That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Dixon for short yardage, yeah sure. I have a bad feeling about McCoy's ability to shoulder the load in Roman's offense. Frank Gore, he ain't. When McCoy is out for 4 weeks, who plays RB when it's 3rd and 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 To me, Jackson has always been the poster boy for the Bills failures over the last how ever many years it has been since he has been around. I don't mean that as a shot at him though. This undrafted free agent who constantly beat out highly drafted RBs, it is a huge example of exactly where the team went wrong at so many points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Holy schmokes.. Can't wait for the spin on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 To me, Jackson has always been the poster boy for the Bills failures over the last how ever many years it has been since he has been around. I don't mean that as a shot at him though. This undrafted free agent who constantly beat out highly drafted RBs, it is a huge example of exactly where the team went wrong at so many points. Meaning that the team kept wasting high-round picks on RBs when they had a perfectly capable one on hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Ian Rapoport: With QB Tyrod Taylor starting for #Bills in Week 1, expect that either Matt Cassel or EJ Manuel will not be on Buffalo’s roster by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Ian Rapoport: With QB Tyrod Taylor starting for #Bills in Week 1, expect that either Matt Cassel or EJ Manuel will not be on Buffalo’s roster by then. I'm not sure he's right, but if he is, I hope it's Cassel who is gone. There's just no need to play it safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 They went risk/reward with the starter. Interesting to see if they play it safe when it comes to backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm not sure he's right, but if he is, I hope it's Cassel who is gone. There's just no need to play it safe. I'm not even convinced that would be playing it "safe." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm not even convinced that would be playing it "safe." This is a valid point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Believe it or not, Andrew Peters is explaining this move on the radio and he is changing my view. Can you paraphrase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Can you paraphrase? Upthread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm not even convinced that would be playing it "safe." Me either. He's a old white QB, who hasn't been prolific so people just lump him into game manager. I mean, he's not one of the best game managers we've ever seen ;). He just kinda sucks. Noodle arm, not terribly good at anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm not even convinced that would be playing it "safe." Of the two, I think Cassel is safer. His day against Pittsburgh seemed like a microcosm of what he'd be able to do: Dink and dunk, not turn it over, end drives with the occasional sack, and end up with a passer rating in the 80s. EJ offers more of a risk/reward as the backup. He'd also be able to run some read-option. I'd prefer EJ as the #2. I think it will be Cassel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Meaning that the team kept wasting high-round picks on RBs when they had a perfectly capable one on hand? Meaning that if they were going to draft running backs, they should have been better than the undrafted one already on the roster. I'm not sure he's right, but if he is, I hope it's Cassel who is gone. There's just no need to play it safe. That was my thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Father time remains undefeated. Reactions are remindful of those when we said good-bye to Thurman, Andre, Henry, and so many others over the years. I wish Freddy all the best wherever he ends up. He will be brought back into the organization at some point. But in the meantime, thanks for being one of the all time Bills greats, Freddy. GO BILLS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Meaning that if they were going to draft running backs, they should have been better than the undrafted one already on the roster. Hmm. I'm not so sure that didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hmm. I'm not so sure that didn't happen. Marshawn Lynch is pretty good at football, innit? In other news, Washington is going with Cousins as their starter for the season. That team may go 1-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 This is pretty awesome @pecrawleynfl: From @nfl research: Tyrod Taylor's last start was against Andrew Luck & Stanford in 2011. Fitting his next one is against Luck too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Marshawn Lynch is pretty good at football, innit? Little bit. Little bit. The Bills couldn't stomach Lynch because of his antics. Imagine if we'd had Rex back then? Well, imagine if we'd had Rex and a top-5 OL. Imagine that, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Ian Rapoport: With QB Tyrod Taylor starting for #Bills in Week 1, expect that either Matt Cassel or EJ Manuel will not be on Buffalo’s roster by then. As a Virginia Tech alum, that Tyrod will be the starter doesn't surprise me one bit. Tyrod and Mike Vick were the best QBs I ever watched at Tech, and Vick had a much better supporting cast to work with. I was in the stands at LSU when they pulled the redshirt off of Tyrod and from snap #1 of his college career you could see he had the "it" factor that many QBs lack. Winningest QB in school history and he always had a knack for making the big play at crucial times of the game. Playoffs or bust this season! (The VT chat boards are blowing up with Tyrod talk, of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 I was in the stands at LSU when they pulled the redshirt off of Tyrod and from snap #1 of his college career you could see he had the "it" factor that many QBs lack. I think there's something to this. He does seem to have a sense of the moment - which includes having that sixth sense pocket awareness thing. I'm just worried that he's going to get broken in half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Meaning that the team kept wasting high-round picks on RBs when they had a perfectly capable one on hand? Pretty much that, yes. It's funny that someone mentioned Moorman upthread because he and Jackson fit together perfectly in my mind. They were the best players of their era of Bills football, but ultimately I will forever link them to this current streak of suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) https://twitter.com/chrisbrownbills/status/638398134092107776 :sick: Edited August 31, 2015 by WildCard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdexchange Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) This sucks. When it's 3rd or 4th down late in a game in a clutch situation, I want Fred on the field over all those other guys. Dude is clutch.Only thing that makes sense is if they told him he's gonna be way down on the depth chart and rarely see the field. Then they mutually agreed to let him go elsewhere so he can play. Plenty of time to shop around and more than a few teams that could really use him.I'm 100% sure that Belicheat will try to sign him, and I'm praying that doesn't happen. I want him to go to a contender, but just not NE. I'm super-pumped about T-Mobile being named the starter, but this Fred news really stings. :cry: https://twitter.com/chrisbrownbills/status/638398134092107776 :sick: linky no worky Edited August 31, 2015 by cdexchange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 linky no worky Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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