Samwell Tarly
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that's not exactly a glowing endorsement...He's thrown just as many TD passes as Nasty Nate and fumbled less.
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Don't forget also need decent team and coaching. Saints have talent outside Brees, but not cohesive. Chargers have similar problems, plus have changed coaches. The colts... Have Luck and little else since Arians left. Don't even get me started on the Lions...Except Brees, Rivers, and Luck are not routinely in the hunt every year. Brees, the most prolific passer in the NFL since going to the Saints, hasn't made the playoffs or even had a winning record in 5 years. Rivers too. Luck hasn't done anything since his division has improved.
Luck, Brees, Rivers, Ryan, Stafford...5 of the 10 highest paid people in the NFL, and routinely all considered in the top 3 to 10 in the league have 3 playoff appearances combined between them in the last 3 seasons out of 15 opportunities. And Stafford owns 2 of those playoff births who is probably the lesser regarded in that bunch of 5 QB's by most people. People talk about Cam Newton too...yet only 2 winning seasons in 6 years.
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You do need more than just a quarterback, but you do need the quarterback. With one, along with good coaching and a good team, you're in the hunt pretty much every year. Without one, you need an elite defense to succeed, and its usually not as sustainable. Below average qb and average talent, your on the 5 to 8 win treadmill until you fix the problem.Luck along with Brees and Rivers are perfect examples of why the whole "just need a QB" crowd are dead wrong.
You need a complete team and a solid coaching staff along with good fortune or cheating to get ahead in this league.
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And, we're pinning our hopes on a kid from the "reduced for quick sale" bin. Not likely, but Bills have nothing to lose for trying.
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5-11. Bad, but not bad enough for top 3 pick.
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Yates has done nothing this preseason that you couldn't get from a younger, more promising player. Cut him loose and develop a kid on the Practice Squad.
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The best wr in the league is worthless without a quality qb
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Bills need a fast, deep threat. Do any if their guys fit the profile?
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Would rather bring in someone who gets cut this week that actually fits the system and has some gas in the tank.
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as do i, its been far too long.Hopefully that is finally remedied next year.
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Can I root for mutual destruction?
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but the qb touches everything, so without that you're screwed anyway, regardless of wr talent.Great WRs only tough the ball a few times per game? Not true in today's NFL with teams throwing so much.
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Successful teams build around foundational players. The quarterback, of course is most important and the hardest piece to acquire. The other foundation players are usually offensive linemen , defensive line, or linebackers.
The Bills haven't had the most important pillar since Kelly.
Great Wide receivers are very entertaining, but only a few take on leadership roles. Plus they only touch the ball a few times a game.
Few running backs last long enough to fill this role either.
So I can see why a new coach would do what he feels is necessary to get a franchise qb and some core players that he can count on. All the other players come and go anyway.
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The trick as a coach is to survive until you can build your team, primarily through the draft. Roster turnover happens faster in the NFL now, but still takes more than 2 or 3 seasons. No Bills coach since Marv has lasted long enough to build an entire team of their guys. Its also hard for a coach to last beyond season 3 without a quality quarterback.
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Ahhh, ya beat me to him!!!Mark Pike!
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Someone's gotta play vs Lions.
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Too rich for Beane's blood. Doesn't fit the process.
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Trade possibilities:
Tyrod Taylor to Broncos for mid round draft pick.
Shady McCoy to whoever loses a feature back early for a 2nd round draft pick.
Charles Clay for 3rd round draft pick.
Reggie Ragland to Toronto Argonauts for $20 Tim Hortons gift card.
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Sign about 5 of these guys, try them all. First one to actually lead a touchdown drive gets Yates' job.
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I disagree. Jokes are fun. This is more like a train wreck, horrible to watch, difficult to turn away..
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So I sing you to sleep
After the tankin'
I brush back the hair from your eyes.
And the disgust on your face
Is so real that it makes me want to cry.
And I know that my song
Isn't sayin' anything new.
Oh, but after the tankin'
I'm still in love with you
Not everyday ya get to work in an Englebert Humperdink reference...
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5 -11. New coach, new system, plus the yard sale may not be over.
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About 5
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Tough to argue with Rice, he was the total package.
Moss was awesome too, the most physically gifted I've seen, but
Megatron is right on his heels.
Sterling Sharpe also awesome, made Farce and his gunslinger style work because he could catch about anything.
As Bills go, Andre Reed for sure. So many great catches during the golden years of this franchise.
Jordan Mudge
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Theyre just having fun, don't hold a grudge...