Dan

If he's injured and can't/doesn't want to play, that at least makes sense. Thanks, I wasn't aware of his condition. I still wish they could have found someone that might have been a decent starter.

I'm not saying Bradford is good.. Or deserves the money he's been paid. I'm saying he's definitely better than the guy we're auditioning today. They're treating today like its the preaseason and i find it disrespectful to say the least.

What possibly could be the thinking behind signing and starting Matt Barkley for one game over signing a proven vet like a Sam Bradford? I would honestly rather see 5pick Peterman play over Barkely. I think the process is literally ..throw crap on a wall and see what sticks. The fans of this team deserve better than what they're putting on the field today.

I fail to see how anyone can truly think this staff can build an offense. And I absolutely would not start Allen again this year! How is he supposed to develop in this ***** show of an offense? Best case scenario is he gets another injury. Worst case is his confidence is shot and he reverts to every bad habit he's ever had while running for his life.

If he stopped throwing to Benjamin, his completion percentage would go up and the interceptions would be less. KB is doing everything he can to sabatoge the offense with his incompetence. Peterman, for as bad as he looks at times, is getting zero help from the rest of the offense. They've all either given up or were never capable. But we'll all continue to bash the QB and pretend anyone could look good in this offense.

I don't know if its the players or Daboll, but this offense is so bad that we could replace that entire side of the ball with players from the stands and it wouldn't look any worse. They should seriously consider just forfeiting the remaining games rather than embarrassing themselves like this again.

He should have been cut weeks ago. There is absolutely no reason he should be on the field. Not only is he not very good... but his "effort" is complete bush league. A complete disgrace when you consider all the players cut because they didn't have the right attitude.

Exactly... the explanation is complete BS. Sure you can hit a player at the los... but you can't run through a WR and take him out. It's crap like his that makes the NFL unwatchable.

WTF. How in the hell is that not Pass Interference!?? So now we have a blatant hitnto the head, and clear pass interference. ..not called.

People dumping on Peterman for that interception, might as well blame him for the fumble and return for a touchdown. It's just stupid. I get it you all hate the guy. And once your minds are made up, god forbid you even consider an alternative. But he has played the game that is being called for him. The problem... in this game and on the season.. zero run game and crappy wide receivers.

I think another key point to remember in all this is that they continued to shuffle the Oline and QBs, with no clear starters until after the preseason. There was no time for any chemistry or the offense to become established. They shuffled the WRs quite a bit as well. But with their injury status that's a little more understandable. But that is ..never.. a recipe for success in the NFL. Especially when you consider they had a new OC, it seems an even greater amount of hubris. It seemed obvious to me at the time, the most likely route to success was name your starters early and give them time to gel in a new offense. Not that it would be successful, but it was the best chance for success. That was start AJM as the only guy to have won an NFL game and had a few years prepping for NFL defenses. Peterman as his backup. And Allen watching, learning, and continuing to work on his footwork/mechanic/accuracy issues so that he doesn't revert to the flawed mechanics as soon as he's under pressure in a game. They all acted with a great amount of naivety or perhaps just plain cockiness. But they clearly underestimated, or just simply do not know, how hard it is to field a proper offense.

I don't like the options. Of course I support him; if he starts for the Bills why wouldn't I? Do I hate him? No. Do I expect him to do well... of course not. LOL. But nothing would make me happier than to see him have a great game. Look good and over the next few weeks become a decent starting QB. It only helps the Bills with their backup QB. With trade options. With all things team related. I honestly don't think he ever will... but as long as he's starting for the Bills I'll always support him and hope he does well. So so I guess after all that. I should just vote supporter. Although, I wonder if that's what this poll is about.

Sorry...I didn't mean to.

I keep seeing this idea posted over and over. Yes we have no talent on Offense, but who's fault is that? It's entirely too convenient to say... We had to dump all the talent to free up cap space or get rid of bad attitude guys. The bottomline is, the current regime dumped all the talent - other than Shady - and have done next to nothing to replace that talent drain. So.. It's on them. And...precisely. That dumping of players has led to a historically bad offense. It's unimaginable to think they could be this bad. But they are. And what's really making alot of fans, including myself, question the FO and coaching staff is that not only are we not a competitive team, we're not even showing signs of improvement or potential improvement. The offensive side of the ball is a disgrace. And they 100% created this offense. So, it's not unfounded to question their competence.

Thanks!!

Can someone help me out? Is the game 8:15pm eastern time? I'm in Texas this week. And wanna know when to look for it.

As others have said, we are now in year 2. This ..IS.. the team McDermott and Beane are building. They didn't inherit a mess; they created it. And I can not understand why anyone thinks they can magically make all the right moves and turn this team into a Superbowl contender with one off season, after what we've witnessed so far.

If the Bills FO trades their ONLY offensive player that has any chance to make a defense game plan for, then they should just be truthful to the fanbase and openly admit that the the current goal in 2018 is not to win games. And anything less than a 1st for Shady, to a team as desperate as the Eagles, should not be considered.

Excellent post. And sums up the key emotion to how I see the Bills. They are so much more than a football team. They represent the town my parents grew up in (i was born elsewhere). They represent my family, my roots. Most of my extended family still live in Buffalo, and when I cheer for the Bills, I'm cheering for them. My family, the City, and this team are entertwined. However, I disagree with your closing statement. I see no reason to be optimistic. McBeane have shown to be no better at building a team or developing a young QB than any past regime. In fact, I could argue they're sooooo much worse than many of them. But, perhaps they'll get lucky. Either way, it doesn't change the fact that the Bills are still here and still my team. I hope they win. I hope they get it right this time. But, I have no expectations that they will. And all indications are that they're gonna be preaching some new catch phrase in 2 years when the current process has failed to guarantee a baby. And yet we'll still be here... Go Bills!

There's no doubt he is our future, and at times looks the part, but he is clearly raw and unprepared at this time to start in big games in the NFL. We can only hope this coaching staff is competent enough to develop game plans to negate some of this and develop his game properly. After the first 4 games, I honestly have my doubts they can do that.

So... This year will complete the 2nd year of McBeane's tenure, and yet its going to take another 2 years to turn over the roster? So 4 years to get your guys on the roster and then what? Year 5 we get back to 9-7? Cap hell or not, this team is currenty a reflection of what Beane put on the field and thought would be competitive. At this point, they are not even close to competing with real NFL teams. I just don't understand why every team in the league can seem to put a competitive, professional football team on the field, but the Bills. I don't know if its the type of player the FO is targetting, or archaic coaching, but It's ridiculous to think it should take 4 years to build a competitive team.

I think this is a point that has not received near enough attention, and reprsents McD's biggest flaw thus far as a coach. He wasted the entire off season with competitions and shuffling players around. Now the season has started and for 2 weeks the team has been unprepared, undisciplined, and out matched. IMO, the first 2 weeks we've seen are the result of completely inept coaching, far more than under talented players. Granted we need upgrades at a lot of positions, but we need caoches that aren't inept as well.

I gotta agree. Personally, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Peterman looked good in the preseason.... maybe they know something I don't. But now.. Peterman has started 2 games and been historically bad in both. At the absolute least, you have to conclude that he is not ready to be a starter. I think we all know he shouldn't be a starter period, but how can they possibly even consider him playing again? Move on to Allen. And watch film... of real NFL teams to see how they play. Because they clearly wasted all summer.

I wonder why every team in the league can field a professional looking football team, except Buffalo. They were disorganized, unprepared, slow, and every other bad word you can think of. It's not that we lost; it's not that 5pick Peterman isn't a good QB; it's that the entire organization from the top down was once again completely out classed. All the excuses in the world don't change the fact that this is the team the McD and Beane have chosen to field, and they looked completely inept in every facet of the game. It is inconceivable that they had all summer to prepare for this game... and that isnhe effort we witnessed. Just horrendous. We, as fans, don't deserve this kind of performance. So I wonder... when are we ever going to see a team that is worthy of our passion and love of the game?

I completely agree with you. On every point. 5pick Peterman is perhaps the biggest question mark, is he the guy that played in LA or the guy that played in Preseason? Probably somewhere in the middle. The other irony is, He gets zero credit for looking good in preseason. But, Flaco and his new receivers are being talked up big...because of how good they looked in preseason. Again... This is why I think people are completely and totally underestimating the Bills. We may not win, but I just can't see how we're going to be the worst team to play tomorrow.