Nihilarian

Should Peterman develop into a starting NFL QB nobody will really care about that Charger game. The thing is, I highly doubt he will develop behind that current putrid Buffalo Bills offensive and we may see more five-interception games by all the Bills QB's. Go rewatch that Cleveland game to see AJ McCarron didn't have more than two seconds to make a throw and defenders were in the backfield as he was handing off. The same thing with Allen against the Bengals only he was able to hand off for some decent runs. Opposing teams will stack the box to stop the run and force them to attempt to pass then run/pass blitz all game long...jailbreak after jailbreak. By week four the Buffalo Bills might be out of starting QBs as they will all be on IR... Now the Bills have three guys just like RT Mills in RG Miller, OC Groy, and LG Ducasse. Might as well save some money and cut everyone but Dawkins and just put in mechanical turnstiles as they might actually slow someone down a bit.

Don't get wrong here as I love the Allen pick and was advocating for him long before many were even aware of him. I just don't care to see him ruined before he has a chance to develop. Allen was the right pick it's just that he is a bit of a project and needs some time to develop or a very stout line/run game to help him develop quicker. As of now, it looks like the Bills have neither as teams will stack the box to stop the run and force the pass...then blitz when they do pass. Peterman should start the season as QB. Beane needs to do some magic and conjure up a quality center, left/right guard, and right tackle. What's crazy is Dawkins was drafted to replace Mills at RT because he was a liability and now the weaker links are the inside linemen. As for Bridgewater, he was an unknown due to his severe knee injury and nobody knows if he will ever hold up in a 16 game season.

I'd still rather see AJ McCarron. Peterman getting battered, injured, concussed for the first half of this season than the #7 draft pick that the team spent quite a bit to move up to get him. You can scheme all you want and it isn't going to help this slew of scrubs on the line pass block any better. I'm almost starting to think that perhaps the team will be signing Colin Kaepernick by week 6 to replace the Bills QB's on IR. He might actually be able to escape the rush to survive the rest of the season.

I agree and I'd add they also have one of the very worst offensive line coaches too. This FO basically ignored the line "talent wise" with the thinking that any big body can play an offensive lineman. Considering the team drafted Dion Dawkins with a #2 pick we (me) all thought the FO had an actual plan to replace Woods, Incognito and they don't. Dawkins was supposed to replace Mills at RT which would have been a big upgrade. Now the team is desperate for a quality center, LG, RG, RT and who knows if Dawkins will hold up the LT position without Incognito to help him out. The 2017 Buffalo Bills offensive line is a shambles and I don't see a quick fix out of this mess. The one thing that bothers me so very much is that over the years the Bills coaches/GM can see the need for super high talented defensive line players like Dareus, Mario Williams and yet don't feel the need to upgrade the line with similar quality talent to block those types of players. A 100 million dollar DE and where did it get them? The #4 overall defense in the NFL in 2014 with the best pass rush in the NFL and it didn't even get them into the playoffs. The offensive line and QB position are where this team has failed since the super bowl era. When will Buffalo Bills coaches, GMs get it?

I was a big Josh Allen fan before the draft and still am. That said, I think the guy better to start the year and take the heat is Peterman and then AJ McCarron. That offensive line was not giving that rookie time to throw and with him being a rookie he made rookie mistakes against the Bengals. Both AJ and Nate have actual NFL starting experience and might actually survive those first few games. Who starts the season at QB this year is meaningless in the bigger picture. It's who survives to become the franchise QB to take this team to a championship is what matters.

ROFL, let him get his arse handed to him at QB and then let's see his take on those players. Castillio is a joke as is his offensive line which is truly offensive! This kinda reminds me of Doug Marrone out on the field showing the linemen how to do it and they then fall on their faces hard. How the guy kept his job after last year's line performance, run game performance was a bit bewildering.

I had thought this FO had a plan to upgrade the line and clearly, they did not. Someone (I'm thinking Castillio) must have told the HC, GM that he could make do with these particular players and yet he couldn't get it done with Incognito, Woods last year. Last year the run game took a big hit in yards, TDs for most of the season until McCoy started doing his Barry Sanders impression and the yards picked up somewhat but the rushing TDs, YPC went south. 2016 #1 in rushing yards, #1 in rushing TDs, #1 in yards per average carry. #2 in attempts vs 2017 #4 in rushing attempts, #6 in rushing yards, #15 in rushing TDs, #14 in yards per average carry. Huge dropoff in rushing TDs, yards per carry average with the same RB, basically the same line. Dawkins in for Glenn and there wasn't that big a dropoff at LT. While the OC got the blame for the QB dropoff as should the run game coordinator/line coach in Juan Castillio. Without Woods in the middle and Incognito to help with the QBs blind side this year looks like a lost cause.

I agree as Bills fans need to think of this season of 16 games with Peterman playing last years Chargers game over and over. The Bills have played the Bengals, Browns so far and neither are near the level of the Vikings, Chargers or Ravens defense wise. Scary stuff. OTOH, If an assclown like Buddy Nix can find Pears and Urbik off of the waiver wire in 2010 to save the season I suspect Beane can do even better. This team is desperate for a quality center and two guards. That right tackle position could stand to be upgraded too. JMHO If this FO wants to save this season and their new franchise QB, Beane had better move heaven and earth to make a trade somehow. They traded Tyrod so Allen was a must. Besides Glenn is already injured again. I'm not going to fault this FO for going after Edmunds but that is the pick that could have translated into some quality O linemen.

The Buffalo Bills had one of the very best left tackles in the league in Jason Peters and yet the line still stunk because he is only one player and can really only help himself and perhaps help out the LG somewhat. The main problem with the line against the starting defenses the last two games was not at LT but mostly at OC, OG positions and the overall line actually managed to run the ball at times. That will stop once teams stack the box to stop the run and dare to beat them with the pass. Plus, last time I looked the Bengals and Browns didn't field a top ten defense. If Bills fans think things look bleak now just wait until they play the Ravens, Chargers, Vikings to start the season.

The problem isn't just communication or lack thereof as it's more about lack of talent across the line. Dawkins looked decent last year because he had pro bowl Incognito next to him and this year he doesn't. Plus, now he probably needs to help whom ever is playing LG. You can't expect to replace three pro bowl players with backups/scrubs and have anywhere near the same success. Dawkins is about the only line player I have any hope for this season.

Last year the team had pro bowlers in Wood, Incognito and still stunk at times. Think back to 2010 and starting 0-8, finishing 4-12 and the only reason the team won four games is because Buddy Nix was able to pull Erik Pears and Kraig Urbk off the waiver wire to stop the jailbreaks.

This is a pipe dream as defenses will stack the box and blitz the weakest links. You know, like the Chargers did against Peterman last year. The first three teams are the Ravens, the Chargers, the Vikings and I wonder if the Bills will have run out of starting QB's by then.

Losing Eric Wood and not properly replacing him s the problem and until they do replace him with equal or better talent this team will suffer.

It's a new coaching staff and they don't know what they don't know... It took Dick Jauron watching NT Kriss Jenkins manhandle three Bills players by himself and still sack the QB before they drafted Eric Wood in the first round and Andy Levitre in the second. Meanwhile, they didn't replace a top OT in Jason Peters until Buddy Nix drafted Cordy Glenn with a second round pick. These new coaching staffs learn as they go as McD knows defense so that is where he wants to put most of his marbles. What these men don't comprehend is that it takes five top linemen to make a solid, cohesive offensive line good enough to allow the team to win playoff games. Not to mention quality backup linemen in case of injuries. This current roster has neither!

Seriously, just go away. Bills fans got enough crap from the offensive line so we don't need more from some ...

Just go away...

I'm not a Peterman hater, just an Allen fan who wants to see him survive long enough to take this team to a championship. I'd rather see Peterman start the season for now.

Some fans simply can't see it or comprehend it. But hey, I'm all for Peterman starting week one, week two, week three as long as he can survive until this FO can get some line help.

Put down the crack pipe. Simply wait until the opener with Peterman starting...

He won't against first string defenses with that craptastic line in front of him. Think Chargers game... only with no Tyrod to bail him out.

Perhaps Mansfield Wrotto...

Gotta love MM

Exactly! Even some team attempting to put some on their PS's will be better then what the Bills fielded today.

At least McD acknowledges that Allen didn't get much help in that first half. Now let's hope that he and Beane do something about it before the season starts.

Jauron fired his OC two weeks before the opener. I wouldn't mind seeing the same thing happen to Juan.