So if I'm reading the quotes this week correctly, McD, Dennison, and Shady are basically telling Beane to find some better receivers, and Mathews is complaining about Dennison's gameplan.
Awesome.
Meanwhile, Chris Jones looks like the player the Bills should've drafted at 19 (or traded up for instead of Ragland - imagine having both Shaq and Jones).
They are surprisingly susceptible to a short passing game over the intermediate middle. Not sure we have the right personnel to capitalize. Also Talib may set a record for pick-sixes. I don't see the Bills scoring a TD in this game...
Have you watched him this year? He's checking at the line like Manning, and he is not afraid to throw into tight spots. He may be on his way to becoming a star.
Baker Mayfield is The One. I'm on that train.
JohnC: rebuilding and starting with a QB in doing so is the right approach, you've been consistent about that here and most of us have now come around to it. That said, it has to concern you a little bit that McD and Beane don't appear to value speed or explosiveness on offense. What if they rebuild the wrong way?
I realize Denver is a different team on the road, but their defense just smoked one of the best offensive lines and rushing attacks in the league, and their QB is hot right now, especially when it comes to picking apart soft short- and intermediate- zones. This is going to be ugly.
Good stuff Kirby.
I too feared in the offseason that we'd be in for a season of boring football, especially on offense. Sunday was borderline unwatchable. The Bills are in the entertainment business and if they're not going to win games (which they're not), they should at least try to look somewhat threatening or explosive. Beane seems to want a team full of Tolberts at every position. I don't know how long I can stand for this.
When Promo gets angry at the product on the field he takes it out on his fellow fans. His internal dysfunction tends to reach a fever pitch by mid-September so we are right on schedule. By late October he usually sheepishly falls in line with reality.