Taron is a liability!

[BillsFanForever19]

10 hours ago, FireChans said:

I don’t agree with liability.

 

i do think he has had pound for pound his worst year as a pro in some time. 

 

I love TJ. But he hasn’t been an All-Pro adjacent slot imo.

 

This year has been a down year for him - no question. He was much better last season.

 

Unfortunately for us, that's the truth for a number of our guys on Defense. Taron, Ed Oliver, AJ Epenesa, Daquan Jones, Terrel Bernard, Rasul Douglas are all underperforming from last year.

 

The good news is that they have that potential and it's shown up enough when we need it to still be alive. Hopefully we get the best versions of enough of these players going forward to get us to where we want to go.

Edited 6 hours ago by BillsFanForever19

[Richard Noggin]

14 hours ago, colin said:

 

i sort of touched on it in my above blabbing post, but we play nickel D or dime about 90% of the time and we have two players in total back there who would start for other teams in the playoffs (taron and christian), and they wouldn't be top 3 (maybe taron could edge in, but he'd be 3rd at best).  

 

Wait...are you saying Taron Johnson is NOT a starter on MOST other NFL playoff defenses ("maybe [he] could edge in")? And that Benford is not a starter on ANY other NFL playoff defenses?

 

That's 13 other teams. That's completely ludicrous. Johnson has the most comprehensive/demanding defensive job on the field; these elite slot NBs who are part of the 2nd and 3rd levels, like LBs on some snaps but safeties on others, are like the undersized TEs of the defense (integral against run and pass). It might work out that these top, high snap count guys, like Kenny Moore II in Indy, can't consistently sustain elite play for more than a few seasons due to wear and tear and the fine lines between impact plays and being half a step late? (For those suggesting Johnson's play has cooled this season.)

[Sierra Foothills]

15 hours ago, colin said:

Allen and the OL and cook are real ballers, and a couple of our guys on D are at least solid, but this team could really use some of the freaks that teams like baltimore have an embarrassment of.  if you throw a higgins on this o, a crosby on the D, and just not have so many jags or cast offs in a couple other areas, this team would be an all timer.

 

Keep in mind that this was supposed to be a rebuilding year and the Bills have a ton of picks in the upcoming draft.

 

14 hours ago, SageAgainstTheMachine said:

I’m not necessarily saying Taron hasn’t lost a step.  Everyone does with age.  But damn, there are so many threads pointing out supposed individual deficiencies right now when this TEAM is two wins away from being heroes of the city. I guess it’s anxiety and needing to pass the time, but honestly a snapshot of the topics on this board would make me assume the last game was a regular season loss.

 

I''m also annoyed at the bizarre negativity around here lately. One thing I think I've noticed is that we have a lot of non-regular posters who show up during the playoffs to post.

 

[BigDingus]

Is this a thinly disguised, very subtle "it's time for Elam!" thread?

 

Well just in case - NO! BAD OP! Go on, git!

[BritBill]

I think this now completes the full set for the season. Every defensive player on the roster has been called a liability at some point since September. 

 

Just need Allen on offense and the full roster will have copped for it. 

 

How the living bollocks are this complete liability of a team one game from the dance?! It beggars belief it really does. 

[Buffalo Ballin]

We need Taron Johnson in there. He was an All Pro in 2023. Of course, we want Taron in the game.

 

We have injuries to S Taylor Rapp and CB Christian Benford.

 

Now is not the time to claim who is a liability. We need everyone in the game vs. Kansas City.

[CSBill]

I won't dignify this post with a post. There!

[longtimebillsfan]

19 hours ago, Logic said:

Taron Johnson is one of the three best nickel defenders in the entire NFL.

To say that I politely disagree with your take would be....well...it would be incorrect.

I very forcefully and non-politely disagree with your take. I glare in your general direction.

Good day.

You Lose.

 

Good day sir!