Mango

Meh, hate is a strong word, sure they don't hate him. But Wallace was picked on quite a bit last year at CB2. They were so not thrilled with his play that they didn't just bring in one guy to replace him, they brought in 2. Wallace isn't supposed to be starting, he should be CB4 when it comes to playing on the outside in this defense with both Norman and Gaines in front of him on the depth chart.

We could have Norman back by the Raiders, right?

I don’t think KJ was/is ever playing on the outside. Basically they picked Taron Johnson over him. I could be wrong on that though.

Yeah. When Norman went down I thought for sure they’d bring somebody in. The Bills tried to not have him start. EJ Gaines opting out and Normal getting hurt this early probably wasn’t part of the plan.

I think the Rams are over rated. They are good, but they aren't a buzz saw. Winnable but more difficult than what we have played. Defense needs to be better than they were yesterday. Hoping that was an anomaly.

WTF are you talking about? I thought Allen didn't play well in 2019. I didn't think he was as close to putting it all together as some other posters. He has played really well in the first two showings this year. So far this is gigantic leap from what we saw from him in 2019. I don't have any issues saying that. Is this your big "gotcha moment"? Mango liked other posts that agreed that Allen had a long way to go to be a viable option long term. Yeah, I did it, caught me red handed. I still agree with that from 2019. In 2020, he has come a long way so far. It is awesome!

I have been as critical as any on Allen. Yesterday and last week are the exact thing I have been screaming for from him. Stop playing down to opponents, learn how to control velocity on throws, and do the right thing conistantly, not pull the big play out of your arse here and there. It has been refreshing, hope he keeps this up!

I think national pundits will swing fromAllen Truthers v. Allen Haters”, to great game “glad he’s arriving. Would love to see more consistency. The big argument will be that until he proves it consistently he hasn’t done it at all’s This will be a shift in his favor.

I rarely check the page during the game. Maybe if it’s out of hand, or I am curious about a call or Route. But almost ever. He wasn’t sharp all game. He was sharp for a good part of it, but not all of it. 4 TD’s and 400+ yards are what we all hoped he would be. So why would I come here to argue anybody? Sounds like we are on the same page this week? (Also, I hosted the game at my house this week. Watched the game outside on a 150” projector screen. It was awesome. Next time give me a heads up and I’ll make time for you and tell the friends to stay home)

Huh? I didn’t like the way Allen has played in the past. So far into 2020, he IS the offense. He’s playing much better. I have never said he couldn’t. I’ve just said he never had. He has been an animal so far this season. I don’t have any issues with saying that.

New kicking coach/consultant confirmed?

This Bills team has struggled to close out games they should win handily, until they do it regularly I am not giving them a pass. Great game Sunday though. Definitely a very good step for the O.

Good. I think we’ve been clamoring to spread the field a bit more. Then add in Diggs and the praise Davis was getting in camp, it makes sense. If we can do a better job of hitting the receivers in stride and rack up some more YAC, we’ll all be happy with the offense. That said, Singletary needs to get much better at pass protection. There was one play last week where instead of chipping the LB before heading into the flat, he actually side steps him and gave him a free run at the QB. Resulted in a sack. Our RB’s are shifty, not fast, so when things get tight at the line, I think they struggle to hit the whole before it closes.

So basically Fitz is a shoe in when the time comes?

Jesus. I lived in OKC for a few years and have been to games in Stillwater. People regularly wear Thurman Bills Jerseys on Saturdays for game day. Lots of them. I just assumed he was on their ring of honor. I am shocked that 1. He isn’t already up there, and 2. I didn’t pick up on it before.

I think you’re conflating running style and avoiding contact. Just because Josh doesn’t run like Kyler, Lamar, etc. doesn’t mean he needs to be taking a shoulder from a LB or DB every time he stops. It’s not wild to suggest that Josh should be sliding or stepping out of bounds on 80% of his runs without somebody jumping in and saying “WeLl He IsNt KyLeR mUrRaY aNd He NeVeR WiLl bE”

I dig our uniforms in general, they’re clean the cleanest in the league. I will say I dig the solid colors more than the mixed. But I get it. Blue/Blue and White/White are my two favorites by far. I think the Bills even tried to go red top, white bottoms, at one point, and I still preferred the Red/Red. Or maybe somebody just did a mock here? I don’t know. I am just rambling. It’s that time of year where I am just waiting for the next Sunday for 16 weeks. Everything else is just killing time.

It’s not a narrative it’s a commentary based on careers/history. Lamar is the league MVP. Mahommes is the SB MVP and an absolute stud. Of course they get less criticism for bad throws compared to a guy who has never completed 60% of his passes in a single season at any level. Who also led an NFL offense to a whopping 19 points per game. If/when Allen can start to string together multiple dominant performances and bring his floor up, you will see him get more credit. Until then, that Houston lateral and missing Brown in the EZ wide open are just heaped on to a pile of 100 other bad throws, decisions, etc. We all operate this way. The guys who make less mistakes/perform better at work get more slack when they make mistakes than the guys who seem to commit them regularly. I don’t really get the point. Events don’t happen in a vacuum.

The NFL, as a whole, has dictated to their franchises that it’s allowable. So do you wish that the league managed players like your employer manages you, or do you wish that your employer gave you the ability to take a stand like the NFL does its players?

Just to note.HOF WR and former Bill, James Lofton made that comment. Just to provide some color to the “whoever was calling that game” Not calling it a bad throw. That’s probably what Allen saw. I think the point is the result of the better throw was incredibly valuable comparably.

Our YAC was actually pretty bad yesterday. Diggs had 10 YAC yesterday total on 8 catches. Brown lead the team with 28 YAC on 6 catches. Neither are good. It is still very much lacking in our offense. It’s been one of my larger criticisms of Allen the last two years. He makes things difficult on his receivers to both make the catch and make a ply after it. Granted this is a one week sample size so I have not jumped on it. He deserves a chance to prove he has gotten better this offseason. But I thought it was important to point out that yesterday showed no improvement on that front as you implied. Edit: wanted to add, Josh was better yesterday. Some of that is his improvements. Some of that is surrounding cast. Just was talking about this issue in particular.

All part of the master plan from BB. Lose Brady, bring back JG on the cheap after he flames out in SF. Pats get their next system QB for another 10 years. FML

Your last part nails it. It doesn’t just put some teams in cap purgatory. It puts nearly the entire league outside of a team or two. Which means there are just players who are out of work. And you basically set franchises back years for the sake of 1 years worth of maintaining the same profit $$$ as 2019. I think the NFLPA already approved the $175M floor. I could be wrong. We haven’t seen the specifics in how we get there, which I am sure are mapped out pretty specifically. My guess is it is based on a shortened season. If we can get all 16 games and the playoffs in, the cap is going to stay the same or increase $5-10M. If we get 6 games and no playoffs, we are at $175M. A lot of this will depend on how well the players and teams do with their internal bubbles. If each team can do as well as the NBA with one big bubble, we should be good to go. If NFL players treat this like the MLB they will effing with their own pay. I would guess/hope the NFLPA is shoving this narrative down players throats every day/week.

This is where I am at. I would guess it stays stagnant or close to it at worst. TV money covers 100% of the cap +$60M more. The only reason I can think of as to why the cap would drop so much is that owners are trying to maintain pure profit $$$ so they are cutting cost through salaries. It’s a bad business decision for owners IMO.

I tell my athletes something similar, “first half is temporary, second half is permanent”. Should note, I coach a “racing sport” so it is slightly different.