BillsFanVisitor

I wouldn't miss it for the world!

I'm always wary of big time producers on losing teams that don't have anyone else to go to. Trust me, the Bills have been playing this game forever. Scott Chandler immediately comes to mind, Stevie Johnson, and others.

http://buffalofambase.org/2015/11/19/buffalo-bills-tyrod-taylor-needs-continue-qb-growth/ I forget where I found the league wide stat, its super interesting, but this article illustrates the point and its the best I could do while at work. The only caveat is that this particular article was after only nine games. But it does discuss the pros and cons of a guy who stays in the pocket for as long as he does.

I mean, I can list every offensive skill guy on our team, but does that really make them a weapon??? Steve Smith has the vet cunning to be effective; Mike Wallace can still break a deep play, heck, even Forsett can break out. But the others, guys like Aiken, who the Bills cut from the roster, how concerned should we really be? They have the talent, but it looks very unproven.

You are right, he is not high end, at least not yet; obviously our hope is that he will become that guy. Please don't take my post as a personal attack. It was the accumulation of a number of different comments I have seen on this board.

My bad, I didn't mean to imply you said anything about TT; I was more just trying to illustrate a point, and I was referencing other posters. I only picked yours because you said the Ravens Fan Base knew more than other fan bases. I think you make a great point, though. Not picking the sexiest pick is why the Ravens always have such a solid foundation, and it also leads to your team being a relatively unknown; sort of like that team in the Mass area I choose not to identify by name. I forget how the preseason quote goes, but its something like, "the games don't matter, but its important." Obviously the scheme and the later portions of the game don't matter. But you can definitely observe how your guys perform. All the same, as solid a foundation as the Ravens have, as illustrated by how close the games were last year despite the injuries, its play makers that win in the NFL and get you over that "it was a close game" hump. Do the Ravens really have enough play makers? Is Flacco really that good? Do you think Forsset can break out? Can Steve Smith really come back from that Achilles? Seems like an awful lot of hoping.

I had thought that to be true when I first started checking out this board, that Ravens fans are generally more knowledgeable than the average NFL fan. But then I read and I was struck with the overwhelming sense that this board could not possibly be the primary Ravens board, because its characterization of the Bills was so funky. Like, Taylor has been described as a one read, run first QB that "dink and dunks." That is the exact opposite of his game. He spent more time in the pocket than any other QB in the league last year. That means a few things, most importantly that he is NOT run first and that he is NOT one read. In fact, his biggest shortcoming is that he doesn't use the middle of the field and, to use this boards term, does not "dink and dunk." His deep ball is literally one of the best in the league. And the thing is, TT was on your team for four years. Maybe that's how he was when he was here, but I was sort of expecting that you guys followed him while he was at Buffalo. But that does not seem to be the case. That aside, I'm really siked for the game. Best of luck and hopefully no one walks away injured.