Buffalo_Stampede Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, RiotAct said: Heh. Yeah, everything the Bills and Sabres have done the past decade has been “for the future “. Meanwhile, other teams continue to eat our lunch and laugh at us in the process (no pun intended). This is like when Donahoe arrived. Cleaned out cap. Went after a QB the next year. They need to draft one, maybe both. Go after Cousins and also draft one high. You can plan to get a franchise QB, but it's easier said then done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 1 hour ago, papazoid said: the process = time needed to blow it up, get rid of all past dead weight and start from scratch The best way to do that is trade a good 23 year old Cb on a rookie contract, a 24 year old #1 receiver, and a 27 year old monster DT that you are paying anyways? That doesn’t feel like the place you start your rebuild. You start by moving on from guys like Kyle, Wood and Lorax that are in their 30’s, highly compensated and a shell of their former selves. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joaquin1119 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Just keep ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said: This is like when Donahoe arrived. Cleaned out cap. Went after a QB the next year. They need to draft one, maybe both. Go after Cousins and also draft one high. You can plan to get a franchise QB, but it's easier said then done. So we should draft a QB in the 1st round and pay Kirk Cousins over $100M??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Just now, Kirby Jackson said: So we should draft a QB in the 1st round and pay Kirk Cousins over $100M??? Honestly yes. 1st round pick is locked up at a reasonable price for 5 years. Sign Cousins to a 4 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Just now, TheTruthHurts said: Honestly yes. 1st round pick is locked up at a reasonable price for 5 years. Sign Cousins to a 4 year deal. And after those 4 years you will have had to made a decision on the 5th year option of a rookie QB that you’ve never seen play or let him walk. That’s not the way that the real world works. It’s pretty clear that these guys are drafting a guy. They like “their” guys and will want one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Kirby Jackson said: And after those 4 years you will have had to made a decision on the 5th year option of a rookie QB that you’ve never seen play or let him walk. That’s not the way that the real world works. It’s pretty clear that these guys are drafting a guy. They like “their” guys and will want one of them. Maybe a 2nd rounder is more likely, but it's been done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said: Maybe a 2nd rounder is more likely, but it's been done before. When? When did a team pay a FA QB $100M plus and then draft a an in the first 2 rounds in the 1st year of his deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: The best way to do that is trade a good 23 year old Cb on a rookie contract, a 24 year old #1 receiver, and a 27 year old monster DT that you are paying anyways? That doesn’t feel like the place you start your rebuild. You start by moving on from guys like Kyle, Wood and Lorax that are in their 30’s, highly compensated and a shell of their former selves. While I do agree to a point. I was shouting before the season for a complete tear-down.... but you have to think they wanted to employ those 3 guys you listed to rub off on the team and help instill a culture of dedication/professionalism.... and hand it down to the young guys. At least 2 of the 3 guys you listed who were shipped out work against that culture. Not sure about Darby. Watkins was going to be a battle and it was likely the only way to retain him would be a malcontent franchise tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 The first part of the process is try your best to be reasonable as a fan - stop thinking 5-2 and a 3 game slide hides the fact the coach came in after most of the draft prep was done and our GM was hired after. Like it or not, it's just too early to know what the team will look like at the time appropriate for them to be judged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Trust the process = another ticket selling slogan from our team President. This year was just the beginning of the tear down, next year it begins in earnest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 1 minute ago, May Day 10 said: While I do agree to a point. I was shouting before the season for a complete tear-down.... but you have to think they wanted to employ those 3 guys you listed to rub off on the team and help instill a culture of dedication/professionalism.... and hand it down to the young guys. At least 2 of the 3 guys you listed who were shipped out work against that culture. Not sure about Darby. Watkins was going to be a battle and it was likely the only way to retain him would be a malcontent franchise tag. I don’t disagree with any of that. A part of building a culture though is getting buy-in and growing it. A lot of guys that were tough in different locker rooms matured in a strong locker room. The Patriots have a bunch of examples like that. You should have made an effort to bring along the talented guys instead of replacing them so early in “the process.” 1 minute ago, frostbitmic said: Trust the process = another ticket selling slogan from our team President. This year was just the beginning of the tear down, next year it begins in earnest. Trust the process is actually a quote from former Sixers GM (and genius) Sam Hinkie that McDermott stole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: When? When did a team pay a FA QB $100M plus and then draft a an in the first 2 rounds in the 1st year of his deal? I'm speaking about having a high paid veteran and also drafting a QB high in the draft. That's happened. Doing it both in the same year, not that I recall. Bears signed Glennon to $15 million a year but that's much less. It's a different time with rookie contracts being low. You couldn't do it in the past. Edited November 20, 2017 by TheTruthHurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 21 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: The best way to do that is trade a good 23 year old Cb on a rookie contract, a 24 year old #1 receiver, and a 27 year old monster DT that you are paying anyways? That doesn’t feel like the place you start your rebuild. You start by moving on from guys like Kyle, Wood and Lorax that are in their 30’s, highly compensated and a shell of their former selves. This is the perplexing part to me! I might even add Incognito to that list. I have always felt that in a rebuild, and it is one, you don't want the process to include becoming one of the oldest teams in the league. The best thing about a young player is the hope he can improve and be a quality player (Milano). McBeane and the crew seem to latch on players like Humber who have been deemed non quality starters by the rest of the league. They do this I believe because these guys like Ramon will buy into anything to start. Perhaps you can find success occasionally in a case or two (Alexander last year). But, a steady diet of this recipe is not going to work. It is a path to mediocrity at best, what we see now at worst. Talent matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Chris66 said: More than you think . been following the bills since Bledsoe. Every time I think it cant get worst they find new and innovative ways to suprise me. Story seems to check out, honestly. I think this guy gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: I don’t disagree with any of that. A part of building a culture though is getting buy-in and growing it. A lot of guys that were tough in different locker rooms matured in a strong locker room. The Patriots have a bunch of examples like that. You should have made an effort to bring along the talented guys instead of replacing them so early in “the process.” Trust the process is actually a quote from former Sixers GM (and genius) Sam Hinkie that McDermott stole. Actually, just linked an article in a new thread about this exact same topic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, BigBuff423 said: Actually, just linked an article in a new thread about this exact same topic.... McDermott is maybe the 50th coach in sports I've heard use "Trust the process" this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 16 minutes ago, TheTruthHurts said: I'm speaking about having a high paid veteran and also drafting a QB high in the draft. That's happened. Doing it both in the same year, not that I recall. Bears signed Glennon to $15 million a year but that's much less. It's a different time with rookie contracts being low. You couldn't do it in the past. Cousins isn’t that guy.... and after his time in washington he might Be might be rather upset. unfortunately, Tyrod is the free agent of the upcoming offseason that you do this with. Much like it was fitz when we took EJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 50 minutes ago, Mrbojanglezs said: just another term for tearing it down and rebuilding No it’s the bills way, knowing the fan base will always come back after another rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 "The Process" isn't about winning now vs. winning later. It's about getting rid of players that don't fit McDermott's scheme (Darby, Ragland, Taylor), don't fit his character/team-first attitude (Dareus) or simply don't make financial sense with the salary cap (Watkins). Our front office has always been looking to the future of the roster... but they also believed they could win in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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