vincec

Allen plays nothing like Tyrod and is running an offense that has a completely different focus with totally different personnel. Otherwise the QBs and their situations are very similar.

The best team not to win the Super Bowl is the 2007 Patriots.

1. QB 2. DE 3. CB 4. LT 5. DT 6. MLB It's no secret what the premium positions are.

First we need to hear about his feelings.

Well that fills me with confidence.

They didn't come right out and say it at the PCs, but it sure sounded like Allen was confused and Daboll just had them huddle to make sure they got the play straight for the critical 3rd down. In retrospect, taking the TO would probably have been smarter if they were confused. Everyone kept saying that they practice this situation every week, so I guess some of it is on the coaches for not having Allen better prepared.

I agree that the Bills have average to below average overall talent. They jettisoned most of their established players when the new regime got here and are building back very slowly, primarily using the draft. They're $25mm under the salary cap. However they are 6-3 so to me that says that they must be getting pretty good coaching. Yes, they are playing weak teams, but they are beating them. If they had bad talent AND bad coaching they'd be a 1 or 2 win team, like the Redskins for example.

I was thinking the same thing. The Bills aren't the Saints. Even 20%, as subsequently suggested, seems very optimistic given what had happened up to that point in the game. With 15 seconds you basically get 2 plays before you have to kick the FG. If I had to guess, I'd say the chances of Buffalo scoring a TD from the 36 yard line in two plays with the Browns guarding the end zone are less than 5%.

If you're implying that it will go up after the Miami game, then we'll see. Unfortunately, Miami is no joke anymore, although Allen does seem to play well against them.

59.9% now for the season and dropping, right?

There was no way he was getting to Beasley on a progression on that play. The pressure was on him too quick. He needed to recognize the blitz and associated coverage and either look for Beasley right away or adjust the blocking to account for the free pass rusher.

In order to force turnovers, you need to pressure the other team's offense into mistakes. They rarely just give them to you. That means a strong pass rush, ideally without blitzing which puts Wallace in man v man coverage, and the Bills don't really have one.

Correct. He hasn't been good. Good thing they signed him to an extension.

In order to create takeaways you really need to have a strong pass rush to force mistakes by the QB. And the Bills do not. That needs to be addressed in the offseason.

I think it's going to take more than 12 wins to win the division. Patriots aren't going 4-3 the rest of the way.

This thread is crazy. Everyone has watched the film multiple times and, depending on what post or tweet you read, they've found that: Oliver and Lotoulelei are the best DTs on the team OR they are the worst DTs on the team; Oliver is a pass rushing specialist who struggles against the run OR he is a run defense specialist who is struggling vs the pass; Oliver is playing better each week and is just unlucky to be behind Phillips OR he is getting worse each week and being phased out of defensive rotation; and Oliver is a major bust OR he is on the precipice of greatness.

Based on their relative pass rushing production I don't think Washington passing more would have impacted the rotation.

Plus, it appears that they have bad leadership from the coaches. No Fun League.

If the Bills could have gotten some pressure on him I think he would have looked a lot worse. He was very comfortable in the pocket most of the time.

Obviously it's too early to make a judgement, but I would like to see a few flashes from him to make me feel better. He just seems so quiet on the field all the time.

The Browns narrative is very resilient. I mean, how many games do they have to lose before the national sports press admits that they are not good?

https://www.profootballrumors.com/2019/01/bills-lorenzo-alexander-retire-2019

Unfortunately, the other thing that Foster showed is that he can never seem to find the ball.

I think Alexander already announced that this is his last season, so he isn't coming back.

Meh, playing a really weak schedule kind of stinks IMO. You want to see them compete against the best.