ChicagoRic

With so many QBs expected to go in the first, at least one of them is bound to bust. Who and why? For the record, I say Josh Rosen. He has the footballs skills, but I question his attitude, coachability and commitment to football long term. Discuss.

Living where I live, I have watched more Bears games than most. Cutler is NOT a franchise QB or even a viable starter. It's not just the number of INTs that he throws, it is WHEN he throws them. Simply put, Cutler is the opposite of "Clutch". For lack of a better term, he is "Choke" Throws some beautiful passes and then poops the bed when the game is on the line. Do not want.

Like everyone, I am hoping that Shady will be ready to play next week. Realistically though, we need a backup plan as our current stable of RBs after McCoy is: Tolbert: Big but slow. Murphy: Former 7th rounder with decent speed but lacking the size/durability to be an every down back. So who is out there? Ryan Mathews. Cut by the Eagles after recovering from an injury. Decent runner, not a big receiving threat. Not a locker room guy, but probably the best guy out there right now. Fred Jackson. Old. Hasn't played since 2016, but was productive in spot duty for the Seahawks. Does Fred still have any magic left? I would love to see him play in a Bills uni again, but just don't know. Joe Banyard. Looked good in preseason and spent time on and off our roster this year. If he is in shape, he could contribute. Anyone else? Looking for practice squad heroes or McDonald's fry cooks waiting for another shot. Discuss.

That is all!...................except for......PLAYOFFS!!!!!

Thompson may have been a street free agent, but at present, he is our most productive WR in terms of receptions, yards, and yards per catch. After 10 games/6 starts. Heck, with a big game, he could even eclipse McCoy and Clay in receiving yards for the year. How does this even happen?

So the consensus is that the Tyrod era is over. What do you think will happen to him.

Just ugh.

Nothing specific, but I liked beer and booze back in the day lots more than I do now and am confident I said some pretty inappropriate things. Maybe even smacked a butt or two. Not at work though. 2002 me would not even recognize 2017 me. Married? Two Kids? 15 years ago those were alien concepts.

Good point on the statute of limitations. I would hate to get called on the carpet for something I did 10-15 years ago. People change.

Remember, Aikman was hot garbage his first two years in the NFL.

UGH

I am a "Tyrod Fanboy". I am realistic though. This is the end of his career in Buffalo.

I have a been a pretty staunch Tyrod supporter, but this loss coupled with this injury make it the end of the line for him. It gives the coaches and management an easy answer regarding the QB decision for the rest of the year: "Taylor is not 100%, so are going with Peterman." Won't matter if Taylor is 0% or 99.9%, they have talking points to move on from him. Ready to see what Peterman can do with a full week of snaps in practice.

I'm a fan. While not a "franchise" QB, he goes out every week and gives it has everything he has, warts and all. He plays the cards he has been dealt to the best of his ability and has shown loyalty to the Bills organization without getting the same in return. He is liked and respected by his teammates. Fact: EVERY QB we have plugged in since the end of the Kelly era has been flawed in some way, but in my opinion, he is giving Flutie a run for his money as the best of the bunch, which is ironic because Flutie was also the target of so much derision and flat out hatred.

Ok, not predicting a win this time-----but it is a divisional game, at home. NE's win streak has to end sometime this season, right? Why not the Bills?

No worries JMF2006, I was referencing this gem of a post.

For the record, "far right wing" is a freakin' figure of speech. I could have just as easily gone with "far left wing" or "extremist" or whatever. I'm about as political as tube of toothpaste. Way to read into things, though.

So, just looking at the gameday thread, Tyrod's WORST (UNFORGIVABLE) play was a 14 yard COMPLETION. On the ROAD when the Bills were a significant UNDERDOG. Tyrod played solid, mostly mistake free football. He made some nice passes and some plays with his legs where it counted. Not perfect, but rock solid. Amazed at how far the far-right wing of the Anti-Tyrod movement will reach to find fault. Unreal. Barring a deep run into the playoffs, and maybe even with that, Tyrod is gone next year, but he's the best we have had in a long time. Hopefully our pick will pan and out we get our franchise QB. But in the meantime, give the guy some credit.

With Dennison on the ropes, this week's offense will be more "taylored" to Tyrod's strengths and he will come up big. Also, I think you will see the rest of the offense stepping it up to support their captain. KC has struggled mightily of late. Very beatable. Defense has me worried, but I think this is an offence they can manage. Predicting a convincing win.

I called the QB decision this past week an unmitigated disaster. I stand by that. The Peterman experiment should be over. Tyrod would have come into this game with something to prove and likely would have pulled out the win. Hoping now that his benching has given him the motivation to play with heat to the end of this season to end his tenure with the Bills.

New NFL record for Peterman. Most 1st half INTs. Pull the plug, this one is DOA.

Going into this game, I predicted that the switch would be an unmitigated disaster. And hoped I would be wrong. I very very rarely post, but dang, I hate being right.

I expect an unmitigated disaster. Waaaay overhyped for a 5th round pick. Facing preseason defenses is nowhere near facing D's in midseason form. Hope I'm wrong though.

Remember Eric Moulds in his first two seasons? Was looking like a colossal bust. Patience.

I'm referencing "McDermott: Not enough 'Very Very Good' days from Taylor. If you actually read the article, this is essentially misleading clickbait, and it's very intentional clickbait. "Very very good" is taken out of context to slant the article. Look at how the quotes are arranged in the headline. Notice that only "Very Very Good" is in quotes? Actual McDermott quote directly referencing Taylor: "Tyrod's had some what I would determine to be very, very good days and what I call playoff caliber moments." And now the "Not enough" part. It's actually referencing the team as a whole: "I don't think we've had enough as a team as that goes." I'm not taking sides on the Taylor debate, I'm just annoyed with the misleading headline and the angle it takes.