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6 hours ago, Kelly the Dog said:

He was bad long before the game, right before the game, especially during the game, and after the game. Coaches rarely acknowledge they made a dumbass move and ours all but apologized to his team for being a dumbass and starting NP.



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QB Ryan Zapoticky of Shippensburg was invited to camp.  I heard from a friend who is a Pittsburgh fan and worked Penn State pro day.  Said he does not know how he is under fire but Zapoticky threw a lot of balls and would make a good arm in training camp at least.  Zapoticky was there because the Lions did not have any QBs to throw.

23 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Good initiative on the kid, too, working himself into PSU's pro day.  Interesting guy.

 

Yeah a Penn State friend said he was a great thrower but that is not all there is to being a QB.  I like the fact he is continuing to work during offseason.

15 minutes ago, Tyrod's friend said:

Ok. You've identified yourself as an idiot. Welcome to ignore, you have nothing to offer anyone.

Kelly is a mutt but our mutt.  You have not identified yourself as anything (/dev/null).

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32 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Peterman's not going anywhere. People want to crucify him after the Charger debacle. Rule #1. Never start a 5th round rookie qb for the 1st time on the road against a top 5 pass rush. I know Tyrod was playing his usual mediocre safe football but throwing Nate to the wolves was stupid. After DiMarco butchered that pic6 I'd probably be deflated too. I think worse case scenario is Peterman is on the PS....And that Charger game is an excellent example of not playing Allen at all this year.

 

I didn't even know the LAC's pass rush was rated so highly until after the game.

 

I thought it was really crazy how people were willing to overlook the fact that Nathan Peterman was really pressing the issue in his first start, doing his best to push the ball downfield and be the anti-Tyrod.

 

I think in year two we see a more settled Peterman who plays within his abilities vs. a guy that forces the issue trying to prove his worth all in one shot.

 

 


 

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19 minutes ago, BurpleBull said:

I didn't even know the LAC's pass rush was rated so highly until after the game.

 

I thought it was really crazy how people were willing to overlook the fact that Nathan Peterman was really pressing the issue in his first start, doing his best to push the ball downfield and be the anti-Tyrod.

 

I think in year two we see a more settled Peterman who plays within his abilities vs. a guy that forces the issue trying to prove his worth all in one shot.

 

I don't know if they were truly that dominant, the OL protested Tyrod's benching, or both?  Again there's that sound bite of Bosa saying "he didn't even try to block me."

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 It's kind of funny that the narrative is that Foster is pretty good but just didn't get much of an opportunity.  Then he is picked up by his OC who you'd think would have been in a place to give him said opportunity. 

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After signing Ford, it appears the roster is now at 91.  I may be wrong but I don't think the draft picks actually count against the 90 player limit, however, until they actually sign.  So there is still wiggle room in establishing the 90 man camp roster.

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I have not seen much written about Matt Boesen. He's an undersized defensive end, who can really get to the quarterback. He could stand to gain 10-15 pounds, or he could become an OLB. He was at Boise State playing as a RS freshmen and got in some trouble and was dismissed from the team. He wound up at a JUCO and transferred to TCU. PFF loves him. In one game he had like 14 quarterback pressures and six sacks. He also has a bit of an edge to him as he has been ejected a number of times. Not sure he really has an NFL position, but this guy is interesting. Firs training camp fight likely Boesen vs Teller. 

 

Oh and he was a pretty good high school wrestler. 

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40 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said:

I have not seen much written about Matt Boesen. He's an undersized defensive end, who can really get to the quarterback. He could stand to gain 10-15 pounds, or he could become an OLB. He was at Boise State playing as a RS freshmen and got in some trouble and was dismissed from the team. He wound up at a JUCO and transferred to TCU. PFF loves him. In one game he had like 14 quarterback pressures and six sacks. He also has a bit of an edge to him as he has been ejected a number of times. Not sure he really has an NFL position, but this guy is interesting. Firs training camp fight likely Boesen vs Teller. 

 

Oh and he was a pretty good high school wrestler. 

10 tackles ..5.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Baylor in an important game, impressive no doubt. Teller has 70 lbs on Boesen and he benches 460 lbs, squats 600 and cleans 400 lb. High school wrestling may not be enough. Phillips on the other hand was a 3 time state heavyweight wrestling champ of Nebraska, and won the national championship as a junior. High character tough guys, I like it.

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On 4/29/2018 at 9:00 AM, Fires said:

We always find a diamond in the rough  in the UDFA pile for the PS.  GO BILLS!

 

 

Yup, every once in a while.

 

Corbin Bryant was a UDFA, though it was the Steelers he spent his first year with. Groy too, though he spent his first year with the Bears. Chris Hogan. Lorax and Humber both, though again they didn't start with the Bills. George Wilson, Donald Jones.

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3 hours ago, Turk71 said:

10 tackles ..5.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Baylor in an important game, impressive no doubt. Teller has 70 lbs on Boesen and he benches 460 lbs, squats 600 and cleans 400 lb. High school wrestling may not be enough. Phillips on the other hand was a 3 time state heavyweight wrestling champ of Nebraska, and won the national championship as a junior. High character tough guys, I like it.

 

Agreed! There is totally a training camp skirmish in there waiting to happen. 

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17 hours ago, Kelly the Dog said:

He was bad long before the game, right before the game, especially during the game, and after the game. Coaches rarely acknowledge they made a dumbass move and ours all but apologized to his team for being a dumbass and starting NP.

 

 

 

You're way overselling this. 

 

First, plenty of coaches acknowledge dumbass moves. 

 

And McDermott never all but apologized to anyone. He's defended Peterman far more strongly ever since than he had to. My guess is practice squad, but I wouldn't be surprised if they carry three, though you'd have to guess that for teams that don't see Peterman in practice there's probably not a big demand for his services, so he would likely be safe on the PS.

 

Yeah, it was a mistake. Peterman wasn't ready. But guys improve, and he's been working on his mechanics. They seem to really like the guy. The fans don't. But the Bills do and that is what counts.

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13 hours ago, BullBuchanan said:

 

 

The real story is that as of today, Peterman is a better QB than Josh Allen. Allen has a long way to go trying to figure out how to play quarterback at a D1 level, let alone a pro level. I hope he gets there, but it might take him 2-3 years on the bench.

 

Peterman won;t make it thru preseason

12 hours ago, Putin said:

Peterman will win the starting job and will make the Pro Bowl !!! 

( how’s that ??? ) 

Peterman won't make it through preseason

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9 hours ago, Zac said:

 It's kind of funny that the narrative is that Foster is pretty good but just didn't get much of an opportunity.  Then he is picked up by his OC who you'd think would have been in a place to give him said opportunity. 

 

Alabama was loaded at WR. Not enough balls to go around. Daboll obviously thinks highly of Foster,

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13 hours ago, Perk71 said:

Doubt it

 

Odds?  Let me know

 

1:1

13 hours ago, BurpleBull said:

 

Based on what, last season?

 

I'm putting my money on Peterman improving from last season. His only truly poor showing was the game vs LAC.

 

 

Peterman is sticking around.

 

Peterman won't make it through preseason

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37 minutes ago, Sky Diver said:

 

Alabama was loaded at WR. Not enough balls to go around. Daboll obviously thinks highly of Foster,

 

not to mention they dont really have an aerial attack. Ridley caught 65 balls and then a bunch of dudes caught like 15. Thats what happens when your passing offense generates 2000 yards all year....

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