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"You should never leave yourself in a position where 1 bad call can lose the game for you." -- Tom Landry We all know how this works. Bad teams don't get the calls where good teams do. That's why a team on the rise needs to go balls out to score as many points as humanly possible so the refs can't screw them as easily. Thinking you're going to break through by playing close games and winning with defense is a recipe for disaster for a team like us. See the Dick Jauron era (which the Rex era is reminding me more and more of every game).

Yes. In 1982 or so, the Cowboys played Washington in the final game of the season at Texas Stadiu,. Washington entered with a one game lead. Cowboys won on some Roger Staubach to Tony Hill late game heroics and Cowboys won tie breaker and Washington went fishing. It was great. I was at that game.

As of right now, Coach Marrone's winning percentage with the Bills is higher than Rex' with a larger sample size. So for now, I'd agree. Rex' team reminds me of a Dick Jauron coached Bills team. Underperforming offense, bend and sometimes break defense, and a lot of losses in games we should win.

I saw a challenge in that game that ticked me off. Pete Carroll couldn't find his challenge flag so he whispered in the refs ear that he wanted a challenge and they gave it to him. This is what irritates me about NFL referring. The rule says a challenge is requested when a red flag is thrown. No red flag thrown, no challenge. It's not complicated. Follow the rules. Then there is consistency as opposed to the refs using their own judgement and bending the rules as they see fit.

Tyrod does not suck IMHO. However, I do think he should sweet talk EJ into giving him Steve DeBerg's phone number so he can work on pocket presence/awareness in the off season. He also needs to learn to step into the pocket. In yesterday's game it looked to me like he had good protection. But he wants to hold onto the football too long. Once the pocket starts to break down he bails and runs to the sidelines. Several times yesterday when the pass rushers started to get to him from the defensive ends, there was nice clean pocket in front of him to step into and get a little more time. He didn't do that. Instead he tried to fish hook out and run to the sidelines. If Drew Brees is not too short to work from the pocket then neither is EJ. He just needs Steve or somebody to work with him on working in the pocket. Tyrod is certainly accurate enough.

Yeah, but if no one can explain what a catch is ... We've seen catch plays called differently WITH instant replay. While the replay system needs work, that's a different issue. The catch rule needs work I agree.

It is ludicrous that We have all this technology that is supposed to allow us to correct BAD calls, to not be employed on an obvious BAD call because a coach doesn't challenge or is out of challenges IMHO.

That would be the "Defense".

He's had really good and really bad. I guess you're banking on all 2nd vs Jax from here on out and NOT the 2nd half where he played very well. Hotrod pretty much sucked the last 2 weeks, 0-2, same as EJ did earlier on the year. Yet he can turn it around an EJ can't. Got it. Im not advocating for EJ to start, I just don't think he stinks like y'all do.

Ok

Some of y'all act like EJ's only action for the Bills has been the 2nd quarter vs Jax and the pass to JJWatt.

"Never confuse effort with results." -- Coach Marrone

With the game on the line he fumbled TWICE on the same play. 55% comp % is nothing to write home to Mom about.

I agree with this John. However, the goal posts weren't moved by us, they were moved by Rex' horrendous D. You can play ball control, don't turn it over, etc .with a good D. We don't have that it seems. Therefore, we have to win shoot outs like today. Whoever is the starting QB has to get it done, or you suck. We suck. Tough deal for Hotrod, but this is the bigs.

If the game plan is for TYrod to run with a bum knee and shoulder, hopefully EJ will stay loose and be ready to go in.

Of course fans will holler to have the first round draft pick QB to start. Just go back 2 years here and all the excitement and desire for EJ to start. Then if said rookie has a few bad games we'll label him a bust and call for him to be run off before his rookie contract runs out just as many (the same ones probably) are doing with EJ.

No it's not. Saints didn't draft Blue DreEs. Cardinals didn't trade up or tank to get Kurt Warner or Carson Palmer. Packers and Steelers got their QBs without having to do this either. Neither did NE or Dallas for that matter. Seahawks drafted Russell Wilson in the 3rd round. Chiefs have made the playoffs WITH A QB (who is better than ours) that they didn't have to tank or trade up for. I too prefer pocket passers, but yeah, Russell Wilson has never won anything. Tanking or trading up can work but is far from the only way. Explore ALL options IMHO.

No. We didn't have AJ Green to throw to, we had SJ and Donald Jones. We also still had bad defense, historically bad. We would have had about the same record and run Dalton out of town a couple of years ago.

None have gone on to any kind of "success", however most have found NFL employment with other teams. Of the ones I remember: Todd Collins - backup for several teams. When teamed with Marty Schottenhiemer in Washington got on a roll and they almost made the playoffs. Flutie - played well in San Diego. Didn't make playoffs. Made 1st dropkick in 60 years or whatever it was for Patsies**. Rob Johnson - Started and played the game where Tampa Bay broke the sub 40 degree jinx. Has SB ring as a TB backup under Gruden. JP - don't think he ever played on another NFL team, but did win the UFL Championship with the Las Vegas Locomotives under HC Jim Cassel. Trent - Bounced around to a few teams. Nick Foles credited him with being a good mentor in his Pro Bowl season. Fitz - 3 other teams have started him at QB with similar results to ours. Cassel - We saw that yesterday. Tarvaris Jackson - Also has a SB ring as backup in Seattle. Tuel Time and Thaddeus Maximus haven't played. Bad Bad Levi Brown - Canada? So not much success, but not all suck either. What other teams have cut QBs that went elsewhere and had success? Guys who were drafted or unknowns? Baltimore with TYrod?

What not to like? Takes a lot of nasty hits (like TYrod) and is comparable to Ryan FannyHill.

2 weeks ago Palmer gave up 14 points to the Seahawks. Their GM should be fired and Carson run out of town. Actually Big Ben and Rivers are the only ones on that list that were NOT let go by thier team.

I don't know how the salary cap works ether. But somehow the Broncos were able to sign Peyton Manning and a bunch of other FAs too. If Drew were to be available and he wanted to come here, I'm sure a professional capologist could work it out. Oh, and if that meant we couldn't re sign Gilmore and Nigel Bradham, oh well.

Agreed.

Seriously? Looks to me like TYrod does his fair share of checking down. Even from pre season I noticed there is an element of Captain Crackdown in his game. Not a full blown Captain Check down. Perhaps Second Luitenant Checkdown, or perhaps Master Sergeant Check down. Not criticizing, and not necessarily a bad thing, just an observation.

Hopefully Lawson stays home this year instead of crashing inside and getting run around for TDs.