2020 Our Year For Sure

It needs to be hammered in every day of the week before the game. Make discipline and focus a point of emphasis and these hungry players will catch on and respond accordingly. Why this hasn't already happened 4 weeks into the season, I do not know.

People are actually scared of this clown. The guy who ordered his players to carry him off the field. LEADERSHIP right there He's a good coordinator but not a great one- no adaptivity. He needs the elite 4-man front that we have. When he had merely a very good 4-man front in DET, didn't work out so well...

Not slow but maybe emotional right now? No worries, we all are. Not that you asked but my advice is to just read what's actually written and stick to it. We'll never reach the playoffs if we have double digit penalties every game. Rex needs to either improve on this or go. And the way he is with the media, and how the same thing has gone on for a quarter of the regular season now, I'm not sure he gets it. Nobody is calling for him to be fired, it's early and there's a lot to like but it's well worth talking about.

I believe in the Boob. We finally gave him carries he didn't get in SF and he had a higher average than Fred or CJ, 4.1 in a less than dynamic rushing attack. The team, including Roman seems to be good with him and I am too. He runs hungry and finishes the play and is tough to tackle whenever he can move downhill. I like his vision/decision making. He has 8 or so carries this year and a good chunk are short yardage plays that got blown up and a shotgun draw that went the same way. Not a bellcow but I think can produce in our power running offense. He may not be full speed from that calf injury yet. This usually comes in time. Re-posted from another thread. I'll just add that there's very little mileage on the tires here, so I see no reason to think he won't recover fully from the calf at some point and be the solid hand he was last year.

And you have Thigpen hanging around, Goodwin, Clay looks phenomenal with the ball in his hands and of course Taylor. Roman may have some things up his sleeve to help out.

I believe in the Boob. We finally gave him carries he didn't get in SF and he had a higher average than Fred or CJ, 4.1 in a less than dynamic rushing attack. The team, including Roman seems to be good with him and I am too. He runs hungry and finishes the play and is tough to tackle whenever he can move downhill. I like his vision/decision making. He has 8 or so carries this year and a good chunk are short yardage plays that got blown up and a shotgun draw that went the same way. Not a bellcow but I think can produce in our power running offense. He may not be full speed from that calf injury yet. This usually comes in time. Watkins is a matchup nightmare. We have Harvin and Clay which helps the medicine go down but Sam is the kingpin. Coordinators who don't already know will soon learn they need to account for 14 at all times.

Totally agree with this, it's startling how much this has changed in so short a time.

Truly awesome. How high do we reckon his upside is?

You are. You keep presenting the narrative as if the Bills just happened to sign Tyrod and it was pure luck. There is always an element of luck in how newly-acquired players turn out- no one is "embarrassed" by this. its always a given. Whaley spoke early on about going in a little-talked-about direction at quarterback. This team had their eye on Tyrod Taylor as a possible starter early in the process, prior to his signing. That is the part where you're selling them short.

Fair enough, but there is nothing to support the claim that the Bills didn't aggressively pursue Tyrod.

McCown was available (and signed?) before Tyrod became a free agent, due to his release from the Bucs. To me it reads like they wanted Tyrod vs. Veteran QB all along, with McCown first choice to be the vet and Cassel the runner up. edit- McCown did sign with Cleveland March 2nd, 8 days before the league year.

Thanks for the link. Maybe you're right and I'm skewed by the last 2 years, though I have a hard time believing there was ever a time CJ was more elusive than Shady McCoy (15th on their list) or Fred Jackson (14th). He did have chances (not enough of them) under Marrone to make one guy miss and gain a chunk, and failed, whereas Fred was still able to do this regularly. Also interesting to see Mr. Bryce Brown 6th on their list.

I am questioning his potential. These undersized speed backs need to evade tacklers to be worth using instead of someone with more power who can get tough yards. CJ has no shake n bake to his game, just speed. The first tackler gets him virtually every time. Then throw in suspect vision, anticipation, timing, balance.

I had high hopes for CJ but he's a fast little scatback without a lick of actual elusiveness. Who ever heard of such a thing? A speed back who never makes a tackler miss? lol. Hard to find a role for players who offer nothing other than speed...

This kid is awesome!

Whatever the hell that means

lol need to get humble and focused, no doubt. those penalties are killers. I still think this D will dominate on some days.

yeah I think it's the biggest thing for him. The 1st half would've gone a lot more smoothly if he'd have done a better job of that alone. He's so close to being really freakin good.

Game plan Sunday was lacking but all the same, I can't wait to see this defense against a QB who isn't Luck or Brady*. Agreed, there will be some blowout wins this year when mediocre quarterbacks have no answer for what we bring.

Cool

Beating a team on one given Sunday doesn't necessarily make you better. KC blew out the eventual SB champs in week 4 last year- doesn't mean anything. Too many conclusions being drawn so early. So no I don't feel different

No argument here. We have every reason to have high expectations for this defense.

A first rounder for a guy who just cleared waivers

Thanks! Good stuff. I think we're gonna win this here foosball game. Introduce the Patsies to one Samuel Watkins, then forge ahead on the ground.

This is where I am too, love those blues.