HappyDays
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35 minutes ago, Yeezus said:
how is drafting a project doing the right thing?
When all other 1st round QB's are starting and winning a few games for their team by week 6 and Allen is still on the bench b/c he can't read an NFL defense it means we drafted the wrong QB.
Wow I guess RGIII was the best draft pick in 2012 in that case.
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Wasn't sure where else to post this:
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36 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
I edited the title in response to your gracious and courteous contributory remarks. Thank you.
Commentary and interviews together represent all the possible content there could be on Josh Allen. So it seems for no reason the site is migrating towards a one-thread-fits-all format, where each player will have a singular giant thread. It doesn't take too many seconds of thought to realize why that is a poor idea. Some aimless threads could use to be merged with others, but individual articles, videos, etc. are worthy of their own thread. Just my humble opinion. I didn't realize this was a problem before?
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I am concerned that the moderators on this board don't know what an interview is. Joe Buscaglia didn't interview Josh Allen in his article... we all know that right?
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Our whole secondary is in great shape. Not just the starters but the depth, and it's been years since we could say that. It's our overall best position group by far.
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Just watched the video. Teams will have a tough time throwing over the middle with Edmunds and Poyer lurking behind him. I expect a lot of tipped interceptions until teams learn not to throw into his zone. I think he and White will be the cornerstones of our defense for the next 5+ years.
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17 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
It's more the sideline routes where he has to throw the ball with zip to get it in there before the DB can ballhawk
This is exactly the kind of throw that Allen can make with proficiency, and why defenses will mostly have to stay out of the box. Again this is all dependent on Alllen proving he can read NFL defenses and make throws accurately.
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11 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said:
But defenses aren't going to back out of the box because of Benjamin. And the other receivers on our team haven't been too great when it comes to contested catches. I definitely think we're still missing our 'take the top off' guy. I'm just not sure the guy they wanted was available to us at this point this offseason.
No, they'll back out of the box because of Allen's arm if he proves he can use it effectively. They will always have to worry that he will throw the ball downfield regardless of how fast our receivers are. I still want a burner, I'm hoping Foster becomes that guy, but it isn't as necessary as it was for Tyrod.
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8 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said:
It also requires a WR that can get downfield in a hurry and make you pay though. That was part of what was wrong last year. People knew Tyrod could throw deep, but we didn't have a threatening presence to go out and catch it like Sammy, or even Goodwin, was.
With an arm like Allen's I'm not sure it matters as much. Tyrod would throw a good deep ball when his vertical WR had a couple steps of separation, so he needed a burner to be successful on downfield throws. Allen can fit throws into tight windows at every level of the field so he doesn't necessarily need a speedster who can get separation. Most of the college highlights people post of Allen are him making crazy throws across his body and somehow getting the ball to his receiver. But the best throws I saw on his tape were downfield boundary throws in tight windows. That kind of throw will be what makes him special if he finds consistency. And it just so happens that Kelvin Benjamin is the type of WR that you need to make those kinds of throws consistently. I see what McBeane is going for and I like the plan. Now we have to execute.
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Edmunds will be great because McDermott drafted him. I have no doubts. If he went to the wrong team he might become just a better version of Zach Brown, but I am positive we'll coach him up and put him in the best position to succeed. We did the same thing with Tre'Davious White last year. He's exactly the kind of LB you need to stop the Patriots offense.
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2 hours ago, billsredneck1 said:
well it will get better. teams will not be able to stack the box and make our qb play qb. ....or they will get burned.
Teams aren't afraid of anything McCarron can do. They will absolutely stack the box because his arm isn't strong enough to challenge them over the top. Furthermore our opponents will no longer need to keep a spy on the QB and worry about his mobility. McCarron is an ideal backup QB because he can manage games but he will not make the special play that pushes you over the top. If Allen develops quickly and can start this year Shady will become more effective because teams will have to respect his arm.
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7 hours ago, mannc said:
For example, EJ Manuel is often held up as an example of a guy who was crippled by starting too soon, but does anyone really think that’s why he wasn’t a successsful NFL qb?
This is a question that's impossible to answer for sure. But EJ progressively got worse from his first game with the Bills to his last game with the Bills. We can't know for sure how his career would have gone otherwise but there is decent evidence that starting him early ruined him.
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7 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said:
What exactly about him is raw?
His footwork and decision making, especially under pressure. I'm not sure how Beane defines "raw" but I guess he means that Allen comes from a pro system. I do think Allen's mechanics are raw and if we put him into live games before he's had enough time to correct them they will become ingrained as bad muscle memory. Whether Allen beats out McCarron and Peterman or not nothing this year should be more important than his mechanics developing properly.
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24 minutes ago, billsredneck1 said:
he's 10x better at qb than what we have had to put up with.
Really? Yet we somehow got him for 1/3 the cap space and no draft picks given up. I guess there's a bunch of Bills fans that expect McCarron to give us better passing than we had the past 3 seasons. I would love for that to happen but I'm definitely not counting on it. If McCarron starts all year our offense will likely be one of the worst in the league across the board - and that's fine! I'd rather we deal with that for a season than ruin Allen's development.
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18 minutes ago, Sky Diver said:
McCarron wanted the opportunity to start. Buffalo gave him the best chance of doing that.
The Browns would have been his best chance to start. They already said there is no open competition, Mayfield is not starting. But the Browns didn't want him. No one did. We were the last team looking and he was the last QB available. He didn't come here because we gave him the best chance, we came here because we gave him the only chance he will get. And listening to Beane talk I don't think he has a very good chance. They're adamant that Allen is part of an open competition, and Beane has said multiple times that Allen isn't raw like people think.
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16 minutes ago, Sky Diver said:
The Browns offered the Bengals a 2nd and a 3rd round pick for McCarron. The Browns saw more value in McCarron than Taylor.
That was never confirmed. This article implies not everyone in the Browns front office was on board with the trade and they intentionally held off until the last minute to make sure the trade didn't go through:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2017/11/browns_and_bengals_aj_mccarron.html
But if they wanted McCarron they could have had him for $6 million a season and no draft picks. Instead they gave a 3rd rounder to pay Tyrod $16 million. McCarron is not even seen as a bridge starter in the league, he is just a backup. That's what we're paying him to be.
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1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said:
Don't you LOVE the hypocrites that LAUD Tyrod Taylor for passing 190 YPG yet want to trash a sophomore for doing the same ????
Enough with the crusade 26CB. We din't need a 2nd or 3rd thread from you on it.
Someone quote this so he can't "pretend" he didn't see my post
AJ McCarron was the last QB standing in fre agency and we signed him for $5 million per season. He is in a starting competition with Peterman and a rookie.
Tyrod was traded for with the #65 overall pick. The Browns are paying him $16 million this year and have repeatedly said he is the starter, period.
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6 minutes ago, CountDorkula said:
NO, but the amount of pressure to start Josh Allen if McCaron implodes will grow each week.
If Allen is not ready you are setting everyone up for failure.
Yeah I remember all the pressure to start Peterman too. I hope the Bills are smarter this time around. The only person that should determine when Allen starts is Allen. If McCarron sucks but Allen isn't ready we need to accept that this is a developmental year and take our lumps with McCarron starting.
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No one should be expecting McCarron to be anything but a backup quality QB. He was the last and cheapest QB available in free agency. He has actually started games and looked like a backup in those games. That being said if it's better for Allen's development I don't care if McCarron starts most of the year. This year's success will not be determined by our number of wins.
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9 minutes ago, NewEraBills said:
He has no guaranteed money after 2018.
If they cut him after this season they will have to pay $16 million in dead cap. Not sure what his guarantees are but I always look at the cap number.
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1 minute ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
Hard to agree with any of this with AJM as the projected starter that no other team wanted, Allen as a boom or bust prospect, and Peterman as a marginal backup QB who might not last in the league.
I'm not saying we have a good situation, I'm saying our situation is a question mark. The Ravens are not a question mark. They're paying Flacco $50 million to be a bottom 10 QB for the next 2 seasons. The Giants have a 37 year old declining QB and no one behind him.
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32 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
Both Eli and Flacco would easily start for the Bills, so how are they worse off?
I can confidently say the Ravens have the worst QB situation in the league. Joe Flacco has the 4th highest QB cap hit in 2018, and the 6th highest in 2019. Because of the way his contract is set up the Ravens realistically can't get out of it until 2020. Yet their record over the past 2 years is 17-15 and his passer rating was 24th and 26th in those years. The Ravens know they have a bad situation because they just traded into the 1st round for Lamar Jackson, who reportedly had a mid-round grade from most teams. At least Jackson is a question mark they can lean on. But that awful contract puts them in the worst QB situation in the NFL until at least 2020.
The Giants are in a similar situation but without the question mark to lean on. Manning has the 10th biggest QB cap hit in 2018 and 9th biggest on 2019. Their record over the past 2 years is 14-18 and his passer rating in those years was 22nd and 25th. Their backup is Kyle Lauletta aka Nate Peterman 2.0. And although Eli is 37 years old his GM has given him a vote of confidence and passed up the opportunity in a QB-rich draft to take one at #2 overall.
Until the Bills, Browns, Jets, Chiefs, and Cardinals prove otherwise the Ravens and Giants obviously have the worst QB situations in the NFL.-
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8 minutes ago, Green Lightning said:
I'd rather pick a guy who's got a track record that shows he can do it at the next level
This describes exactly 0 QBs in draft history.
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The Giants and Ravens have the worst QB situations in the NFL. Then you have us, Jets, Browns, and Cardinals as question marks.
Reuben Foster arrested for second time this offseason; DV suspected
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The dog was probably an LSU fan and deserved it