The Real Buffalo Joe Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Indy might be next. And they made some splashy FA moves this year that might pay off but that FO has largely been a train wreck since the arrival of Luck and he has masked their ineptitude in both FA and the draft, Manning to Luck doesn't count, because Luck didn't learn under Manning like Rodgers and Favre, or Montana and Young. the Sabres need to learn from the Colts. I remember they put Dan Orlovsky in there for a game or 2 and they won. They immediately put Painter back in for the rest of the year. Imagine if they had pick #2 or 3 the next year instead of 1. Snyder's dumb ass would have still taken RGIII, and history would be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 We need Aaron Rodgers... He wasn't even Aaron Rodgers until his 4th year in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Analyst Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Which packers? '73 - '88 Packers who had one winning season(8-7-1) excluding the strike year. I think we are exactly like them. Or the '93-today Packers who have the QB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 He wasn't even Aaron Rodgers until his 4th year in the NFL. His 4th year in the league was the first year he started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsox Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I believe the Colts have also "Lucked" into this approach. Suck for Luck!!! oh wait that should have been our 2011 campaign... Too bad we started out strong that year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Suck for Luck!!! oh wait that should have been our 2011 campaign... Too bad we started out strong that year... Once Fitz got over that rib injury, 2012 was our year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard bills fan Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 If they hadn't had two straight HOF QBs I'm not sure they would be applauded for not bringing in FAs. Exactly. The franchise QB means everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The Pack sucked for years till they landed Reggie White - the biggest/greatest FA of his day. Plus, if we were to be like GB, would we need to have helmets that displayed BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) We have a lot of talent on this team. In fact, our drafting has been good enough to let Kiko Alonso go so we could get Shady McCoy. The Bills have been very good under Whaley in picking up talent in the draft, and also combing the waiver wire. Now we're filling in holes and are in a great position to go BPA in the draft. Yes, we're looking for a franchise quarterback. And we missed on Russel Wilson...as did all 3other NFL teams including the Seahawks until the 3rd round. But there hasn't been an obvious franchise QB since Luck came out. Edited March 18, 2015 by BEAST MODE BABY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletha Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 We kind of are the Packers on defense, with Aaron Williams, Duke, Gilmore, Dareus, Kyle, Leodis all being major contributors last year who we drafted. Weve added pieces that played for other teams (Mario and Jerry) but the majority of the defense is home grown. Unfortunately because our talent on defense is so mismatched with what we have on offense we are in a position that in order to capitalize on this defense now we have to pay to get playmakers on offense, hence all of the signings. Itd be great if we had home grown players on both sides of the ball, especially QB but we dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwalter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 EJ needs to be more like Rodgers. really though, all these moves are starting to worry me. feels a little like whaley is letting rex whisper in his ear, and thats a little scary. love rex, but i don't want him to have chip-kelly-like power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 EJ needs to be more like Rodgers. really though, all these moves are starting to worry me. feels a little like whaley is letting rex whisper in his ear, and thats a little scary. love rex, but i don't want him to have chip-kelly-like power. No way. Of course the head coach is going to have say. He wants the best guys for the system he's gonna run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playman Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 http://mmqb.si.com/2015/03/17/2015-nfl-free-agency-compensatory-picks/ that is the way to go. works with madden too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) So steal Aaron Rodgers? Thanks for the tip. Edited March 18, 2015 by Beef Jerky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Suck for Luck!!! oh wait that should have been our 2011 campaign... Too bad we started out strong that year... That was my 2011 campaign. I remember being attacked by some of the Fitz lovers around here for even bringing it up. Boy, they sure turned out to be right, huh?lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yes, getting one of the best QBs in the league is great idea. I'm really not sure how you came up with it, OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The Colts had to go 2-14 to get there. I'd trade one year of 2-14 for 20 years of playoff appearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'd trade one year of 2-14 for 20 years of playoff appearances. Haha, fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Step one: get one of the GOAT QB's to start for us for well over a decade Step two: replace him with one of the GOAT QB's Seems reasonable. They identified two great QB prospects and pulled the trigger, then actually allowed them to develop. Idk why everyone is acting like it was total luck. They traded for Favre and drafted Rodgers where others passed. Obviously there is some luck involved but THEY made the moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Suck for Luck!!! oh wait that should have been our 2011 campaign... Too bad we started out strong that year... or the less talked about bad luck of andrew staying in school an extra year. Cam wouldve been our pick at 3, im relatively sure, had luck come out and gone #1 to carolina and i would have been so curious to see him with chan designing offense for him and spiller. Edited March 18, 2015 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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