Sammy Watkins' Rib

Last weeks Colts game the refs called a combined 4 penalties for a total of 17 yards. 2 for 10 on the colts and 2 for 7 on the Bills. I loved how that game was called. This week will probably be completely different. But as long as it is fair for both teams I'll be good with it. Allen has been a roughing the passer magnet throughout his career. Just hope he is careful running the ball today.

The only downside of going to the Chargers is you have to face Mahomes and Andy Reid twice a year. That of course could actually end up benefitting the Bills. If those two teams can split their head to heads most year it could help the Bills lock up the #1 seed in future years.

Should be a bannable offense to have bumped this thread at this time.

Hopefully Allen is trending in the right direction. He cut the fumbles down a lot this year. Credited with 9 but remember one of those is really on Moss. He was a fumbling machine his first two years. Much less so this year. I'll take 8-10 fumbles a year with everything Allen gives us. Maybe that number will go even lower next year. Give him a mulligan on the Jets game where he had two fumbles right out the gate and it wasn't a bad year at all.

It's crazy how bad those guys were. Andre Holmes...totally forgot about that dude. And he may have been our most consistent receiver that year!

Pray harder.

Tomlin always one of the more aggressive coaches decides to go all conservative at one of the worst times. Go figure.

If memory serves me right snow was never really a problem for Brady all the years he's played in New England and the AFC East. Wind is another story.

What's the line if it's the Steelers?

Here is the article: https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/4/24/17271686/josh-allen-nfl-draft-2018-stats-analysis-comparisons I agree with the bolded. And that's why hopefully many GM's will swing and miss when trying to find the next Josh.

A Josh hating duche. Former player. His brother is a o- lineman on the Chiefs.

I'll forward you the article once I can find it. Or if someone else has it they can post it. Why are you so concerned about Josh being an anomaly? I actually think it is bad ass he is this huge anomaly.

There is an article out there from the 2018 draft. Something like "For Josh to succeed Math will have to be wrong". It was posted again on this board earlier this week. With regards to Aikman and Bradshaw etc. you still have to compare what they were doing their first season or two vs. their peers. Josh is an anomaly. And I'm totally cool with that. The Josh haters like Geoff Schwartz and the like can go kick sand.

He is an outlier. Based on his college production anyway. I agree his first two seasons in the NFL were far better than he is given credit for. The interesting thing about Allen in college vs the NFL is that most players, QB's especially, do not dominate games with their legs and mobility more at the NFL level than they do at the collegiate level. Allen is one of the rare players that has become more dominant with his legs at the next level. Usually it is a wash or players are athleticism is not has effective at the NFL level. The game was completely different in Bradshaw and Aikman's day. I'm guessing adjusting for inflation in QB efficiency Allen has improved a great deal more since his first year over guys like Bradshaw and Aikman.

I think the point is teams are going to be drafting those guys with size, mobility and a rocket arm regardless of the school they played at and their success. Josh was as big a boom or bust player that has ever entered the league. Get ready for a lot of busts if other GM's pick players with Allen's college resume.

I thought Rivers was fine. He airmailed those last two passes on the sideline I guess because he didn't like the coverage and didn't want to make a risky throw. Probably like him to make the risky throws their to try to get a completion. But by that point of the game the Colts were in a pretty rough spot without the ability to complete anything in bounds. So take away those two plays Rivers was great including in the 4th quarter to bring his team back. He had a 91 QBR. Much better than his 94 passer rating. His receivers had some big time drops. Was really the only way our defense could stop them on 3rd down is if their receivers didn't make the play.

I think he's talking about a different Brown throw. The one along the sideline. The drop by Brown was over the middle. The sideline throw was thrown too high. Tough throw but Josh has been making a ton of them. Two yesterday to Davis even. On a side note, Brown 4 targets and 0 catches. Disappointing after he looked pretty good last week in his first game back. But Luckily Davis is stepping up like he has most of the season so far.

Just checked the box score again. Rivers had a 91.9 QBR to a 93.5 passer rating. Rivers balled out yesterday. Colts receivers had some timely drops that really bailed out our defense. Seemed we couldn't stop them at all on 3rd down yesterday. But the Colts shot themselves in the foot a couple times. It's not likely we see another QB in these playoffs put up a 91.9 QBR against us. I mean Josh did it all for us yesterday and outside of the one bad sack/fumble Allen's QBR was 85.0 Rivers was lights out. Making all the right plays

Man, that was brutal. Story of the game really going into the half. Can't recall the last time we were snake bitten so badly in the battle for field position.

Steelers can't run the ball. Hines was huge today in that 4th quarter against us. I think breaking off two 20+ yard runs? Ravens, Jackson, I can't see him completing third down pass after third down pass against us like Rivers did. Titans have the ability to put up a similar offensive performance that the Colts did yesterday. But there defense is nowhere near as good as the Colts.

If this is what we are going to get out of our running game then I'd say just toss out all the running plays. Use the game plan we had against Seattle. I don't want Allen running unless it is on a designed pass play.

Before the game I was also thinkin about how the Colts are much better than even their 11-5 record. First off, a 2 see having to play a 7 seed that is 11-5? That's rare. Won't be happening much at all in the new playoff format. Look at the Saints, they're playing an 8-8 team today. Second, you really just got to give the Colts a mulligan in their week 1 loss to the Jags. If we do that, record wise we are really talking about a 12-4 team and that record matches up with their top 10 league rankings in all three phases of the game.

This. You can't have the falling down TD pass to Knox and not have the fumble. You have to have both. A player like Allen never quits. Take the heaping mound of good with the teaspoon of bad is the way I see it.

I'll take any of them. Remember Rivers is a legitimate QB that can read the field and throw precise throws. Colts are a solid team. I don't really lean anyway to either of the three teams, Steelers, Ravens or Titans. Steelers will be a slug fest against their defense. One of the other two teams our offense might really get it going. I'd say Steelers just because Ravens or Titans certainly have a better shot of upsetting the Chiefs than the Browns.

Especially the QB sweeps. I don't mind sprinkling in the empty set QB draws but I hate those damn sweeps. I prefer to see Allen run on boken passing plays. Pick up the easy 4-6 yards on 2nd and 10 and don't get hit.