Quote:BB6 is a bust.  Sorry to break it to everyone.  He may really focus this year and get to mediocre for a while.  But he's not the answer at QB.  He's not a franchise QB.

 

As far as your questions, yes.  It's time to bring in real competition to push BB6 and to see if there is some other QB out there that is at least marginally better than he is.  

 

And yes, it time to begin drafting QBs as well as bringing in journey-man QBs.  

 

What's wrong with that?  The QB position needs to be addressed.  And it needs to be addressed this off-season.  Real competition and a replacement needs to be identified.  Draft, develop, and repeat the process.  

 

We drafted BB6.  We tried to develop him, and have failed.  It's time to repeat the process with another QB.  This isn't rocket surgery.  As for answers in Free Agency...  Who knows?  Maybe Tyrod Taylor is a stop gap.  Maybe he's a good camp QB that will push BB6 to be a better QB and reach is ceiling as a mediocre QB.  At any rate, it's important to bring in competition.

 

As for drafting, yes!  Draft a QB in the 2nd or 3rd or wherever you find one with value.  Maybe they will be a Dak Prescot, or Russel Wilson type pick up.  You act like doing these things is a bad idea.

 

Do you think it's not time to bring in competition to push/replace Blake Bortles?  Because I think it's time.  The fact that we are keeping the coaching staff is hinting at the idea that we aren't looking push/replace BB6.  This would be a mistake.  And I hope Coughlin can recognize that.  It's time to begin the process of finding our franchise QB.  Cuz BB6 ain't it.

 

 

For the purposes of this discussion, I do not comment on the long term viability of Blake Bortles.  My answer focuses solely on the short term.

 

If you bring in competition at QB, I have no problem with that.  My concern is what are the reasonable expectations for whomever you bring in?  Given the careers of the guys likely to be available as free agents to date, we shouldn't expect a Brees type resurgence at the position.  In fact, most of the guys likely to be available as free agents are mediocre.  Tyrod Taylor is probably the best of the group, but most Bills fans I've seen are less than enthused about him.  The Bills apparently aren't that crazy about him, either.  Cutler has been a coach killer everywhere he's been.  Unless someone like Cousins unexpectedly becomes available on the open market, we aren't likely to sign anyone that would be a satisfactory long or short term upgrade over Bortles.

 

The same holds true for the rookie class.  I am not opposed to drafting a QB this year in the mid rounds.  But even if we spent the #4 overall on a QB, chances are he will be far from a polished, finished NFL product on draft day.  Chances are, he will need work, time to learn the offense, time to learn NFL defenses and adjust to the game.  While rookie years like Big Ben, Ryan, Flacco, and Prescott are more common than they once were, they still represent the exception, not the rule.  The QB we draft may develop into a good pro in time, it's still folly to expect a rookie QB to come in and be the savior.

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