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I blame the coaching situation more than him. How was he supposed to know Marrone would flake out? True, Whaley signed him to that terrible contract with the opt out, but what guy opts out of a team with a winning season after 1 year? Nobody except wackos like Doug Marrone.Steve Tasker said:
We will never know for sure, but when Rex was hired it was after an interview on Pegulas boat in FL. Whaley's job security wasn't very good and they were talking about hiring a football czar, Bill Polian, until Marrone opted out.
Seems like Bush is on his way out so he won't be a threat for some PT. Gillislee has been the #2 RB so far as it seems Williams isn't ready yet, so go for it I'd say
One could hope. I didn't believe in Bush. Rex said all along Gillislee was the #2. A lot of us are waiting for Williams to be that guy to fill the role vacated by Karlos Williams (who is still available, and the Bills released Jordan Gay with no subsequent addition to the roster). Last year the Bills were able to sustain some long drives and by the time they got down to the red zone, McCoy would get a breather and the fresh legs of Karlos would overpower the defense en route to a TD. For Gillislee to have any value, the offense needs to sustain some long drives. I'm not sure when, if ever, that is going to happen this year. A big disappointment so far. Being a Bills fan is being on an old wooden roller coaster. Once in a while it will give you some excitement but most of the time it leads to nausea and a headache.
Marrone was a buffoon. Whaley brought Clay and Watkins in because Marrone was going to revolutionize the NFL.
To take it a step further, Watkins and Clay were probably brought in with the plan that they'd have a stop gap, game manager (Manuel, Cassell) type QB until they can draft a traditional franchise pocket passer type. They fit both of those guys fit those types of offenses better than this read-option, ignore the middle of the field type they are running now. Rex loved Tyrod, so I'm sure if Rex weren't here Whaley probably wouldn't have brought in that type of QB.
Gilly is the clear #2, though if McCoy goes down, Williams might get short yardage
Tyrod was pretty much unheard of up til Rex was hired. At least from the Bills fans perspective. So I agree, had Rex not been hired, Tyrod wouldn't have been signed. And it would have been Cassel and EJ last year. But it still doesn't change the focus of the draft. Rex screwed up the defense and so the defense would have been the emphasis either way. So this year we would be stuck with Cassel, EJ and maybe somebody else. But who else could we have likely obtained? Maybe drafted one of the QBs in the middle rounds perhaps. And Dak isn't really the pocket passer type the team really needs.
I think if Taylor goes down for any length of time over one game, it would tell us if they are writing off the season and wanting to see what Cardale has or going with EJ. Of course if it happens in October or December has some barring too and if they are fighting for a playoff spot or not. Cardale needs work, a lot of work from what I've heard and read about him, so in the Bills' perfect world, besides the Bills making it to the playoffs, Taylor plays all 16 games and Cardale just holds the clipboard.Tyrod was pretty much unheard of up til Rex was hired. At least from the Bills fans perspective. So I agree, had Rex not been hired, Tyrod wouldn't have been signed. And it would have been Cassel and EJ last year. But it still doesn't change the focus of the draft. Rex screwed up the defense and so the defense would have been the emphasis either way. So this year we would be stuck with Cassel, EJ and maybe somebody else. But who else could we have likely obtained? Maybe drafted one of the QBs in the middle rounds perhaps. And Dak isn't really the pocket passer type the team really needs.
I'm hoping that one day Cardale can develop. If the ship starts to sink, I'd like to see him tossed in there ahead of Manuel. Give him some gametime experience and see what happens. He wasn't ready to be a starter at Ohio State until he was forced into the role and they won the championship. Yes, college is different. But maybe he's one of those guys whose game is better on gameday than it is in practice. At least we can hope
You can blame the GM.
I'm with you.
It's not a disasterous move if that coach has enough of a brain to run that 4-3 until the roster can slowly transition to his preferred 3-4.
But that's on whoever interviewed him. You have to find this sort of stuff out in advance
I looked him up. He was a high second round pick of the Titans. Put up decent numbers for them (for an ILB), but they let him go after four years. Wonder why?
On several occasions during today's game, he caught Edelmann from behind in situations I would never thought Edelmann to be catchable. He's more quick than speedy, but still - the speed that Brown showed was unreal.
I can think of one play in particular where I said this exact thing to my son -- "How did Edelmann get taken down behind from a LB?" This guy seemingly went from nobody to beast overnight.
I find this hard to believe. Teams passed on a player who was a physical freak and "relied on his athleticism" and couldn't get by on speed and strength alone?
There were several times that Bennett was running with the ball. Bills defenders were afraid to hit him. They should have forced the ball to Bennett as he was getting some great YAC because of his size and fear of being injured by tackling him.
This is what I read.
Re #4, I agree with you, but Preston Brown is, I believe, the mic player calling most of the plays in the defensive huddle, and has been a very highly-rated player on PFF thus far. It's a good problem to have, but I'm not sure Ragland just walks right into the starting role unless he looks absolutely phenomenal in camp next year.
Preston played better at OLB, so if Ragland comes back strong (and they resign Zach - thanks for pointing out the one year deal Gottabe) Preston could move back outside.
Is that in the news? I heard the Jags were looking at him.Thoughts on Karlos Williams possibly returning?
A giant mess, I bet the Bills don't want the media circus on signing him right now after that bogus article came out about Rex and the locker room regarding his political view. They can also be pissed that Karlos and his fiancé are leaking the news all over twitter. His fiancé doesn't shut up and attacks fans back and forth. It's just a bad look. I'm indifferent about it all. I'm fine with our three RB's - Bush will be cut soon regardless. They likely wanted to work him out without a giant spectacle of it.
It was reported before she said anything on Twitter. Someone posted on Reddit that their father works at a hotel and had booked a hotel in Buffalo. Shortly after there were beat reporters who confirmed through sources that he was scheduled for a visit tomorrow. It has since been canceled for unknown reason.
Probably because it got released, Karlos was tweeting the comeback was real etc and a bunch of stuff the day prior. Then Schefter needs to stake his claim from the poor guy at BuffaloRumblings - Schefter ALWAYS says the player will sign after his workout to get the credit, where the guy for Buffalo Rumblings actually reported he was just here for a workout.
