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13 hours ago, ngbills said:
Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone likes what he's seen from rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel -- in fact, Marrone says the former Florida State signal caller is the best rookie player he's ever coached (Marrone was an assistant with the Jets and the Saints). The Bills selected Manuel with their first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
"Rookie quarterback EJ Manuel passed the eyeball test in his first practice with the Buffalo Bills Friday. The 6-foot-5, 237-pounder from Florida State showed off his big arm and a nearly effortless ability to throw deep down the sideline during the first of three rookie minicamp practices inside the Bills’ fieldhouse."
This is definitely selective memory. I remember EJ had inconsistent at best OTAs. Everyone remembers the hospitality tent... I don't know if Allen will continue having good OTAs and I'm not gonna say that guarantees he'll be our franchise QB, but if anyone thinks every Bills QB looks good in OTAs I can say that's not true.
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10 hours ago, 4thandGoal said:
Why is this even a thread??? Everyone looks good in OTAs...
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5 minutes ago, BigDingus said:
That's the laziest, worst, most inaccurate comparison I've ever seen. It's clear you didn't watch anything on either QB while they were in college.
Mahomes is far more athletic, more accurate, can read a defense, played against better competition, put up great numbers regardless of who he played againstRead what I said again. You didn't dispute anything I said. Your agenda is really getting old.
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2 hours ago, billspro said:
Looks like Mahomes is struggling right now. I am not a fan of handing prospects starting jobs. If Allen is our starter he will have won a legit competition. I will take my chances will Allen, he is a much better prospect than Mahomes imo.
FWIW the OTA reports for Mayfield, Darnold, and Mahomes this week were all pretty bad. It doesn't really mean anything but I'll take what I heard about Allen yesterday over making excuses about bad practices.
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26 minutes ago, K-9 said:
I'd add giant, field-size flags, color guards, camo gear, etc. The military spends MILLIONS on this kind of advertising. Remember how outraged we were a few years ago when we found that out; that it wasn't a genuine outpouring of respect and a genuine display of patriotic love for our country? I was wrong when I suggested they were pushing an agenda. It's much more insipid than that.
I can't help but wonder if the US military pushed the NFL to change their anthem policy. Everyone assumes it's because they're afraid of losing viewers but we know from the data that that isn't really a problem. What would be a problem is if the military threatened to pull funding if they didn't push the protests off the field. This wouldn't surprise me at all.
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Pat Mahomes is Josh Allen with worse footwork, less arm strength, and coming from a college spread system.
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1 minute ago, SoCal Deek said:
Oh brother! Can someone why an employer should put up with their employees protesting things, during work hours, that have nothing to do with their place of employment? Answer....no employer would put up with this. This is NOT a first amendment issue. This is an issue of appropriate use of office time.
I mentioned this in the other thread before it got closed. There is a difference between active and passive protesting. Active protesting would be a player showing up with a banner that said "RACIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL" and displaying it in front of the cameras. In this case however they are being told they have to stand for the anthem - an action that has nothing to do with being a football player - and passively refusing to stand. I personally think this is an important distinction. The protest also doesn't infringe on their ability to do their job. The only downside if we're being blunt is that some people are offended by it.
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2 minutes ago, BringBackOrton said:
That's not true. At all.
I haven't seen any posts here that imply otherwise. I'm sure some ignorant people think the NFL is violating the 1st amendment but most people understand they can set their own policies. I wouldn't waste my time arguing with someone that doesn't have a basic understanding of the topic.
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30 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said:
I watch football to get away from that crap.
If you watch football to get away from politics, then why watch the anthem at all? Why not change the channel until the game starts? Why participate in this discussion?
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32 minutes ago, Bruce_Stools said:
I wish I could like this twice. People always seem to forget the players are employees and “on the job”.
Sure but this is unhelpful to the discussion. Imagine if in every thread about the Bills' decisions you came in and said "the Bills can do what they want, and that's that. We are spectators and have no say." This wouldn't be a fun message board if that's what every discussion boiled down to. Likewise we shouldn't restrict this discussion only to what the league CAN do. Everyone agrees the NFL can set whatever anthem policy they want, where we disagree is what that policy SHOULD be.
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26 minutes ago, BringBackOrton said:
Kaep also did other things to taint the message. The voting thing, the pig socks. If his goal was peaceful protest to raise awareness without being disrespectful, he went about it the wrong way and inflamed people against him. Bad move
I definitely agree with that. He lost a lot of people when he wore those socks. I thought his protest was meant to be respectful but he turned it inflammatory for no reason.
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29 minutes ago, BringBackOrton said:
It doesn't matter how many "would" but how many "could." Couldn't they all? Couldn't Merrill Lynch put that in their employee contracts?
So if they could, then this is a non-point.
I disagree. They could obligate it if they wanted, but I'm going to say that it's dumb. I don't think forced patriotism is what America stands for. We weren't founded on symbols and songs, we were founded on the notion of individual freedoms. That's just my take on it. I respect people who feel the anthem is important, but I wish they could likewise respect the people that don't.
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53 minutes ago, vorpma said:
If I want politics I will not go to a sporting event
Okay well if I want to see a display of patriotism why would I go to a sporting event? They have nothing to do with each other at all. Like if every time I went to Tim Hortons they made me say the pledge of allegiance before buying my coffee, I suppose that would be their prerogative, but I would sure think it was stupid.
And has anyone who thinks these protests are disrespectful donated time or money to veterans' causes? If demanding professional athletes stand for the anthem is the full extent of your activism, I would suggest putting your money where your mouth is.-
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1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:
No employer would let their employees use their workplace as a place to protest something that is NOT about the workplace.
How many employers would force their employees to stand for the anthem before their shift? It is more complicated than protesting in the work place. The players didn't ask to stand and show fake patriotism. The anthem has nothing to do with their jobs.
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I had almost forgotten he existed. I swear he had a really good rookie year before disappearing.
2 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:Impossible. Castillo and Vlad are inseparable.
Ducasse is playing LG. Based on the first week of OTAs the starting line is Dawkins, Ducasse, Bodine, Miller, Mills. Ideally I'd like Teller or Groy to win the LG spot before the season is over.
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25 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
I know very little about Proehl, but it seems as if he might be better then adversitised. I have a guy feeling he ends up playing a lot in the slot and ends up being a Beasley type of guy. No actual reason, just gut.
I have a very good feeling about him. Strikes me as a typical late round Pats WR that somehow is always making plays.
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24 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:
I like Ray Ray. I can see him being a week 1 contributor,in a Tyreek Hill like role, this class is going to be special
I'm not judging the WR corps until the end of camp. There's a healthy competition and I think it will shake itself out just fine. The only position I'm really worried about is O-line.
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5 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/expo/erry-2018/05/4c1b98e1889388/buffalo_bills_otas_2018_josh_a.html
"Josh Allen was the most impressive quarterback on the field Thursday. By my count, he attempted to 21 passes and only three hit the ground. Some were of the shorter variety, but Allen was ripping some deeper throws as well. He hit Austin Proehl on an impressive throw to the sideline outside the numbers. His two touchdowns were the highlights, though. Allen ripped an in-breaking route over a defender and into the hands of fellow rookie Ray-Ray McCloud for a touchdown. Later in practice, he hit Travaris Cadet in the end zone for a back-shoulder touchdown. If the idea of putting him with the third team was to build his confidence. it might be working. "It's happening. I've come down with Josh Allen fever.
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10 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
The respective career's of the Josh boys will inevitably be compared over time. Get used to it.
Week 1 of OTAs is not when that should start
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Here you go OP:
http://buffalobills.com/s/30841/embeddedNewsPath?newsGuid=612c9891-cfbe-4fb7-a6d4-3055992a2bd7
Josh Allen threw a 20-yard rope to fellow rookie Robert Foster. The play pulled a "nice shot" comment from offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.
Allen's best pass of the day came when he squeezed a pass into Ray-Ray McCloud between a corner and a closing safety for a 30-yard touchdown.
Travaris Cadet had a 20-yard touchdown catch in the front corner of the end zone on a pass from Allen towards the end of practice.
And rookie Robert Foster got good separation on an inside route as Allen hit him in stride allowing him to get yards after the catchYou have to wonder... did the Browns and Jets mess this up?
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From reports today Josh Allen is also looking good. Of course the OP is on a crusade so he won't acknowledge that.
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2 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:
I like Zay- athletically I think he just as talented as OBJ..
Where did you come up with this?
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Bucky Gleason Leaving TBN After Requesting a Buyout - Jerry Sullivan and Now Tim Graham Out
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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What isn't good for business is Twitter and social media. Who wants to pay to read some guy's opinion about the team these days? You can get that for free here. There are a few people here who write as well as any sports columnist. Now you have all-22 footage available to anyone who wants it, and all the interesting analysis that comes along with that. You have people tracking crazy advanced stats that casual fans never had access to. You can follow the players themselves on Twitter and Instagram. All the training camps and games are covered for free by the world at large. That's why local newspapers are dying. What happened to sports media is just a microcosm of what happened to all media.