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3 hours ago, eball said:
Dude. I’m 39.
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In the history of the NFL, guess how many times there has been a game where both QB's threw for 400+ yards, 3+ TD's and 0 INT's? Three times. Guess how many of those games have occurred in 2018? Two. Yes, the game is very different now.
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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:
Based on the 1st qtr of the season, this game looks juiced
I'll take the over.
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1 minute ago, mrags said:
Maybe the guy he played against had a better stat line because the defense he played against wasn’t as good???
These were literally supposed to be the two best defenses in football and both QB's pitched perfect games with double digit K's. And this is happening every single week. It's a new era, that's all I'm saying.
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4 minutes ago, mrags said:
It might have been. But I bet you the team with the better running game and better defense won. Just like tonight’s game. Gurley played well. Much better than Mns running backs. And the LA defense is 100% why they win that game. When it mattered, Cousins was on his back
And yet Cousins was 36-50 for 422 yards, 3 TD's and no picks. Prior to a decade ago, that would've been the most efficient stat line we'd ever seen from a QB. Now, multiple QB's put up numbers like that every week! The guy he played against had an even better stat line than that!!
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5 minutes ago, mrags said:
The teams with the stronger running games and the stronger defenses usually win when it matters. I’m not going to take the time to go through everything but if you were to look at the last 20+ super bowl winners, the team with the better defense wins the majority of the time. Beating the likes of super high powered teams like the undefeated Pats, Falcons, cardinals, pats again, and again....
I agree 100%. I'm saying that is changing right now as we speak. I actually just looked up on football reference and while everything is of course trending toward more pass attempts, more passing yards, less rushing attempts, yards, etc., the numbers are not as staggeringly different as I thought they might be, or at least how it feels. Perhaps things will change when it gets colder/closer to playoff time but right now it's seriously like, what is the point of running the ball ever? But FWIW, the Super Bowl last year was another one of these arena league games like tonight.
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42 minutes ago, Chemical said:
Could this have something to do with our lack of a passing game over the past 15 years? Just admit you're jealous. Also admit that you were excited when Allen was on pace for over 300 yards last week at halftime.
Admit? I am one of probably like five people on planet Earth who is diehard Bills and Wyoming football. I am like half gay for Josh Allen. Going to Wyoming-Boise State on Saturday.
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1 minute ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
Guess you missed the Titans vs. Jags game last Sunday.
Yes, I am aware that not every game looks like this one. My point is that the Steelers on Monday night can just come out and not mask the fact that they're not even trying to establish any sort of running game, pass every play, everyone in the stadium knows it, and they can be effective that way and win. And it's not just hall of famers like Roethlisberger. More than half the QB's in the league can do this now. Blake Bortles did it two weeks ago against New England.
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What is even the point of running the football anymore? Seriously? You no longer need to establish the run to keep defenses honest. Every decent QB in the league (and at this point, due in part to the rules making it easier to play QB, who doesn't have a decent QB?) averages 7-8 YPA. So really, why run? To average 4 YPC and create a more manageable third down? All the good teams just pass every play at this point and are taking what they want. It used to be, if a QB had 450 yards and 4 TD's it was because his team was down the whole game and, usually, lost. Now 450 yards and 4 TD's is good for the third highest fantasy total among QB's in a given week. This is what the NFL has wanted for years and now they've got it. I grew up watching great running backs. I love 21-17 football games where every yard is hard-earned. I think this sucks.
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2 hours ago, Mango said:
I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
I lived in Boston for a while, and there’s 5 different events/activities/things going on for each of the 10 things you’re into every week. In Buffalo there are less options. Depth is a little lacking if you will.
Ive lived a bunch of places. I love Buffalo, it’s always been home, and is now too. It definitely gets a bad rap, it’s not the worst place, it has a ton going for it, I dig it, but it’s also not the absolute best, like some homers like to say it is.
Correct. As someone who's left but visits often, has tons of family there and is aware of the progress Buffalo has made, I will defend Buffalo when people s**t on it but there also exists this "look at us, we've arrived, we have a few food trucks, our population is stagnant rather than it plummeting every year, there's so much to do here now, it's just like Brooklyn" mentality in Buffalo that I think some people need to pump the brakes on a little bit. OK, a lot. The truth is most definitely in the middle. Yes, it does not suck, if you can't find anything to do, you need to look in the mirror. But if you are used to living in a bigger city, it's still a little hokey and your options are rather limited.
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5 hours ago, HappyDays said:
Do we know if McCloud is back yet? I think he could be sneaky good with Allen if he can play. He genuinely might be our #1 receiver right now.
This is a hot take but I like it.
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12 minutes ago, Da webster guy said:
Rewatched the game because it seemed like Trent was very slow in his get off, despite playing a pretty solid game considering he's so rusty. And he was definitely slow off the snap but
he had some nice plays in there, his spin move pressure was great and he seems to have a knack for disrupting passing lanes.
Anyway, he really reminds of Ryan Denney. Got that long body lean and motor. Was surprised to see Trent is almost as tall at 6'6 (Denney was an inch taller). For you young bucks or new fans out there, here's a Ryan Denney moment I loved
Are there really people on here who are too young to remember Ryan Denney?
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14 hours ago, leonbus23 said:
First of all, Shep is an attorney in Chicago and doing fine. Second, tell your nonsense to David Carr.
Haha what? No he's not?
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9 minutes ago, wiskibreth said:
I certainly hope they think that way, and they probably won't win, but I'll still root for 'em anyway.
Ok well I certainly don’t think Josh Allen is treating this opportunity like he’s being thrown to the wolves, but he is, and I’m definitely rooting for him anyway.
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8 minutes ago, wiskibreth said:
I'm just saying that I don't think Allen himself thinks he's being thrown tot he wolves... so who gives a crap what a sportswriter thinks?
And the Bills think they can beat the Vikings on Sunday. Me and the sportwriters think they won't. Do you think they will?
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What is the debate here? Like anything else in the world there is a spectrum of good to bad. On the spectrum of situations to be thrust into to start one's NFL career, Patrick Mahomes has had as ideal a situation as a QB could possibly have and Josh Allen has had as not ideal a situation as any QB could possibly have. That's just reality. These "win one for the Gipper" speeches about never giving up and not making excuses have nothing to do with anything. This shouldn't be controversial. If we were the same speed and running a 100 yard sprint and I started on the 40 yard line and you started in the end zone, I would have a better chance of winning the race. Is that controversial, or is it like, you're just gonna eat more Wheaties than me and will yourself to victory? You people have watched Rudy one too many times I feel like.
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27 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:
I could care less about ideal situations.
If Mahomes is gonna be good, he will be. If he’s gonna be bad, he will be. And we don’t know yet. EJ manuals best game is arguably the second one he ever played.
The point that was being made counteracting the article is successful people look for reasons they are going to succeed and unsuccessful people look for reasons they are going to fail.
Josh Allen isn’t and shouldn’t be a victim of circumstance and his best chance of succeeding isn’t thinking he is.
He’s the starting QB for one of 32 professional football teams- what more of an opportunity can you ask for?
Just so many things. It was Manuel's first game. And you are throwing out all sorts of straw men everywhere. Who said Josh Allen wouldn't have "asked for" this opportunity? I'm sure he's very excited. Who said Allen won't have an opportunity over the course of his career to prove whether or not he is a franchise QB? Who said anything that contradicts your whole motivational poster statement about succeeding? Look, this doesn't have to be a debate: apples to apples, who has been put in a more ideal situation to succeed, Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen? It's a pretty straightforward question. Who has a better chance of winning more games, Mike McCarthy or whoever the Cardinals coach is? This tough guy, "no excuses" talk is hysterical. Why can't you just acknowledge reality?
22 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:Good point- he should just quit now. There are way too many reasons he will fail to even bother trying.
WHO SAID THAT?!? STOP WITH THE STRAW MAN BS!!
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1 minute ago, VW82 said:
Although I don't think it's a forgone conclusion that young QBs will fail in bad situations, it definitely makes it harder on them and exposes them to risks you maybe wouldn't be so concerned with in better situations.
To me, Ben and Mahomes are great examples of doing it the right way. Mahomes got to sit for a year and learn and slowly win over the confidence of his teammates so that when he finally got his shot he was ready. Ben got thrown in the fire early because of injury, but the Steelers had a championship team around him and only asked him to do things he was capable of.
Bills just don't have that. We're playing him too early and asking him to do things he isn't ready for. Because of this teams are able to key him on him. Allen seems like a tough kid so he should be ok but he's liable to get hurt like this. The biggest concern is will he get so consumed with all these rushers beating him up that he starts to lower his eye level as a habit (to protect himself). Once that happens, it's over. QB PTSD.
So you’re saying Josh Allen’s situation isn’t ideal? Oh you too must not be very successful.
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3 minutes ago, Peter said:
You may just discombobulate some on this board with your logical summary of why Josh is not in the best situation.
Exactly. Excuses are for losers. There’s no reason Austin Peay can’t beat Alabama, they just don’t want it bad enough. Anyone who thinks Austin Peay isn’t in an ideal situation if they go to play Alabama, isn’t successful in life.
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2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Dude it’s a message board, don’t take it personal against your brother
i said I saw it Before 2015. I’m sorry I said ****** liar.
You said WAAAY before. You didn't. You just had never stopped to think about when it started. It started in 2015 and then really took off in 2016. I think we can both agree that it doesn't really matter. Apology accepted.
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1 minute ago, nedboy7 said:
Sounds like even I could develop Allen. Where do I sign?
Yeah it's super easy. You don't need coaching, an offensive line, a defense, weapons to create separation- all you need is that "can do" attitude and you'll be successful.
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8 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Congrats for you.
And yes idc if a deadspin writer Had never seen it before.. I’ve been tailgating my whole life and I had definitely seen it before 2015
If your brother takes credit for it, congrats to him
Dude a) then provide a link. Your response sounds very much like a concession. A video on twitter, facebook, instagram- anything that shows one person going through a table at a Bills tailgate prior to 10/5/15. And it's too late for you to go "well who cares anyway"- you're the one who brought it up, made it into an issue and then made it contentious by calling my brother a "f****** liar." And more importantly, b) what is wrong with you?
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4 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Link to what? That he said he started the table smashing in 2015? It’s in the article
or that it’s been going on longer? I can assure you there has been table smashing at tailgates for a lot longer than 3 years
I know it's in the article. Again, he is my brother. And yes, I can provide a link to a deadspin article from 10/5/2015 that clearly shows my brothers and their tailgating crew in the video. In the article, it certainly sounds as if the writer hadn't seen anything like it before. I am a pretty avid Bills fan and I can tell you that that video went viral and at the time, I hadn't seen it before. So yes, please provide a link for evidence of table smashing prior to 10/5/2015 and you win.
1 minute ago, wiskibreth said:If given a choice, do you think Allen would rather be starting, or waiting? I'm thinking he'd rather be "thrown to the wolves" than riding the pine.
Who said he wouldn't?
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41 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
Hes a f****** liar lmao
he said he stared the table smashing tradition in in 2015 But it’s be been going on wayyyy longer than that
Hes a f****** liar lmao
he said he stared the table smashing tradition in in 2015 But it’s be been going on wayyyy longer than that
Hes a f****** liar lmao
he said he stared the table smashing tradition in in 2015 But it’s be been going on wayyyy longer than that
Link?
1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This- success is earned not given.
So who has had a more ideal situation to walk into to start their NFL career- Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen? If you answer Mahomes, you are necessarily not a successful person? OK.
Has anyone else noticed that the NFL has turned into the arena league?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Goff was gashing them for more than that. My point is that whether Gurley was running effectively or not, they didn’t really need him to. Everyone in the stadium can know that a guy is passing every play now and they can be just as effective, regardless of whether they have established a running game. You see it all the time.