Nihilarian

This team is a quality franchise QB away from the playoffs. Even with a not so great right side of the line, McCoy has enough to be great with a better QB.

No question Eli goes to Jacksonville and is back with Coughlin. They will run the ball, play great defense and ask Eli to manage the game. The current Giants coaches didn't set the offense up to suit Eli and it showed. McAdoo was Rex Ryan like in setting up "his" offense and like Rex is a big reason as to why he will be fired. Great coaches will initially find a way to get the most out of their players on the roster and slowly build the team the way they want. Square pegs into round holes will never work. Buffalo has been employing that same run-first philosophy the last few years and the difference is that things kept changing year after year. Greg Roman sets up a great rush offense that leads the league in rushing two years in a row. Now a new regime comes in and changes up the blocking scheme to now a middling rush offense with mostly the very same players. Even Marrone, Hackett got the Bills #2 in the league in rushing by running up the middle 70% of the time. On defense, they find a great defensive coordinator in Schwartz who was a perfect fit for the players on the roster and then hire a clown who wants to change from what worked so well. Just think that he was a man who thinks he can take a roster suited to run a 4-3 with some of the very best D linemen in the league. Then switch to a 3-2 while dropping those pro bowl D linemen into pass coverage instead of rushing the passer. Eli might initially work out in Buffalo but he is a declining player and the Bills already have a younger. cheaper game manager. They need the next Jim Kelly. To those that may not know it the Bills actually ran the ball more then they threw it in most of those great SB years. Thurman Thomas was about 70% of that offense back then.

The team needs both a QB and a top line to protect him and there really is no reason not to accomplish both fairly quickly. Looking at this past draft McD knew who he wanted and drafted them. Those first three picks are making an impact and with a new GM, scout team they could do even better. Through week 5 PFF grades the Bills line at #22. 22. BUFFALO BILLS Average offensive lineman grade: 57.0 While Richie Incognito is among the top 10 guards in the NFL once again, the rest of Buffalo’s line has been unable to come near to playing at his level. The unit has played well in pass protection as they rank seventh in the league with a pass blocking efficiency rating of 82.2, having allowed just 38 pressures on 171 pass blocking snaps. However, the issues come with run-blocking, where basically everyone but Incognito has a poor grade so far. The Bills run more outside zone plays than anyone in the league, leading the NFL with 76 attempts, but they rank just 17th in yards before contact, averaging just 1.06 yards on these plays. https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-ranking-all-32-nfl-offensive-lines-by-average-grade-week-5

Oh, the shame! Getting benched for Geno Smith

Yep, and the list of players on IR this year for the Ginats is 17 players and growing. Nonetheless, they lost the first 5 in a row to the Cowboys, Lions, Eagles, Bucs and Chargers. Manning is stinking it up and I kinda doubt a change of scenery will improve him at this point. I'd rather Kirk Cousins or a top 5 rookie in the 2018 draft. The only way I'd think about signing Eli is if his brother would come to Buffalo to coach.

I'll second this. I'd rather a rookie over an older QB who couldn't win with OBJ, Brandon Marshall, Sterling Shepard and Evan Ingram. Manning is 2-9 this year. Besides, he just got benched for Geno Smith

Both Greg Roman and Anthony Lynn running Roman's blocking scheme had the Bills #2 in rushing attempts, #1 in rushing yards, #1 in rushing TD's and #1 in yards per rushing attempt. Lynn had more rushing TD's 29 vs 19 and a better YPA 5.3 to 4.8. Still, the 2017 Buffalo Bills are 11th in rushing attempts, 11th in rushing yards, 12th in TD's and 16th in yards per average. This might be mostly the same players all around on offense. Just not the same run blocking scheme or play calls. Dennison might be the OC but Juan Castillo is the run game coordinator and O line coach. For me, the guy that needs replacing is Juan Castillo as he isn't doing good enough in either of his jobs. In other words, he sucks. The Bills need to find their run game really fast to save both the QB from getting killed and defense from being on the field all game...or this season is over.

The problem is that the offense has been starting slow all season and the OC usually scripts 10-15 plays to start the game. Those clearly aren't working very well. The other problem is the rush offense was #1 for the previous two seasons and is now 18th which is close to worst in the league than the best.

Not in my opinion. Taylor played poorly enough in that Saints game to be benched no question. McD didn't bench him for the Charger game right away so it leads me to think he talked it over with his offensive coaches who most likely told him that Peterman was ready. Those are the people that are a joke to me. Dennison has done nothing to improve the passing offense and in actuality, the offense has gotten off to slow starts every game. Those first scripted plays haven't gotten the job done! Then talk about the pass rush on Taylor in that Jets game that was never accounted for by the coaches. They didn't change up the offensive scheme when they saw Taylor had no time in the pocket. Juan Castillo is the run game coordinator and offensive line coach and he is not doing a good enough job with either. The rush offense went from 1st the previous two seasons to 18th this year. Greg Roman was better than either of those two and Anthony Lynn was better than all three. Dennison reminds me of Rex Ryan in that he needs players that fit "his system" rather than putting his players in the best position to make plays while molding the offense around what they do best. If this team is intent on drafting a top rookie QB I sure hope they hire a top OC who can develop him and build a proper line to protect him.

Hey, I was one guy that wanted to see what Peterman could do in a start. The thing is I'm not his OC or any teams OC as I'm just a fan. And yet someone told the HC he was ready to start and he clearly wasn't even close.

This bozo told McD that Peterman was ready and he wasn't even close. Juan Castillo has got to go too! Tyrod doesn't "fit" his scheme kinda like that pro bowl D line didn't fit Rex Ryan's scheme. I'll be happy to see a new offensive coaching staff next year!

Tanking sucks... We know we don't have a franchise QB on the roster or even a decent defense.

NFN but the team needed to see what Peterman could do and now we all know. The thing is, who told McD that Peterman was ready? I think Dennison and Castillo are gone next year.

when it rains...it pours! The Bills making the Chargers fans think their team is playoff bound now.

Amen, brother! As bad as the QB has been the last three weeks the defense has been worse! And yes, even 5 INT's worse.

Next year Cousins, Brees, and Bradford. Alex Smith might be available too.

Maybe Peterman can play DB...someone has to

Hey now, its only 37-7 against the lowly Chargers. Imagine what Brady will do...

W00T 5 INT's ...TANK STEADY!

Geez, what's the final score gonna look like? 68-10?

Now since that Jets game, every team that plays Buffalo now will look like the new SB Champs.

Oh yeah, Dennison had Peterman ready to start. Tyrod not so bad looking now in Dennison's crap offense.

Just think if you started Peterman in fantasy he is only -7

Growing pains hurt...

I think we are both hoping Peterman does well and remains the starter. I just don't have the faith in this offensive coaching staff that you do and really want to see Juan Castillo elsewhere in 2018. As far as Dennison is concerned from what I've seen he didn't do anything to improve Tyrod Taylor and I'm not sure he is the guy the Bills want developing Peterman or even a new rookie next year. EDIT* On the NFL Today Coach Bill Cowher mentioned that the Bills have been slow starters on offense all season and that the first 15 plays are scripted by the teams OC. Which falls right on Dennison to get it done and Cowher mentioned that he might be a problem too.