Saint Doug

Did you expect them to automatically start going rogue with a new scheme? This ****ty play is just confirmatory.

I agree with this. I also agree it could've gone the other way. If EJ throws for 300+ yards with a few TD passes, we could've easily cut bait with TT and used EJ as the bridge QB.

I don't believe he did. Here's a great article detailing most of the change Lynn made to Roman's offense. http://buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Offensive-coordinator-Anthony-Lynn---the-first-72-hours/1a30c536-5eb8-4f4f-a7e6-bcb59f32874d But you're right, there's no such thing as a unique offensive scheme in the NFL. They're all running variation of 3-4 known schemes. It's the sequence of plays, defensive fronts presented, and players' ability which make offenses unique. And I think we've pretty much seen this will A-Lynn.

There's no evidence he was running Roman's exact offense. Our offense produced strikingly different results under Lynn. There's even a quote out there saying he eliminated half of Roman's playbook. Besides, if you were suddenly promoted to your boss's job, would keep things exactly the same? Plus, I doubt we'll see much of a change in our offense next season.

Maybe he's that way due to lack of discipline. Needs to be whipped into shape. Dareus too.

No Teryl Austin. We just fired an average DC.

Sign me up. This may be the least controversial HC hiring for the Bills in recent memory. Now, I hate continuity for continuity's sake, but I think our offense deserves and needs it.

Here it is. Good reading. Started by FireChan of all people: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/184548-fergys-op-ed-on-mobile-qbs-and-their-career-trajectories/ Great reading. Great discussion. I just wish mods wouldn't automatically lock all old threads. Should be pinned.

No, but does it matter? Every running QB regresses their 2nd year. Every singe one. This should have been fully expected and everyone's panties would be lodged between their cheeks. It is a steeper learning curve as they need to figure out (or not) that you need to learn how to throw the ball to win. I wish I could find it, but there was a multi-page topic on this at the end of last season. If you want to make the argument that we move on to a strict pocket passer

I can't believe this thread on such an elementary concept lasted 3 pages. Is there an argument somewhere in here?

Here's a thought: maybe it wasn't Rex's X's & O's that brought our D down. Maybe it was Rex, his lackadaisical attitude toward discipline, and his clown brother that killed it. Remember what the players are saying now, they didn't buy into it.

Did you just use 6 years to describe the experience of a QB who hadn't even stepped on to an NFL field until last season? Some QBs, you know, have to play in actual games to learn how to be a QB. I swear, even if we had Russel friggin Wilson as our QB, people would be calling for his head. I'm curious, let's say our defense remained top 5 (or even top 10) and we made the playoffs. Would people still want to move on from TT?

We sure live in a very impatient society now. There once was a time when it took a few years for a QB to develop. We no longer want to give them that luxury. Has TT shown us he can make NFL throws? Yes. Is he inconsistent? Very. Remember Brees and Cousins were both horrible inconsistent their 1st 2 years. Rushing QB are even worse. Every rushing QB regresses their sophomore year, including Wilson and Newton. I can almost guarantee you Prescott will regress next season. Will TT be the answer? I don't know. But there are no viable alternatives. In the least, he can serve as a bridge QB as we "develop" one.

Bart Scott says one thing. Dareus says another thing. I'm pretty damn sure the truth is somewhere in between. He does bring up good points about Dareus's work ethic though.

Yep. That was the guy I was talking about.

I'm pretty sure Kyle Shannahan turned our HC interview invite down prior to hiring Marrone. Maybe he's had a change of heart?

I think we all thought the same about Wanstache. And he was a disaster.

Great post. Can you give your thoughts about A-Lynn given the HC keys? To me, this situation is eerily similar to Schwartz's position 2 years ago. Do we ride A-Lynn out of town for a different OC? I think he did a good job considering the active roster he had.

This is a non-story. Bills medical staff passes everyone's physicals, even going back to McCargo.

A reminder we should all takes a couple years off between jobs.

Fred is angling to get into coaching.

I think eliminating a lot of stuff from the offensive playbook is creating your own offense. Besides, no one in the NFL designs a completely new offense. Every OC just picks and chooses from their mentor's playbook.

I'll be fine with an A-Lynn hire. It's what we should've done with Schwartz instead of running him out of town. The continuity will be nice. I guess it all depends on who he has in mind for DC. If he says Dennis Thurman, he's off the list.

The Lions defense is no better than ours. No thanks to Austin.

The Bills job was never suppose to be a rebuild. Rex inherited a top 5 defense. In fact, even if he did his best Schwartz impersonation, he would still have a job. Jacksonville was much different. That was a complete rebuild from bottom up.