WideNine

No offense, but up to today Barkley had more in common with Nathan Peterman than any successful NFL QB. His pro stats since being drafted in 2013 were 18 Ints to 8 TDs. I appreciate the steel ones he dangled out there coming off a high school practice field and stepping into an NFL game and playing well, but one game does not a franchise QB make.

Truth. Just trying to temper my optimism. Daboll called a good game and Matt did great executing it. I think Teller at OG is an upgrade in pass protection too...all good things and not going to be a downer. Just keeping it real.

Finally found someone who can fill in when needed and pull out a win and maybe be a good mentor to Josh...hard to imagine Josh listening too closely on the sideline to the pick-6 machine. Tempering this feeling with the fact that the Jets are horrible, but I have seen my Bills play down to the level or get spanked by horrible teams before, so I'll take it. Matt ran the offense, moved the chains, and protected the ball - can't ask for much more than that.

He has made some typically poor moves that defensive-minded coaches make. The question is whether he learns from those mistakes. I think you give this front office time to clear the dead wood and cap, and see if the foundation they lay with draft picks and FA signings starts trending in the right direction.

I like this kid. Strong, and he plays hard to the whistle and finishes blocks. Has to bend his knees a bit more and move his feet, but that is a common thing from guys who have great upper body strength; They tend to try to over power opponents a bit high. He supposedly is not too shabby pulling, if our center play gets close to Dawkins level Daboll may want to leverage that skill a bit more. A lot of talk about FA and if the right guy is there then yeah, but this coming draft is deep with o-line and receiver talent...stars could finally be lining up the right way to infuse some young talent to surround Josh. And we may have just found our veteran backup QB today.

It's not whether he has one bad season or not, it is whether he is right for a young team and QB who are going to go through some growing pains. A young developing QB will need to know his receivers have his back, will fight for balls, or work to bat down or play DB if one is poorly thrown. A prima donna that is going to pout at every poor pass, not fight for any of them, and check out for most of a game because he is not the center of attention is a liability. And when your rookie QB asks to practice and warm up throwing routes to you, you can't be bothered... indefensible. Sorry Kelvin we do not have a ready-made all-star QB and O-line... don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Did you see the pass that was popped up - the Jets db's were diving and trying to pull it out of the turf while Benjamin stood there and did not even make an effort to knock it down or anything. I have seen this behavior before and shocked that McDermott would bring a player like that on this team. Runs counter to the culture he claims he is trying to foster. I agree - needs to be cut... all the skill potential in the world does not make up for coaching staff turning a blind eye to that kind of attitude/effort.

Definitely missing Wood, Incognito, and depth at LT with Glenn trade. I know Richie was bat$hit crazy, but the experience was there. I don't know how many times I see our guards turn inside to help our center, even when he is holding his own, only to let a defender blow by them up the middle on a delayed blitz, twist, or just someone on the outside getting beat on an inside move. They need to be coached up a lot on maintaining good positioning and awareness - if they even have NFL talent. Mills flat out looks and plays soft, saw and completely ignored Matthews coming off the outside for a sack, when both the TE and the running back on his side release off the line on that play. Mills has got to know he has no help, so he looks at a charging Matthews, ignores him and turns inside and look for phantom players to block and lets Josh get rocked...I was steamed from that play on. Matthews didn't resort to any trickery, the Bills just have O-Linemen who apparently feel a player like Matthews does not have to be blocked. Daboll was trying to get our RBs involved in the passing game, but what choice does he have as these trench guys currently suck - he has to design plays that get the ball out of Josh's hands early, stick with the screens as defenses are being over aggressive right now, move the pocket - designed rollouts that cut the field in half for Josh and give him the sideline to run out or toss it away. And yeah, there were more than a few coverage sacks, and GB had their edge guys spying Josh to take away any scrambling opportunities. I agree with Sal... unless those boys up front show some kind of quantum improvement, McDermott needs to load up on OL and WR talent this next draft.