed at the line in man coverage in the rain causing Peterman to not even have a quick outlet pass. No adjustments made by the coaches either. Even when Peterman and Allen had time to throw there was usually no one open. The coaching staff has to do better.

Please stop. The players that came into the AFL in the early 60's were NFL cuts or old men, undrafted college players, and CFL players looking for another shot. The majority of the CFL's best players were American players that could not make the NFL, many of them played in the early AFL. Cookie Gilchrest, one of the best Bills players in the 60's played in the CFL. It was 1961. The Bills were one year old and they sent their scrubby team to play a preseason under Canadian league rules .. big field, 3 downs, etc. Never mind the Canadians league starts games months earlier than the AFL and NFL did. The Bills were not prepared and they were not very good that day. They were two years away from a Power House team. This has nothing to do with what we saw in Baltimore yesterday. The Bills are not jinxed. McDermott is not horrible. He was totally outcoached and unprepared for the season opener, no doubt about that. McDermnott and Beane are learning as they go. It sucks but it is true. He and Beane started the season with a mess at QB, OL and WR. They need to own that. They both lack experience at their jobs and we are seeing it right now. To think that McCarron, Peterman and Allen was a good group to go to camp with was a crazy notion all along. There were lots of veteran QB in the free agent mix and this is what we got to start training camp.

Your naming coaches and yes, they are all poor choices. I’m talking about GMs. I have said it before, Pegula has hired 4 GMs on his two teams, none with GM experience. We we need to give Beane some time. Calls to fire hm are ridiculous. Fire him and no one will come here.

Q. What has changing GM and HC every 3 years or less got us? Answer: One play off wild card game in 17 years. Q. What is the consensus among front office personal in the NFL about the Bills poor track record? Answer: Too much change/ lack of stability/ lack of top QB/ lack of continuity Q. How long has Beane been in the job? Answer: less than 2 years with only one off season and one draft thus far.

Not sure we could afford him and the two guys we signed on DL. Yes, he would have helped. Just don’t expect to find much OL help in free agency and expect to pay a premium. But hey, we got Bodine.

Yeah let’s talk about ignorant. I see you answered your own quote with Norwell, not mine. Do your own googling? What a moron. LOL. Ha ha.

Just once Terry should hire GM with actual pro level GM experience. Maybe even one that has won before. Is that so hard to figure out????

Yes, pretty much nothing. Name all the really good Offensive Line free agents last year. There was almost none. Pretty much every football program is talking about it. Most teams have problems at OL. The ones that don’t sign their guys.

Don’t even think about replacing .them. We have to stop the revolving door. It was one game.

We could easily lose three OL starters to free agency and get even worse. I figure we can play a rookie at Guard and/or RT next year if we get them in the first 3 rounds. Hopefully we pick up a free agent Guard as well. Building depth will take time.

This past free agency there was not much out there that you wanted to spend too much money on, except for QBs and we whiffed on McCarron. Nothing on OL. The money spent on Star and Trent was not extravagant. Hoping for better pickings next year. I don’t think we should even spend to the max next year. Better to save to sign our drafted players and lock up a core from three drafts. This is a not a fast rebuild, especially since they traded away all the talent from the Whaley/Nix regime.

Liked - nothing Did not like - Not being prepared. The defensive game plan to play a loose zone in the rain. The play of #28 in the secondary. The lack of touches for Shady. Kelvin Benjamin's lethargic play and attitude. The offensive line. The WR's on this roster. Special Teams - Missing a FG and Punter not catching a snap. But mostly the thought that Peterman can be a starter and now we have to plan Allen when he is still developing.

Good post … some of the underwhelming free agents signings are due to limited cap space. None of them are very expensive. We will be out of cap jail next year and should be able to bring in a few starters and some better depth.

Well, Ill give him and these players more than one game. My concern on OL and WR stems from the GM not helping a poor and inexperienced group of QBs.

It is not you. It happens to the Bills quite often but it happens to lots of teams. McDermott has had 4 games now where he and his team was not prepared play. today his plan to play a loose zone in the rain was a joke. the Ravens did the opposite and jammed our crappy WRs at the line, rushed more than 4, and put all kinds of pressure on the QBs.