Bengals land G- John Miller

[Bryan]

(03-21-2019, 04:08 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: NFL teams feel differently, apparently. If they thought Tyrod was so proven, he'd have no problem finding a starting gig. I don't hate the guy. I'm indifferent. It is what it is. 2 teams couldn't wait to be rid of the guy. Now he's a backup. 

There are instances of guys stringing together 3 years of "decent" numbers, then falling off the map. I don't see any major injuries with Tyrod, so I'm led to believe that the Bills had a system that worked around his deficiencies. He essentially played a Mark Sanchez role on a middling team. They focused on run game and defense. 

Essentially, Tyrod is David Garrard. Or Kaepernick. Or Matt Cassel. There's been a plethora of guys who had brief runs of okay-ness. If NFL teams saw him as something more than that, he'd have teams lining up to sign him as starter.


There's a reason Taylor is on a bench right now. At 29 years old. 

If a guy has a decent amount of "success" (just another reminder that he averaged 2952 yards and 17 TD's) in one spot, but can't replicate it anywhere else, most would indeed consider it a fluke...or at least be open to that possibility. 

If you disagree, address each point I made.

Why was he a 6th round pick?
Why did no one trade for him in Baltimore?
Why did the Bills sign him to a paltry contract (initially)?
Why were the Bills so reluctant to pay him after he produced?
Why did the Bills bench him for Nathan Peterman (possibly the worst QB in NFL history)?
Why was he so awful in Cleveland (Mayfield was at least decent under Hue and wasn't sacked at such an astronomical rate)
And lastly...why the heck is a mid level (14-18) starter sitting on a bench? 

I agree with you but I wouldn't hold his draft status against him. How many players have we seen that were late round picks or undrafted who went on to have good-great careers?