(11-22-2017, 07:13 PM)Billsfan1212 Wrote: I can get down with giving that a whirl.
I think more often than not, I want to be thorough and try and back up points with why I feel that is the way it is. Taylor is actually a good analogy. Just looking at paper, things seem ok. When looking under the hood so to speak, it's not that simple. I guess it's like someone says BUF is stupid for parting ways. If I simply respond he's not, well the point is made, but there's no context to support the take.
There is probably a happy medium, and if you think it makes a difference - I'll try to find it.
Do you have an answer for the question I posed at the end of my last piece? I'm actually quite curious if Jags fans are down with a plan to win that way, or if there's more yearning for a bit more of, shall we say, a 'complete package'?

It’s hard to get a good feel of how the majority fan base feels on this board. There has been an influx of newer folks. But I’m willing to bet the old heads would prefer to ride and die with the QB we have while grooming a draft pick. Now this thought all changes if a higher tier QB becomes available via FA. I wouldn’t consider Taylor in that tier. Cap now comes into play. The new guy better be lightyears better than what you currently have if there is the possibilty of cutting key know commodities. I wouldn’t consider Taylor worth the pain. Cousins or Brees? Maybe. We’ll see what direction this team wants to go when Bortles is due $19mil. 

For Buff, I think Taylor is your Bortles and as a fan Iwould have appreciated seeing what the roster could achieve as is. Hard to do at this point with some key pieces eliminated. I get that they weren’t considered to be “the guy” or a good fit but keep that evaluation for the offseason. Reacting for draft position doesn’t work most times. I’d be willing to bet most top guys are found in mid rounds than first or second. In any case, you don’t want to dig the hole so deep that a turn around takes a decade and you risk alienating the fan base at the same time. Jaguars? Things turned around as the Jags hit on mid rounders and supplemented via FA. They were constantly evaluating and looking to upgrade as opportunity presented itself. This was all done pressing forward and trying to be competitive without an eye towards the draft. We are in a good position with a good mix of vets and young guys. Certainly didn’t work well when we had the youngest roster in the league a few years back. The above I think is the blueprint Buff should look at.

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