Superb Owl Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 The NFL looks to be heading into a dark ages period at the QB position. You look at the top QBs, except for Luck and Rodgers (maybe Wilson), and they all have a LOT of miles on them. Even the younger ones like Rothlesberger and Rivers look worn out and that they probably won't still be in the league three years from now. Patriots, Steelers, Giants, Saints, Broncos, Cowboys...what are all of these teams going to do? Down the road I'm seeing Luck, Rodgers and possibly Wilson but then not much else to get crazy about. Maybe if EJ Manuel gets to even a top 15-20 QB level his stock will rise through attrition when all these guys eventually leave. Yeah, it could get worse before it gets better. But I thinking there will be enough replacements over the next few years to hold steady.. Personal picks would be Jameis, Teddy, maybe Tanny and one or two more currently in the league, and then the following couple drafts have some interesting guys like Cook and Cardale
boyst Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Cleveland, Arizona, Chicago, NY Jets and I think even Miami would be interested as much as we are. Miami could use a strong vet backup besides Moore to work with Tanny
T master Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Chad Pennington with a prosthetic arm We can rebuild him make him stronger , faster & throw accurate up to 70 yds !!
boyst Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 did anyone take in to account that One Direction is coming to Buffalo? And one of those members recently left the band?
fansince88 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 We go on and on and on with this buy don't you all realize it is going to be Jeff Tuel?
OldTimer1960 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 CFL qb Ricky Ray Stop - he got a few sniffs form the NFL years ago. He wasn't good enough then, now he is old too
Mr. WEO Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 The NFL looks to be heading into a dark ages period at the QB position. You look at the top QBs, except for Luck and Rodgers (maybe Wilson), and they all have a LOT of miles on them. Even the younger ones like Rothlesberger and Rivers look worn out and that they probably won't still be in the league three years from now. Patriots, Steelers, Giants, Saints, Broncos, Cowboys...what are all of these teams going to do? Down the road I'm seeing Luck, Rodgers and possibly Wilson but then not much else to get crazy about. Maybe if EJ Manuel gets to even a top 15-20 QB level his stock will rise through attrition when all these guys eventually leave. Maybe. But coming into thhe NFL, not many expected what we actually got from Big Ben, Brady, Flacco, Brees, Romo, Wilson or even Rodgers. There will always be great QBs in the league.
Luxy312 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 I'll admit that I didn't read all 38 pages of this thread (that's a LOT of pages), but could the person originally making the statement that "we're going to go in a little talked about direction" mean QB by committee? Sure you let the three of them compete to see who starts on opening day. If a guy has a hot hand, you stick with him. If he flakes out and makes dumb moves, you bench him for one of the other guys. Rinse and repeat. Before anyone wants to jump all over me, I'm not in favor of this approach. I'm simply speculating on the commentary at hand.
1billsfan Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Maybe. But coming into thhe NFL, not many expected what we actually got from Big Ben, Brady, Flacco, Brees, Romo, Wilson or even Rodgers. There will always be great QBs in the league. The thing about those guys is that, except for Brees, they all showed they kind of had "it" when they started to play. Maybe not with big stats, but Rothlesberger, Brady, Flacco, Romo, Wilson and Rodgers all won games and had a some what commanding presence about them. I'm just not seeing it with the under 30 QB club. After Luck and maybe Wilson, I see a whole bunch of guys that will not live up to what we've come to know as the highest level of the NFL top 10 QBs. I just went to pro football reference and saw that 8 of the top 10 QBs in TD passes were over 30 and their average age is 34. That's crazy to me. One of the guys in their 20s was Luck and the other guy was Matt Ryan who is 29. Yes things could change and these young guys could prove to be great, but I'm not seeing it. Like I said, those guys you mentioned showed right away they could play winning football consistently. Edited April 3, 2015 by 1billsfan
papazoid Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Stop - he got a few sniffs form the NFL years ago. He wasn't good enough then, now he is old too lol....i'm just throwing stuff out there that fits this statement: "we will be going a route that not many have talked about"
Superb Owl Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 We go on and on and on with this buy don't you all realize it is going to be Jeff Tuel? Well played, if it happens you can claim no sarcasm
fansince88 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Well played, if it happens you can claim no sarcasm as is my devious plan!
Screwball Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 From down here in Titan's country, I hope they sign Jake Locker. Kid is hurt a lot, but he improved year-over-year in terms of accuracy and reading defenses. He should come cheap given the injury history. It is slim pickings for QBs - we won't find anyone who doesn't have some flaws - so why not sign a couple of reasonably priced guys then let them fight it out in training camp? Jake retired last month, so unless he pulls a Favre he's not an option. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477807/article/jake-locker-announces-retirement-from-nfl
YoloinOhio Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Jake retired last month, so unless he pulls a Favre he's not an option. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477807/article/jake-locker-announces-retirement-from-nfl im sure the poster knows that by now. He posted that on March 4th, a week before Locker announced his retirement.
papazoid Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 nevermind.... Kurt Warner says his NFL offer was an April Fools joke http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/03/kurt-warner-says-his-nfl-offer-was-an-april-fools-joke/
offyourocker Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Bills already did go in little talk about direction Whe. This thread was started Tyrod
thebandit27 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Manziel? Really? And in multiple threads no less?
ChevyVanMiller Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Tyrod Taylor has been off the radar (except by me) and has not been beaten to death. Summary: - 4-Year backup in a good system to a Franchise QB - Joe Flacco, Ravens - Not many NFL snaps largely because Flacco never gets hurt. - Has a Super Bowl ring - not many of the other QB's discussed aside from Eli can say that.. - All time QB at VT - Held clipboard, shut-up, and learned, without cycles on his body - Nearly undefeated in Pre-season, FWIW - Badly wants to start in the NFL - would sign for MUCH less than a "real" Vet - 4.5 40 with great arm. Physically faster and more elusive than Russell Wilson - ran a faster 40 at the same combine than Kaepernick - Would fit very well in a Rex/Ryan/Roman power-run first, throw second scheme - a la Niners with Kaepernick - because he himself is a legit running threat. There's other QB's that fall into the category of not getting a shot yet because of playing behind a Top 5 QB - this one seems under the radar enough to mention in this thread again... Just wanted to give Moshermw some props. I, along with most Bills fans, had never heard of Tyrod before this post back in February Since then I've felt ahead of the curve on TT. Great intel and one of the reasons this board rocks.. Edited September 1, 2015 by ChevyVanMiller
nemhoff Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 That is pretty impressive, and a take that if written today would be on point analysis of TT play so far. Good little find there Chevy.
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