RedEyE
10-05-2013, 07:37 AM
I think this team is a solid passing game from making the playoffs. The running game is obviously there. The front seven is scrappy and very effective. The secondary can only get better as is on the mend.
I believe it has been the youth and inconsistancy in the the passing game that has been holding this team back this season. The offense is extremely simplistic and has been diluted for the rookie. That makes this team very one dimensional at times.
I'm not discrediting Manuel's accomplishents nor am I enjoying the fact that he is out half the season. But the facts remain, he's out and the Bills are seeking help. Adding a vet like Freeman might be the last piece of the puzzle that propels this team forward. While we all know Freeman is hardly long term HOF material, he is a seasoned veteran that can stretch the field and might just provide the necessary consistency this offense so deserves. The coaching staff has to see that as well as understand that injecting Tuel until Manuel's return is more of a project in itself than anything closely resembling a fix. Besides, Kolb may never return and a vet would need to be added to the roster in the off season anyway.
So hypothetically speaking, lets say the Bills pull the trigger on Freeman. What's the worst thing that could happen? Obviously the worst case scenerio is that he sucks and offers little to no assisstance. Big deal. Manuel comes back and is given back the reigns just as if nothing happened. The best case scenerio is Freeman comes in and helps this team win more than half the games pplayed while Manuel is out. Big deal. At that point you now have the vet that Kolb failed to be and Manuel has someone to learn from. He sits and awaits his chance to shine again.
But I can tell you one thing for sure is that this team deserves to win. They play hard and are a small piece away from turning the corner. But this team can't keep saying wait until next season after 5 games in...again.
I believe it has been the youth and inconsistancy in the the passing game that has been holding this team back this season. The offense is extremely simplistic and has been diluted for the rookie. That makes this team very one dimensional at times.
I'm not discrediting Manuel's accomplishents nor am I enjoying the fact that he is out half the season. But the facts remain, he's out and the Bills are seeking help. Adding a vet like Freeman might be the last piece of the puzzle that propels this team forward. While we all know Freeman is hardly long term HOF material, he is a seasoned veteran that can stretch the field and might just provide the necessary consistency this offense so deserves. The coaching staff has to see that as well as understand that injecting Tuel until Manuel's return is more of a project in itself than anything closely resembling a fix. Besides, Kolb may never return and a vet would need to be added to the roster in the off season anyway.
So hypothetically speaking, lets say the Bills pull the trigger on Freeman. What's the worst thing that could happen? Obviously the worst case scenerio is that he sucks and offers little to no assisstance. Big deal. Manuel comes back and is given back the reigns just as if nothing happened. The best case scenerio is Freeman comes in and helps this team win more than half the games pplayed while Manuel is out. Big deal. At that point you now have the vet that Kolb failed to be and Manuel has someone to learn from. He sits and awaits his chance to shine again.
But I can tell you one thing for sure is that this team deserves to win. They play hard and are a small piece away from turning the corner. But this team can't keep saying wait until next season after 5 games in...again.