Nihilarian

R-E-L-A-X guys. Most realists looked at this team this year and knew it was going to be a tough road. What we didn't expect was a performance like we saw against the Ravens. The team came out flat and got hammered pretty quickly. We learned that Nate Peterman is not now, nor never will be the answer at QB for this team. We also learned that Brian Daboll's quick strike, a pass-first offense isn't going to work with these players. Kinda like Dick Jauron wanting a no-huddle offense and cutting his OC two weeks before the opener and his starting RT because he couldn't get to the line fast enough... then after two weeks that no-huddle was scrapped.

Sounds like a good signing. Is Dez next?

Gotta love his first pass was a pick 6

buh bye Adolf

Who cares, unless it's Terry or Kim they don't much matter. McD, Beane jobs are in their own hands now going forward. Beane better bring in some decent help and McD had better kick some butts on his coaching staff.

The Bills gave up quite a bit to move up to draft Josh Allen and I'd rather see the bumpkin Peterman get his arse handed to him over Allen getting injured or worse hammered, concussed. It's only for two more games and after the Chargers, Vikings then let Josh Allen start IMO. Anyone else feel this is like Doug Whaley all over again with no real veteran QB on the roster to help these young QBs. Along with one of the worst offensive lines in the league. At least EJ had Cordy Glenn and Eric Woods on the line.

I got the impression that if given time in the pocket that Peterman would do okay, man o man was I wrong. The rain, the lack of separation by the WRs, the inability to run the ball and the lack of attempts. The O line constant penalties. The defense not stopping Flacco. The lack of a backup game plan when that quick strike, the pass-first offense fell on its face. The players stunk (save a few) the game plans stunk, the coaching stunk. Nate Peterman gave probably the very worst performance by a Buffalo Bills QB I've ever seen... 5 of 18 for 24 yards, 2 INTs, 3 sacks, a completion percentage of 27.8 with a QBR of 0.0. This was for more than a half of football.

The kid has got an Aaron Rodgers like arm and like Rodgers could best use some time on the bench to develop. Some of the throws he makes not many QBs can make. The game actually got exciting once Allen started playing and it would have been even better had some of his receivers been able to catch more balls.

Look, I know you didn't like Josh Allen before the draft and still are attempting to discredit him. Let it go as he was the least of the teams worries against the Ravens as the Bills players actually rallied around him from what I heard. It's not MIDSEASON...it's the first game and it shouldn't take that long for any player to do better than some of those linemen like Vlad the horrible.

In 2010 the Bills started the season 0-8 with Fitz running for his life every game. Buddy Nix brought in RT Erik Pears, RG Kraig Urbik to keep from going 0-16. Time for Beane to bring in some help.

Oh, yea lets knock the kid who came in and looked halfway decent and not the WR's who couldn't get separation or catch the ball most of the time. Or the O line players that when something good did happen on offense they usually got a penalty to kill it. Or Bills DBs that can't cover. Josh Allen was the very least of the problems...

Beane should be on the phone to Paxton Lynch, Matt Moore and looking for a left guard that can actually block without penalties. Not to mention a WR who can get separation AND CATCH THE DARN BALL!

If McD starts Peterman again it's only to protect his rookie from getting lambasted behind a bad, bad O line

If McD hands to keys to the car to Allen he would be giving him a broken down Volkswagon bus, not a Z L1 Corvette. Patrick Mahomes has a ZL1 Corvette.

This is exactly it and now McD is probably wondering if he can trust his coaches to do their jobs. Frazier and Daboll stunk it up big time. Have they been taking lessons from Rex Ryan?

McD did say he would look at every position and look at himself to see who is doing their job. Are his coaches putting the players in position to succeed and are they doing their jobs. I honestly don't know what he was supposed to say to appease everyone. Clearly, he can't be happy with anyone's performance save Edmunds, Allen, Murphy and perhaps a few others. The game got out of hand early and it was obvious Peterman wasn't leading a comeback after that second interception. It was a team loss and not many played well at all, penalties, players couldn't catch balls thrown right to them, couldn't block, couldn't tackle. The entire concept of the offensive game plan was ineffective and the defense couldn't stop or get to Flacco. McD isn't the type of coach who is going to melt down/blow up like Denny Green, Herm Edwards or Jim Mora. The guy is probably thinking to himself WTF happened out there to my offense, defense, special teams. When it rains, it pours. Looking at how poorly the offensive supporting cast played with the receivers not getting open and when they do get the ball to them they drop it. The line actually pass blocked better then they run blocked but with the penalties, they kept shooting themselves in the foot. I don't know if I'd want to start Josh Allen start with that mess of misfits and see him get injured. I'd almost rather throw Peterman to the wolves again for a few weeks.

I don't think it's as much doom and gloom as you portray. Granted the team won games last year on a formula that is difficult to duplicate in that Tyrod Taylor only threw 4 INTs all year as he was so careful with the ball. The Bills defense was also so very opportunistic with the turnovers so they got lucky in more ways than just turnovers too. This year can be a winning season for Buffalo as they still have a decent amount of talent on the team with McCoy and Murphy at RB. So the Bills NEED to build a run game each week to help take pressure off the QB and the defense. Running the ball will help control the clock and keep the defense off the field and fresh. this last game it was like the Bills didn't even attempt many runs. That pass-first offense with Peterman against the Ravens didn't even have a first down the entire first half and the team ended with 10 first downs, 5 from Allen, 3 from rushing. Shoot, Peterman went 5 of 18 for 24 yards a 1.3 average, 2 INTs, 3 sacks. A QB rating of .7 which I didn't think was possible. It wasn't that the Ravens defense was so dominating as Peterman had time to throw many times. He just stunk it up with the help of penalties from the line and WRs not getting separation or getting open. Beane/McD need to find a WR to stretch the field, get separation and a freaking Left guard who can actually block without getting a penalty! All is not lost, not yet anyway.

One game doesn't define a career either. Look at Ryan Fitzpatrick today 21 of 28 for 414 yards, 4 Tds ...49 fan points. Mahomes went 15 of 27 for 256 yards, 4 TDs...36 fan points. This was his first game this year and defenses adjust, so let's see what he looks like down the road a bit.

Okay, #1, this is a brand new head coach to the NFL and like so many other new NFL head coaches he doesn't know what he doesn't know. So a lot is a learn as you go process. I can also presuppose that the head coach didn't care to pull the trigger on drafting a QB in 2017 with an early pick when the team had so many other needs. The team did hit a home run with #1 pick in CB Tre White and OT #2, Dion Dawkins. On his own, McD did have the right idea that the team needed a new RT and because of an injury to Glenn that RT went to LT and played admirably. Then when Beane came in and looked over the books they then had to make some tough choices as the team is in dead cap space of 55 million dollars due to Glenn, Dareus among others. NFN, although Glenn played decently with Incognito next to him he wasn't a consistent pro bowl LT worth 12 mill per in my view. So I can see why the team traded him. I can also see why they dumped Dareus, Watkins, and others. Next year the team should have much more cap space available to sign players. So far I really like what McD/Beane have done so far, save not doing a better job of upgrading that offensive line. #2, I can see why this new coaching staff would want to evaluate a QB in their own scheme because it's difficult to evaluate a QB when you don't know the plays being called and the options the QB has on each play regardless of how much film you watch. So this new coaching staff gave the man an honest shot to earn the job full time and he failed. The plan this year was to start/play Peterman in a quick strike, a pass-first offense that would help neutralize the pass rush and allow for a much more wide open passing scheme. That plan went into the toilet by the 3rd quarter in the Ravens game as Peterman was pulled and Allen went in. Going forward I hope to god that the new Bills OC sees the error of his ways and goes back to a run-first offensive scheme to run the ball to set up the pass and allow Allen a chance to develop. #3, Allen came from a pro-style offensive scheme at Wyoming in which he didn't have many short dump off throws, bubble screens which can pad stats like some of those other early QB picks. So most of Allen's throws were deep pro-style throws. He also played in the snow and cold in Wyoming so the weather in Buffalo won't be a factor. To me, Allen looks like the prototypical perfect fit QB for the Buffalo Bills. He should be an easier project to develop over a constant shotgun spread offense QB as in my view as most of those don't work out in the NFL. #4, New Bills OC Brian Daboll came in with a history of working in NE with Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, working at Alabama with Nick Saban. I can already tell you that his first attempt at play calling, offensive scheme setup failed in that Ravens game. I can also say I really dislike the Bills run game coordinator/O line coach in Juan Castillo. The passing game with Peterman stunk and the run game stunk as McCoy wasn't getting much space to work with. Bottom line: From what I see this team needs to return to what worked for them in the past few years with being a run-first team so they can run to set up the pass. This way it should help develop Josh Allen properly and he might survive the season. Otherwise, fire those two jamokes (Daboll, Castillio) and hire ex-Lions HC Jim Caldwell to run the offense.

There is also the thinking that the new regime wanted to see what they had in Tyrod Taylor before going after a top pick at QB. Which they did and found him inadequate last year. I think they made the right move in obtaining Josh Allen. While Mahomes might look great atm won't he be the very first QB to come from an "air raid" Texas Tech scheme to make it in the NFL? Not many coaches besides Andy Reid could mold that kid into a top NFL QB IMHO.

Or some RBs

Well, I get it with a brand new scouting dept and no GM at the time I can understand why McD wasn't so sure about Mahomes. The Chiefs let the kid sit an entire year and now has some great weapons around him with Hill, Hunt, Kelce and Sammy Watkins. Good O line, they can run, they can throw.

Look at the freaking weapons the kid has... On another point, Ryan Fitzpatrick went 21 of 28 for 417 yards, 4 TDs, 49 fan points

Hey, the guy trusted his new OC and that OC screwed up big time! Time to forget this pass first, quick-strike scheme and go back to pounding the rock with Shady and MM. Run to set up the pass instead of putting the QB in third and long all the time with receivers who can't catch, can't get separation, can't get open. This line showed in preseason that they can run block better than pass block and BTW, get Vlad the penalty monster the heck outta there.

Beane is on the phone to Paxton Lynch...although he might not want to take the call either.