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Nice post Shaw and you really nail it at the end there. This felt like starters vs backups. It felt like a preseason game in that respect. When I saw a recent post identifying every Jets starter, I said something to the effect of "we better cream them!" For all intents and purposes, we did. Next week will be a little tougher, though. I'd actually say Buffalo was very fortunate with a pretty easy--relatively speaking--opening 6 games. Shake off the rust and resolve the fumbling issues!

The 300 yard mark was just one of those weights he needed lifted off his shoulders. He could have surpassed that mark in other games, but didn't because of circumstances sometimes out of his control. I've been waiting to allow Allen to really shred apart a D as a precision passer... today was the first glimpse of that. Let's hope both he and the offense continue to progress...

Daboll's fault for those individual fumbles? No. Allen has a SERIOUS ball security issue when running the football. It's Allen’s fault for fumbling in each of those plays once the ball was snapped 100%. It's on Daboll and the coaches for not either resolving the issue with Allen before continuing along the same designed run path they were on that's led to so many fumbles OR turn down a different path and allow your improved passing QB to be a passing QB.

This is one of the best Athletic articles I've read and is worth the $1 trial subscription alone... some excerpts... mods delete if you think this is too much, but it might be 1/3rd of the article at most: https://theathletic.com/2064066/2020/09/13/major-energy-all-day-tracking-stefon-diggs-every-move-in-the-bills-opener/?source=user-shared-article ‘Major energy all day!’: Tracking Stefon Diggs’ every move in the Bills’ opener Just before 11 a.m. ET, Diggs made his way onto the field in a white, long sleeve Bills shirt and short gray shorts. He and Josh Allen started getting some early reps before the game begins. Both Allen and Diggs spoke about how much they were playing catchup in an abbreviated offseason and how their connection was still “a work in progress.” They knew they would need every rep they could get, so Diggs and Allen took it right up to game day. For a while in warmups, Diggs was the only player to whom Allen was throwing. The two started with out-breaking routes. After each throw and catch, Diggs and Allen would come together for a quick conversation on what they just ran and what they would run next. ... First quarter ... After the first drive, Diggs took his spot on the bench and was vocal with his fellow receivers. He and Isaiah McKenzie had a long conversation before Diggs turned to rookie Gabriel Davis. When the offense was getting ready to head back onto the field for its second drive, Diggs made his way around to each player to fire them up. “I was extremely excited,” Diggs said. “Energy just comes from within, for real. Just trying to demand the best at all times and trying to push the guys around me.” If the lack of a crowd sapped the Bills of some of their energy, Diggs did what he could to make up for it. “Major energy all day!” running back Devin Singletary said after the game. “He had major energy all day.” ... Brian Daboll put some extra offensive linemen in the game. Josh Allen ran a bootleg in for a touchdown. Diggs was waiting on the sideline ready with high-fives for Allen and the linemen. After a quick celebration, Diggs found Allen for a quick conversation. “He’s still got a little bit of a kid in him,” Diggs said after the game. “So when he’s out there, he’s out there having fun and I enjoy it. I’m always in his ear kind of like, ‘Keep that positive energy going,’ just because I can’t imagine how hard it is to play quarterback. But when I see him out there having a good time, it gives me a little bit of a push in the back and a a little bit motivation to say, you want to play for this guy. You want to go hard for this guy because he’s damn sure gonna go hard for you.” ... Second quarter ... Allen audibled into the screen pass for the touchdown. “They actually kind of played us different from how they played us last year,” Brown said. “It was something we had to adjust to. With Stefon Diggs here, Davis and Cole Beasley, there was a lot of things opening up for us. They went a lot of Cover 2. That’s what they normally play, but we definitely got a lot of that with Stefon Diggs being in the mix.” ... Third quarter ... Diggs’ energy shined through again in that moment. After a conversation with receivers coach Chad Hall, Diggs made his way around the sideline offering up high-fives to anyone who would take them. Diggs was hardly ever off to the side by himself on Sunday. He was always moving around and making the most of his time on the sideline. Every offensive player mentioned Diggs’ nonstop energy. “I think that is an understatement,” center Mitch Morse said. “He brings a lot of juice. Even when it’s the kind of juice where he’s getting on guys, it’s not in a detrimental way. He brings out the best in guys in the huddle. Very fond of Stefon and the energy he brought today. I’m really happy that we have him on our team and would love to build on that. He fuels the fire sometimes. Sometimes you have to fuel it based on the ebbs and flows of the game. He felt it, and very happy with him and the positive energy he brought even when stuff was starting to go sideways in the third quarter.” .... Fourth quarter ... Diggs got stronger as this game went on. His 27-yard fourth-quarter catch was his best of the day and helped the Bills put the Jets away. For a player who just started learning this offense, Diggs had the full trust of Daboll. Diggs was all over the field, distributing his routes nearly evenly in the slot, split right and split left. That kept the Jets guessing and helped Daboll scheme ways to get Diggs open. “He’s the mastermind,” Diggs said. “He knows his stuff as far as getting me involved and doing everything. I’m more than thankful but more so from the standpoint of he got everybody involved. A lot of people touched the ball today. And you anticipate it being that way. We got a lot of weapons offensively and we got a mobile quarterback. Just kind of playing to our strengths.”

https://theathletic.com/2063922/2020/09/13/seven-observations-from-bills-win-josh-allens-career-day-couldve-been-bigger/?source=user-shared-article Seven observations from Bills win: Josh Allen’s career day could’ve been bigger Allen’s career day The Bills couldn’t have asked for much more production from the third-year quarterback. Allen was their offense Sunday, accounting for a whopping 91.3 percent of their yards. He also had a hand in all three of their touchdowns and moved the ball efficiently. He stayed within the offense and didn’t force the deep ball. He found weak spots in zone coverage, and he even threw the ball with anticipation to new receiver Stefon Diggs. Allen deserves a lot of credit because not only did he help the Bills establish an identity in Week 1, but he also became their identity. There were a few picture-perfect throws for Allen on Sunday. He had to be a nightmare for the Jets because they couldn’t seem to bring him down in the pocket in the first half. Allen stayed on balance and kept plays alive for either a scramble gain, completion or throwaway. His ability to keep his balance after contact is an underrated characteristic that allows him to shed a tackle or two. When he passed the ball, Allen had a couple of stellar moments. His 22-yard touch completion on a crossing route to Diggs was his best of the day. He put good touch on the pass, allowing Diggs to gain yards after the catch. Allen also seemed much more comfortable on screens than he had the past two years. He also made throws with anticipation. However, it wasn’t a perfect game by any means. There were some problematic moments for Allen that allowed the Jets to hang around for far too long. His ball security issues from last season returned in full force Sunday as he lost two fumbles. Both lost fumbles came when the Bills were driving deep in Jets territory, stopping Buffalo from scoring any points. The Jets couldn’t do anything to stop the Bills in the first half, and those two turnovers effectively kept them in the game. Allen has now fumbled 18 times in his past 18 games. Though he has cut down his interceptions, his lack of ball security is something that needs to be fixed. Besides the fumbles, Allen got away with a pair of bad decisions that went for incompletions rather than interceptions. One of them was a forced throw to Diggs in the end zone into double coverage. Allen also missed two huge opportunities for touchdowns in the second half. On their second drive of the third quarter, the Jets had a complete bust in coverage and Cole Beasley was left all alone without a safety over the top down the right hashmarks. Allen’s throw was off target and forced Beasley to make a diving catch for 29 yards. If he had hit Beasley in stride, he could’ve given the Bills a 28-3 lead. The drive eventually resulted in a missed field goal. Again in the fourth quarter, Allen missed an easy throw to John Brown in the end zone, which would have given the Bills a 28-10 lead and removed any more doubt with the game. He missed the throw, forcing the Bills to settle for a field goal that kept the score within two touchdowns. The Bills lacked the mentality to put away the game. Instead, it just felt like they were riding the wave against a bad team until time ran out. There was a stark difference in talent between the two sides, and the final score didn’t reflect it. Though Allen had one of the best games of his career, it could have been so much more. The Bills will see better competition than a hapless Jets team that put up as much of a fight as a pylon against a 300-pound defensive tackle. However, this was a great jumping-off point for Allen and the Bills offense.

Well he didn't throw an Interception, so that half of the ball security seems improved. I put the other half on Daboll, who needs to stop allowing for so many designed QB runs. I say allowing for because the Bills were no huddle almost the entire game and I wonder how much offensive play calling was Allen himself. I said as we ended last year I wanted Daboll to drop almost all designed QB runs from our offense, but encourage Allen to run when passing plays break down or even on a QB draw when the middle of the field opens wide. Regardless, Allen is likely to get some late cheap shots with all these runs. Today on one of his runs he was hit kinda low and tackled and I cringed. He now appears like a very capable NFL passer. Let him pass and supplement the passing game with his legs on occasion. He's a much more effective runner when he's scrambling, anyway. I looked awhile ago and in his first couple years he's averaged 7 or 8 YPR on passing plays that break down... AKA scrambles.

This reminds me of a hilarious article by (I believe) The Ringer after the playoff loss.

Torn? Are you expecting perfection? Allen needs to protect the football better when he runs and should've hit Brown in the EZ. 95% of today's game he was excellent.

and total command of a No-huddle offense. That TD pass to Brown on my first and only watch so far sure looked like Allen adjusting and audibling to something he saw at the line based on what he saw the D doing or not doing. Everyone will point to the miss to Brown in the EZ, but other than that wild miss, Allen was a precision passer. Adding Diggs made a clear difference for week #1. My issue is with all the designed runs Daboll is still calling. Allen needs to secure the ball better obviously. It's upsetting he hasn't resolved that. But even Allen made it sound like he'd be running less. Guess not. Two hands, Josh!!!

I have to bring this back because I think Sneaky Pete was nearly perfect from beginning to end. I realize it was canceled, but the final episode was the perfect ending and I wouldn't want them to ruin it with another season.

Here's my favorite excerpt and why I love Allen as a passer moving forward; Accuracy, Childress said, is easy to grade. When evaluating quarterbacks, Childress always followed the Norv Turner philosophy that the throwing motion should look natural. If you’re going to ride the wave with a quarterback, he’d better have a throwing motion you can live with. Childress thinks Allen has the proper stroke.

He will do it anyway and leave it up to (what he believes is) his Supreme Court to decide...

Jesus. You guys should really just get "Cult-of-Trump" tattooed on your foreheads already. The ONE idiot who has now nominated Trump twice already has his. Donald Trump is more likely to be in jail in 2021 than win the Nobel Peace Prize... And that's despite me knowing he's almost inevitably going to test Presidential Pardon powers by pardoning himself before he leaves office next January.

Wow. You're a complete lost cause. Get smarter. Wait did you just change the terms of our bet? So now I get to force an avatar change on you whenever I feel like it?

How is this stupid thread still a thread? @Deranged Rhino... here's an idea. Delete the thread. Evidently your goal is to sow even more division in a place already divided Is this the preface to you following Donald Trump's lead as he riles up the Country knowing he's about to lose an election just like you know you're about to lose our bet and perhaps abandon this username for another to escape the consequences?

I'm starting to think Donald Trump is going to find a way to weasel out of the debates. Those will not go well for him. He has been playing so much defense lately. So unlike him. Moderators are going to ask him about a lot of these things that just came out and with the Woodward tapes, he is going to look like the fool he is to all but the Cult of Trump if he tries lying about his own words. He's desperate. The debates will be quite amusing as he gets publicly stomped if he actually shows up.

At least you're persistent... or stubborn. Last week we find out he believes ALL war heroes--not just John McCain--are suckers and losers. This week we hear from his own voice that he lied about COVID intentionally... lies that were spread around PPP in the early days like wildfire by the likes of your pals if not you directly. And yet you continue to believe Donald Trump will win in November. You really are a fool. I found some real live footage of you.

I thought it would be corny, and it is a little. But it kinda knows it is and has some fun with it. And it's pretty freakin funny, too.

Watching Lovecraft Country on HBO Max. I really like it. I'm curious about their other new show Raised by Wolves. Sneaky Pete was a fantastic show and ended perfectly. Cobra Kai on Netflix is shockingly good for a guy and his wife who loved Karate Kid. On a side note, there's too much good TV out there for a guy like me who generally doesn't binge watch. I'm currently somewhere in the midst of watching The Expanse, Peaky Blinders, Ozark, Bosch, The Umbrella Academy, The Boys, Cobra Kai, and Lovecraft Country and am liking all of them but slowly getting through them. Today I watched 2 1/2 hours of TV and had to do other stuff. Fringe and Breaking Bad are the only 2 show my wife and I have ever truly binged.

Keep up? Is one of @Deranged Rhino's new rules that you have to read through multiple pages before posting? There really is a simple answer to your question and it's what I've been saying for MONTHS about why Donald Trump will lose: Donald Trump is the best fundraiser for Democrats that Democrats could ask for

Good post Shaw. It's nice to have football and "The Rockpile Review" back. Such a weird feeling as we start this year. We usually have preseason and a lot more TC to wet our palettes. Thursday when the season kicks off I think will be a welcome shock to everyone's system. As for Buffalo, it's strange to say that anything short of winning at least 1 playoff game this year will be disappointing.

Nice ad hominem. Another consistent problem over here. To clear things up because I think it's so ingrained in the psyche over here that what I said just flew over your head: You talk about conspiracy theories like flavors of ice cream. Q is "not my cup of tea," you say. You're "not interested." Why not just call it the crazy, debunked conspiracy theory it is and has proven to be? Instead, you talk about it as though you're shopping around for a car and that Q conspiracy theory is "not my cup of tea," but you'll find another one. And before you get all bent out of shape, I'm just trying to help you understand what you were reading there since you didn't actually understand what I wrote in the context of that particular post by you.

Funny. You're answering a question that was asked based on a completely false premise because of either neglect or an inability to actually read. Don't worry, this is a common problem here. As I said, keep the Q thread open. Don't lock it or close it. That it's open is not a problem.

@Buffalo_Gal... can you read?