Thurmal34

Great call Tuesday! Saw that and LOVED it.

I don't claim to know more than the average bear, but man, so many freaking simps. Watkins can never catch another pass and not be a bust. What the heck simpletons?

Yup. He wasn't great today but he grabbed this game by the balls. The Bills needed someone to take over today and he did that. Once our star players start to return he'll be even better, but he won us the game today.

Donald Fagan and Walter Becker. Yup

Can we let a QB play and grow and learn? For once?

It's cool. Not everyone sees the whole field. Carry on!

I guess maybe the point of this thread is getting lost. For some reason people seem to be confusing presence with production. Not sure why.

Nothing. This is my Sunday distraction and my weekly hobby, but I gave up on being mad about it in 2006 after I had my first child. If they cant get their collective S together then that's on them. Morons.

While Beckham's 5 catches for 38 yards were not impressive numbers, his presence on the field allowed other players to shine. That's the point about Sammy being out, so yeah, thank you!

Now there are "TT apologists"? After four games? Can we just, for once, give a quarterback a freaking chance here in Buffalo? Smarten up. He's gonna suck some games. NE was one of them. Today wasn't. Let's let a quarterback develop for us once since 1997 please - warning - it may take more than a full season!

Agreed, was shouting at the TV for him to just go OB, but I think that was a case of a player trying to do too much at the wrong time. As much as I hated the decision he made to stay IB, I think he fell victim to trying to make something big happen. We have seen him be successful in the #2 role many times. We know he's a really talented kid with good hands and a penchant for making a key play to keep the chains moving. With Sammy out and our staff having to know Percy would be blanketed, why wasn't he a bigger part of the game today? Did Taylor just not have enough time du to poor OL play? Or did Roman miss a chance? I'm not sure. I do know he certainly is capable of being a key cog in an offensive game plan. Yep. Even gimpy but on the field he brings value IMO.

Yep. Other than his 2 quarter brick in the NE game, he's been fine. Gotta let him make his "mistakes" and learn as he goes. Today's loss underscored how much work the Bills have to do on the OL and how much work they have to do in playing smart. This is a dumb team.

Dunno. Told a buddy to watch for Woods this morning, thought today was tailor (Taylor?) made for him. Should have been a much bigger part of the offense. He's as a good of a #2 as there is in the league.

Spot on K-9. A playoff team does not lose this game in their own building.

Agreed Boyst. I expected Woods to get a ton of looks today with Harvin playing the Watkins role. There either wasn't time or it wasn't schemed. Woods is a rock solid player and he was underused today.

Yep. Glenn had his guy taken care of. If that was Incognito's assignment, he should have gone high. Why give the refs a chance?

If the Bills bench Taylor they would be in full panic mode. That's not the right call, he's a competitor and a guy who can win us games. They need to cut the poop with the penalties and they need to get more stout up front on offense. Getting Watkins back on the field won't hurt either.

I know this is a sensitive topic around here and I'm not proclaiming to be steadfast in my opinion but I thought the value of Sammy Watkins was on full display today. Granted I have not seen the all-22 so I don't know how the NYG handled their coverage but based on what I could see it sure felt like not having Watkins on the field severely stunted Buffalo's passing attack. Taylor, while harassed more than we would like, was constantly forced to look away from his WRs most of the game. Without a threat like Watkins to deal with it felt like the Giants' secondary was able to allow their front to play more aggressively than we have seen a team play the Bills so far. I have heard a lot of talk about Watkins needing to put up better numbers and I certainly agree with some of that, but to me it felt like not having his skill set on the field today hurt the Bills in so many ways. Every team scouted him. Every team knows how good he is. He got veteran WR respect from a coverage perspective as a rookie. How much of an effect did not having him out there have on today's outcome? Thoughts?

If he indeed said that he was proven correct. One penalty led to a NYG TD and two more negated Bills touchdowns. Come on man. That's horsepoopy. Minor league.

Maybe. But the Bills got beat up physically on offense today, all over the field. Not good for a team with playoff hopes.

Yeah. Taylor could have been better, sure, but the Bills' OL got physically beat up front today. It's a major concern.

Or not. Pretty much right in line with his regular season numbers. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00.htm

Yep. Must have tripped over his lost focus.

Darby has been fantastic. He's gonna have his bricks, like all rookie CBs do, but so far so good. Props to the Bills for targeting him in R2 and having a savvy enough feel for the draft that he would be there (remember Leroi's post before the draft even started?). Strong scouting and an even stronger feel for the overall board.

Trust the talent 997. The cream always rises to the top.