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Russ Brandon/Josh Allen Controversy Timing
Wayne Arnold replied to Gugny's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Oh, yeah. Everyone will totally accept Russ Brandon being to blame for Allen if he busts. -
What this says about WGR and the new BFAN
Wayne Arnold replied to Returntoglory's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Who broke it first? -
RD1, Pick 7: Josh Allen QB - Wyoming
Wayne Arnold replied to SDS's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Because when you watch him play for Wyoming in 2016, his footwork is horrible. He even admitted it throughout the draft process. -
RD1, Pick 7: Josh Allen QB - Wyoming
Wayne Arnold replied to SDS's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
They're right about one thing: Allen isn't ready to start. Because his fundamentals and footwork need so much work. -
Allen supporters said his supporting cast helped explain his poor completion percentage. “Baker Mayfield lost two receivers and he was the same quarterback,” Highsmith said. Uhhhh...Oklahoma replaces 4-5 star players with more 4-5 star players. They are a machine. They could lose the entire roster and come back with the most talented team in the country. I think Mayfield is great...but Oklahoma will still compete for a national championship this season without him. Wyoming is...Wyoming. Think they'll win 8 games and a bowl this season without Allen? This guy works for an NFL franchise. Incredible. Goes to show how dumb people can move up so high in NFL front offices.
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Allen's footwork and mechanics were sooooo bad at Wyoming. Whoever is QB coach there should be fired. That's why I don't think Allen will be ready to play in 2018. He needs a full year of practicing his footwork to the point where he doesn't even think about it while the bullets are flying. Muscle memory. Daboll knows exactly how important that is to an NFL QB, working with Brady all those years.
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He plays a lot of hero ball, which has killed his statistics. He probably thought he needed to do that because of Wyoming's disadvantages. But he can't do that in the NFL. He'll quickly play his way out of the league if he lacks the proper amount of wisdom.
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Bills UDFA signings & Rookie minicamp invitees
Wayne Arnold replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Five-star recruit out of high school, signed with Oklahoma. Played two seasons there, transferred to A&M. Ford's career started in Oklahoma, but midway through his five years on campus, it was time for a change. The five-star recruit and top-10 running back prospect nationally joined the Sooners in 2013, getting some carries during his 10 games of action (23 carries, 134 yards, one touchdown). The following year, he started three of eight games played, making an impact as a rusher (63 carries, 369 yards, five touchdowns) and receiver (11 receptions, 140 yards, one touchdown). Ford was suspended during 2015 spring practices, however, for academic and team rules violations. He stated that Sooners running back coach Jay Boulware treated him like he was "in high school." A transfer to A&M was in the cards, and he was named the team's Offensive Scout Team MVP while redshirting the fall of 2015. Ford started nine games in his first year of action with the Aggies, playing in all 13 to rush for 669 yards and six scores on 126 carries (five receptions, 81 yards). Overview Ford is a one-speed, straight ahead runner who looks to duck his head and ground out yardage through physicality. His lack of vision and elusiveness puts a cap on what he can offer a team as a runner, but he does have NFL size and a chance to earn a roster spot if he can prove to be a tough yardage specialist with plus coverage ability on coverage teams. Strengths Scouts say he loves football and is willing to put good effort into practices Determined runner with good NFL size Can bulldoze forward as a pile mover Has enough footwork to make an initial tackler miss Consistently drops pad level and accelerates into contact helping him finish falling forward Not a dynamic pass catcher, but can handle basic receiving duties out of backfield Possesses size and toughness to handle blitz pickup on passing downs Weaknesses Lacks finesse and can be a bull when running in constricted tighter creases Tight-hipped in his cuts and isn't going to run with much knee or hip bend in general Has to gear down to make his cuts Single speed runner Can make the first guy miss at times, but doesn't have the agility to string moves together Vision is somewhat basic and doesn't show an innate feel for backside cutback opportunities Sources Tell Us "I don't think he's always easy to deal with for coaches and that is certainly what I got from Oklahoma when I asked about him in there. He has good size and is tough which is what we look for." - NFC area scout
