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18 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:
The thing is Josh Allen didn't go to the Senior bowl and throw the football as hard as he could... he wanted to throw catchable footballs
All those guys on that list absolutely we're just chucking it as hard as they could.. I've seen Malik Willis... If he reached that he probably put every single thing he had in his body and more
Josh didn't even try to throw 66 miles an hour
Yeah. Watching Willis's highlights I saw some nice 30 yard posts where he fit the ball in with some velocity. Never, ever, have I seen a QB rip a frozen rope from 40 yards out, in less than 1.5 seconds like Josh did in preseason to Gabe, and against the Broncos to Kumerow. He doesn't step into his long throws, usually, and only took a step to hit Davis on that 65-yarder. His longest throw is 85 air yards (not in-game), and I'm willing to bet that, in Denver, he could hit 90. His arm strength is other-worldly. It'll be a long time before we see a stronger arm- if we ever do.
4 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:Any idea where the "Malik Willis much better athlete" statement is coming from?
I don't get that one. Watching the highlights he runs a lot like Josh. Picks up speed around the corner, big strides when he gets moving, breaks tackles, gets caught from behind.
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1 hour ago, Richard Noggin said:
I don't really care about the numbers.
What I saw down the stretch was consecutive, historically elite performances logged by #17 when it mattered most. We all watched him, beginning in the 2nd half in Tampa Bay, ascend to a new paradigm. It wasn't linear, this ascension, but it was unmistakable. What we saw in the playoffs was unprecedented.
Yeah. Something clicked for him. Something big.
...SSJ2?
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3 hours ago, Doc said:
I thought it was a thread about constipation.
Same.
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I don't know how in-depth they get, but I know when coaches get hired they typically call up the QB of that side of the ball (i.e. a new OC calls up the QB and a new DC calls up the MLB or whatever leader on D).
I'm sure that's not just to say, "hi I'm the new OC. How's the fam?" They almost definitely talk about their philosophy and plans moving forward. I'm sure the coach can't like, assign any work, but the player probably gets an idea of what what they should start looking at, if they so choose.
...all speculation. I don't have the rule book in front of me. Hopefully this is useful, contextually.
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4.63s for a corner? Lol. McD really is a CB whisperer.
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2 hours ago, MJS said:
Yeah, but he was running Roman's system since Roman started as our offensive coordinator that year. So yeah, I guess he has limited play calling experience.
Roman was fired and Lynn promoted specifically for play-calling purposes. The hope was that Lynn would recognize the situation and call the plays faster. There was no proof that he would, but he certainly showed that after the promotion.
But the point is, Lynn's limited stint as an OC was specifically evaluated on his ability to call plays. ...and that makes sense, since, as you said, he didn't even do the design side of things.
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27 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:
He absolutely does at times…. He injured one of KCs corners by doing exactly that.
True. I was a little confused by that post. Sure Allen gets down and out of the way more than Cam, but when he knows he needs another yard, he not only stays up, but he punishes whoever tries to tackle him. Didn't he stiff arm a linebacker out of bounds after a run?
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4 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:
[pssst! Hey, bud, wanna get high on some ‘JoshAllen’? Better’n coke, Snack ‘n Ex combined! You won’t come down til Tuesday!
What stands out to me is that even with his regular season "slump" this year, he made even more spectacular plays.
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4 minutes ago, MJS said:
Does he have play calling experience? I don't think he has been a coordinator before.
That is partly why I thought it was crazy that anyone made him a head coach. He basically went from a Running Backs coach to a head coach. I think that was a disservice to him, honestly. He was not ready to be a head coach.
Huh? He was our OC.
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19 minutes ago, Doc said:
Any QB with mobility and a strong arm will be called "potentially be the next Josh Allen." When there is so much more to Josh.
It's silly because there have been mobile QBs with strong arms for years. That's not what makes Josh Josh.
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11 hours ago, BruceVilanch said:
Well I'm sure the vet appreciates it. If I got to go to the Superbowl the last thing I would care about is if it was for marketing. But in my experience from the military I probably would have gotten my leave denied for some dumb reason.
100% chance I wouldn't have the career I have now without the military. But I missed the "incredible pay" portion in my enlistment.
Yeah I totally disagree with that post. There's nothing great about an Army career unless you're doing what you grew up wanting to do, and even then there's no "incredible pay," lol. If you want the incredible pay you better be ready for 30 years and a commission and hope to make General before they push you out.
Other than that, the Army can be a great tool to get a great job, like you and me, but if you don't have a plan and just stay in enlisted, you're absolutely giving up a better career.
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When critics said Josh Allen could ruin a GM's career, they didn't mean it this way.
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47 minutes ago, astb41 said:
Awesome uniform combos, just what I was hoping for!
field paint looking awesome as well!
Those logo nuts are thorough.
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I have to come back to this because it's bother tf out of me, the more I think about it.
The defense the OP describes is the same one we executed vs KC the first time. The only difference is, we rushed 4 and dropped 7, because our strength is in coverage and our weakness is in pass rush. There was a spy- Edmunds- who, not only spied, but repeatedly cut off the crossover throw. It was genius, and we, actually, are the best equipped team in the NFL to run it. Edmunds is like 8 feet tall and fast, so, serves in that role perfectly. We were able to run this scheme the first time because we had White. We couldn't do that the second time because we didn't have him, and still need 4 on the line for any hope of pressure.
...The variation of 8 vs 7 and 3 vs 4 may make up some difference for some who have better DL, who could try to use that against Allen, but spies don't really work on him. So they're back to just playing the same thing as last year- drop 7, rush 4, and hope. I get the premise of the OP, but the specific wrinkle that confounded Mahomes, in this particular case, is one of those areas that Allen separates himself athletically. They ARE different QBs, and not every defense will work vs both. Doing the same thing DCs did all last year and adding a spy is like taking a player off the field, for Allen.
Does this mean someone won't find something else, just for him? No. I'm curious to see what it might be. Ask Bill Belichick if he can think of any other defenses to try. But the proposed plan won't work unless Allen fails to recognize it for a bit.
I'm sorry, but, the OP isnt so reasonable just because it tempers expectations, as it assumes Allen is Mahomes. He isn't. He's a VERY special talent. It's okay to admit that. The more time that passes, the more his wild success becomes the most reasonable expectation. Positive expectations are not irrational ones.
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2 hours ago, teef said:
that was my initial thought too...until some posters showed me stats letting me know that josh would play like he had two broken legs if the playoffs were in buffalo.
Only two? It's the third one that counts.
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3 hours ago, beebe said:
He's referring to Mathieu (injury on opening series) and Fenton (key DB for Chiefs). Both were hugely important. Mathieu's absence led to the terrible Dan Sorensen being on the field; and Fenton's injury enabled Mike Hughes to play significant snaps. He got absolutely torched.
Mathieu and Fenton both returned vs Bengals. Sorensen played just 12 snaps, Hughes played just one.
Quite honestly, reading this forum, I would expect nothing less than 5000 yards, 40 TDs and single-digit INTs from Allen in 2022. 🙂
Those numbers aren't uncharted territory in this league anymore. I expect that his numbers will approach that, simply because I expect him to adapt faster to what DCs throw at him than he did this past year. His processing should continue to improve.
In other words, it really doesn't matter what defense they put out there- you can always get them out of it, if you understand the situation. I expect he'll be better at said understanding next year.
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3 minutes ago, beebe said:
I'm sure they did. And many teams in fairness had some success. The Jags kept the Bills out of the end zone. The Falcons limited Allen to 120 passing yards and three INTs. The Colts' Matt Eberflus earned himself extra attention after he forced Allen into a horrible game in a Colts rout. Even the Jets made him look pedestrian for a half. Based on what I read, it seems Bills fans expect a continuation of the playoff performances. And that simply isn't going to happen. This league is too damn hard.
So what you're saying is, "don't be surprised if Josh struggles to adjust to the latest way to stop him and mahomes, just like they both did this year?" Your OP makes it seem as though you're uncovering a new phenomenon.
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2 minutes ago, beebe said:
I think most Bills fans assume the stats will remain on an upward trajectory and that the next step is "Josh Allen is unstoppable." Chiefs fans thought the same with Mahomes. I'm seeing similar coverage now with Burrow and Herbert. Please note: Regress doesn't mean Josh Allen sucks! Mahomes is a better QB in 2022 than he was in 2018. But he will never again put up the numbers he did his first year in the league. I think it took him some time to confront that reality.
Right.
....but he didn't have an upward trajectory this year. His passing stats were slightly lower, as he learned to cope with the same exact issues Mahomes did. You think DCs didn't spend all offseason trying to stop the MVP runner-up from last year?
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4 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said:
We’ve done that short kick all year.
Exactly. In this particular case, Payton doesn't know that Bass regularly practices short kicks and that we drafted a talented kicker so that we'd have all of the different options in the kicking game that he gives us. This was not an issue of distrust in the kicker. I think McD trusts Bass more than most.
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3 hours ago, Boatdrinks said:
I’m obviously biased, but I my eyes tell me that Allen at his best is just a bit better than the others. Some of it is freak physicality and some of it is will to win.
I really don't think any of them want it as badly. I also don't think any of them hate losing as much as him.
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His son is a fan.
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1 minute ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
They need to dump the game and make it all skills competition.
Well that'd be completely unfair. Allen would have like 15 trophies.
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I don't think we should fire McDermott. He's a steady hand and a good leader. He just needs to keep hiring the right staff. It's not really his job to be clever and coordinate offense or defense.
...but I'll say this: he's extremely fortunate to have Josh Allen. In the same vein, his quarterback just gifted him a Lombardi, and his lauded DC couldn't do his job for 13 seconds. That falls squarely on McDermott, and he needs to be better- right now; not in 5 years. At a certain point he and his staff need to start making the right decisions before learning from the wrong ones.
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