RJ (not THAT RJ)

There you go, AJ. Miracle Man!

ha! I keep almost closing my laptop... then this happens....

Wow, these future unemployed guys really want to mess with AJ.. how many Roughing the Passer penalties is that now?

According to NFL.com (I know, pathetic to be following a preseason game that way) pretty much every one of AJ's attempts has been "short right." Is he throwing in the same area over and over?

For the record, Lou Saban sent both Harris and Briscoe packing when he came into town in 1972, leaving the Bills with a sore-armed Dennis Shaw and such Titans of the Pivot as Mike Taliaferro and Leo Hart that year, until forced to start rookie Joe Ferguson in 1973. And why? Because (as Marlin Briscoe, who had been demoted from QB by Saban in Denver already) Saban would not play a black QB. Imagine how much better the team would have been with Harris in 72 and 73.... That's racism at work there. Not in Tyrod's case, where he had multiple chances to justify further faith.

Flesh-eating bacteria. Obvi

I'd say Mr. Foster so far has all the tools to be the next John Kimbrough.

A timing problem. That's why they play preseason games.

It's one of Kelso's favorite complaints, and I am coming to agree---if the QB can't be hit when he chooses to stop running (subjective call), why is he allowed to run at all?

I was there.. The game was a nail-biter, but you really had the feeling something special was in the air.

The only reason Saban wasn't coaching the Bills in 1966 was Lou Saban--he up and quit for no reason after the 1965 championship. When he came back to the Bills, he also up and quit in 1976. A strange character who consistently undermined himself, which is a big reason why he isn't in the Hall of Fame. He also traded away Marlin Briscoe and James Harris, because he had a thing against black QBs (he had screwed Marlin when Marlin played for him in Denver)... A very odd man, though an effective coach, when he was willing to do it..

Heck, as much as it pains me to say it, we should be grateful to him for being such a fool that he destroyed the USFL quickly enough for Jim Kelly to come back to Buffalo...

When Jim Kelly spurned the Bills in 1983, it was viewed as a catastrophe, and it happened not only while memories of Tom Cousineau's 1979 refusal to sign were fresh but also as the Bills were facing the prospect of Joe Cribbs leaving for the USFL as well. Cribbs' legal case carried on through the 1983 season, but he was gone thereafter. Between those memories and the fact that Chuck Knox had left angrily, things were as bad as they have ever been in Bills nation. The 1983 team showed flashes to get to 8-8, but then came the abortions of 1984 and 1985. It's probably better that there was no Internet back then, because the TBD discussions would have been thermonuclear.

Gary Marangi.... Matt Robinson... no one of any great note.

...they drafted Daryle Lamonica. Yes, I am clutching at a straw, but it is a positive sign. Maybe this time they won't trade him to Oakland. Carry On.

Never in the history of modern sports has a retractable roof stadium been purposely opened on a bad weather day. And it never will. This particular fantasy just has to go away.

This is true, and was a function of both his on-field performance and his off-field/practice performance. "They" (coaches) see more of these players than "We" ever do. Moulds showed enough that even low performance could not obscure his ability. It's on Zay to do that as well.

They could have just called him in the grasp.....

But... they tanked and drafted a "Franchise QB," right? This year for sure. Maybe.

Drama Queen gonna Drama Queen.

Not my point at all. I'm sure it makes perfect sense to spend the day after a big win coming up with "yes, but" posts. Somewhere.

Clearly, since this is about the fifth thread he has started, the goal is to be as gloomy as possible. He thinks it makes him look like a heap big smart realist man. A common message board delusion.

Your last line is crucial. If the Bills win, and Tyrod performs as he did in Miami, it remains an open question... if the Bills lose, and Tyrod puts on a display as he did against, say, the Saints or the Bengals, then we have our answer. Since he may be with a limited Shady, a lot will depend on his performance.

This is a good question. Weasely but honest answer is—yes and no. Tyrod was his usual self—no big mistakes, some nice plays, but still a nonentity in the second half. I still don't think he made a case for the Bills not looking for an alternative (I know, a lot of negatives in that sentence!), but he may have made a case for staying as a bridge. But at what price? The only way he truly changes the narrative on his career is if he puts together a complete game. He has another chance to do that this coming weekend.

Happy New Year, Brothers and Sisters!