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The team has the option to enforce the fines or not. Much of the time teams choose not to. All is forgiven once the player reports and/or signs his new deal. Holding out is really about the only leverage a player has in a situation like this.

Agree. KB had an excellent game. He rally stood out last night. Yeah, I got the impression that Cam wasn’t addressing KB in a very friendly manner from his body language, gestures and then the way he continued to follow Kb around the field even as he turned his back to Cam. If it is indeed the case that Cam was being confrontational, i applaud KB for walking away. But without know their history or what Cam said when he walked up to KB, it’s all just speculation as to who may have been in the wrong last night.

I think Juan Castillo deserves some credit too. Hea is not exactly working with the cream of the crop here. Plus there are only 2 guys that are playing the same position on the o line as last year (Mills & Dawkins) and it’s a new run blocking scheme. When all of that is taken into account, it’s even more impressive how they played last night.

Had Proehl or Reilly (whoever it was) not dropped that pass, and if Foster hadn’t stopped running on that long ball or slowed down to track the other long ball, suddenly Josh Allen is 12 for 19 with a 63.19 completion %. I know that’s not how it works. But his accuracy last night wasn’t nearly as bad as that 47% stat line makes it look. I agree that he has a ways to go yet before he’s ready to start.

Ah. Ok. Is is there any way to embed Bills/NFL links then? Does anyone know?

Thanks man. What did you do to get it to embed? I dont have a problem with YouTube videos or tweets. What am I doing wrong with this link? I copy the address at the top of the page and paste it here.

Considering that he is only 20yrs old and it was his first ever NFL game, I didn’t think he did bad. He wasn’t great, by any means. But he wasn’t terrible either. I thought he was biting on the ball too hard on certain plays, which caused him to be out of position. But that was an issue in college, too, so I didn’t expect it to be corrected by the first quarter of preseason game 1. Edmunds has all the tools, and by all accounts the brains, to be a dominant NFL MLB. Time will tell if he gets there. We have, IMO, one of the best LB coaches in the NFL. That should (obviously) be a big help.

We are a match up offense. IMO, how much they run or pass will vary by the opponent. Carolina had one of the best run defenses in the NFL last year and has a very stout D line. So, Daboll decided to take advantage of the pass.

Same here. I noticed it when Allen was in the game. I even commented to my friend about how long it looked like the ball was taking to reach Allen.

I was a Tyrod supporter his entire time here. I argued in his favor from the start of preseason in 2015, and I am rooting for him to succeed in Cleveland. I agree with most of what you are saying, and I wasn’t trying to argue that Tyrod was at fault for the inept offense last year. I was only talking about 1 specific issue and I think my criticism was valid - Tyrod did struggle making quick passes like that during his time in Buffalo. I’m not really sure you can put that specific problem on the OC. I highly doubt that Dennison, who runs (or wanted to run) a west coast style offense predicated on quick timing passes, was telling Tyrod not to take a 3 step drop and fire the ball. From what I remember of what was reported, that was actually something Dennison was pushing Tyrod to do. And when Peterman played, we seen more of the quick passing game.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000946671/article/mahomes-has-anticlimactic-debut-as-chiefs-starter

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000946671/article/mahomes-has-anticlimactic-debut-as-chiefs-starter

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/every-josh-allen-pass-preseason-week-1 every josh allen pass from preseason game 1 (sorry, don’t know how to get the vide to embed)

Hard to say he earned time with the 1’s over Nate or AJ tonight. Allen definitely showed flashes and oozes potential. But he looked like a rookie. There is absolutely no reason to rush him if AJ and/or Nate keep playing like they did. Give him time to develop. he could be something special. But he’s still raw.

Well, overall I am thrilled with tonight. AJ and Nate looked amazing. Allen looked like a rookie, but man what an arm. And some great flashes of his talent. But all in all, this game has left me excited.

they may have taken the onside kick right out of football with this rule change

Allen to Ray Ray! what a throw!

Wow. Poor Josh. This o line is absolutely brutal right now.

Great run by Allen! But man, this 3rd string offense around him is so brutal, it’s almost impossible to properly evaluate him.

Foster. Come on man.

Welp, Carolinas 3rd stringers are better than our 3rd stringers... lol

Ugh. Damn if. They had them off the field . This is helmet rule is going to be !@#$ing aggravating as hell, though. I can see it now.

A 3 step drop and he fires the ball?! Sure would have have been nice to see more of that in Buffalo... lol

And man, what an arm Allen has.

Conor McDermott not having a great day.