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BB had a LONG dry spell where his drafts were pretty bad. I would say the last 2 are looking good, especially the sophomore class which got a TON of playing time last year like Dugger at Safety, and Uche at LB.. as for this trade getting a 4th for a player who has been injury prone since his rookie year and who was probably going to get cut seems like a good haul. BB may riff on draft picks but unlike a lot of other coaches he seems quicker to admit when he made a bad pick.

I agree about how lose the helmet was on. That flew right off. I see Smith bending his head but it’s towards fields not away. (Obviously IMO). Mind you if that had been Allen receiving the exact same hit I dare say 90% on this board would be calling for a huge suspension of whoever did the hit. Now I don’t think he meant to light him up like that (helmet to helmet) and if I was a Bears fan I’d be just as angry at the lack of O line protection. (I don’t think anyone touched The Bills guy on the way in)

I just don’t believe in Jackson as a QB he relies way way to much on his feet. I could be wrong though.

I’ve watched that video 5 times and Fields never even saw him coming! He never lowered his head and the hit was high and reckless. That get you suspended in the regular season.

How I see it: Baltimore — going regress more as people have figured out Jackson is just a running QB. (8-9 record they are swept by Cleveland and Pitt) Dolphins - Regress as Tua struggles a lot and takes his bumps (7-10) Chargers — O still excels but their D still stinks and 1 great pass rusher still doesn’t change that but they improve because of their QB. (10-7) Pitt — starts hot as usual but falls fast ends the year with a 9-8 record Cleveland - Wins the division with a 12-4 record KC — is the Alpha again of the AFC with a 15-1 record. Vegas — D is meh and oh is meh.. they lose games they shouldn’t (5-12) Colts — find out their new QB truly sucks and they lose a lot, people are shocked but they will have a top 3 draft pick. Bills — barring injury they should roll to the 2 seed I say probably 13-4 maybe 12-5.

Lol you were not the only person say something like that. also isn’t that what I said “Trubisky can do the job if Allen gets injured”. also I totally disagree on Trubisky just because that man shrinks when it’s crunch time. There is a reason he is a backup.. but hey it’s ok to disagree.. My point is simple. with Trubisky you lose to the Pats and Dolphins at least once each. Both D are just to good and he is to mistake prone to not expect that to continue.. (Assuming Tua takes a normal step and Jones is under center for NE.) I am biased I see Jones being the second best QB in the division and I don’t expect him to start week 1 lol..

Did you see the talent level on the 2000 Patriots? I saw it ranked from 30 to 32 in talent… and BB still got that scrub of a team to 7-9 and they lost 2 or 3 games that they just shouldn’t have. Now with Talent and hopefully competent QB Play they could win 10 to 12 games maybe.

There are a few on here who think Trabisky could do the job if Allen is injured. I 100% disagree. I also think the Bills be good without Diggs but not SB good.

I agree, but with both your a SB contender. That’s why I consider it derailed. The only question I have is what Defense shows up for the Bills.

Not lose a game, lose one of your two best players in Diggs or Allen. Sorry I should know better than to write something half asleep lol. I don’t think it’s outrageous to say that would derail the season, just like if KC loses Mahomes or Kelce their season is derailed..

I have faith in Jones, I think he could manage the O fine and keep from making the big mistake while taking advantage of any turnovers the D gets. this team is built a lot like 2001 team for the D to win games and for the O not to screw it up with bad turnovers. (In other words I see Jones being able play like Brady did in 2001, Brady wasn’t the week one starter for us that year either lol) I know the Pats can beat the Chiefs, hell the should have last year! The Bills are the only team in the AFC that I am unsure of and that’s because of the Allen and Diggs connection. The Bills lose either one for any reason and your season is derailed big time! Stevenson isn’t going anywhere, he was a 3rd round draft pick this year.. the Pats draft LOOKS like it is going be very good this year!

He has looked great in practice to and has actually out performed Newton. I wish people stop comparing a 5th round bust to a kid who went 15th overall and lead a team to a national title. Will he be great or good? No one knows but he looks damn good right now. Will he mess up? Of course! All rookies do!

True, but all we have to go on are preseason games.. I think the Pats are probably a top WR and perhaps CB (if Gilmore doesn’t sign) from being a contender. He won’t trade him now but when a team is desperate and need a TE they will before the deadline for at least a 1st if not more.

Folk is out with an “injury” which is BB talk for “I want give this kid a nice long look it’s your job week 1.”

I’m not shocked.. that was a nasty injury he had I am sure a lot of stuff is off like timing and anticipation.

Drop passes stink but happen! But let’s say the drops were average for the team i guess it raises theQBR to mid to upper 70’s? Another thing Allen didn’t have was a good line that year.. in the 4 games I watched him play he was running for his life a lot. (At least that’s what it looked like to me)

I by no means was trying say Allen is not a very good QB. I think a few on here took my use of his first year QBR as an insult to him. I was just trying to point out rookie QBs rarely light it up. I hope for Bills fans you are right about Allen as everything only time will tell. The division is Buffalos for the near future at least, I don’t expect Jones be capable of hanging with Allen for at least a full year if he ever can. (That means a full year being a starter so be more like season 3)

McNabb I never really considered mobile but he only played 4 complete seasons and was below average after 9 yrs. Young Didn’t start till 1992(When Montana left)and was done by 1999 (6 years) again his entire career 4 complete seasons played. Dang I didn’t know Cunningham was around 15 years, but again only 4 where he played every game. Of all the Mobile QBs I can think of, only John Elway and Steve Young ever won the SB before Mahomes and what all three have in common.. they were/are a pocket passer who can run. I don’t see enough of Allen to know what he is as a QB. Cam Newton had a cannon for an arm coming out of college! His knock was the same as Allen’s.. his accuracy was suspect if not awful! (Newton that is, I believe the word they use for Allen was RAWtalent)But his arm strength was never the issue..

Ya my projections are just way off.. I mean Vegas has them at 9 wins so dang I am crazy thinking they could have 9 to 10 wins, just a total homer thing. But hey I am sure you and E are smarter than Vegas with the 7 prediction. I love how you compare a 5th round QB going to a club poorly run at the time to a 1st round QB going to a very well run organization. They are not even close to the same. what’s really funny is how scared Bills fans sound. Jones could be a stud, hell he could be a dud.. all we know from preseason game one is he makes quick reads and throws the ball extremely accurate.

Ya because Allen in year one was seeing the field that well his first preseason game. (Sigh) but as usual you missed the entire point.. it is very very rare for a rookie QB to come in and light it up and have a high QBR. as for your video, let’s see how he looks after running around like that for 5 years.. so far Mobil QBs historically have a much shorter shelf life than pocket passers. (See Newton,Cam) Just because it’s the latest NFL craze doesn’t mean that will change.

Unlike Josh, I don’t see Jones starting. Also the schedule is easier this year and they won 7 with Newton last year and a much harder schedule. Pshht I could be wrong and you could be right.. I am just going to cheer and have fun..

What’s funnier I have been here longer than you a long time Bills fan. It’s football man smile enjoy it.. heck maybe see a game if they don’t lock our butts up again!

Lol it’s the first preseason game! They have had like 4 padded practices. I don’t expect Cam to improve much between now and opening day, but Jones will and for his first live action against NFL caliber D he did pretty well with the second squad. also I find it funny a Bills fan makes fun of a rookie QB rating of a 78.2 when your now superstar QB had a 66 for his rookie year. Which should tell you WBR doesn’t tell you everything.

He was drafted in 1993, and really became consistently good in 1996 for like 4 years.

Lol it’s the first pre season game! No one looks awesome in those games and if Brady was still here he wouldn’t even have dressed for it. That said Jones looked the better of the two starting QBs and he had what would have been a TD dropped by Wilkerson. Heck he had like 3 passes dropped. He also showed quick decision making all night and actually had the Pats O the closest it has come to resembling when Brady was here. Oh and he did it with mostly the second group. Oh and the starting D had zero points scored on them.. Are the Pats challengers this year? Not unless Buffalo has injuries or your D is sub par. (I suspect neither) I again suspect the Pats win 10-12 games just based off of the schedule. They may be a wild card team but they need another reliable WR if not elite WR on O to have a chance contend and of course Jones would have to prove to be good. The D is going win most of the games this year. Lmao you do realize Zola’s is a former Patriot QB and backed up Bledsoe for years.. he is more a homer than anyone. He is the color guy for the radio announcers for games up here.. I am sure Buffalo has the same kind of homer announcers, that’s their job to rah rah the home crowd.. although Zola’s slammed Newton HARD last year. Actually having a Terrible QB for the first time since 1996 was what screwed us up. Lol