billsfan1959

That's ******* ridiculous. Whoever came up with that idea should be fired...

It is and I think it would be a legitimate question. I seem to remember a stretch during our drought years where we seemed to suffer an extraordinary amount of injuries?

I am in full agreement that I don't want Allen being the leading rusher on the team and I definitely want him to minimize unnecessary contact. In an ideal world, my preference would be that he would only run when scrambling on pass plays that break down, with room to run, and to get down or out of bounds before contact.

I had completely forgotten about the last game Tenn played in Buff in 2018. Allen running for his life behind the human turnstile that was Vlad Ducasse and bouncing passes off the hands of Kelvin Benjamin with his .0000000005 yards of separation from defenders....

Same here. However, if he starts twerking after a win....

Here's what Football Outsiders had to say about Breece Hall: P.S: Don't tell @IronMaidenBills

This seems to be a common belief; however, none of this actually happened in the Rams game.

Football Outsiders hasn't put together indepth analyses for week one yet. However, they gave some initial thoughts on QB, WR, and RB performances (DYAR) in this article: Patrick Mahomes Threatens Opening Day Records https://www.footballoutsiders.com/quick-reads/2022/patrick-mahomes-threatens-opening-day-records Total DYAR: 1. Mahomes 291 2. Hebert 156 5. Allen 110 33. Burrow -147

I think the Rams’ defense was better and more physical in that game than many are giving them credit for. Many of the yards gained were tough yards, and that goes for most of Allen’s runs. I don’t believe he is as reckless as he was the first couple years, and he has been much better at not taking the big hit. However, he did take more punishment in runs over the first 3 quarters than he typically does - and I think it was more about the speed and physical nature of the Rams defense than recklessness on the part of Allen. Although, there were a number times he could have minimized the contact. Still, I agree about the cumulative effect of a physical running style. I think Josh is going to be who he is; but, hopefully, he will continue working on being smarter about when and how he runs.

Allen ran one time in the 4th when the game was in hand. It was a 13 yard scramble on a pass play when the linebacker pushed Morse into Allen. Allen found a wide open lane, ran for a first down, and started to go down just as a defender tackled him from behind. Not even a hard hit. That was it. It didn’t appear to me that Dorsey was that concerned about it. There literally were no RPOs at the end of the game. Allen ran 3 total times the entire 4th quarter: one time in the drive that put them up by 2TDS, once in the drive that put them up by 3 TDS, and that was with over 10 minutes left in the game. After that, there was only the run I described above. I watched McDermott’s press conference when they asked him about Allen’s running and he didn’t seem any more concerned than Dorsey.

Whatever you need to believe...

Short memory, my friend. There were a number of posters on this board who were adamant he would never be a good NFL QB. Feel free to take a stroll down memory lane in the threads during his rookie year.

You had posts last year predicting the Bills losing to almost every team they played, including that gem where you predicted a blow out loss to the Jets - and you started this season posting that you thought it was likely the Bills would lose to the Rams. So I am fully expecting a post predicting a loss to the Dolphins as the game gets closer...

Did you watch the game?

Right. They were equally bad. The Pats**** somehow managed to not come up up with either of two sure interceptions or any big play, while the Fins had 3 big plays. And Tua's stat line of 23-33, 270 yds, 1 TD, and 0 INTs should have been more along the lines of 19-33, 190 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs, and 2 intentional grounding calls. Neither team was very good in that game.

That may have been the worst 70% completion, 270 yard performance I have seen. Little to no pocket awareness, just awful decisions under pressure, and the US postal service can deliver anything quicker than any Tua pass over 20 yards... Thank goodness he has some receivers that can actually make something out of those short passes. You are right, it is hard to see any real growth in his game.

The Ravens have just been ravaged by injuries over the last couple of years. Hate to see serious injuries for any athletes.

Sometimes they are and sometimes they are not. As a general rule, it is probably best not to write off a rookie. If a segment of this board had their way in Allen's rookie season, he wouldn't be here today...

My comment was more directed at the game itself. As for the Dolphins, they did win. Against a team whose inept play on offense cannot be overstated. They are struggling right now to score even a single touchdown. And the Dolphins offense isn't really that much better. Tua's strength is getting the ball out quickly and the short passing game, relying on YAC (124 YAC yesterday, nearly 50% of his total passing yards). He still struggles to throw a ball over 15 yards, they have no real running game, and the offensive line is not much better than it was last year. To borrow a line from a Football Outsider's article this morning: "The Dolphins offensive line is still five mall cops trying to stop a looting spree. And Tagovailoa's Sunday blooper reel features lots of throws directly into the turf while getting sacked." They managed to score 13 points in 8 possessions

Did Josh get bigger, or was he just happy to see the tackler?

Vehicle fires in the parking lot and a dumpster fire on the field....

I don't worry about physical teams at all. That is why they did so much to revamp that D line in the offseason. They drastically improved the two most glaring defensive weaknesses from last season: The ability to stop the run and the ability to get constant pressure with 4. The D line play was my favorite part of the Rams game. They are the best team in the NFL.

It's hard to believe we have any threads about this, much less two...

Posted this in another thread - but appropriate here as well. The Humiliation of Aaron Rodgers and Mac Jones https://www.footballoutsiders.com/walkthrough/2022/humiliation-aaron-rodgers-and-mac-jones

Entertaining article from Football Outsiders on thoughts of players and teams around the NFL: The Humiliation of Aaron Rodgers and Mac Jones https://www.footballoutsiders.com/walkthrough/2022/humiliation-aaron-rodgers-and-mac-jones Just a few snippets: