BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 So here's a little story about a day 3 draft pick at QB. He sat for a few years and finally got an opportunity to come into the season as his team's starter in 2015. He put together solid seasons in 2015 and 2016, but 2017 was his worst year by nearly any statistical measure. 2017 wasn't entirely his fault, though. It was his first year with a new OC because his previous OC was hired to be the HC in LA. His top 2 WRs from 2015 and 2016 were no longer with the team in 2017, and OL injuries were an issue throughout the year. In addition to all that, his favorite target (his TE) was also injured for a portion of the year. This QB was also a contributor on the ground, ranking top 3 in rushing TDs by QBs from 2015-2017. His team made the playoffs once in his 3 years as a starter, and despite consistently below average defensive performance over the 3 years, the team has a record above .500 when he starts. Now that 2017 is over, many of the local fans criticize him because they do not believe he is capable of elevating the team around him and they question why the national media ever speaks highly of him. It is pretty clear that the team also intends to move on from him prior to the 2018 season. Who's that QB? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spielman Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 He also stunk to high heaven in the playoffs when the team had a great opportunity to win. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Cousins? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Cousins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, PolishDave said: Cousins? Yeah, I think that's it. You're supposed to think it's "throw the ball, throw the ball" Tyrod, but that's the twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) Cousins was drafted in the 4th round. I guess thats a day 3 pick.. I was thinking 3rd round and NO I don't care if this is TT's story. We are moving on Edited February 16, 2018 by ddaryl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: Cousins. You slow bro? Edited February 16, 2018 by PolishDave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackOrton Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Cousins ranking top 3 in rushing TD's is surprising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: So here's a little story about a day 3 draft pick at QB. He sat for a few years and finally got an opportunity to come into the season as his team's starter in 2015. He put together solid seasons in 2015 and 2016, but 2017 was his worst year by nearly any statistical measure. 2017 wasn't entirely his fault, though. It was his first year with a new OC because his previous OC was hired to be the HC in LA. His top 2 WRs from 2015 and 2016 were no longer with the team in 2017, and OL injuries were an issue throughout the year. In addition to all that, his favorite target (his TE) was also injured for a portion of the year. This QB was also a contributor on the ground, ranking top 3 in rushing TDs by QBs from 2015-2017. His team made the playoffs once in his 3 years as a starter, and despite consistently below average defensive performance over the 3 years, the team has a record above .500 when he starts. Now that 2017 is over, many of the local fans criticize him because they do not believe he is capable of elevating the team around him and they question why the national media ever speaks highly of him. It is pretty clear that the team also intends to move on from him prior to the 2018 season. Who's that QB? Local fans are not the only ones who do not believe that Cousins can elevate the team around him. Its a legitimate concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 24-23-1. Technically he is over .500, but saying his team is above .500 when he starts is a pretty sneaky way of saying it lol. He is more like a .500 QB 1 minute ago, prissythecat said: Local fans are not the only ones who do not believe that Cousins can elevate the team around him. Its a legitimate concern. Yep^. Teams just don't let franchise guys walk. There are red flags about Cousins as a QB, and a bigger red flag to me is the team that knows him best doesn't want to pay him franchise type money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Tyrod is terrible bro. Give it a rest and let's move on. We need a real QB please 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, kdiggz said: Tyrod is terrible bro. Give it a rest and let's move on. We need a real QB please Holy crap it is Tyrod isn't it... I thought it was Cousins the whole time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 interceptions against the last place Giants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, billsfan11 said: Holy crap it is Tyrod isn't it... I thought it was Cousins the whole time? Both actually meet the criteria I laid out. Just thought it was interesting and ran with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, kdiggz said: Tyrod is terrible bro. Give it a rest and let's move on. We need a real QB please 5 minutes ago, billsfan11 said: Holy crap it is Tyrod isn't it... I thought it was Cousins the whole time? Its not Tyrod . Tyrod never had McVay as a coach I believe. Cousins did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: Both actually meet the criteria I laid out. Just thought it was interesting and ran with it. Strangely enough, I don't want either playing qb for the Bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 And that man is Tom Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: Both actually meet the criteria I laid out. Just thought it was interesting and ran with it. Lol well done sir 2 minutes ago, prissythecat said: Its not Tyrod . Tyrod never had McVay as a coach I believe. Cousins did. Tyrod's previous OC also got a head coaching job in LA. Lynn to the LA Chargers Edited February 16, 2018 by billsfan11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 minute ago, prissythecat said: Its not Tyrod . Tyrod never had McVay as a coach I believe. Cousins did. Anthony Lynn is the Chargers coach. Tricky, tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Dr. Who said: Anthony Lynn is the Chargers coach. Tricky, tricky. I forgot about Lynn. Tricky indeed. Though there is a difference here. McVay was hired away from Redskins. Lynn was not hired away from the Bills as the Bills went in another direction with McD . Edited February 16, 2018 by prissythecat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 24 minutes ago, jmc12290 said: Cousins ranking top 3 in rushing TD's is surprising. He has 13! Just 1 less than Tyrod. 29 minutes ago, ddaryl said: Cousins was drafted in the 4th round. I guess thats a day 3 pick.. I was thinking 3rd round and NO I don't care if this is TT's story. We are moving on It's not a ploy to keep Tyrod. Just having some fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 EJ Manuel???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 45 minutes ago, Loosh said: He also stunk to high heaven in the playoffs when the team had a great opportunity to win. He didn’t make the playoffs. It’s Cousins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 59 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: So here's a little story about a day 3 draft pick at QB. He sat for a few years and finally got an opportunity to come into the season as his team's starter in 2015. He put together solid seasons in 2015 and 2016, but 2017 was his worst year by nearly any statistical measure. 2017 wasn't entirely his fault, though. It was his first year with a new OC because his previous OC was hired to be the HC in LA. His top 2 WRs from 2015 and 2016 were no longer with the team in 2017, and OL injuries were an issue throughout the year. In addition to all that, his favorite target (his TE) was also injured for a portion of the year. This QB was also a contributor on the ground, ranking top 3 in rushing TDs by QBs from 2015-2017. His team made the playoffs once in his 3 years as a starter, and despite consistently below average defensive performance over the 3 years, the team has a record above .500 when he starts. Now that 2017 is over, many of the local fans criticize him because they do not believe he is capable of elevating the team around him and they question why the national media ever speaks highly of him. It is pretty clear that the team also intends to move on from him prior to the 2018 season. Who's that QB? The Hokies QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Did he have two 1000 yard receivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 So can't we just trade Taylor for Cousins then straight up? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, PolishDave said: So can't we just trade Taylor for Cousins then straight up? Worst they can say is no, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NastyNateSoldiers Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Surprise QB Andy Dalton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, NastyNateSoldiers said: Surprise QB Andy Dalton He definitely had a rough 2017! But he didn't lose AJ Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, NastyNateSoldiers said: Surprise QB Andy Dalton Like "Pickle Surprise?" Don't Google it. You can't unwatch that. Edited February 16, 2018 by PolishDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, PolishDave said: Like "Pickle Surprise?" Don't Google it. You can't unwatch that. Don't tell me how to live my life!!! Edit: Yeah, don't Google it. I should have listened. Was very hard to satisfy myself to. Edited February 16, 2018 by KelsaysLunchbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FearLess Price Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Whos that pokemon!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, FearLess Price said: Whos that pokemon!! I actually said that out loud while I was typing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, BuffaloHokie13 said: So here's a little story about a day 3 draft pick at QB. He sat for a few years and finally got an opportunity to come into the season as his team's starter in 2015. He put together solid seasons in 2015 and 2016, but 2017 was his worst year by nearly any statistical measure. 2017 wasn't entirely his fault, though. It was his first year with a new OC because his previous OC was hired to be the HC in LA. His top 2 WRs from 2015 and 2016 were no longer with the team in 2017, and OL injuries were an issue throughout the year. In addition to all that, his favorite target (his TE) was also injured for a portion of the year. This QB was also a contributor on the ground, ranking top 3 in rushing TDs by QBs from 2015-2017. His team made the playoffs once in his 3 years as a starter, and despite consistently below average defensive performance over the 3 years, the team has a record above .500 when he starts. Now that 2017 is over, many of the local fans criticize him because they do not believe he is capable of elevating the team around him and they question why the national media ever speaks highly of him. It is pretty clear that the team also intends to move on from him prior to the 2018 season. Who's that QB? 51 passing TDs and one 300 yard passing (in a game that went into OT no less) game in three seasons isn't good enough. Edited February 16, 2018 by The Jokeman Wrong amount of TD passes corrected 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: 31 passing TDs and one 300 yard passing (in a game that went into OT no less) game in three seasons isn't good enough. 20+17+14 = 51 to be accurate in case of a typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) I think the primary folks who view Taylor as a longshot starter in 2018 for the Bills are the national media who doesn't really focus on or care much about the Bills and a faction of fans on places like this message board who have generally disdained Taylor for the bulk of his tenure in Buffalo. We might cut him, but even the national reporters like Rappaport are catching onto the fact that even that is rather unlikely. We might trade him, if we can. We might go after Cousins, but at his price tag, I just kind of doubt it. I'm 99.9% sure we're drafting a QB in the first round to replace him and eager to see who that might be (Please GOD don't let it be Josh Allen!!!), but good GOD, can you just imagine the uproar here the night of Thursday, April 26th if the 1st round ends and in the 1st round the Bills didn't trade up and, instead, spent their 2 1st round picks on a DL and OL!!! Edited February 16, 2018 by transplantbillsfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Muellers Ghost Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Trevor Siemian after Bronco's sign Cousins Peterman backup draft QB rnd3-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 The thing about Cousins is this: if you watch a few Redskins games and really focus on his individual play and talent set, it's just not that great or impressive. He is not "bad" and a definite upgrade over Tyrod, but he is nothing particularly special. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Fadingpain said: The thing about Cousins is this: if you watch a few Redskins games and really focus on his individual play and talent set, it's just not that great or impressive. He is not "bad" and a definite upgrade over Tyrod, but he is nothing particularly special. Agreed on all counts. Just target and draft a damn 1st round QB, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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