Straight Hucklebuck

That’s not at all what it means. https://www.google.com/amp/s/whodatdish.com/2017/10/03/saints-exactly-complmentary-football/amp/ By the way I typed complimentary football into Google and this was the first link that popped up. Its not verbally complimenting each other.

I’m not sure why the Buffalo media is making a stink about him not being on the roster in August. This you need a veteran presence. No you don’t. He’s never been good. He immediately turned the ball over 4 times. If he had had the job out of Preseason the Bills would be 0-2, 0-3 and fans would be screaming for Josh Allen. Same as the fans in Cleveland with Tyrod/Mayfield and the Cardinals with Bradford/Rosen. Veteran presence = washed up journeyman on his last legs.

I think best player available is a catchy phrase. What I think really happens is the team sets up a big board with the overall rankings of every player. Then as the pick approaches they look at the grades of the remaining players, have a band they would like to stay within, a +/-, then select a player in that band that best fits with need. This is not passing on a 97 Cornerback to draft a 71 WR. Like everything else McDermott and Beane are going to tell you they are doing it all. They are planning for the future and in win-now mode. They are always going to publicly tell you they took the BPA. But what really happens is Stephon Gilmore walks out the door, we need a cornerback. We're done with Tyrod Taylor, we need a QB. We let Preston Brown walk, we need a MLB. And you match need with talent tiers.

I just don’t think you have any real evidence to support this, that “good” teams don’t draft for needs but the teams that are bad draft for need and it leaves them without talent.

This is something that WGR 550 has talked about all week. That Anderson should have been signed earlier, that you left yourself exposed by not having a veteran QB on the roster. And I got to tell you, I think this is something that just get repeated, but if you're trying to win games, it doesn't matter at all. The Bills tried to give a back up QB who "never got his chance to start" an opportunity in AJ McCarron. Two days into TC it was apparent that he was a checkdown artist. The Browns signed veteran journeyman Tyrod Taylor, he stunk and lasted two games. The Cardinals signed veteran Sam Bradford and he lasted two games before being yanked. The Bills signed veteran backup Derek Anderson. He threw 0 TDs and 3 Ints, and fumbled. 4 turnovers for a veteran that Josh Allen is "supposed to learn from". So what good does signing Anderson "earlier" do? The fans say this year is all about sitting Allen and helping him "learn". But what really happens is a garbage washed up veteran is 0-2 and the screams get louder for the 1st Round Rookie. The same thing would have happened here in Buffalo.

The Bills aren't going to do that. One year after drafting Allen, drafting Hebert. Its nice to say, but nobody does that. So if the Bills went CB, LB, NT in Rounds 1, 2, 3 you wouldn't object?

I never have believed that the "good teams" aka the teams with a real QB just take the best available player. No they don't. The Steelers select players that fit their style of defense, as do the Ravens. I think what really happens is teams rank talent in Tiers, and then select based on need from the players left in a Tier. They know guys they ultimately want to move away from, contracts that are about to expire, players who are declining and they plan for it.

I never have agreed with this. Fill the holes on your team. The Bills are not good enough to grab another MLB in the 1st Round just because they rate him a 92 and the best WR available a 90. This team is depleted at almost every position.

The Rams have one significant advantage. Sean McVay seemingly is a cutting edge Coach offensively. McDermott? He looks straight of the 1940's.

Complimentary football is a made up word with no meaning. If the offense scored a TD on 1/2 of its drives in less than 2 minutes it wouldn't help the defense. But you'd take it because you be scoring 30-40 per game. Its assumed that you want to punt well, kick field goals, keep drives moving, stay in 3rd and short. All of that is so obvious it doesn't need a name to make it a valuable, tangible strategy.

QB is the overarching need of this franchise. But assuming the team will not draft serious QB in 2019, then I think its reasonable to expect that we need the following on offense: WR, WR, TE, RG, RT, RB. On defense: DE, OLB, CB.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/25064152/nfl-buffalo-bills-pace-worst-offense-modern-history 53.2% worse than the average NFL offense. Worst in 33 years of data.

Being 100% honest. No way does McDermott outcoach his competition in the Playoffs. I think deep down he is ultra-conservative and will always default to defense, punting and field position. I'm not impressed with the holier than thou approach to everything he does. Beane, trying to find the resounding successes. He doesn't get Hyde or Poyer, he doesn't get Trey White. I know the least about him. Its been one draft and one FA period. He at least recognizes QB is important, and that in itself is rare for Buffalo GMs, who have gone out of their way to try and win by building everything else but QB since 2005. Allen, I just don't think that pick made sense. I didn't watch Wyoming games. I listened to Greg Cossel talk about QB's, he was not convinced, other analysts weren't overly high on Allen either. Some thought with professional coaching he could work. Anytime the first thing mentioned is size, arm strength, but then followed by accuracy concerns, poor performances against talented teams, limited production, it just screams project. My gut says he doesn't work out. He can't read a defense. He doesn't see NFL open. But with these weapons, and 5 games, I agree you can't close the door. I really want him back in there as fast as possible so we can see more iterations of his work. I liked the runs in Minnesota because even if you are struggling passing the ball, the running can keep your team afloat.

I do not want the Bills to move up and down the board. Realistically when you look at this roster the Bills need players at: RB, TE, C, OG, RT, WR, in addition to another DE, OLB, CB. That's 9 positions without duplicates. You trade up, you burn picks, you trade down and you miss better talent. I honestly think trading McCoy, Benjamin is the best strategy, if you can get anything for them, and then staying disciplined. Looking through the list, there are a few decent WRs - Beasley, Enunwa, Tyrell Williams, Adam Humphries, Robby Anderson, Funchess. Maybe you can convince two of them to come here. Same with Tight End, there are few options, the entire depth chart there needs to be blown out and rebooted. Its going to be an uphill battle.

Being on time for meetings, working really hard, studying tape a lot does not meaningfully differentiate you for other NFL teams.

Again, clear as day, I said they made the Playoffs in 2017, so they get 2018 and 2019. We're 23 games into the McDermott era and we're 11-13. Keep the faith, but this is the Bills. We look like we always look. A poor offense, a talented, but thin, overwhelmed defense, a journeyman backup QB filling in, and a sub 0.500 record. Now we have to convince FA WRs to come to Buffalo and actually show some restraint in the Draft not to trade up in the early rounds.

The key to Seattle was their drafts. They stacked three great drafts in a row. 2010 - Russell Okung, Earl Thomas, Golden Tate, Kam Chancellor and stole Lynch from Bills 2011 - KJ Wright, Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner signed as FA 2012 - Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner The Bengals had a similar result in three straight drafts and went from 4-12 to 10-6 and started making the Playoffs routinely. I can see "The Process" taking 3 years, but you have to stack drafts together with multiple hits.

This is a good observation. The Browns have tried the detonation technique going all the way back to when Mangini in 2009/2010 shipped Edwards, Winslow, Jamal Lewis out. The offense was neutered and he didn't survive (he got 2 years - 2009, 2010). Like the Bills brass with ex-Panthers, he loaded up on a ton of old Jets Barton, Barlow and McGinest. McDermott will get this season and the offseason, but if 2019 starts off with more losing, I don't think he gets out of that season as a HC.

ESPN + has an article right now. The Bills offense is on pace to be the worst ever in over 30 years of tracking. They are 52.3% worse than the average NFL offense today.

There isn't much that could have been done. Can we stop making excuses and lowering the bar? Did we have to have Josh Allen so badly that it took #53, #56 and Cordy Glenn? Guess so. I guess Brian Daboll was the best we could do for OC. We needed Tremaine Edmunds so badly that it took #65 as well. Did we need to force Richie Incognito to take a paycut? I am sick and tired already of McDermott and Beane and this mantra that they inherited a complete mess and the fans have to eat more poop to eventually get good. They made the Playoffs and so they get 2018 and 2019. But honestly, looking at the moves they have made, I don't have faith in what they're building. I see McDermott sitting in a room with Brian Daboll and there are no ideas there. I don't buy that this was a dumpster fire that McDermott and Beane had to clean up by gutting everyone in the process. Beane and McDermott are still leaning on two Whaley guys in McCoy and Clay. You can believe that after this dumpster fire of a season, real winning is on the way with Josh Allen and the new weapons from the $80MM in cap space and the Draft. But based on who McDermott/Beane tend to go after, I don't think we're going to be the Rams or Chiefs anytime soon.

Brady vs Derek Anderson 30.6 ppg vs 11.6 ppg. Please stop.

You're right. Mike Schopp makes this point all the time. You're the double digit underdog Bills. What are you going to do to compensate? Instead the Bills do what they always do. Talk about running the ball to make the game shorter and running draw plays on 3rd-12 to avoid the turnover. I expect McDermott to go straight from Coaching in the 1700's and try to have 98 year old Derek Anderson dump off and play safe all night to avoid turnovers. McDermott is as cutting edge as a butter knife.

McDermott is becoming insufferable to me. He’s out of answers already and now is insulting our intelligence by pushing the virtues of Derek Anderson.

You're 100% right. Anderson is the typical washed up, garbage QB that the Bills fixate and fawn over. How many times do we have to sign a Kelly Holcomb, Brian Brohm, Kevin Kolb, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kyle Orton, Matt Cassel, Tyrod Taylor and hope against hope that they suddenly are the veteran presence we need to win the Super Bowl, or the guy our first round pick needs to learn from? They tried it again with AJ McCarron. A guy that was "never given his chance" and two days into training camp it was apparent that he was a checkdown artist. It's garbage and I'm sick of hearing it. It's insulting. McDermott was on WGR 550 on Monday saying first he'd love to score 50 points per game, then settled on what he really believes in - running the ball in snowy blue collar Buffalo. Again, its insulting. Blue collar. As we watch our friends in tropical New England outscore the Chiefs. And Week 7 of the NFL we are out there signing a career backup who is 35 year old fresh off a family vacation to come in and start for us. Our Coach is talking about how much Josh Allen will learn by watching DA conduct his walkthrough. Does Sean McDermott feel like a Coach who has anything for New England this weekend? No. He doesn't. He'll run draw plays on 3rd-12 to avoid turnovers. We have the 32nd ranked offense in the league at 11.6 ppg. Last by a full 1.5 points and the Cardinals started out with with 6 points in the their first two games. Believe us, we know we can't expect anything here in Buffalo, that we should just shut up and be grateful for a team. It's getting really old. McDermott is insulting talking to us about learning from 35 year old career backups, that culture is important than strategy, that they are trying to build a culture here. You're getting your teeth kicked in every other week. Its absurd.

Cordy Glenn is a horrible contract? The guy is a starting LT in the NFL. Started at LT for the Bills immediately out of college. You're going to pay $10MM a year for that. That's not insane, its a desirable position and another guy that we drafted (2nd Round) and developed and let go. Get real. Let me guess, you were one of those guys that said Jason Peters wants $10MM a year!!!!!! No way!!!!!! Yeah, you were wrong then too bud. Tyrod - Making what? Average QB money. I think we've learned that the production the Bills get out of QBs can get a lot worse than Tyrod. Again, Dareus, the Bills did not HAVE to do that move. The Coach could have opted to work with Dareus a found a point in time to cut him, say after this season, where the dead cap wasn't so high. Our Coach/GM deemed he wasn't a "culture" fit and traded him. Instead the Bills doubled down. They traded Dareus and signed Star long term.