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I thought he might have been ok in Chiefs scheme. Obviously he can't cover but they run a base 3/4 with lots of nickel and dime coverage mixed that could maybe make up for his deficiencies in the passing game. Could it be that is what Chiefs were thinking?

I would not trade for DT. Go hard at Quincy Enunwa and the Boyd kid in Cincinnati or maybe Sanu - assuming they are on the market. Then use a high pick for a prospective # 1 and our problems are solved.

He could definitely help a WR needy team (possession/red zone) looking to make the playoffs, assuming a team with a competent QB/OC. He's obviously not motivated to play here and could be used to better advantage elsewhere. A 5th could be a reasonable expectation IMO.

Agree the Bills won't touch him. Dont know how good we are tho. More like good to go to the Division basement for a while.

I've seen maybe 3 or 4 of his college games while at OM. Like others I've also seen a little during preseason. Looks to me like he can play and could have a career in the NFL, though obviously he would have a lot to prove just with respect to his ability to compete effectively at this level. He looks to be crazy tho and I have a hard time seeing Coach cutting a choirboy to make room for Lucifer in the flesh. As others have said signing him could create a risk of bad chemistry what with all the challenges Allen has to deal with already and Kelly's volatile personality. Always sad to see someone who is a waste of talent.

We will win because the Pats have won so much they're tired of winning.

Actually im wondering if maybe this isn't so serious. Maybe he gets into an argument with someone he is lawfully visiting (as far as entry/access is concerned), is asked to leave but keeps arguing instead so the owner/ occupant goes nuclear and calls the cops to eject him.

I wonder if someone is unlawfully in a dwelling if he/she refuses to leave when asked to do so?

The time to land Bridgewater was months ago when he could be had for next to nothing. I thought he was by far the best option at the time. I assumed that we passed because of the injury thingy. I sure hope these guys knew what they were doing when they drafted Josh Allen. Not targeting Teddy was dumb IMO. Bridgewater is not at all like Tyrod. In fact he's sorta like the opposite.

We don't have an offence to speak of so the game shouldn't be competitive, but I wouldn't discount the possibility that McDermott, Frazier and the Bills D bounce back enuf to prevent a total humiliation on the national stage. They will wear down eventually since we are only playing with half a deck but I expect a much better effort than against the Colts.

Pic of Tucker's reaction is priceless. After the Ravens scored I thought to myself (having no dog in that fight) wouldn't it be a hoot if the best kicker in the game muffed the extra point. I knew it wasn't possible tho. Football is a funny game that can mess with your head.

Whoever starts Monday night the end result will almost certainly be ugly. B&B are probably salivating at the chance of setting a record for points by one team in a game and of creative and never before seen ways ways to run up the score. And its probably likely that it will develop into a NE pickfest regardless of who is serving them up. I think signing Anderson was a good move. They needed to bring in a vet and they did. But I don't think he should be playing. To me his role should be mentoring Allen full time. He's probably the best QB coach the Bills have right now. He should be doing what McCown is doing for the Jets. So I would start NP. If I thought, like most people, he was for sure the worst excuse for a QB to ever walk on a football field I probably wouldn't do that. But I'm not there yet. Allen wound up in a situation that is very much less than ideal. Many feel it could derail his career. But so did Peterman. He might never be any good but I think he would look a lot better in an O organized and play called/designed by Andy Reid or Sean Payton. As far as the arm strength narrative is concerned, I don't think it accounts for his failure entirely. To me his problems have more to do with processing and adjusting to the speed of the game, same as for almost all raw college QBs. Many knowledgeable posters strongly disagree so I know I might be wrong. In any event I doubt that Coach has the stones to trot out NP as his starter any time soon or perhaps ever again.

No doubt that, unlike Allen, PM was drafted into an ideal situation. The same smarts in evaluating talent on the offensive side of things that led the Chiefs to trade up for him is evident in their other selections as well, most notably in a couple of their mid round picks. They really don't miss much. And their competence goes beyond scouting and is equally evident in knowing how best to use the tools they have, in developing an overall philosophy and in implementing the practical applications through play design and in game play calling. Mahomes would have none of that in Buffalo so it's safe to conclude that his stat sheet would reflect that. Nevertheless he would still be the same extraordinary talent. Accuracy, field vision and arm strength were all things that were abundantly evident in his college tape. Footwork and the historically bad performance of air raid QBs transitioning to the pros were the negatives. Allen also has mechanical issues to address but the only positive things where he compares well with PM for now is arm strength and mobility. Unfortunately the other things on the checklist, field vision, processing ability & consistent accuracy are by far the most important and the most difficult to develop. Mahomes showed that he could do those things early on. I don't disagree with you that if Allen can develop into a franchise guy the trade down will look a lot better than it does today. I give Allen a better chance of reaching all or most of his potential than some other posters. To me he is/was entirely legit as a high first round selection so that even if he busts I would say the pick was justified by the talent. His physical traits are elite, and he often enough displays excellent accuracy, albeit not consistently. His intangibles are off the charts. But one also has to acknowledge the risk. If Allen succeeds he will be very much the exception to the rule. Nevertheless I continue to believe that he may very well prove to be that rare outlier we all hope he is. To me the risk reward profile is a lot more favourable than it was with EJ for example.

Yeah, I saw him try to arm tackle Marlon Mack at the line even though he had a clean shot. He wanted no part of # 25. Very bad.

As was Edmunds. Really bad.

No. Unfortunately it's "any given Sunday".

And that's why Anderson will get the start. The only way Coach can trot out Peterman again, even if he might like to do it, is if his hand is forced by an injury to Anderson. Under no circumstances can it come across as an actual decision. Too much risk to his and Beane's reputation if NP were to crap out badly yet again.

I don't know whether it's so much about arm strength but the fact is Teddy has never shown a good deep ball and he wasn't asked to do much with it in Minni as a result. He's a very accurate short/intermediate range passer however and he's the guy I was hoping Bills would target in the summer. Had they done that IMO we would have a credible chance of getting a wildcard playoff berth. Maybe they ruled him out because of his injury.

I have a hard time seeing Coach starting Nate next Sunday, even if he would like to. If he does I'll start calling him McNuggets.

Connor throws like a girlie man, tho I'd never say that to his face.

Yours is prolly the best avatar ever. Congrats. And in other news the weather is nice today in Italian Somaliland Way to plant a bullseye on your forehead.

My theory (that I actually don't want to believe) is that they passed on Rosen because he is said to have a prickly personality. Sort of Aaron Rodgers prickly. If that's true it's almost as bad as if the decision was made on religious grounds, which I strongly doubt. Do Catholics and Evangelical Christians get along well in the US? They don't in Ireland.

Given the post snap coverage I don't think arm strength was the problem. NP simply was oblivious to two visual clues post snap: safety moving over to back up Joseph and, more importantly, that Joseph did not at all buy into a go/deeper route feint. He stays put and never takes a backward step. That's a big red stop sign right there regardless of who your QB is and Nate drove right through it. Given Joseph's position post snap and with all of the action in front of him it was an easy play for an experienced DB. Really ps-poor execution by NP.

I doubt that I would say we needed more time to evaluate someone who never played football. I totally agree with you that the pass in question was terrible execution that showed an inability to make, in this case, appropriate post snap reads. It would be hard to cook up a worse play call in the circumstances or imagine worse execution. But inexperienced QBs will do that. Occasionally even good ones do. I don't blame anyone for saying that NP should be drop kicked out of the NFL. You only get so many opportunities and he continues to make the same mistake.

Well I do understand that to be the consensus of opinion. I'm not there yet. And maybe all that proves is my lack of football acumen. We will see how matters develop.