oldmanfan

Good signing. Good rotational player.

This is just insanity. Back in the day, teams recognized that Qbs needed a few years to grow into the position, to mature in their ability to read defenses, etc. Not only did players need this, but coaches as well. And now you see this: you have a team that gives up on a HC and a QB after one year, only to go after a new HC that has minimal (any??) NFL coaching experience, who is being give the keys to the kingdom, and who apparently thinks the answer at QB is a kid that is undersized and a big question mark as to how he'll fit in the league. Meanwhile you have a guy in Rosen that this time last year was the one who was most pro ready by many accounts, played on a team that had little to offer to help him, and somehow he gets thrown to the trash heap. No wonder the Cards struggle. No wonder the teams that seem to do the best year in and year out are the ones with stability in the front office and coaching staffs.

Yes I've read your replies, which all say the same thing basically, so why you keep repeating yourself is confusing. But I digress. Jones was starting to establish continuity with Allen the latter part of the season, WRs commonly take a season or two to blossom, and even if a guy like Duke works out it means Jones goes into the slot where he belongs. You assume they draft a WR high; I assume Beane is pretty smart and knows he has to beef up the O line plus he knows the real talent in round 1 is on the defensive side of the ball.

Jones starts the season opener and catches a TD pass.

Insanity. Carr is a good QB.

Bingo

In the era of things like the Internet, cell phones, drive through liquor stores, etc, etc where we expect anything we want to be at our fingertips right now, I suppose it's to be expected that a team would draft a QB top ten one year and give up on himafter one season. Rosen will be fine I think with time. But why not replace him with a midget QB that could run towards MLB whenever he wants?

You are the one who misquoted Joe B, and when shown that you ignore it because it doesn't fit your negative agenda. And I am so tired of your crap about people lowering the bar. It's crap, pure unadulterated crap. What did I say just this morning? That Beane and McD have the picks they want, the cap space they want, the QB and MLB they wanted, and now it is up to them. And if they don't succeed they'll be looking for jobs, AS IT SHOULD BE. I capitalize not to yell but provide emphasis, because you yet again apparently show a predilection to ignoring those things that don't fit your agenda. Two year ago they were in the playoffs, last year they got tools they felt they needed and dumped guys for cap space. That was their plan, they executed it, and now the pressure is on to continue executing their plan. That is not a free pass, that is not lowering the bar. That is how it is, not only with the Bills but pretty much any other professional sports enterprise you care to name. Your stuff is nonsense. All here know these guys have to succeed or they won't have jobs down the line. And I suspect no one knows that more than Beane and McDermott.

The person you are responding to has a history of slanting every single thing ever written or said about the team in a negative direction. Ignores anything that does not fit his negative agenda and hysterically inflates anything he or she can to try and make the team look bad. Really a sad thing.

Beane and McD have the picks they wanted and the cap space they wanted. They have the young QB they wanted and the young MLB they wanted. Now it's up to them to get more guys they feel will make them a long term championship contender. It's on them - they do their jobs right they'll own the town, and if not they'll get canned. As it should be. But why assume it will be the latter?

No they don't want talent. They want to win without talent. That's why they drafted guys like Allen and Edmunds, because they felt they had no talent. Why do you hate the Buffalo Bills? They made the playoffs two years ago. They realized to take the next step they had to get a better QB and drafted him. They knew they had to clear cap space to get better guys and did so. That was last year. This is this year. Why do you hate the Buffalo Bills, and why continue to comment on a team you hate?

"You have to score points to win in this league". But you insist on taking anything said by this organization and spin it into a negative. Hyperbolic lunacy.

At least. Also his last statement was you have to score points to win in this league. To get hyperbolic about his statement is, again, nitpicking nonsense.

Nitpicking nonsense. He is quoted as saying 21 a game minimum and that you have to have good offense to win in the league. Last year Beane said you have to have a star QB to win. These guys aren't idiots; they know the NFL and know you have to score points. Some fans on the other hand.....

Is anyone really surprised?

And there you go. Nothing but negatives. Your act is old and tired.

Well, you could say they now have the QB and MLB for their future. You could say they made the playoffs for the first time in 17 years with this HC and GM. But of course you won't- it would interfere with your schtick. And Star did his job.

Star was fine. Murphy was questionable. Davis lost his mind. We all know your schtick by now. Beane and McD could cure cancer and you'd still come up with negatives.

No wasting dollars on questionable FA talent is what kills you. They know they need helpnup front and at WR. They will look to add guys there, but they won't overspend.

I remember the Winston/Mariotta draft; at least one person talked about trading an entire draft for Winston. And now look at them. Live and learn

It seems odd they just promoted the one guy and now he's gone.

Just read Terry and Kim fired three execs including the COO and the marketing director. Any clue what's going on with that? Wonder if it's more sexual misconduct stuff.

Spend smartly, not wastefully.

Patience is a virtue. Not only are there FAs on the market but you're starting to see teams release guys for cap or other reasons. Beane has money to shop with; he'll be selective and not just spend to spend.

I think Beane and McD have a pretty well defined strategy. They want to build using the draft as their primary tool and use FA to get solid contributors. The guy from the Jets is a prime example, James if they get him from the Steelers. Solid reliable pickups that aren't big money but represent upgrades.