Nihilarian

hate to say it, but it looks like it

AWESOME run!!

The Jets are on a run alright...to pick Lawrence in the next draft. Gase will be gone at some point before then. It all depends on who the next HC is and if they can find talent in their draft picks. Kind of doubtful ...after all, they are the JEts, jeTs, JetS.

Truly sad day indeed. Great player and even greater person.

Somewhat, as I was thinking with Moss and Motor that the Bills would work that run game more than they have so far. The Bills have played two bad teams with not much of a pass rush on either team. That should change against the next four opponents Rams, @ Raiders, @ Titans, Chiefs. Then @ Jets, Patriots, Seahawks, @ Cardinals. The Bills will need to get that run game working at some point. I suspect it will gear up this week against the Rams.

Guy is a magician. Looking at his drafts, the trade for Diggs. Moss and Davis so far this season. Oliver, Ford, Singletary, Knox, Allen, Edmunds, Phillips. Building that O line. Beane, best GM since Polian. This scouting dept, S&C staff are looking as good or better that, what the Bills had in the late 80's, early 90's. The Bills went down to Florida in that heat, 86 degrees, 76% humidity and out played the Dolphins all across the board.

Viking fans should be crying big time! So awesome to see Diggs just juke a DB out of his cleats again and again. Allen hitting those deep balls reminds me of James Lofton, Don Beebe and Kelly throwing to them.

Gotta love it!

The Patriots triple teamed him at times in the 2019 SB. Donald had only one QB hit and one tackle in that game. The Rams only sacked Brady once too. Allen probably won't have all day to choose his pass target in this game like he did against Miami... The Bills are 16th in rushing attempts and 22nd in rushing yards so far. #5 in pass attempts, #1 in passing yards, #2 in passing TDs. Here is hoping the Bills get their run game working overtime against the Rams.

https://dawgpounddaily.com/2018/04/15/cleveland-browns-plan-draft-josh-allen-no-2-overall-2018-nfl-draft/#:~:text=Cleveland Browns ultimate plan to,in the 2018 NFL Draft "In fact, many are reporting the Cleveland Browns actually prefer Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen. And if you believe the Giants truly covet Darnold it makes sense for Cleveland to entice them to trade up for their guy." From what I recall there was serious talk about the Browns taking Allen with their #1 overall. I also recall someone (perhaps someone we all know) posting some Josh Allen racist derogatory tweets from 2012-2013 that created some controversy just hours before the draft. I do believe that this prompted the Browns to rethink drafting Allen with that #1. Allen had apologized saying he was young and dumb. On another note, the Bills wanted to move up to the #2 spot but the Giants were adamant about taking Barkley. The Bills had a trade pending with Denver at #5 provided Bradly Chubb was gone by then, and he wasn't. I also recall that around 95% of this board wanted the Bills to draft Josh Rosen and some said that they felt "gut punched" when the Bills drafted Allen. Many, many cried about drafting Allen. Anyway, Beane and McD got their guy at #7 and also got Edmunds at #16. P.S. I sure hope the Pegula's give Beane a contract extension like they did with McD.

Diggs 8 rec 153 yards, TD. Allen 417 yards passing!

All the Bills fans crying about a 300 yard game, Allen just threw for 417.

It wasn't Knox, replay showed the Miami player forced it out.

Did you hear that block? a snot bubble type of block by McKenzie

Diggs Rules !!! what a catch

This game was like a preseason game with some good and some bad and it might take a few games for things to settle down on offense. What struck me was the Bills could not get an effective run game working which usually takes some heat off the QB. Moss 9 attempt's for 11 yards a 1.2 YPC AVG. Motor 9 attempts for 30 yards a 3.3 YPC AVG. YIKES! Josh Allen going 33 of 46 is something I'm hoping we don't see very often this season. I'm not going to complain very much because the Jets don't have a great secondary and the Bills took advantage of what they were seeing. Diggs was 17.9 in receiving yards per reception in 2019 and 10.8 in the Jets game. It was a win against a division opponent and I'm happy about it.

Obviously so much depends on injuries for every team each season. Still, top five defense and offense moves to top 15 with Digs. Jets 7-9 W @Dolphins 5-11 W Rams 9-7 W @Raiders 7-9 W @Titans 9-7 W Chiefs 12-4 SB champs L @Jets L Patriots 12-4 no Brady W Seahawks 11-5 L @Cardinals 5-10 L Chargers 5-11 W @49ers 13-3 L Steelers 8-8 W @Broncos 7-9 W @Patriots W Dolphins W 11-5 Division AFC East Division Champs. This seasons record could be better depending on how the Bills O line, pass rush plays. JMHO

Dak might be the more polished NFL QB, passer at this point. However, Allen has an infectious burning desire to win that elevates the entire team around him the likes of which reminds me of some of the great ones. I wouldn't trade that for anything at this point because we haven't seen that in decades...and even then.

Article from Nov 2019, there is also a reason for the deep ball misses. Besides Robert Foster being injured the first part of the 2019 season. "A year after consistently struggling to place intermediate throws, Allen has been one of the league’s most accurate passers in that area of the field. He’s completed 64.7 percent of his throws between 10 and 20 yards this season—a jump of nearly 16 percentage points from his first season. Allen’s biggest gains in 2019 have come where he faltered most as a rookie." Yet for all of Allen’s strides forward this season, his efficiency on deep balls has taken a drastic step back. He enters Week 12 ranked 22nd out of 25 qualified quarterbacks with a 30.2 adjusted completion percentage on passes of 20 yards or more, and he’s routinely sailed throws well out of reach of his receivers. But Allen contends that he’s comfortable with how the process is playing out. He’s OK with his deep ball accuracy coming together last; just like his golf swing, he knows that as long as he’s hitting the ball straight, the length will eventually come. “I’m 100 percent OK with an overthrow compared to a pick under,” Allen says. “I’ll take that 100 times out of 100.” https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/11/21/20975461/josh-allen-buffalo-bills-quarterback-perception Good article.

Jim Haslett and Jerry Butler were signing autos at a local JC Penny. Got a Johnny Unitas auto in person. Got Cal Ripkin Jr's auto at red wing stadium when he was a pup in 1981... he had hair back then.

Whats interesting is that the Bills played the Titans in week 5, 2019, with their ground and pound running attack and Henry had 20 rushes for 78 yards which held him to 3.9 yards per carry which was below his yearly 5.1 YPC average. Of course that was with Mariota at QB. The Bills out gained the Titans 313 to 252 that game too. I'm more worried about the 49ers run game, this years Titans game, the Chiefs passing game and of course the hated Patriots 2x.

1st Round, No. 11 overall | Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville Instant grade: B-plus Analysis: Of the top four offensive tackles, Becton was the largest at 6-foot-7, 364 pounds. He will have to refine his pass protection technique, but boy will he push around ends and linebackers in the run game at left tackle. Yowsa !! 6'7'' 364 I guess he is a mountain! https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/04/23/new-york-jets-nfl-draft-picks-tracker-2020/5159502002/

OG Greg Van Roten, This much we know: The Jets coveted Van Roten from the start of free agency. Let's not get carried away, though: He's a journeyman player (four NFL teams, one CFL team) who didn't break through as a starter until 2018. The 6-foot-3, 303-pounder is tough and smart (only three accepted penalties in 2018-19), but he's not a difference-maker. It also should be mentioned that he missed the final five games with a dislocated toe. Center Connor McGovern, McGovern didn't come cheaply -- a reported $18 million in guarantees. If he bombs or gets hurt, they can't cut him for two years, depending on how the deal is structured. You also have to wonder why the Broncos didn't make a stronger effort to re-sign him. He's a tough player with weight-room strength, but he doesn't always play to that strength. He can get wobbly at times. But for the most part, this is a safe investment. The Jets hope he can galvanize their O-line. OT George Fant, What's the risk: Ideally, you want a sure thing to protect your franchise quarterback -- and Fant isn't a sure thing. Alex Lewis OG, Whats the risk: Plagued by injuries throughout his career, Lewis never has played a full season. He started 12 straight games last season before going on IR for the final game with an ankle injury. After a strong start, his performance wavered at times because of wear and tear on his body. So, yes, durability is a concern, but it's mitigated by the size of the contract. The Jets didn't break the bank. Lewis also must cut down on his penalties; he had six, too many for an interior lineman. Center Josh Andrews, What's the risk: None, at least not from a financial standpoint. The knock on Andrews is that he hasn't played a lot of football. He came into the NFL as an undrafted player in 2014 and has played 98 offensive snaps in his career, mostly at center. He was on the Eagles' practice squad in 2018. Jets GM Joe Douglas was an Eagles executive at the time, so he's familiar with Andrews. He appeared in six games (57 snaps) for the Colts last season. Fun fact: He has no penalties in his career, albeit a very small sample size. https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/82501/new-york-jets-2020-nfl-free-agent-signings-ot-george-fant-a-big-gamble opps forgot to link I don't know If i'd categorize the NY jets O line as road graders.

Man, I feel badly for you if look at Josh Allen and see another Tyrod Taylor.

I fully agree! I think about Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield or Josh Rosen who all had a full four seasons in a big time college program to help in their development. Allen basically had only two seasons in a small time college program that has never led to a developed a top NFL QB. Allen spent his first season in the NFL running like crazy behind a bad offensive line. Which is not very conducive to helping develop a pocket QB. Allen still only has 27 starts out of 32, so I expect him to continually improve over the next few years. The upcoming 2020 season looks to be much, much more difficult over the 2019 season in which they had the 8th easiest schedule. The Bills also faced a bunch of podunk QB's along that journey. The 2020 schedule is rated as the 5th hardest. The only good thing about that is that the Patriots have the #1, the Jets #2, the Dolphins #3, the 49ers #4.