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Im sure that Rosengarten OT guy was happy to see the back of Oliver. Of course he got to see his back a lot during the game.

Brady is almost certainly the smartest QB to ever walk on a football field, and that's why he's the GOAT. They forgot to test his brain at the combine.

Yeah. I saw Mahomes do something similar just the other day in the KC loss. Don't think there was a pump fake but I don't doubt for a minute that he would be capable of it. Burrow might be the best pure passer. It's not his legs/mobility that generally puts him in the same class as the other two indisputably elite QBs. Lamar is elite too and has shown great improvement as a passer but he is not in the same league as those guys as far as that specific attribute is concerned imo. I don't see him routinely making that throw in that way. Im not sure Herbert reliably makes that throw either. He has the arm of course but a noted issue is the trouble he has in generating the right arc on his throws to permit receivers to run under it. His ball is typically flatter than what you would want in a situation like Josh faced. With Herbert I think its a lack of touch that can result in blown timing when the placement has to be perfect.

I can think of only two other AFC QBs who make that throw worth trying and Lamar, great as he may be, is not one of them.

Re separation people harp on his pedestrian 40 time as if that was all she wrote. But all that means for certain is that he's not going to gain separation in the same way that Brian Thomas will. If he's going to separate it's going to be because of route running taking into account his particular physical attributes. As a 20 year old kid with limited college experience coming into the league it's hardly surprising that his routes are in need of development. Could be that explains why the Bills pretty much had him doing the same thing all day long last year which given the predictability did him few favours imo.

They are very talented on D. What puzzled me was their decision to generally rush 4. Bills do have an excellent O line. Even a good front 4 is not enuf to pressure JA. If you can't pressure him he will likely destroy you, as any elite passing QB would likely do. And if you manage to force him from the pocket there is a good chance you will regret it. I get it that Josh can also be a menace when he's blitzed but the lack of a pass rush was what stood out as a weakness to me. I don't know whether this was a personnel or scheme driven decision.

I picked the Ravens to win this game. That was more than enough to put the Bills over the top.

Pre-game I expected the Ravens O to manhandle our D, what with missing #1 draftee, two vet starters and generally being in transition. TBH I was not optimistic about the result. Josh saved our bacon yesterday but McD is an excellent defensive coach. Assuming we play them later in the year we will be a lot better on both sides of the ball but especially on D. Josh Allen will beat them again.

That was a great block. Reminded me of the time Gronk drove one our DBs into the cheap seats.

Josh Allen. He good.

Im pretty confident that Coleman is going to have a productive season. What stands out to me as the difference between this year's Keon and last year's Keon is mental/attitudinal. He looks like he has fully adjusted to being on an NFL playing field to where he can now fully concentrate on continuing to learn the position. He showed great presence/concentration in adjusting to the tipped pass that went for a touchdown. He showed he understood the importance of clock management at a couple of intervals. He didn't fumble when Alexander unexpectedly tripped him up. He had his game face on and was all business attitudinally. I think he has already grown up.

The reality is that, but for the all important position, for all four quarters the Ravens had (and have) a markedly superior roster on both sides of the ball. What allowed Josh to hit Palmer and Coleman is his ability to routinely make throws (esp Palmer's) that few quarterbacks can make. Josh Allen is the best quarterback and probably the best football player on the planet. That's the takeaway.

All they talk about is bad coaching, playcalling etc...some of these guys just can't deal with the fact Josh Allen is flat out better. How many times does this have to happen before they realize it.

Im wondering how many multiple TD games Keon is going to have this year. I think he begs three twice.

Trey Palmer waived by Bucs. 4.33 40. He has receiving skills too. Bucs are deep at WR.

Hate to say it but I fear that the Ravens are going to steamroller us in the opener. Our receiving corps is suspect, our D-line adds may well eventually pan out in a big way but we need to have rooks contribute meaningful reps that you can't always count on getting from the get go, and our secondary is of questionable quality. Fortunately I'm usually wrong.

Shavers brings some good traits to the table but speed and explosion are not amongst them. He may be a bit faster than Hodgins but in fact they are both pretty slow. Kaden Prather had much better straight line speed though he too had a disappointing vertical and broad jump at the combine. Personally I feel that Shavers has earned himself a spot on the roster. He may even be able to hold onto it.

Tough break for the kid. If he is on the injured reserve list he must have cleared waivers, which makes sense. So he should go back on the team’s injured/reserve list. He cannot be designated to return to the roster this year but he would be eligible for the Bill’s practice squad once healthy and removed from the list. Or they may agree to a settlement and cut bait. He would then become an UFA. If they decide to keep him, the only change to his situation is that he cannot be promoted to the active roster this year, say late in the season in the event of injury to starters. He was almost certainly headed to the PS anyway. Some observers said pre-draft that he should not have declared since he had another year of eligibility. The thinking was that he would have been better served to access the transfer portal again and join a more prominent college program than Maryland’s. It’s a shame. The kid has traits.

Don't know for sure but my guess is that Moore makes the roster. Shavers looks like he has earned his spot. Shavers would have no problem making many NFL rosters if there was more explosion to his game. His routes appear to have been solid though albeit generally against second and third tier defenders.

Agreed. Not a three down back imo.

It's great to see some humility and maturity from the guy. Certainly an athletic freak but his overall NFL receiver traits are pretty much limited to one imo, namely his ability to outmuscle much smaller defenders. Despite his 4:42 combine 40 (and I doubt he is still at that level) he never got much in the way of separation, and he was never a good route runner or a dedicated blocker. The Bills already have a very big developing wideout whose game for now depends significantly on his size/strength attributes. I don't think they need another. What they still need Is a guy who can reliably contribute to the vertical passing game. Despite his athleticism I don't think that would be Claypool.

Pitchers most bear the brunt. The great Koufax said he quit when he did because otherwise he’d not have a usable left arm anymore.

Same place (combine). Not the same time.

Well they do have the same hand size. Exactly.

Five games into his rookie season (before injury) Steve Smith told Sports Illustrated that Keon Coleman was "one heck of a football player". Just sayin. In fairness, the thought was also expressed that playing him exclusively as a dedicated X from the get go without the benefit of scheme touches and motion was too much to put on the kid's plate given the step up in competition. I note that even Brian Thomas takes 30% of his snaps from the slot. I'm pretty confident that Keon can play from the slot. I can think of game situations where you might use a big slot effectively. Contrary to many I think he can also play outside, but only if he can learn to do some of the things that Boldin could do. I wouldn't set that bar for just any big "slow" receiver. I say it because he is a rare physical specimen who probably has the physical attributes to do it. It's largely up to him imo.