wettlaufer Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Guy put Cincy in a position to win in a playoff game, winning 2 of 3 games at the end of the season to get them there as well. Kid's been a winner at all levels and hasn't shown what he can do as the starter. Why blow all these lush picks reaching for someone hasn't demonstrated the same when we have so many other needs? I'd like to see us move down a few picks, grab more draft capital for this year or next, and fill the roster with rookie talent in all the other necessary areas. Play the 2-3 year plan the way it's been shown to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, klos63 said: How do you play better than the talent that you have ? Is that like giving 110% or 120%? Maybe the had enough talent to make the playoffs and other things came together at the right time to get them in. Teams with less talent can overachieve and play better with good coaching and motivation than some teams with better talent. Especially in high physical sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Hard to say. Who had us in the playoffs after Darby and Watkins went packing? I hate Bama and it will be weird cheering for Bama boy but the Bills aren't going anywhere unless he is an upgrade at QB. Cheers to the chest tattoo, goofball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I don’t think this team is a likely playoff contender with even a top rookie at QB. They have several holes on defense, a BIG hole at WR and many lesser holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsredneck1 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, PetermanThrew5Picks said: I'd start Baker over AJ. Regardless, just let the camp competition decide the starter. If Baker or AJ wins, who cares? The better quarterback starts. The Seahawks didn't blindly just let Flynn start a whole season just because they were scared of throwing their rookie to the fire. We don't need to protect rookies like they're some fragile baby. true but the best case scenario is to have a good vet starter and let the rookie get used to the nfl. 43 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said: AJ may be ok- the guy we draft may be ok. The larger problem simply is we have a ton of holes. WR imo is the biggest weakness and next would be LB. Couple that with needs on both lines and things look a little dim. Our dead cap money really hurt us this year. If we have another solid draft this year and get some quality FA’s in next years offseason we should start seeing “the process” take shape. Dont be surprised if the Bills take a step back this year to make a big leap next year. Go Bills. ton of holes? ok we lost preston which most thought wasn't worth keeping. then we lost wood but groy and our fa will make it so we don't notice he's gone. then we lost gaines, but got davis and another gaines so nickel d shouldn't be bad. ok let's see...we signed star and murphy....added a center and starting rt. .....and we're far from done and the draft is coming. we have less holes than last year especially at qb. we will be fine. we will not take a step back...as a matter of fact ,this team will expect to win every time they step on the field.....not...well , if we get some turnovers and luck goes our way....the process is to kick ass! Edited March 29, 2018 by billsredneck1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 24 minutes ago, billsredneck1 said: true but the best case scenario is to have a good vet starter and let the rookie get used to the nfl. ton of holes? ok we lost preston which most thought wasn't worth keeping. then we lost wood but groy and our fa will make it so we don't notice he's gone. then we lost gaines, but got davis and another gaines so nickel d shouldn't be bad. ok let's see...we signed star and murphy....added a center and starting rt. .....and we're far from done and the draft is coming. we have less holes than last year especially at qb. we will be fine. we will not take a step back...as a matter of fact ,this team will expect to win every time they step on the field.....not...well , if we get some turnovers and luck goes our way....the process is to kick ass! I like your optimism and respect your opinion. We have a very depleted WR corps and our LB’s aren’t that great- I was happy with Milano last year and hope he can build on it. I made no mention of our back end because I think it is our strength. Groy is decent, but he isnt Eric Wood. Mills is a turnstyle. Shady and an elusive TT made our line look better than it really is. Again, just my opinion! I would love to have another playoff season, I am just having a hard time seeing it. Time will tell for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 9 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: we just don't know for sure. When you pass the least in the NFL you really don't have vast amounts of data to come to a lock down conclusion. The Bills DID have talent. It went to waste Best quote of the day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 9 hours ago, auburnbillsbacker said: I think the Bills were very fortunate to make the playoffs last year and it will take time to replace the talent they traded away. I think the franchise is headed in the right direction but I don't expect them to be playoff bound in 2018. I agree with this. There is no reason why we couldn't, theoretically, make the playoffs again in 2018, but my gut says it won't happen. As long as the big picture remains an upward trend, a temporary setback is OK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonley1180 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 i really think we would have a chance to sneek back in via wild card if we use our draft picks to fill holes rather than trade up for a QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsredneck1 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 44 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said: I like your optimism and respect your opinion. We have a very depleted WR corps and our LB’s aren’t that great- I was happy with Milano last year and hope he can build on it. I made no mention of our back end because I think it is our strength. Groy is decent, but he isnt Eric Wood. Mills is a turnstyle. Shady and an elusive TT made our line look better than it really is. Again, just my opinion! I would love to have another playoff season, I am just having a hard time seeing it. Time will tell for sure! newhouse will be an upgrade at rt and the guy that started for 5 yrs. in cincy will also be fine. we will draft as well. our oline will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnbillsbacker Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, jdonley1180 said: i really think we would have a chance to sneek back in via wild card if we use our draft picks to fill holes rather than trade up for a QB That could be true. In the long term trading up could be their best option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Do we really think we took a step back from 100yd Tyrod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonley1180 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 minute ago, auburnbillsbacker said: That could be true. In the long term trading up could be their best option. agreed. long term, snagging a QB from this years crop is probably the best idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfod Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 We will be with Riley Ferguson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxbomber21 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 11 hours ago, dbflaBill said: This team shouldnt of been in the playoffs last year. Overall there is no talent on this team. McCoy is the only player worth a damn, and history says hes inline for a below average year this year. So Tre White, Hyde, Poyer, Williams Hughes Incognito, Benjamin are all trash... And wouldn't start anywhere else right? One thing is for sure is the run defense will be alot better and if everything else stays the same where a playoff team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punt75 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Do you really think AJ will be worse than Tyrod? Watch all the game films and watch ALL the missed throws. Tyrod's strength was running away from trouble. That's why we have to re-build that OL. You can't rely on scrambling for wins. AND - we need 2 very good LB's. I don't care if they are rookies or not - - just fast, strong and aggressive! We'll be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albwan Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 11 hours ago, nucci said: Technically they are considered a playoff team...some are saying McCarron is an upgrade over Taylor and we made the playoffs with taylor so... I'm not sure who is saying that but i hardly think hes an upgrade from tt, and i was never a tt fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 You can't take the next step in your passing game without a stud TE... I'm not sold on Gesicki... Try for Mark Andrews, then Bring in Nate Wozniak as a UDFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 12 hours ago, No Place To Hyde said: No, but not necessarily because of AJ. This is a roster that IMO overachieved a tad last year, then got weaker in the off-season. We have no LBs outside possibly Milano right now. We have a healing KB and not much else at WR. Any QB we start this season will have limited experience in NFL games. Now, we could still sign some post draft cuts, hit well in the draft and find some players that are upgrades, but as of right now there is no way I'd see this roster make a playoff run. So does Tim Tebow. So does Flutie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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