Rico Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Looking back now, what a waste of time that was. While it's true that a lot of high-profile players were out back then, TT should've gotten a lot more work. Rex should've named him the starter Day 1, that's who he wanted. I think the additional experience with this O could've made a difference in at least 1 of the losses this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 k kewl thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Looking back now... What a waste of time this thread was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Great observations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 He was not the clear cut starter day 1. Several days Manuel had better practices and even a preseason game. Roman's offense did not show to be that ideal for Taylor, as it was complex and intricate. Cassel could have easily been the starter for this team had we not been able to pass the ball successfully down the field and needed a game manager. Manuel could have been the QB is we showed a less mobile line and just need a QB to chuck it or hand off. But, we got Taylor throwing it all over the field and successfully playing QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Day 2, I was at SJF and thought that TT was the man and that meh was being outperformed by EJ. In the end, it would have been advantageous to have given the job to TT earlier, but it was also wise to make a competition for the job to show that every man needs to earn his keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Day 2, I was at SJF and thought that TT was the man and that meh was being outperformed by EJ. In the end, it would have been advantageous to have given the job to TT earlier, but it was also wise to make a competition for the job to show that every man needs to earn his keep. At the very least though, I would've named him starter before the 1st pre-season game and played him all 1st-halfs + 3rd Q of game 3 & given him all the 1st-team reps from that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is an odd theory. Who's to say the competition didn't make Tyrod better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking back now... What a waste of time this thread was. And your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 People just can't enjoy a win for even a single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Looking back now, what a waste of time that was. While it's true that a lot of high-profile players were out back then, TT should've gotten a lot more work. Rex should've named him the starter Day 1, that's who he wanted. I think the additional experience with this O could've made a difference in at least 1 of the losses this year. What ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is an odd theory. Who's to say the competition didn't make Tyrod better? It may have... a lot of it is hindsight now, considering how bad the other 2 QBs have looked in the regular season in comparison... plus I think/hope TT is on the verge of turning the corner, he may have turned it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 . plus I think/hope TT is on the verge of turning the corner, he may have turned it sooner. I think TT has much more upside and potential than any QB since RJ and JP (Yech I know). At the very least when he is out there as a fan you have the confidence that he can make something happen good. To your point Rico, more time and rep's can only help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Right, he should have named EJ the starter on day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I do understand what Rico is saying.....the more reps Tyrod gets in camp the better he is gonna get.... To me that is for next year...there is something to be said about a starting QB EARN his spot.....it allows him to get the respect of his teamates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Yea and if I knew the winning lottery numbers I'd be rich and not talking to you guys. Hindsight is 20/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is an odd theory. Who's to say the competition didn't make Tyrod better? Because it's not really a competition. Sitting down and getting fewer reps never makes you better. A QB can't get better just because he really wants to be the starter. He gets better with repetition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 But how could they possibly have just handed Taylor the reigns? If anyone knew he was going to be this good, he would've been much more sought-after than he was. He was an unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 We talking bout Practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstencel Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 So your saying they should have just skipped the competition and had Meh starting from beginning? Can see saying being decided earlier, but no way Taylor wins it without a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 But how could they possibly have just handed Taylor the reigns? If anyone knew he was going to be this good, he would've been much more sought-after than he was. He was an unknown. I mean, I told vic carrucci Tyrod would be our starter the day he was signed, and I bought his jersey in early May, but most figured I was just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) I'm going to add some speculation to this, since it is my thread. I say that: 1. When Rex was hired, one of the points that Whaley brought up was that there needed to be an open QB competition. He couldn't get away with insisting that EJ be made the starter going in, but he did insist that he needed a chance to win the job. 2. Rex agreed to this, knowing fully well the day that TT was signed that TT was going to be the starter. 3. The open competition turned out to be a charade, solely there to make DW happy. As long as TT looked halfway-decent, he was going to be the starter, regardless of what the other 2 did. And since EJ looked good in the pre-season games, DW was none-too-pleased with the result. And I say that the Bills would've been much better off if Rex named TT the starter a whole lot sooner. Edited December 7, 2015 by Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 At the very least though, I would've named him starter before the 1st pre-season game and played him all 1st-halfs + 3rd Q of game 3 & given him all the 1st-team reps from that point. Based on what you know now......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I'm going to add some speculation to this, since it is my thread. I say that: 1. When Rex was hired, one of the points that Whaley brought up was that there needed to be an open QB competition. He couldn't get away with insisting that EJ be made the starter going in, but he did insist that he needed a chance to win the job. 2. Rex agreed to this, knowing fully well the day that TT was signed that TT was going to be the starter. 3. The open competition turned out to be a charade, solely there to make DW happy. As long as TT looked halfway-decent, he was going to be the starter, regardless of what the other 2 did. And since EJ looked good in the pre-season games, DW was none-too-pleased with the result. And I say that the Bills would've been much better off if Rex named TT the starter a whole lot sooner. 1, 2, 3 Stretch! 2,3,4 Stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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