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There are other threads on the topic but this very well may be a monumental day for our franchise so I felt as though it deserved its own thread. Why is this day so important? Today, the draft's most polarizing prospect will be on display at Wyoming's Pro Day: Josh Allen. He has the natural talent that makes scouts and GM's pants tight. He is still very much in the discussion at #1 and a big day today could have huge ramifications for our draft. Pros: As we saw at the combine, Allen has the "wow factor" that really pops in person. He's huge at 6'5" 240 with over 10" hands. To go with that size, he has impressive athleticism that will also be on display. It is believed he will run a 4.6 in the 40 (he ran 4.76 at the combine). When you see him live, you can't help but be impressed. The ball whizzes through the air and there is an audible pop when it hits the receivers hands. He can easily throw 80 yards in the air and we have all seen the video of him throwing it 50 yards from his knees and hitting the goalpost. When you put it all together, it's quite the impressive product. Will it be enough to impress Cleveland at the top of the draft? Cons: On the other side of the discussion, Allen seems to have just as many detractors as he does supporters. He checks all of the boxes of a franchise QB except for when it comes to putting it all together on the field. He has struggled at times with accuracy, decision making, and interceptions. Scouts will tell you that his struggles are a result of not having a supporting cast around him and Allen trying to do too much on his own. Wyoming obviously doesn't get the best of the best when it comes to recruiting. Allen himself was not highly recruited coming out of high school and had to go the Junior College route before landing at Wyoming, his only full-ride D1 offer. But when you draft a player that high, you want to see a good history of success at the position. It's widely believed that accuracy is a big indicator of success at the next level and Allen's career 56% completion percentage leaves a lot to be desired. Typically 60% is the cutoff. There are examples of QB's with poor completion percentage having success in the NFL (Favre, Vick) but the majority flame out. His decision making has also been an issue. For every big play, there seems to be two plays that leave you scratching your head wondering "what the heck was he thinking?" During his junior year, 4% of his passes were intercepted. Lucky for him, he throws the ball so hard that a lot of the int's were dropped. He might not be so lucky at the next level. Draft Ramifications: Despite some of the knocks against him, Josh Allen just looks the part of an NFL franchise QB. He has the prototypical traits that teams, especially cold weather teams, look for. It is believed that Sam Darnold was able to solidify the top spot in the draft with an impressive Pro Day on Wednesday, but a lot of draft analysts say that it's not a done deal and with a big day Josh Allen might still be in that conversation. Allen definitely has the talent to really put on a show today and it will be interesting to see how it goes. Be sure to tune in to NFL Network at 2pm to see for yourself! Let's just imagine a scenario where Josh Allen absolutely blows people away today. Cleveland may decide this kid is far too talented to pass up at 1. With Tyrod at QB, they may feel they have the time to develop Allen and they may decide that the risk is well worth the reward. A decision like that would send shockwaves throughout the entire draft. Now Darnold and Rosen, who many feel are the top two QB's, are pushed down the draft board. With Darnold available at 2, is that enough to entice Beane to go all in and make the deal with the Giants? It would be costly, possibly 3x #1 picks. Or perhaps Rosen is their target and they are now able to get him at pick #4 in a trade with Cleveland. It would still be costly but not nearly as costly as going to #2. That would represent a tremendous value to be able to get the QB that many feel is the best in the draft at pick 4. Or maybe Beane lets it play out and the Broncos pick Mayfield over Rosen and then he is available at 6 and maybe it only costs your 1sts and one of your 2nd's to get him. Or if you are a Mayfield fan, with Rosen sitting there at 5 that might be too attractive for the Broncos to pass up and so Mayfield falls. The possibilities are endless but the fact of the matter is that as Bills fans we should all be rooting for Josh Allen today. If a lot of the mock drafts are to be believed, he very well may be our next QB. At the very least he might be attractive enough to other teams where they decide he is worth the risk and then other more popular options fall to us. Be sure to tune in to NFL Network at 2pm to watch it live. It should be quite the show!!!

a lot of people have Josh Allen at 1 or at the very least 2-3. this guy is letting his bias show

These greats probably had way more good throws than bad throws in those games too. Peterman looked completely inadequate. These are not good comparisons

Not entirely true. Pretty much everyone and their mother was at their bowl game including John Elway and tons of other GM's and scouts. Also, obviously everyone was at the senior bowl for the whole week and he met with the team then. They also saw him at the combine and met with him there. There will be scouts there at his pro day today and I'm sure the private workout will be in the next few days where they will also take him out to dinner and really get to know him. Maybe they didn't go to any regular season games but that's not really necessary because there's film and all of these other opportunities to see him live as well

Yikes

did you feel that way when Josh Rosen was tearing things up his freshman year? nobody had even heard of redshirt Sam Darnold back then. he was only playing at USC because Rosen wanted to go to a good school so he turned them down

they were using the houston astrodome as a model, a stadium which has long been demolished and gone lol

waiting for the Johnny Manziel PARTIES at university of san diego post that is sure to follow this report

keep in mind he is a rookie at this. i know people like to think he walks on water and can do no wrong but he is still trying to figure things out. it's very likely that he underestimated the situation and now we are on the outside looking in

yes that's exactly what happened. Beane has shown that he is a shrewd negotiator similar to what we have heard about Gettleman. look at the Mccarron contract. he lowballs the crap out of people and then waits it out. i think in this case it backfired. he underestimated the desperation of the Jets and the willingness of the Colts to get a trade done before the draft

back then the team was worth about as much as you would spend on a mid size car today. Ralph was well to do but he was no Pegula. the AFL was hanging on by a thread. because of sacrifices they made back then we have a league to talk about today so we can't judge

knowing Jets would be taking a QB at 6 they could have traded back up to 7 to get a player using some of the picks we gave them. or we could have traded up to 7 as part of a 3 way trade. we were able to offer more than the Jets so it doesn't make sense that they beat us to the punch

Ralph is cheap. I'm very generous

trade up to 3. oh wait... but seriously, not sure how they let the Jets beat them to the punch. 12, 22, 53, 65, next year's 2nd is more than what the Jets offered and sounds agreeable to get the 2nd QB, a QB that in any other year would be #1.

i'm assuming they are rich and paid for the damages and then some so all is well. i still suspect drugs but it sounds like it will be hard to prove without any evidence

the charges have been DROPPED?

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oh no, they're on to me

first post, interesting. Baker is that you? big fan of your crotch grab. if you do that to Tom Brady they will build a statue of you in front of New Era Field

In the OP's defense I don't think he meant to say trade for Russel Wilson now because only an idiot would think that was a possibility. He meant to say we should build a time machine and go back to the 2012 draft and select Wilson instead of TJ Graham. That is a far more likely scenario

Did he finish saving the world already? That was fast

Oh my well then

Also breathes air and drinks water but I didn't want to add that and give too much away

Because he murdered people and left dna evidence. I get it!

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