GunnerBill

That is fair but the worst season affecting injury he has had was vs the Jets in 2022 in Dorsey's offense. And it is a fact that 2022 despite a game fewer than a couple of other seasons was his highest total rushing attempts. Those are also reality.

I think you are just more sensitive to it. Every forum I visit more than half the topics after a defeat are about the Quarterback or the Coach.

It's a fan forum for an NFL team. Quarterback and Head Coach. That is what gets talked about. It isn't just our forum. It's 99% of them. Just tune out the nonsense and don't let the serious stuff wind you up.

I don't think it did though. His worst season affecting injury came in that offense and he ran more than any other year in that offense. I contend it is just your perception.

It is possible to think all of: - Joe Brady is better than Ken Dorsey; - That the Bills offense was severely lacking talent in the skill positions and could struggle; - Allen is clearly being let down but also sucked in the first half against Houston.

Ha, I think he is wrong when he says "second half was no better". But the plays he was breaking down in the video were first half.

That is why teams are trying to take it away. Roquan Smith openly said as much and Houston followed suit.

That wouldn't surprise me because the last two games Baltimore and Houston have been very deliberate in saying "if you wanna throw out there, go ahead, we'll take our chances, you are not beating us with tight ends and slot guys in the middle of the field."

It was actually to flood the middle of the field and make us beat them to the outside.

Correct. I remember Rodgers started one of his MVP years with a stinker against the Saints in which he was atrocious. There was the famous KC game for Brady after which Belichick was asked if he would be reviewing the Quarterback position in the same presser as "we're on to Cincinnati". Great Quarterbacks have bad games. When they do it is fine to say so. I don't get why some people are so sensitive about it.

They are two separate points. You can criticise a player for playing poorly and still not think they are a problem going forward. You don't have to think someone is a problem for the long term to criticise them. Criticising Josh Allen for Sunday, first half especially, is legitimate. I don't think anyone here is arguing he is a top 5 concern on the team going forward. That would be insane. But he didn't play well on Sunday and probably bears more of the blame for the defeat than in any game since the Jets opener last year.

I'm sorry if you don't think Josh was bad in the first half on Sunday I don't know what to tell you. Did he get a ton of help? No. But Josh Allen played poorly and most of that poorly was on Josh Allen. Especially first half. I'm a little different than Simms on the second half in that I think Josh generally made better decisions and more accurate throws, but the first half there is just no getting around it. He was bad. And I have watched the all22.

Simms has it right. First half Josh was just flat out bad. He wasn't as bad second half. He was okay second half, nowhere near his brilliant best, but okay.

Two reasons: 1. If you get it wrong as a defense there is generally someone wide open and unlike with a blitz where you might rush the throw you are vulnerable. Gotta have confidence in your coaching and your execution to pull it off. 2. Not every oline is as baffled as the Bills were in Baltimore. And even if you execute if the offense can pick it up you have an unathletic DL stuck in coverage.

The Ravens didn't blitz a ton actually. They pressured a ton. But a lot of those were 4 man pressures. What they were doing well was disgusing who was coming so they'd rush a DB and drop a DE for example. And the Bills were confused and unable to identify and communicate.

I was including him in the trade up options, but fair he was generally seen a half tier below the top 3. @Kirby Jackson and I talked about that in another thread yesterday. I was 50/50 on the idea of give up a 2nd rounder to go late teens for BTJ pre-draft because he is a bit one trick pony. But if you'd given me a choice between that or two small trade downs and Coleman Id definitely have gone up for Thomas. His one trick is the thing this offense is sorely lacking. A genuine vertical separator outside.

Definitely Rapp. He is the best of a bad bunch on the evidence so far. I'd be tempted to stick with Bishop next to him but think they both want to play more as a strong safety.

We either needed to go UP for one of the sure things or buy two lottery tickets from the 2nd/3rd tier guys.

Yea Mills was a serviceable run blocker but stiff as anything in the pass game. Groy was benched just after. Miller and Duccase were bad.

I disagree. You can be the real deal and not overcome a team that talentless. Josh didn't really overcome it either. He survived it. Which allowed him to overcome later.

They were. Baltimore did too. The book is out now. The Bills have to prove they can beat you there or else teams will keep doing it.

I'm not, I just think the Patriots priority HAS to be Maye. Losing some of your vets because you are playing Brissett doesn't matter. Most of those guys have no role to play in your hopeful climb back to relevance. They have to get Maye in at the right point when he has a chance to get is feet wet, there is no pressure because the season is sunk, and even if it goes badly or is uneven you can't get too beaten up physically or down mentally that you go into 2025 already expecting failure. I don't think they are at that point yet. I'd be waiting another 4 or 5 games personally UNLESS the oline magically improves before then.

Completely. That was what triggered this thread. It should be easier to pass on 1st down. It should especially be that way when you are primarily a run on first down team. And yet through the last two games the Bills are (cumulative) on 1st down passes 6-18 for 15 yards. That is unspeakably bad.

I don't think as bad as that Bills line was it was getting trashed the way the Pats line is so far this year. They did at least have a building block of sorts in Dion although I know he struggled a bit in his second year. Also just because Josh overcame it doesn't mean everyone will.

And it was an old roster even among what was left. That was more my point rather than them being bad per se... it was still McCourty, Gilmore, Edelman, Brady, Chung, White, Collins etc...