billsfan89

You aren't going to learn decision making on the bench. Improved decision making is going to come from experience. Unless the trainers don't clear him out of concussion protocol there is no way in my mind that you don't start Josh. Josh has a lot of bad habits that are a result of his arm bailing him out throughout his career. But he has already improved his footwork (the other weak point of his game) significantly and he will only stand to make strides improving his decision making by being more exposed to game action and not from the bench. I think people are being overly reactionary to this game. Let's be honest the O-line was OK but did allow significant pressure at times and the receiving core while competent lacks a game breaking number one WR option. So it's not like Josh has all these great offensive weapons where even an average QB would be successful, this is a mid-levelish offensive supporting cast right now. Josh is of course going to have bad games.

My overall thoughts on this game are mixed. This was a competitive game one possession game all the way and the Bills had a legit shot to win late. However there were a lot of negatives associated with the game too. Positives 1- The Defense This was the best defensive effort against Brady since the 31-0 2003 opener. Even in 2014 the defense wasn't this good (and Brady didn't play the second half in 2014.) The Patriots are one of the top 5 offenses in the league and the Bills handled them very effectively. This defense is fantastic at tackling. I also like what I saw out of Ed Oliver who had his best game. 2- Andre Roberts The return game was good vastly improved from the average to below average rate it was at. In the Jauron and Gailey years the team always seemed to put a huge effort into the return game. But in recent years it hasn't been the best. I feel like with Roberts the Bills have a quality top 10 return man. He makes good decisions, has effective speed, and just overall understands the return game well. 3- Frank Gore God dam Gore is an ageless wonder. A true power back who brings a physical component to the ground game. Just super impressed with how Gore played. 4- TJ Yeldon Yeldon really showed his value in the passing game. I think Yeldon showcased his value to the offense. Somewhere in the middle 1- The O-line The O-line somewhat consistently handled themselves well in the ground game. As far as pass protection they were decent but the pressure was at times high on Josh. It wasn't a bad effort by the O-line but it wasn't a dominant display either. 2- Cole Beasley A somewhat impressive stat line and a consistent slot presence but his impact is always going to be limited most of the time against better teams. The Bad 1- The Punting There are a couple of key issues with the team but the most frustrating and easily fixable one is the punting game. One or two bad punts can be the difference in the game. Let alone the blocked punt which was just an awful special team miscue that really did cost the team the game. This team needs a new punter easily one thing that the team can fix and possibly save them a game in the season. 2- John Brown This isn't a real knock on Brown as I think he is a quality number 2 WR. But he simply isn't a true game breaking number one WR. I think we all knew that but this game confirmed that. 3- Josh Allen Josh hasn't really played a full seasons worth of starts yet. But man was he ugly in this game. The O-line's play and his supporting cast play left some avenues to be desired but they weren't bad enough to justify how he performed. The good news is these types of struggles are to be expected when a young QB goes up against a very good defense. However it was disappointing to see the bad decisions Josh made. It really goes to show you just how much more development he is going to need. I think Josh can improve on his decision making but it isn't going to happen over night. Those are my takes. I think you can't really put anything on the defense or the ground game. This game was lost by Josh being a young QB and making young QB mistakes. It doesn't excuse those mistakes to say well hey he is a young QB but rather simply providing an explanation/context for his play. The team lost a tough close game to one of the best teams in football. While there are no moral victories it is clear that his team has a respectable level of talent.

Puts are wired plays with consistent shifts in direction

Yeldon showing his value today

In a defensive battle take the points

Offsetting are you ***** kidding me

Helmet to helmet

I agree he can't keep playing hero ball like this but it comes with the territory of a young QB.

One posession game with the ball late third not the worst position to be in.

The good news is decision making improves with experience.

Honestly the Pat's wanted to go at him and he has been up to the challenge

Honestly I don't hate the challenge if only to give the defense a breather.

As much as Josh is killing us bad throws he is still a young QB it's not going to happen overnight.

Robert's showing his value. I do think he is one of the better return men in the league.

One criticism of McD that I find legit is that he has a bizarre loyalty to some players.

Can't let the game get too close.

I always prefer to defer. No matter what you always want the ball to start the second half. If you are up it gives you momentum and the chance to pad a lead, if you are down you want that extra posession to try and start a comeback.

Considering this man called the McMahon family to see if Vince McMahon was OK after Vince McMahon's Limo "Blew up" on Monday Night Raw I think it is safe to say the man is a moron. https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/wwe-donald-trump-vince-mcmahon-limo-explosion/

Does anyone else just feel less tension about this game? To me it feels like the Bills are playing with house money on this one. I know it is a home division game but sitting at 3-0 with a team that has depth and talent it feels like it isn't the end of the world to lose this game. It is more of a where does this team stand type game in my mind. How does Josh perform against what could be the leagues best defense. Just how good is the defense against one of the better more disciplined and effective offenses? It comes off more so as excitement rather than trepidation or a feeling of dreading what a loss would do for the prospects of the team.

Snyder is a frustrating bad owner because he is always willing to spend the money, much like James Dolan he wants to win but he can't get out of his own way to do so. If Snyder would just stop meddling in the teams affairs from a football perspective they probably would have had much much much more success in the past 20 years. Once again if an owner is cheap that sucks but you at least understand what is handicapping the team and know that winning isn't on the owners list of priorities. However if you are so thirsty for win but you are the problem then the solution is frustratingly obvious to everyone except the owner.

Analytics in football isn't as great a tool as in baseball and it is even more limited than basketball analytics. However Analytics in football is a piece of the puzzle any organization is using. Billy B isn't going over the analytics himself but he has a guy for that obviously every team does.

Josh always reminded me of Cam with a bit less speed (but still good speed overall) I think Josh is going to have some ups and downs this season but he is also going to be on a lot of highlight reels too. Hopefully they just let him rip against the Pats no need to be conservative on offense just play aggressive.

Kraft also sided with Brady over Bill when they had to make the decision on Jimmy G supposably. Belichick allegedly wanted to trade Brady for picks and a starting caliber piece and move forward with Jimmy G. Kraft wanted to try and win as much as possible with the more proven Brady. I don't think so since they cut him.

Some of those playoff losses were on Manning in at least 3 or 4 losses the Colts defense surrendered 21 or less points. But in general they did rarely post a good defense.

Brown is going to have to sort out his legal issues and his mental issues before a team takes a chance on him. No one disputes his talents and he isn't at an age where he would be considered to decline just yet. But you can't have legal issues and be a tremendous #######. I hope for his sake he gets some help or gets humbled.