2020 Our Year For Sure

Taylor can't carry the team when his coach is unable to put the game on his back no matter how well the quarterback plays. Roman would love to run the ball all day and throw about 8 play action passes. One week he actually did get it down to 13 attempts. No run n shoot concepts no west coast concepts. It all goes through the running game. I don't see how we can expect the kid to blossom into greatness when it is never asked of him.

I would rather trade him than lose him for nothing.

Sad sure. And yet if this year goes poorly that's 6 crappy seasons consecutively for Wrecks. Only alternative to firing him is speaking thoughtful prayers into the empty sky it would seem or is further losing preferable to admitting a mistake..? (mistake being a hypothetical contingent on this season of course)

Andre Reed personal foul in Miami.

Roman always takes weight off of his quarterback. He knows no other way to call a game. The reason Rex and Roman are together is they share a philosophy. What I don't understand is how Tyrod can blossom into greatness when it isn't asked of him. How do you learn to carry a team when your coach is not capable of playing it that way? Someone like Sean Payton can win with the power run and can win an entirely different way when it is needed. I think if Tyrod has a chance to be the next cam Newton we won't see it until he gets away from Roman's training wheel passing attack. To achieve greatness he'll need a coach willing and able to push him and provide the opportunity. Imo

Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with your very unpopular opinion to a degree. Roman can work with limited quarterbacks, even making Colin Kaepernick look good, because everything he does takes weight off of the quarterback's shoulders. His simplified, limited passing game got #5 up and running despite his lack of experience, like a good set of training wheels. Something like using the middle of the field better, I can see how that might be up to Taylor's personal development. If we're talking specifically about the complete lack of a functional hurry up offense, I have trouble seeing how that's on Taylor when every QB in the league can handle it. To get those wins we need, among other things, to be more aware of situational ball and focus on scoring points whenever we have the chance.

We don't know for sure that Taylor can do it, that's true. However I look at Brock Osweiler...Marcus Mariota as a rookie, Jameis Winston as a rookie, and yes EJ Manuel as a rookie...basically any quarterback who steps on the field in this league runs the no huddle without issue. If EJ can do it as a rookie, Taylor would have to be a special brand of dumb to be unable to do the same in year 5 as a pro. Then you look at the Bills' overall strategy of good defense, running the ball, ball control, the coaches' talk of 'if we're going down we're going down our way.' Just guessing/speculation like you...but it seems more likely, to me, that the ball is in the coaches' court. There's not a lot Taylor can do when he's trying to hurry up but has to send people in motion with the clock running. Lets go Mets

I'm not talking about play calls so much as using the whole play clock when we're at midfield with a minute and a half left in the first half. The lack of urgency in the offense as a whole. I could be wrong but I think that if Taylor were playing for Sean Payton or Mike McCarthy or John harbaugh he'd operate the no huddle just fine. It isn't a priority here.

He chose not to in obvious hurry up situations and I've never seen him do it properly.

Will Roman again be the only oc in the league who cannot run a hurry up offense ?

After those preseason games I thought luck and the Colts were going to tear him up. Nooooot exactly

Funny post CB. I hear you loud and clear

Surprised to hear folks say they're embarrassed that their fellow fans are passionate. I hope you feel embarrassed this year if winning and celebrating does it to you. I'd be laffin and maybe crying out of joy watching those suckers get torn down. It's not the ultimate goal of course but still a goal. When the Bills make the playoffs it's going to be a big day for all of us whether we let it show or not so may as well embrace it. Who cares what non Bills fans think

I think you can afford to pay more than 5 or 6 guys. Polian said years ago you can basically pay your quarterback and 10 other players. The Bills are paying McCoy Clay Wood Gilmore AaronW Dareus KyleW Hughes Glenn incognito all at once.

I'm exaggerating but yes an overwhelming majority no doubt.

Schwartz one gapped. Every single snap Kyle played for him other than the one you reference, he was rushing the quarterback immediately, hence sacks.

Playing nt and two gapping though so largely wasted. Looking very much forward to seeing the real 99 again in 2017

Haven't heard much emphasis on hurry up offensive situations so far. It was like watching a bunch of retards try to hump a doorknob last year. Gotta take advantage of those opportunities.

Thank the good lord for Johnny Williams

In all honesty I'm not sure what it is you're saying.

Thanks for clearing that up brudda. I completely agree with your last point in bold above.

If you're suggesting I'm one of those then you are wrong.

John the first post in the thread makes reference to the Ryans stabbing Whaley in the back and bringing in their own GM. The very next post is you saying you'd have no problem with any of it. I'm curious are you giving up on Whaley?

Agreed