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Don't get Too Excited - All of Our QB's Still Suck
And cut the one player that everyone (fan, coach, player) looked up to after he ripped off a beautiful cut-back 40+ yard run against the Pittsburgh Steelers starting defense.
Yeah. Same old OBD. Pegula pulls another Ville Leino by hiring Ryan.
I loved Freddie, but his time is coming to a close and the Bills have young and promising RB's on the roster. And he said that anyone could have run through the hole the OL opened.
Re: Don't get Too Excited - All of Our QB's Still Suck
The Bills will go 16 - 0. TT is the new Russell Wilson. Bills win the Superbowl. Tom Brady retires. Bills dominate for next 4 years, Win 5 SBs in a row.
That's my prediction.
Anyone that expects the Bills to lose a game isn't a real Bills fan.
Reading this thread made me realize I was too excited for this season. I just drove a nail into my left testicle which definitely helped dull my excitement for this season. Thank you for this thread.
That must be sad for you.
Not me. I still expect my Bills to win every game. Just because I'm a realist does not mean my excitement is dulled. Certainly not as much as putting a nail in my testicle. BTW...how do you know how that feels??
I agree Orton was below average, but the team still won 9 games with worse talent and coaching. And while Taylor is largely unproven, his running ability will strain defenses. But he did show some impressive accuracy on his throws.
I agree with what you write, EXCEPT the "9 wins". Counting that last game against the Pat's third stringers with zero on the line is not a "win". The Bills were a .500 team last year.
Just because I'm a realist does not mean my excitement is dulled.
The title of this thread, which you created, disputes this statement that you just made. You're literally telling people to dull their excitement because, as a self proclaimed realist, you know that our QB situation is worse than most people are making it out to be.
I agree with what you write, EXCEPT the "9 wins". Counting that last game against the Pat's third stringers with zero on the line is not a "win". The Bills were a .500 team last year.
Fair enough. Even with 8 wins, better coaching and talent can get a couple more wins and possibly playoffs.
Please don't jump Noty!!!!!!!!
Make sure the noose is securely wrapped around your neck first and then proceed.
Just because I regularly beat your asses into the ground on the Politics section of this site does not give you license to go whining like little babies all aver the place.
What happens on Politics section, stays on Politics section.
In any event, egging someone on to commit suicide is pretty perverse and revolting, huh? All because you don't have the intelligence to keep up with me when it comes to politics.
I agree with what you write, EXCEPT the "9 wins". Counting that last game against the Pat's third stringers with zero on the line is not a "win". The Bills were a .500 team last year.
Terrible logic. If you don't count the Pats game as a win, you cannot count it as a loss either. The Bills were 8-7 then, which is above 0.500.
There are valid reasons to be on both sides of the "excitement" equation.
Our coaching is better, our defense should continue to be stellar, we have tons of play makers on offense, our OL is massively improved and so on
Then again as much as our QB's played above expectations. Which is something we can all agree on they are still huge question marks. Pre season is not a measure of success so as exciting as it was to see all 3 guys look like seasoned pros we really don't know what's gonna happen when the real bullets start flying. Our depth on defense at LB and CB is laughable to say the least. Ditto for the OL aside from Urbik.
Rex is gonna have to do a great job coaching and maximize the talent on this team. He's also gonna have to be very smart about the QB situation. My guess is no matter who's behind center that person is gonna be on a short leash. And we are also gonna need a lot of luck (injury wise)
I'm plenty "excited"....just not going to get too far onto the "QB Bandwagon" that infects Bills fan all too much.
Whether our "defense should continue to be stellar, we have tons of play makers on offense, our OL is massively improved and so on" remains to be seen, although it's certainly a better bet to be excited about all of that rather than our QB's.
Why the **** do you have to post the most depressing ****. We have three QB's that have played extremely well all throughout the preseason and while that may not amount to much in your dark little world, it means a lot to true Bills Fans.
Keep your glass half empty posts in the Spin Zone from now on.
You really think that my little tiny shot of realism is "the most depressing ****"?!?!? Really??? 15 years out of the playoffs is not "the most depressing ****"???
Not having a viable QB in 20 years is not "the most depressing ****"??? Having a long list of horrible head coaches is not "the most depressing ****"???
I think your values are more than a little twisted.
Oh....keep the Politics section in the politics section. Whining about me kicking your ass there is of no interest here.
I don't know how anyone can get psyched up for a season in which your head coach is really just a defensive coordinator and he named a running back as starting QB.
I can.
But, this is the essence of my warning. I'm prepared for the worst, and hoping for the best. Not expecting anything, except an exciting brand of football. I hope.
Thanks but this thread is merely an infusion of your opinion. The season hasn't even started, that's the reality. Your warning is very thoughtful though. It's like telling your mom you just met a girl that you think could be the one and her saying "I know the family, she'll probably give you the clap".
But I do like your idea about the humming, any ideas for a melody?
Oh please. This whole board is simply an "infusion of your (and my) opinion". This is my opinion. Dispute it if you want.
If anyone has been paying attention these last 15 years, my opinion is pretty grounded in realism. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than deeply disappointed. It's called "keeping your emotions in check".
Thanks for the enlightenment, but the reality is that nobody really knows how Tyrod Taylor will play in a real NFL game. Nobody has seen that before. What you call reality, I call opinion, speculation, and projection. THAT'S reality.
Now, the numbers say that most quarterbacks don't pan out in the NFL, so "the odds" are on your side. From the standpoint of chance or probability, you have more of a chance to come back and tell everybody " I told you so," when really your opinion was not based on any kind of real knowledge.
Jesus. This is no "trick". That's why it's called "reality check".
Of course it's an opinion. You are staying an opinion. We are ALL stating opinions. Why can't people just accept that it's my opinion and you state yours.
My opinion is that a sixth round pick who has hardly played a down in the regular season and has a style of play that is very, very difficult to succeed int he NFL today. Too much speed on the defense. Smart defensive coaches on the other side.
My opinion is slo that I support Rex's decision especially considering the alternative of Cassel. EJ is not in the equation right now, but I think even he would be better than Cassel.
I do not do this for the "I told you so" moment. Maybe you do....I don't know. Why can't we just enjoy the give and take and the opinion making that makes the weeks before the season so magical.
The fact that a 6th round QB is now in his 5th NFL season & has never been waived shows he's already exceeded his 6th round status.
Here are 2 late round QBs who were waived & put on practice squads and didn't have bad careers: Matt Hasselbeck & Mark Bulger. Both were backups before they were starters.
Are you seriously using this as a metric to judge success??? That's he's never been waived???
I never said that there are NO examples of low round draft picks or non-drafted QB's succeeding in the NFL. But, run the numbers and check the facts.
Brady and Bulger were drafted in 2000....FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Hasselbeck was drafted in 1998....EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO!!!
Three QB's in 18 YEARS. TWO HUNDRED and TWENTY TWO QB's have been drafted in that time. You site THREE. One is great, and two (in your own words) "didn't have bad careers".
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