Bills record hardly all about QB play

[TH3]

Aint all on the QB….

 

Let’s look at the games:

 

Game 1 Pats: Bills lose by 2 in the last 5 seconds. In essence this game was not lost by the QB but by the 2 gift wrapped fumbles in the red zone that we gave to the Pats…and in a sense the Bills inability to stop Brady in the last drive – something that few do - and as well SJ13 not catching that 3rd down pass

Game 2: Bills win over now 12-4 Panthers: QB provides winning drive.

Game 3 Bills lose to Jets: Loss can be pointed to QB play – but our D was devastated with injuries and we gave up huge plays to Geno.

Game 4 Bills win over Ravens: Solid win –unspectacular QB play – in fact both QB’s were mediocre.

Game 5 loss to Browns: EJ was solid and Tuel was not – but the glaring fails in this game were the two long returns on special teams…take those away and a win is probable.

Game 6 loss to Bengals: As above – our QB play was more than sufficient to win the game but horrible special teams (and defensive injuries) played the primary role in this loss.

Game 7 win at Miami: A win with unspectacular QB play.

Game 8 loss to Saints: This was never gonna be a win.

Game 9 loss to KC: The two pic/fum 6’s were the difference. One can point to a win with anything other than a 4th string UDFA starting - and the elimination of 14 points of turnovers.

Game 10 loss to Pgh: EJ was bad – the whole team was bad – ½ of the loss you can point to QB play.

Game 11 win Jets: EJ was very good, Geno was awful.

Game 12 loss to ATL: this loss can be pointed directly to the stone cold hands of SJ and SC – not the QB play which was more than enough to win the game.

Game 13 – loss to TB: The whole team was feeling the effects of the ATL loss and the end of playoff prospects – while the QB play was bad – the whole team was worse.

Game 14 – win – EJ was actually very good – QBR 105 – nothing to complain about.

Game 15 – win – TL was very average and Fish were totally outclassed by Buffalo D.

Game 16 – Loss to NE – Again – the QB play was not really the issue – it was the horrible ST play as well as Dareus being out for the first half and jumping offsides.

 

So we had 10 losses – I would say only 1 you can point right to QB play.:

 

2 attributed directly to turnovers deep in our zone or pic 6 (NE week 1, KC).

3 go right to special teams – NE week 17, Browns, Cinci

3 total team collapse – Pitt, TB, NO.

1 goes right to low receiving talent – ATL – and as well SJ13 week one!

And you can take 1 – and hang them on QB play – Jets 1.

 

Now if you have a Brady – he can overcome – by himself – poor special teams etc…but if you look at NE – they win most of their games with unspectacular QB play (game 16). They don’t make ST errors; they don’t jump offsides, they catch balls in OT and with the game on the line, and they show up for games. The above also doesn’t account for the injuries on D and the MANY drops from SJ and SC.

 

Point is – the Bills are better off recognizing the primary point of the losses and directing efforts to fix them. I am not saying we are an AFC Championship caliber with EJ - to get there you need another grade up of QB play – but with some simple fixes + solid injury free play – Bills should compete for a playoff spot next year.

 

Oh - and no way we draft a QB next year - if you say this - do a mock draft and tell us who we would draft and how it would be better than EJ.

[bananathumb]

Nice job.

[Big Turk]

True, but how many of those games did we get over midfield and then stall and have to punt instead of getting TDs or FGs like good offensive teams do? Quite often, in addition to many games going three and out on multiple possessions in a row...

 

Better QB play easily has this team in the playoffs this year

[TH3]

True, but how many of those games did we get over midfield and then stall and have to punt instead of getting TDs or FGs like good offensive teams do? Quite often, in addition to many games going three and out on multiple possessions in a row...

 

Better QB play easily has this team in the playoffs this year

 

Well we were down to our 4th string UDFA rookie who was 4-22 in college....I agree I think with EJ playing 16 decent if unspectacular games PLUS fixing the primary causes of the loss gets us in playoffs OR don't fix the primary causes of the losses and get a HOF QB....