JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS

I think The Process is to have Allen ready to start next year. In that context, #34 of the top 100 rookies this year would be about right.

omygosh that arm. That cannon arm. "the ball leaps out of his hand"... Give him top quality receivers and he will make the deep strike like we havnt seen since Kelly. He will be so exciting to watch. Maybe he throws some ducks and some INTs, he is also going to throw super long TDs, he is going to force the Defense to loosen up and defend the long ball and give Shady or whomever lots of holes to run through. I cannot wait to see this develop. "as a piece of clay to be molded, he is the best QB" (or something like that) ... and that is EXACTLY what McDermott wants. McDermott wants a piece of clay to mold into his image of the perfect QB. And he knows what that looks like. Add on top of his raw ability, he has openly stated from Draft night on that he wants to "work hard" and "learn" ... 180 degrees out from what Rosen has been about ... there was no choice to make here. The Process has been dreaming about Allen since April 2017. Make no mistake, they got their guy AND HE IS THE RIGHT GUY FOR THEM.

LOL check out the kid to her right ... he's mesmerized

+1 And unlike any of the recent GM/HC combos we've seen, I have no doubt that if Allen doesn't deliver something tangible by the end of the season, McBeane will trade him for a 5th and work on moving up to take a QB next year. So just sit back and trust the process. There really is no alternative.

I was waiting for this ... When done right, Cheerleading is a bona fide sport. It takes talent, hard work, and can actually be quite dangerous. Having that as a part of the entertainment - at appropriate times (e.g., during TV timeout) - would be a positive for the NFL. Unfortunately, that's not the kind of "cheerleading" offered by NFL teams. Having grown women doing silly little dance routines is unnecessary, and ends up being annoying when the actual game is being played. I too am amazed the practice has survived into 2018.

either way, it worked out for BUF. We got our guy and kept the #22. And the Cards got stuck with Rosen.

because Allen was 15 and Brandon is a grown man?

the turning point was when they fired Rex & Whaley and hired McBeane.

young Jim was probably still legally drunk from the night before when he took it. It was a different era. Lots of people didn't take that kind of thing seriously. You didn't need to have a sterling record of standardized test scores to get into college, or to get a good job. Especially a future pro-level athlete. He probably treated it as a complete joke. He's a smart guy, as he showed on the field. Wonder what his score would be in this day and age. I'm guessing similar to Allen.

Guys, Darnold and Mayfield were off the board, it was Allen or Rosen. Allen is a project with huge potential, the difference between him and Rosen is Allen knows he has work to do and is eager to work hard and take direction. Rosen is more ready but thinks he knows more than his coaches and teammates and anyway hey its only football there are more interesting things in life right? Which personality do you think McDermott wants as his QB? Which do you? BTW I would have also been happy taking Jackson at 22 but he was not a #12 pick. So lets say Beane took a non-QB at 12 and Jackson was scooped up before 22 ... would have been a disaster. SO you see Allen was the best possible pick. Moving up didn't cost us that much and locked in a top 4 QB. Grade: A.

This has nothing to do with anything. McBeane picked him over the others for two reasons: 1. Athleticism 2. Work Ethic McDermott is a Work Ethic guy, I think he didn't like Rosen's meh-its-only-football-how-hard-can-it-be attitude. Wonderlic played zero role.

well played, Sir.

I was actually hoping we would draft Jackson with our #22 pick and get both. Why not?

I would love to hear a Rammstein version

Maybe so but both Mayfield and Darnold were gone. We don't know who McBeane's #1 target was. All we know is it wasnt Rosen.

ummm followed by an interception

I hear his twitter jokes are a scream

we have a quality franchise.

check this article out from FEBRUARY http://buffalonews.com/2018/02/26/analyst-says-two-of-nfl-drafts-safest-picks-would-be-fits-with-bills/

I've read other commentators that Allen has unlimited upside and could have been the best QB in the draft. Only time will tell.

thank you. this is more like it.

Almost anything a 16 year old does short of a felony act can and should be forgiven and forgotten, as science has shown teenage brains are not fully developed and a 16 year old literally does not have the capacity to make adult decisions. They neither fully understand what they say or the consequences of their saying it. Believe me, I have two teenagers I know. Some adults are like that too, but once the brain is developed there is no longer an excuse. The guy dredging this up is either a dirt-sucking tool or yes there is an agenda to make Allen fall.

they cannot all be Chroisen

Would a dark horse team trading up & the Bills didn’t surprise you? Does Bruno Mars is gay? WTF does this title even mean? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjQ2LOJ8NHaAhWPiOAKHaC_DOsQFgg0MAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fknowyourmeme.com%2Fmemes%2Fdoes-bruno-mars-is-gay&usg=AOvVaw3vpgecqogedphdWkhVZg_c

Whaley would have traded everything for a higher pick, then ignored all the top QB talent and reached for a middling QB with the "it" factor and screwed us for years to come. We know this because it has already happened. End of thread. (drops mic)