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Mr Big Puff we were calling him. Never want to see him again in a Bills uniform.

SI's recent mock for next year has the Bills taking a lb #1........they failed to consider Milano in their drivel about the Bills lb situation. Oh well....

So far, Allen is performing like TT version 2. Low passing yards, running the ball....been there done that. Until Allen starts putting up 300 yard games, I am not a believer. Until he does that, we will not know if he can be a modern franchise QB.

bills don't want any part of Bell imho

At this point, Allen is TT V2.0 another running Qb. That has to change if the rook is to be a franchise QB!

Edmunds like to range around (with speed) But, he doesn't like to stick his nose in there to stop the run......future outside lb.

HE is not a run plugger middle lb.....the number one requirement of a mlb. He will be moved to outside sooner than later if he doesn't improve that imho.

Yes

How about Nick Oleary...who found a job in Miami pretty d.. quick!

Edmunds isn't a MLB at the pro level yet. He may get there...but jury is still out. He is learning and might be better next year. He still isn't a run plugger, he is more a run them down kind of lb....and, I would not be surpised, if he doesn't mature as a middle lb, that he get moved to the outside. (Ted Hendricks like) Most here on this board are not old enough to remember Ted Hendricks.

Jags look tough today. But, you never know...that is why they play the games. It appears to me as the line play will favor the Jags both ways.

Looney tunes thread.

Great Gordon Lightfoot song....Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald........

The overall mishandling of the QB position for the whole of the season necessitated keeping Peterman and using him as well. There always should have been a fourth QB....and trading the third QB was an act of total stupidity.......would have been ok if there were even a guy on the practice squad. So, then we were down to two guys....and the fiasco rolled out. Not like we haven't lived this before....I remember Jeff Tuel starting a few years ago...undrafted free agent he...even Marrone, in his stuborness was smart enough to get off that train as fast as he could. Mc D and Bean are culpable here....and showed rookie GM and Coach mistakes here.

Thurman Thomas was a third down back late in his career, and that is the route Shady should go....he is a good receiver, and still can run pretty well. My problem is he is making a hell of a lot of money....not sure he is worth $9mil next year. $5 maybe, but not $9.

Not only is the answer NO, it is not even close. The team has regressed in several areas...O line, tight end play, receivers on the offensive side (ignoring the QB issues as obvious) The D has played well, but, really the rookie in the middle lb job isn't the run plugger Brown was.....and the CB position has been a dumpster fire for most of the season so far. Bills desperately trying to find someone who can play cb. Yes, Taron Johnson looks like a 3d cb, but, EJ Gaines replacement has not been found imho.

Somebody who wanted a three or four year guarnateed contract worth $5mil a year. (see Rex Ryan example, not that the Pegs are in Jerry's intrusive class)

this season is over for all intents and purposes. So, its a good time for Allen to polish skills, learn the game with OJT. Maybe, just maybe he will be ready next year then. He is not ready now based on what we have seen to date. He is a stud out there, and I like him on the hoof, but he needs to show QB finess and accuracy in running the team before we go all in for the next decade.

Actually, Jeff Tuel was as bad, but he got a relative quick hook, Marrone was more impatient. Actually, the criticism of the broadcast team for the Chicago game was very pointed in this regard.....maybe they got the idea there.

Ahhhh, we are not mathematically out, I guess, but maybe....anyhow, realistically we are completely out of it.....smell the coffee!!

Bowles looked like a cold fish on the sidelines....no passion. Didn't get in the players faces at all. Must be accepting he is done or something like that. Bills get Jets again next month in Orchard Park, Bowles may or may not be with them.

Foster needs to do the Marv Levy thing...with the postcards. One year, I don't remember the receivers name, Marv came to the guy after the season and handed him a stack of postcards addressed to Marv. Marv told him to have somebody throw him 100 balls each day during the off season. And, Marv wanted the kid to write down how many he caught that day and mail the card to him. Allegedly fixed the kids hands that off season. Foster needs his hands fixed!!!

Marrone will be load for bear when the Jags arrive. And, we get to see Mr Big Puff one more time.

Best QB play we have seen this year. That is indicative of a front office that seriously blew it managing that position in 2018. Beane needs to learn. The whole Petermann fiasco reminds of the Jeff Tuel fiasco of not to many years ago. Front offices that churn management result in management that does not know the lessons of the past. Put Bean in that category, and maybe McD as well. Meanwhile, we the fans, see all the mistakes over and over. Barkley , right now, is the best QB the Bills have.....Allen is not ready....but, should play again this year for developmental reasons. Barkley is now odds on to be the #2 QB next year imho. And, Mr Bean, we need a 3d QB to be either on roster or practice squad next year. I would even go for a fourth, and promise not to critize that decision. No more Petermann / Tuel fiasco's. (they avoided that criticism last year with the use of Joe Webb)

Sometimes young men need to learn how to play hard. Maybe he is a pro now.......I was hoping I would never see him again as he was bad in prior appearances. But, I was wrong, he has potential. And, credit to those coaches who saw the prior crew of receivers need jacking up. Couple of faster guys in there certainly helps.