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In other words... absolutely everyone is much more anxious than excited about the 1st game of the season, including the OP who's basically anticipating a not-so-stellar performance. Wonderful

fantastic article! Gotta love Shady!!! I don't think it'll happen, but I really hope McDermott finds a way to make sure he finishes his career in Buffalo.

It's all we can do. We're Bills fans. I'm behind it. But I'm bracing myself for impact.

Mods, feel free to lock it. Shady says it must be so.

There's a particular reason to think it mattered for Allen because he was the only one of the 3 to be announced the week before his start AND get all the reps with the 1s in practice that entire week for the game everyone uses as the dress rehearsal game. The comparison of Allen's situation in the QB competition this Summer to Jackson's and Mayfield's situation is just insane and I think you're just trolling at this point.

Love it! Feel the exact same way! Loathed the pick. Got viscerally upset. Researched and studied him. Grew to really be excited about the pick. Now I just want him to play. Anxiety fills me with Peterman starting Sunday. I'd be excited about Allen. But let him sit on the bench while the OL sorts itself out a bit. Then let him come in and take the league over

Those comments by Shady really intrigue me. It's clear we're going to see a lot of new wrinkles in this offense. I'm sure Dabol is going to manipulate his system so that Peterman can have success in it. I just hope he's quick to adjust when something isn't working.

Wow. I don't know if I've ever read a bigger pile of steaming horsecrap in my life. In the future, you should really consider living by the words of our 16th president: Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

I'm anxious about Sunday, but still excited overall about the season. I still seriously think McDermott finds a way to get this team into the playoffs again and we get double digit wins. I'm definitely a Positive Pollyana

This really isn't what I want to happen, but... I think... 21/32, 250 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs, sacked 4 times in a loss.

Wow, this is just dumb. Duh? Duh to Allen not starting week 1? Or was that actually the sound of relief you make with close calls... after all, you didn't think Allen would start. You barely thoughthe had a shot. That's actually exactly how I felt about Peterman as OTAs began. I don't run away from thinking that. It took Peterman being lights out in preseason to make this happen. If you think that was inevitable or virtually inevitable, you're insane. Allen being on the bench certainly doesn't warrant a "duh" except for near-sighted people--apparently like yourself--who care more about predictions being right than his/her reasoning being right. You were right that Allen wouldn't start. Congratulations. All of your reasoning was off. This is clearly not a "duh" moment because it was obviously very close in spite of that 5 sack half in the 3rd preseason game. Imagine if the Bills had a remotely adequate OL in that game. McCarron was clearly traded because Allen is very close. Duh. Can't wait for the inevitable "you're so consistently wrong on QBs response from the ever-reliably predictable Thurm.

I'll be honest, I'm more anxious than excited. I'd be excited if Allen were starting. Nothin but anxiety about Peterman starting.

They're idiots. Anyone want to bet me money we don't end up with the worst record in the league? I'll give you 5:1 odds.

Jesus. No. Just... no.

Really? How so. I think everyone had the guy they wanted, but it was because they thought that guy would be best for the TEAM. Has anyone wished injury or another 5 Interception half on Peterman? Huh? You think my life revolves around being right here? I was just having fun with this thread over the Summer trying to give the rest of us some extra dialogue and some extra things to watch for.

With the bold, you were correct. The rest of your post is your opinion. I don't think it's accurate, primarily because of the addition of Dabol.

I agree with your entire breakdown, though the one thing I actually disagree with is one con. Peterman can run. Problem is those cons seem almost insurmountable to me with this OL. And that route route is a very basic NFL route and the idea of him throwing it is terrifying. I think Dabol will find a way, though

I believe in McDermott and I believe he's changed this to a winning culture. And we have a better roster than last year. And we have a better OC than last year by the simple fact that you can't get worse than Dennison. 10-6 and a playoff win

About what exactly? When you said "Transplant might disagree, but Allen is an enormous project." If that were true, he'd be our 3rd string QB and McCarron never would have been traded. Or when you said "People might not want to hear it, but this is a guy who was a 2-3 year project" Despite the fact that this was pretty clearly an open competition Allen was very much in. And that Beane the other day said Allen has warranted an opportunity to start and an unprompted McDermott today said "Josh is on schedule." Well, Josh is one hit (or 5 Interceptions ) away from starting. Clearly not 2-3 years away in their eyes... but I guess you know better? Or is this when I responded to one of those posts and posted "Please stop pushing the narrative Allen is still a huge project who needs 2-3 years on the bench.  He doesn't. The only reason Allen should be on the bench at this point is because we don't have even an adequate Offensive Line by NFL standards.  That's it.  If the Bills had the OL of the Cowboys or Raiders, Allen would be the starter and would probably find a lot of success.  He wouldn't be the worst starting QB in the NFL, as you postulated a few posts ago saying the Bills automatically have the worst QB in the league already, no matter who starts." and you said every word of that post was wrong? You were dead right that Allen wouldn't start week 1. As I said in that post and others after that 3rd preseason game, I didn't think he should but just still thought he would. This is the smart decision right now. But Allen's not going to be on the bench learning for 2-3 years... might not be more than 2-3 games. Let's hope Sunday isn't a Chargers game repeat making it 2-3 quarters

Shady... is it just that you're in love with me? It must be. This is borderline obsession. Okay... 867-5309

Stop being such a weeny, Shady. The OP gets credit for his prediction. You're one of those posters who always walks a fine line saying nothing of substance and then riding on the coattails of others claiming you knew it all along. You didn't make the prediction. You didn't make a prediction. 23% of the 479 people on this board who voted even as of 3 days ago thought Peterman would start. That means 77% of the board was wrong.

Soooo... over/under at 6.5???

I'm just envisioning the Ravens defenders salivating right now. Peterman's strength is all the pre-snap stuff and knowing where he wants to go with the ball. I've never coached or played football at a real competitive level, but I'd guess there are going to be a number of plays where the Ravens give a man-coverage look pre-snap with the outside CB a good distance--maybe as much as 10 yards--off KB or Say or whoever he's defending to bait Peterman into committing to that throw before the snap. Then as the ball is snapped the DB gets the jump on that out-route the way we've seen so many times. That's the start of game planning against him. I really hope I'm wrong and Peterman throws 4 TDs and 0 picks, but honestly, what do you think the over/under is for Peterman Interceptions? Over/under 1.5? Over/under 2.5? Over/under 3.5?

Doesn't matter what the reason is. He made the call and was right. The rest of us were wrong. I actually said after the 3rd preseason game I'd rather see Peterman start, but it solely had to do with the potential of immediately destroying our investment due to a terrible OL. I have no idea if or how much that factored in, but starting Peterman gives more flexibility in the sense that if he does suck, you bench him. Benching Allen after he's named the starter is trickier. So there are a number of ways I can see this as the correct decision, even if it's not the exciting decision. I feel more anxious than eager about Sunday's game. I truly hope Peterman is a much improved QB. We start legitimately finding out this weekend.