How far away is this team?

[UltimateBillsFan]

For Christ's sake, as soon as this team takes one step forward, it takes about four back. At the start of the year the defense kept us in games when the offense stalled. And then the offense slowly started stepping up their game and consistently putting up over 20. Now, the defense has seemingly vanished. And the offense has gone to hell. Even in what everyone is calling EJ's best game (the home Jets game), he didn't look exceptional. He looked good for the conditions he was playing in. How far away is this team? How many more high draft picks do we need before we have the necessary talent to beat good teams. Hell, even to beat the bad teams. The fact that we haven't made the playoffs in 14 consecutive seasons in a league that allows 6 teams into the playoffs seems nearly statistically impossible. Right now it seems hopeless, this team can't play on the road, and they can't string together wins. I'll go as far as to say that they looked more hopeful under Chan. Love Marrone's attitude, but I think the team he has to work with just doesn't show up to play.

[Guest]

Re: How far away is this team?

Buddy Nix was incompetent.

The talent just isn't there.

[bf1]

Re: How far away is this team?

Looks like Jauron was a ***** genius.

[Mr. Pink]

Re: How far away is this team?

Looks like Jauron was a ***** genius.

Nah it makes Mularkey a genius for quitting on this perennial tire fire.

[bf1]

Re: How far away is this team?

Nah it makes Mularkey a genius for quitting on this perennial tire fire.

Best career move ever.

[Historian]

Re: How far away is this team?

They need football people in the front office, for God's sake.

[Oaf]

Re: How far away is this team?

I'm not convinced or optimistic that EJ will get "it".

[Meathead]

Re: How far away is this team?

given the conditions i thought ej was fantastic in the jets game. still has a long way to go but he was terrific that day

[Mr. Pink]

Re: How far away is this team?

given the conditions i thought ej was fantastic in the jets game. still has a long way to go but he was terrific that day

The Jets game was a step forward and then he went out and erased that with about 10 steps backward yesterday.

[EDS]

Re: How far away is this team?

Looks like Jauron was a ***** genius.

Yup. Pretty sad that the Nix/Whaley regimes can't replicate the modest "success" of the Jauron/Levy era.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Re: How far away is this team?

How far away from what? From being a perennial contender? Quite a ways.

But I think we've got the pieces in place to make a playoff spot if (and it's a BIG if) we get some consistency from the QB position. With boom or bust guys like Spiller and Johnson around them, we need at least one guy who will show up and be competent week in and week out. But when the main guy is spraying footballs everywhere the whole thing grinds to a halt.

[TacklingDummy]

Re: How far away is this team?

How far away is this team?

Like most teams we are a QB away.

Find a QB and all other problems seem to start to go away.

The Defense seems to get better because they are not on the field as much.
The Run game seems to get better because they are not playing 8 in the box.
The O-line seems to get better.
The receivers all of a sudden get open.
The Head Coach seems like he can coach.
The Play calling seems to get better.
The W/L record starts to look positive.

[The Jokeman]

Re: How far away is this team?

The Jets game was a step forward and then he went out and erased that with about 10 steps backward yesterday.

It could be worse we could have Geno Smith who looked great against the Raiders and us early on but garbage in almost every other game. Say what you want but rookie QB play is a roller coaster at best. Heck even second year QB can be roller coaster as look at Andrew Luck and RG3 play this season. Same thing for Kaepernick and Russell Wilson. Assuming he stays healthy we won't know how good/bad AJ is until season 3 at best. Yet the realist in me feels he might be a good QB if we can get him more tools as to me it was a travesty this offseason we did nothing to shore up obvious holes at the WR position and no I don't considering drafting a WR in Round 2 or 3 as filling a hole as rarely do rookie players make big impacts.

[tampabay25690]

Re: How far away is this team?

I know yesterday was awful and I was there to experience the loss....
But I think this team is way closer then the record.
We have played 5 teams that had a bye or 10 days to prepare. Thats awful for this young team

I think teh vets on this team need to step up and push these young guys.
We need to have a very good offseason and a great draft again.

EJ will be much better next year and the team will only grow off of that.....
Yesterday looked like a team that has finally thrown in the towel.

[imbondz]

Re: How far away is this team?

we're a Hall of Fame coach and a Hall of Fame QB away