The only sure fire way to get Allen to stop running is to take him off the field - something the Bills may want to consider in the fourth quarter when a game is in hand.
From Football Outsiders:
There's "betting on yourself" and then there's "Leave that heap of roulette winnings on the table. I'm gonna play Powerball instead!"
I didn't hear anyone complaining when these players represented themselves in contract negotiations:
https://www.gobankingrates.com/net-worth/sports/nfl-players-negotiated-own-contracts-did/
What's the difference? Lamar Jackson is a starting quarterback who has won the MVP - the amount of money involved is staggeringly different. And I don't know if he's smart or not, but a 13 Wonderlic score doesn't suggest Rhodes Scholar material. I hope [and expect] that - even if he doesn't have an agent - he's got a top contract attorney working on the language.
Umm, so when does the team fly out? Ordinarily, I think it would be Wednesday, but being the first game of the season and across the country, I could see leaving earlier than normal.
No, they booed him both first and second possession, but there are like 5000 people there, and Jacksonville is not exactly the most woke, or passionate, fan base.
The posts on the Brown's message boards are pretty disturbing on this subject. I guess the only ones left to post on this issue are the "deniers", saner Browns fans having gone elsewhere or simply chosen not to post, but it is a fearsome echo-chamber and an insight into human psychology and fandom.
So much information - and misinformation out there in the weeks leading up to the draft. How paranoid would Beane be about his real intentions in the early rounds - if he had his eye on a specific player, wanted to move up or down, etc., would he keep that to himself and McDermott? I would...