Prickly Pete

Under the circumstances (unproven Tyrod, contract status of Tyrod, difficult agent of Tyrod), it would be foolish to just draft a guy with backup skills. But you are right, they will probably do the foolish thing. See, you usually post what you think the Bills will do, and I post what I think they SHOULD do. They rarely do what I think they should do, but then, they have sucked for decades.

Tom Brady, Philip Rivers, Kevin Hogan.

I'm not really supporting him, and think it's tough luck, just eat it. But who can blame the guy for wanting to leave? I bet everyone here would feel the same. The team just traded away a boatload a picks to replace him, and pretty much guaranteeing that they will suck for a while. This off-season is a little different, because the QB opening in Denver is so enticing to QB's (and their agents). That chance won't be there next season, anyone that wants it, has to get it now.

It depends on how much he contributes to it. If he is carrying the team, it's a lot different than "managing the game", while the defense is dominating (cough). It would probably be somewhere in between. It also depends on who else is available....lots of variables.

More Cooking...

hahaha!

Yeah, Tyrod (I like him) isn't proven enough that the Bills should be drafting a guy to be a back up. Draft a guy you think can be a starter, and fall back on Tyrod.

I don't care about any of his games, really. I'm watching him throw, and think he isn't good enough to do well in the NFL. I don't want the Bills to waste a pick on Hogan.

Kevin Hogan (looking like Connor Cook against Alabama), against ....Northwestern.

Well, the rest of us are clamoring for him! I see it everywhere, "They must draft Karl Joseph!"

I never said "you can't find a BACKUP QB, unless you take one early"...I didn't say that at all. In fact, if you want to find a backup, you might as well draft them late. I want them to approach it like they want to find a starter (in other words, use a high draft pick), and if he falls short, he can be a backup. I realize that EJM didn't pan out, but generally, I think that is the best way to find ANY QB (backup or starter). I've had enough of laying out this simple concept for you, Johnny Hemet. Good Day, Sir.

Good thing we have you here, Hemet John! Which team do you work for?

You're so closed minded! The problem is, you aren't an NFL Talent Evaluator!.....tell him Hemet John, tell him.

This Karl Joseph? He will clear out the track stars from the roster.

Love: Connor Cook Hate: Kevin Hogan, Treadwell, Nkemdiche, Ragland. Expect: One of the D-linemen that are bunched up at the top of draft boards.

"Commonsense" is having no problem understanding my point, but somehow you don't feel I'm "backing up" my point. Here it is....I want them to approach the drafting of a QB as if they expect him to become the starter, not drafting a guy thinking "well, he doesn't really have the skills to be a starter, but he is good at everything else." Tyrod is good, but the idea (to me at least) is to improve on what your starter. If there is a guy that they feel can become a better starter than Tyrod available when they pick, I want them to do it. They have gone too long without a quality starter, and they have had so few opportunities to select one, that they need to jump on it when it presents itself. If there isn't a guy the feel will be better than Tyrod, stick with EJM, and either use a 6th/7th rd pick (I would rather it wasn't Hogan, but rather a "high risk, high reward" type), or get a free agent.

"Teams need a backup QB right?" - "Correct." You must be a school teacher.

No, you just brought it to my attention. I always thought teams carried only a single QB, because of that quote "if you have two quarterbacks, you have none". But if they are expected to have more than one, I think they should bring in guys that expect to be starters, and let the best man win. I prefer a guy fall to backup, as opposed to rise to backup.

I hope you realize....

No, I'm on the Connor Cook Underground Railroad. How is that closed minded? It's a different philosophy to drafting a QB. I understand the variables, and have taken a reasonable position. And although EJM isn't very good, I believe he is a better backup for this season (at least), than Hogan would be. This team needs to win now, and needs to draft potential starters, or at least good special teams players. I don't believe Hogan will add anything to this roster.

Yep, and I don't want it to be Hogan. I just don't subscribe to the "let's draft a backup" philosophy. I prefer the "let's draft the best guy we can possibly get" philosophy. If they want a QB, I want them to select a 1st or at worst 2nd round prospect, or don't !@#$ing bother.

If they draft him with the idea that he will be a career backup, I hope he stays and they are fired at the end of this season.

He sucks, and selecting Hogan would be a waste of a pick.

Hogan ain't gonna cut it in the pro's. He is a career back-up.

I want them to get another WR, but sadly I don't think any of the WR's in this draft are worth the 19th pick for this Bills team. And even just by "Best Player Available", I don't believe Treadwell is the 19th best player in this draft (at least, I hope he isn't).