Buffalo Bills: Things we know this week

Being that this is a commentary which I aspire to be buoyant throughout, I am going to vent a little bit today. At times my Managing editor will correct a word grouping or two and a small change can put an alternate spin on things adding a little bit of his positive or negative view on said topic while also keeping me out of trouble.

In the words of the legendary “Jerky Boys” and the Frank Rizzo crank phone call CD’s of the 1990’s “I am silly like that Bagel Breath. I vent Sometimes… Ya know what I mean in venting there ya slack jaw Pinhead? Ya know Home Slice… I am so Silly like that. ”

I will refrain from involving “Negative Stanley” to join in because he has the distinct ability to trigger other Buffalo sports fans who might have a shade of the dark side, to dive into the gloom and doom contravening conversations that are a potent part of his DNA’s makeup. To keep myself in line by avoiding rants or calling Negative Stanley, I will use a technique from last season that contained my potential run ons. I

t has been referred to as the Citizen Kane of commentary, the Michael Jordon of creative writing and I believe I even had someone proclaim my article was The Spice Girls of gimmickry journalism. I was really rather flattered by the last one. Here we go ladies and gentleman, buckle up and keep those paws in the vehicle at all times. Do not try this at home.

It’s as easy as knowing my ABC’s. Without further ado… let the games begin!!

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Things We Know About The Buffalo Bills This Week:

A = Apocalyptical

The word that comes to mind when I listen to a couple defensive young immature bubble gum teeny bopper Tyrod fans and how they overreact towards Jim Kelly’s opinion on Tyrod Taylor as if the sky were falling. The drama queen girls were not alive when Jim Kelly was making pro-bowls, scaring defenses, going to Super Bowls and a couple of them may have been barely alive and sporting diapers when Jim Kelly played his last game, which let me remind you was a PLAYOFF GAME.

Hall Of Fame. I repeat Hall Of Fame. Jim Kelly was not obnoxious, cruel or ripping on Taylor. He simply was asked his opinion and stated that currently, the Bills do not have the quarterback needed in a quarterback driven league to win championships. I would tend to agree with that thought. His comments were not earth shattering by any means and I respect Jim Kelly and his observations along with thousands of other football fans.

I think Tyrod Taylor is a decent NFL quarterback. He is surely limited. He can surely start in the NFL with such a shortage on elite franchise quarterbacks and he surely would be a welcome luxury backup for many teams. 15-13 as a starter with 37 touchdown tosses, 12 interceptions, seven-and-a-half yards per passing attempt and a 95.0 passer rating. Taylor rushed for 1,148 yards in 28 games and scored 10 touchdowns. Put him in the London debacle last year and both his stats and the team’s’ results would fare differently. Jim Kelly’s comments were absolutely far from apocalyptical. I digress….

B = Back to Back rushing titles

This is a very rare occurrence and that is what the Bills have aggressively accomplished. Over the past 20 years it has happened twice and that was the late 90’s San Francisco teams and the early 2000’s Falcons. Steve Young and Michael Vick contributed to the running backs success immensely with some crafty rushing of their own. Going back to the previous Tyrod Taylor breakdown, it is hard to say just how good Taylor is.

One would assume a playoff berth would be the outcome of a team with the rushing titles two years in a row, not a coach firing and a possible quarterback pink slip. I know, I know, it’s the defense only that cost the Bills a playoff spot. That has a lot of truth to it, but I do not feel the offense did everything a great offense does to get to the postseason. They sure were fun to watch running the ball though.

C = Completely unnecessary, unprofessional

Imagine that? This is my opinion of Tyrod obnoxiously posting a selfie on social media of him in a hospital gown, preparing for getting a sports hernia repaired. The decision was made 24 hours before checking in for surgery. Previous week’s noted he would be reviewing options over the next week or two. I have had two really bad abdominal hernias repaired and early on it is very much an elected operation.

I always held Taylor in high regards in the professional scale, but I took this as gloating or rubbing it in to the Bills because it will be cutting it extremely close on the timing of healing. He has nothing to pout about. Buffalo gave him his shot as a starter. They also supplied him with a good line and great running back taking some pressure off his inexperience. He was a bargain last year, but was paid this year and because of the opportunity Buffalo provided him, he will certainly land a big payout somewhere else if he is not here.

He did not need to force the surgery in before the deadline and if so, the picture was not necessary. He has the contract terminology stating that if he is unfit to pass a physical by March 1, the actual official beginning of the NFL’s business year, he receives his guaranteed multimillion dollar payout regardless if they take do not take the option to keep him on his contract.

D = Don’t do it Scott!!

I think I am calling ‘Negative Stanley’ because I need a partner in crime for some more serious venting because this is not quite the fix I was looking for. Heck, I still haven’t even touched on the coaching search or the Doug Whaley press conference where he answered really nothing. Temptation starts with a ‘T’ and I cannot wait until we get there, so the very mediocre’ D’ is what I could pull off.

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