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Jake butt
That is all lol
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I read somewhere that his ceiling was like boldin which is awesome. Gotta find that article that compared him and boldin
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LOVE this pick!
Now take jake butt at 75 and I will be thrilled
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I'd love to see Jake Butt in the 3rd round as well tbh.
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Zay Jones, JuJu Smith-Schuster or Cunningham
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The OP is flat out wrong.
This is where McDermott came from.
http://buffalonews.com/2017/01/27/polian-couldnt-happier-bills-choice-mcdermott/
And if Polian loves the hire, which he does, I'm willing to give McDermott the benefit of the doubt. Polian has forgotten more football than the OP ever knew.
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Well considering the Broncos won the SB 2 years ago with the lowest rated QB in the NFL and the single worst QB performance in SB history by a winning SB QB, I think you're grossly over exaggerating our QB scenario. TT is better than what the QB's did for the Broncos on their way to a SB title. Yes, the guy who won was one of the greatest, but he was also a shell of himself and played awful all season and in the SB. Heck, he damn near lost his job permanently to Brock, who is beyond awful.
The Bills in TT 15 starts last year, had the 3rd most TD's in the entire NFL behind only Atlanta and the Saints. We scored 25 points or more in 10 of those games. We lost 6 of our 8 games under TT by 6 points or less. Our defense in the 15 games outside the fluke week 4 Pats game with no Brady, Jimmy, or Gronk was 26th in the NFL in points allowed.
QB and scoring are not our biggest issue. And to add to all that, we scored all those points with mostly scrubs at WR all year as Sammy was really only healthy for a game or two. We lost McCoy for all or part of 3 games, we lost our best OL for multiple games, we changed OC's 2 weeks in, and Clay missed some time too. Yet we still managed with inept coaching to be one of the highest scoring teams in the NFL.
Think about this...in 4 seasons now TT has had 4 different OC's. Balt, then 2 in his first 2 years here, now Dennison. Add that to all the injuries to his skill players, himself, the OL, etc to see what he has had to overcome and do so under an inept coaching staff. Yet in his 2 seasons as a starter, he still managed to make the Pro Bowl twice, be lethal on the ground, and lead the Bills to the highest scoring 2 year period outside only the first 3 SB years.
To write off Taylor write now is absurd. There are things he must improve on clearly, but there is also a lot he has done well despite all that was working against him. And I have said this before, do NOT underestimate TRUST for a QB, especially one who is prolific running with the ball. Its crystal clear the only WR he really trusts is Sammy the last 2 years. When Sammy is healthy, he makes throws to him he doesn't attempt with the other guys. When a guy like TT doesn't have the same confidence, trust, or timing with his other WR's then it makes him quicker to pull the ball down and make a play with his feet. He needs to fix that for sure, but I think if he can build more trust and rapport with this new group of WRs that already look like a nice upgrade, not to mention a healthy Sammy (hopefully), then I think that will help him tremendously on seeing the field better. His biggest issue with seeing the field is pulling the ball down to quickly and looking to make a play with his feet.
Again, he has a lot to work on, no doubt. But, there is reason to be optimistic to see what he can do with this new staff and new selection of weapons. If he doesn't get it done, then we can go all out next year on a QB and put that young QB on a more talented roster assuming we addressed our more pressing needs this draft.
If we do draft a QB, I will root hard for the kid to succeed obviously, I just personally think our QB situation still has upside and that there are better choices early in this draft than the crop of QB's coming out.
Very well said. I feel the exact same way. If we could have paired last years offense with the Schwarz led defense of 3 years ago, we would definitely have been a playoff team. I'm really hoping McDermott gets this and simplifies the defense while retaining the offensive philosophy that help us produce last year.
TT's best game as a pro came when the season was on the line in Miami. He was fantastic all game. I'm really looking forward to see him build off that game and take the next step as a QB.
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When Gilly routinely gashes us for 100 Plus yards next December, this thread is gonna be real ugly. The 2nd round tender should have been used and this thread doesnt exist.
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And why do they rely on the run? Tyrod has had two different coordinators and neither had any desire to put the ball in Tyrod's hands as a passer. Roman talked about opening up the offense after 2015 and he got fired after 2 games in 2016. Lynn smartly simplified the offense and kept the ball out of Tyrod's hands as a passer. When Tyrod was forced to throw the ball in close games or in the 4th quarter we all saw the results. Not pretty.
if Dennison tries to pass the ball too much with Tyrod he will be the next out the door.
I disagree. Tyrod looked fantastic against Miami with the season on the line. Left the field with the lead. He progressed throughout the year and got better and better (maybe because Sammy got healthier and healthier?). But I really want to see his next year of development.
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3-5 drinks a day after work. Generally a beer or two and then a scotch or two.
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This would certainly be an impact move and would solidify the secondary....hopefully for years. Would love to see a 4 year deal here.
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Smith-Schuster or Zay Jones in Round 2 would be fine in my book, if a guy we really love drops to 10.
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Solid move! And maybe gave us some cap room in the process.
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This is ridiculous. I'm trying to read a thread about RTs. And I have 57 posts about Gillmore to ignore. Can you PLEASE stick the Gillmore posts in their own thread and argue all you want about it there? Leave this thread alone for RTs.
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Meh...I been here since the beginning anyway and rarely went there. Honestly, they made a big mistake. Not everyone uses all the social media. I'm not going to be able to get any analysis from social media...certainly not like a message board. And thats what I come here for. If I want to see a cool pic, I'll go to IG. Very shortsighted by the Bills.
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Really depends on the scope of the commitment to me. I keep forgetting that we had less than a 1/4 Sammy last year--even when he was out there -- there wasn't the impact or the need for the opponent to game plan to him. That makes the running game success even more amazing.
I am happy for Tyrod ---who seems like a really, really wonderful individual. I just wish we had one or two late game successes against a good team to point to that show me he can win in the clutch.
So the Bills need another receiver, the line needs to show it can zone block, Dennison and Castillo need to adjust play calling to Shady's running style, Culley needs to watch a lot of film with Tyrod and teach him how to pre-snap read a little better and getting his footwork right under pressure and on the run.
It could be worse...but the good news is the coaches think enough of Tyrod to stake their regime start on him.
He left the game vs Miami with the lead and "saved" the season. He played his best game as a Bill in that game. I was hoping he would get another chance to build upon that success. Looks like he will.
Sometimes QBs need to be "developed" and I think he is developing quite nicely.
Lets get a RT and a WR in FA/draft and roll.
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To boil it down, Taylor doesn't get it done in crunch time. Forget comparing stats, records, metrics...NFL QBs are judged by what they do in crunch time. I can only remember one game in which Taylor did this.
You mean the potential season saving game vs Miami when he left the field in the 4th quarter with the lead after driving his team down the field for the potential winning TD? Too bad Rex's defense could do squat. IF we had Schwartz's defense with Greg Roman's offense the last two years we would have made the playoffs both years.
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Iceland is AWESOME! Rekjavik is a very fun party town. The people are friendly and I thought the food was pretty good. Iceland Air runs specials all the time where they will give you a free hotel room if you book a "stopover" flight to mainland Europe. Since I cant stand sitting on a plane for more than 5-6 hours, thats how I always go to Europe. Stopover in Rekjavik each way. Sometimes I have to pay for the hotel myself if the airline is not running a special, but its still a very good deal.
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We need a head football coach. The best one available is in college. Offer $15-20 million a year and full personnel control and bring Nick Saban to Buffalo. Get it right this time. Hire the best.
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Great watch. I love Roman. I remember reading where one of the talking heads at TBN called his offense "antiquated." Well, I believe in zigging when everyone else is sagging in life and that philosophy has served me well. I think it will serve the Bills well too.
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I LOVED reading this Q&A...we may have FINALLY found ourselves a QB. If we have a QB, we will have a chance in every game. He sounds poised, confident and certainly seems to be working hard. Color me truly optimistic for the first time in a loooong time.
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I have stayed at this resort and sat on this very beach. Its a little sand/beach area along the lakefront. Maybe 5 feet wide of sand. Its very shallow along the edge. It seems, from what I read, that the parents were closeby and watching the child waiting for the fireworks show to begin. Its a common place to watch the fireworks.
There was a No Swimming sign posted but nothing about gators when I was there.
The problem may be that the gator may have been too used to people. Not having a natural fear of humans (maybe because the gator was hand fed at some point) meant this gator just waltzed up and saw an easy meal.
I cannot imagine anything more horrific to happen to a family. My prayers go out to them.
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If you use baseball as a guide (the only other sport where the bats/balls can be tinkered with to gain an advantage), he should be suspended. Pitchers are suspended all the time for doctoring baseballs, similarly hitters with corked bats. Most suspensions for this sort of thing in baseball is 8-10 games....not much considering the season is 162 games. Now the NFL doesn't want to look soft here and the Pats* are repeat offenders in rule bending, so I think Brady gets 4 games with it being reduced on appeal to 2 games. Just my gut feeling.
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Mathis was described in one article I read as excelling at zone blocking. I dont think Roman's scheme uses zone blocking, more straight ahead mauling from what I know about it (which I admit is very limited).
I want a G or T as much as anyone and believe it would be the prefect cherry to a great offseason. But I want a guy who fits our scheme seamlessly if thats possible.
Pegulas right not to fire Jim Overdorf
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Ugh! So true. That was the day the music died for the Bills even though we didnt know it at the time., My gosh if we had just fired that clown Littman instead of Polian how different the last 30 years would have been.