oldmanfan

He doesn't necessarily have an accuracy issue, he has a completion percentage issue which will improve as he gets better at reading defenses and gets the ball out sooner.

I agree with everything you've stated except your first sentence. People on this board have repeatedly used his completion percentage to say he's inaccurate, despite repeated attempts to explain why they are not the same.

Let's say he throws on average 20-30 times a game. The difference between a completion percentage of 52% and 60% is between 2-3 passes. So if one or two receivers catch a ball instead of dropping it, or if one or two tackles make a block that allows Allen to make a throw and complete it vs. throw it away to avoid a sack, there you have it. I agree he has things to improve. Touch on short throws, reading defenses, taking the short throw. All these come with experience. People need to quit assuming the kid is a finished product. It gets ridiculous. And people need to quit equating accuracy with completion percentage, because it's comparing apples and oranges.

Some guys have to fail at their first shot at HC to figure it out the second time. My guess is this guy fails yet again.

For us who have lived the entire history, the best Fish win has to be ending their streak opening day 1980.

1. Being at the Rockpile for the first AFL championship game- one of life's highlights 2. Opening game 1980 when we finally beat the Fish, and helped carry the goalposts to Ralph. 3. Monday night opening game in '74 when we beat the Raiders. Sat right in the corner of the end zone where Rashad caught the pass

Because people choose to be ignorant, I guess

How many times does it have to be stated and proved that completion percentage does not equal accuracy?

I guess you can't read. He shut down a high scoring offense. We scored only 19 points. He took the passing game away. And he along with Parcells outcoached Marv by running the ball down our throats. Marv should have told Kelly to quit throwing the ball and just let Thurman and Kenny run.

Whatever. All I know is I'm excited to watch him play next year.

Absolutely

Show me proof either Belichick or Brady use drugs

Then you're just envious.

Not me either. But you can hate them and still acknowledge the greatness of their coach and QB.

Faux dynasty? Please. I sat in the Rockpile for the first ever home game in 1960 when I was a little kid. I was there for the AFL championships and the Hit Heard Round the World. I agonized through the 70's when we lost to the Fish the entire decade. I put up with the stench of the early 80's and celebrated (And cried) during the Super Bowl run. And I've had to watch and suffer through the 2000's, and the terrible decision making by the organization coupled with the rise and dominance of the Pats. I say this all to give some perspective, when I say that I have no love for the Patriots. While the Fish will always be my most hate rival, the Pats are right behind them. I can't stand that they have dominated for so long, and I hate the smugness of Brady and the aloofness of Belichick. But having said that, they are the best coach and QB of all time. You can be a huge Bills fan, you can hate the Patriots, and still acknowledge the obvious; that they are the best that have ever done their jobs in the history of the league, and that they deserve whatever kudos come their way. For me it's like the Yankees of my youth, couldn't stand them, but had to acknowledge they were the best. To not acknowledge the greatness of Brady and Belichick is simply rooted in envy.

They've dominated the league, so by definition they'd dominate a division.

did you watch the game yesterday?

If Gilmore had been in his Bills uni he would have dropped that interception.

Belichick did tonight what he did in the Bills first Super Bowl. Shut down a high scoring offense and completely ourcoached McVay just like he outcoached (along with Parcells) Marv.

Throw it away son

Was Coleman supposed to just stand there?

Lighten up Francis.

I'd focus on C in free agency, then draft another T and G.

No. Loved Frank but we did not have the D to compete in that game

I would transition Shady to a third down back role.