TigerJ

Essentially a poor scheme fit on defense for a return specialist who has a little speed and a draft pick in 2019. Nothing very exciting.

Are you thinking of Sergeant Carter?

I forget which Josh it was (Rosen or Allen) but one of them has been criticized for the quality of leadership he provides. Frankly, his teammates don't like him. Darnold's mechanics were criticized last year, but reportedly, he hired a personal QB coach during the college offseason to tighten his mechanics up. The point is, the consensus top three QBs are not perfect prospects. I would be very reluctant to trade draft picks in order to move up and take one. I think the odds of picking a QB who will be successful in the NFL are almost as good in the second tier of QBS. Rudolph, Browning etc. BTW, I wouldn't characterize Peterman as noodle armed. He doesn't have a cannon, but he's close to average. I've seen comparison's between Peterman and Chad Pennington (who was a true noodle arm) and I don't think they are fair or accurate. Peterman is stronger and more athletic.

I'm not gonna pay Osweiler on the contract he had with the Texans/Browns, but I'd pay him vet minimum to be my third string. I don't think he'd take that contract, but it's all I'm going to offer him.

I haven't read every page of this thread, but a good number of them. As far as Peterman making short passes most of the time, I think that is by design at this point. He's had mostly 3 step drops, and that is the offensive coordinator's decision. You're not throwing 50 yard bombs on 3 step drops. I also think that Peterman has faced more blitzing than is typical in preseason games for whatever reason. Short passes to receivers left open by blitzers is the right way to counter the blitzing. Dennison's offense in the preseason has kept the QBs in the pocket most of the time. That's clearly not Tyrod's strength, but Peterman seems quite comfortable there. The coaching staff essentially has said they are force feeding Tyrod plays where he's supposed to pass from the pocket. The intent is to start getting him more comfortable at doing it. Once the regular season starts, McDermott has already said that Tyrod is going to have more rollouts and moving pockets, not to mention zone reads, all stuff that he is naturally suited for. Eventually, if Peterman starts at some point, Dennison is going to want him to do that stuff too. I know Pitt had a very creative offense, but I didn't watch enough to know how much he had to pass on the move or make zone reads. I suspect it would not be hard for him to learn, but it will be different. Between Tyrod and Nate, I'm probably more optimistic about Nate Peterman's potential to be a long term success in Buffalo, and I think he could be successful immediately, but I don't mind if he has some time on the bench. It think there are some things he can learn before he has the pressure of starting.

I'll be there - my first home opener. The biggest issue at the moment seems to be Tyrod's progression through the concussion protocol. Does he make it through in time for the game or does Peterman start? If Tyrod's not ready and the Bills win (and Peterman looks good) do we have a QB controversy?

In the past, it usually fell to the head coach to inform cut players of the team's decision. They all say it was the worst thing they had to do all year..

And McD says, "Tyrod is the starter."

I'm not ruling our the drafting of a QB next April, and Rudolph is in the mix, but frankly, it's not on the front burner at the moment as we try to learn what we have in Nathan Peterman.

I'll give him some "like," but it's too early to anoint Peterman our franchise QB. Let's see if he gets a chance to play some in the regular season and watch how he does. I'll also be watching draft preparations. It's looking like there may be a number of decent QBs in the draft if we need to go in that direction, and a few risky picks too.

Peterman - preference - not prediction.

Who is 60 years old. On a more serious note, I believe Cleveland acquired Osweiler via trade. I haven't done the research, but it was a very rich contract that Cleveland swallowed. If that's true and the salary portion of that contract is significant, Buffalo may not want to use that much of their cap space on him. I'm assuming at this point the Bills will head into the season with Taylor as starter and Peterman as backup. You're not going to want to spend much money on a third string guy. It is pretty much a given that if your third string QB is playing more than a game or two, your season is in deep doo doo.

Yates is the "safe" choice, and there is a built in bias toward the safe choice on the part of almost all NFL front offices. I would be shocked if Yates is not with the team after the dust clears the air. The only way that does not happen is if Yates' concussion symptoms linger and Wenning plays lights out when he has a chance. The Bills could at that point IR Yates and stick Wenning on the PS. That would let them carry just 2 QBs on the active roster and save a roster spot for another position.

I'm not going to worry about KC's record and its impact on Buffalo's second round one draft pick. I will always root against the Patriots, but at this point in the season, I'm not investing much emotional energy in it.

I'm encouraged by what I see from Peterman (or hear at least since I can't get preseason games), but every QB's completion percentage is adversely affected by drops virtually every game.

Look, everybody wants to have a Winning QB. Now we're only one letter away!

It's also quite possible that Jauron's poor judgement in the draft is one reason he's gone.

Hardy grew up in tough circumstances. I think he has done an admirable job of trying to overcome the behavioral issues that his childhood baggage may have caused. That doesn't mean he's been a perfect angel. I suspect that he's got something of a temper, and it's gotten the best of him at times, but I don't think he makes a habit of beating on girlfriends and kids. As far as his football exploits are concerned, he struggled to make the transition for college ball at Indiana to the NFL. That shouldn't be a surprise. Indiana doesn't exactly run an NFL style offense. It was instead a simplified offense that took advantage of Hardy's size and athleticism to beat CBs to the ball. He came into the NFL needing to get stronger, and needing to learn route running on a whole different level. I don't think he's going to do a lot this season because he's still not that far removed from his ACL surgery, and the signing of TO really takes the pressure off of him having to do a lot. The Bills are going to let him come back slowly and will expect he'll blossom in 2010. Until then his career is going to be on the back burner. I'm happy to chill out until then on James Hardy.

LeBron James couldn't play tennis at a competitive level, and Roger Federer couldn't play basketball at the level James does. They are very different sports. I have played tennis enough to know what it takes. I have a great appreciation for Federer's talent as a tennis player, and I agree he is in the conversation as the greatest ever. A thread like this is always frustrating because you are necessarily comparing apples and oranges. Lance Anderson might be the fittest athlete of all time if you're measuring body fat and flat out endurance. I think his resting pulse when he was winning all those Tour de France races was in the 20s. Who knows whether he could have ever been an NFL WR or a point guard in the NBA had his interests been directed in a different direction. For tennis, body control, reflexes, quickness, eye/hand coordination and endurance are all very important. On the other hand, a tennis player doesn't need to be as strong as most NFL players need to be, nor is vertical leap as an important consideration for a tennis player as it is for a forward in basketball or a WR in the NFL, though it can certainly help sometimes. I will say LeBron James has pretty freaky athleticism. At 6'8" I think he's supposed to run the 40 in a time that would be competitive for an NFL WR or CB. Basketball players also need a great deal of endurance.

San Diego State. That website lists him as 6' and 175 lbs in one place and 5'10" and 171 lbs in another spot. I'd like to see them find some DBs with a little more size than that.

Chris Brown lists Maybin as one of 5 youngsters who have been impressive. Two of those are rookies, the other rookie being Lankster. The other three are second year players. http://blogs.buffalobills.com/ That said, I expect the Bills to bring Maybin along slowly, as a designated pass rusher from the left side in passing situations. He's a talented guy, but he is also young, and in the process of bulking up from his college playng weight of around 230 to somewhere in the neighborhood of 260. I expect he'll be on the field for maybe a third of the defensive plays, and will tally in the neighborhood of 4-6 sacks on the season. That would make his rookie season a reasonable success. I think eventually he'll replace Schobel at RDE. It's impossible to know for sure, but the hope is he's going to develop into a pass rushing DE like Dwight Freeney, and will have a real impact. Give him a couple years before you demand that level of production from him though. He'll still be 23 at that point.

Very simple. The Super Bowl, more than any other game is driven by big bucks. Lots of tickets are eventually bought by celebrities, weathy individuals and businesses for the purpose of entertaining well heeled clients. That clientel expects comfort while watching the game, luxurious accomodations for sleeping and a dazzling night life after the game. Buffalo has three strikes against it: an outside stadium with the potential for some really nasty and uncomfortable weather conditions, a relatively low number of luxury accomodations, and not enough nightlife to absorb 70,000 visitors with style. The NFL won't risk it.

That's interesting. I would not have known that was even permissible. Anyone know when the last time that happened? It must be years if ever.

Cowherd had a very quick mind for saying witty things. He's sometimes right and sometimes wrong. I don't have as quick a mind when it comes to saying witty things. Sometimes I'm right when I express an opinion. Sometimes I'm wrong. My record might be a match for Cowherd's. I'm not trembling in my shoes because Cowherd said signing TO was a mistake.

It's conceivable that the Bills would have signe Rhodes without Lynch having gotten himself in trouble. Rodes is a good backup, doesn't have too many miles on him, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Still, the fact that Lynch has two strikes against him in less than a year more or less sealed the deal.