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I think we're very competitive next weekend. I wouldn't say we win, but I wouldn't rule that out. But that spread is just too big. Yes, I watched both games. It's a shame McDermott is having to adjust so much right now rather than having things perfectly in place, but last week's game was figuring out that his initial QB decision was wrong. This week was about Defense. I think McDermott continues calling Defensivelyfrom now on and the D rallies a little around Lorax and Kyle who are likely already pointing at Davis's quitting as something that's not part of the culture of the Buffalo Bills. The 2nd half today was a completely different half from the previous 3 halves this team has played. I think there's rollover. And I think Allen's promising start today is going to serve as a further rallying point for the team. I hope Dabol gets a little more creative than what he did particularly in the 1st half and gets Allen moving around quite a bit more. Go get Josh Gordon and steal 1 of our next 2 games!!! 1-3 at the quarter mark going into the softer part of the schedule isn't so bad

Ironic? I blindly love the Bills. That's my tribalism. The last 4 QBs who played for the Bills (Edwards, Fitz, Manuel, Taylor) I also liked to varying degrees for different reasons. The degree to which I liked each QB is different and it was never the kind of unwavering loyalty and devotion to each QB you could qualify as tribalism, despite the rather demented perspective otherwise from some around here who, I think, enjoy trolling me--I'm a big boy and can deal with that. I didn't like Losman as a QB and really hated Peterman as a QB, but rooted for both. I think it's pretty obvious most here will cling for dear life to whatever public presumptions they have here. Tribalism it is.

Holy crap... strong words from Lorax here. Davis retired?! Does Cleveland need a CB? Maybe we can convince Davis to go to Cleveland in part of a package to acquire Josh Gordon.

Oh my God...

I don't think anyone is blown away, just really encouraged. But like I said--tribalism

This was one of the best things I saw today. Always encouraging all of his teammates offense AND defense. Always looking at the playbook and with the headphones on while he's on th e sideline. Talk about feeling our way around to start the season... last week it was figuring out the QB position. This week it was figuring out the defense. I think if we can eek out a win in the next 2 weeks and be 1-3 going into the softer part of our schedule we should all be ecstatic.

We can always count on that kind of tribalism here.

Go away

Seriously folks... We've said games kickoff the "_______ Era" in the past, but this appears to be the closest thing to a beginning of a Franchise QB era we've seen in decades. Closer than Losman or Manuel, who were 1st round QBs we basically settled for. Closer than Rob Johnson or Trent Edwards or Ryan Fitzpatrick or Tyrod Taylor or Nathan Peterman () Kelly Holcomb or Kerry Collins or... Last week didn't feel like opening week to me. I felt only anxiety about who we had under center. Now...

Tomorrow is going to be interesting in terms of whether McCloud is active. This just can NOT be due to confidence in Foster. I mean I thought he was rather likely to make the roster because of Dabol, but it's obvious that at the very least he needs some time to gain some confidence in catching the football. McCloud, on the other hand, looked pretty ready to play and contribute. And the chemistry between Allen and McCloud was palpable. We're probably going to see a lot of 2 TE sets and I wonder if Croom is a name we start hearing a lot.

Well that's interesting. Who's our 3rd WR? Foster?

Funny. Revealing. Frightening. I haven't understood the infatuation with Peterman for over a year now. I find it pretty funny that most of those folks are in hiding right now. It's less painful if you just own being wrong, folks. Take it from a guy who's been there

Glad you posted this. This is some of Brown's best work. I posted it last night in another thread rather than starting a new one just because a thought people would complain about "yet another Josh Allen thread, how original!" Or something to that effect Regardless, good stuff

Well this is about as well-said as it goes relating to the delusional views of Peterman.

Not a clue what role Dabol played in the trade McCarron decision. But I agree.

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/why-josh-allen-is-fit-for-success-and-a-fit-for-buffalo Why Josh Allen is fit for success and a fit for Buffalo by Chris Brown PUTTING IN WORK It’s 30 minutes before practice and Josh Allen is diligently going through footwork drills with offensive assistant Shea Tierney and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. Allen is running his mental checklist as his feet are pumping up and down through the drill work. Tie the feet in with the hands, keep my shoulders perpendicular to the line of scrimmage, keep the eyes downfield. ... “He does process things well,” said Ryan Groy. “He has since the beginning. He knew he was going to have to bust his butt to get everything down as far as the offense goes and make sure he wasn’t behind the other quarterbacks. He’s not the type of guy who is going to repeat something that he messed up. He’s a confident kid who believes in his ability, and he should.” ... As much as Allen didn’t let his successes go to his head, he also didn’t let his failures affect his confidence. “You kind of go through trials and tribulations just by failing in practice. Understanding it’s okay to miss a throw or okay to miss a read,” he said. “You look at Peyton Manning’s first year in the league and it wasn’t too pretty, but he bounced back to become one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. It takes a special mindset to have that. I’ve been working on it every day through practice. I’m aware that if I make a mistake once, I can’t make it again.”

Unless it happens

Stop trolling you whiny baby.

Can't really disagree with you. I think McDermott needs to defer all QB decisions and trust to Dabol and we should hope Dabol is the genius McCoy claimed him to be. The decision to trade McCarron wouldn't have disturbed me very much if Allen were named starter because, to me, that would have been a coach pumping up both of his young QBs: Allen obviously as the starter but Peterman would be given at least some confidence not having to look over his shoulder at another backup. Trading McCarron and starting Peterman says that McDermott so obviously just can't evaluate QBs. So, yes, that's a bit scary

"The call to go with second-year pro Nathan Peterman, made on Sept. 3, was a fairly close one. The staff gave Josh Allen a preseason start on Aug. 26 as his shot to win the starting job. He didn’t; Peterman, through a strong August, had." Regarding even this, here's the thing... Peterman did look better in the preseason in terms of stats. But he wasn't really making NFL throws and was almost always throwing to his 1st read that he determined pre-snap based on coverages and the passes were no more than 10-15 yards down the field and if they were longer they were to wide open guys on busted coverages, like the TD to O'Leary. And he was STILL consistently throwing at least 1 or 2 blatant interceptions a game even if the D couldn't hold onto the ball. And they were interceptions caused by him and his poor arm strength or poor accuracy, in the case of the 1st Interception. And in that 1st game against Carolina our 1st string OL looked at least competent, if not decent.  They just deteriorated in the Browns and Bengals games.  Whereas Allen was making NFL throws all over the field. Yes, he was making mistakes and had inaccurate passes, but he was also doing things you'd expect out of a seasoned vet. And he always kept his eyes downfield, like on that TD pass in the Browns game. And he took a friggin beating in the Bengals game. But the majority of those sacks were on the OL, not him. But he kept on getting up and kept his poise. There's no humor intended to this statement: he proved he can take a beating. But Allen has also proven he can shrug off defenders in the backfield and elude pressure and isn't afraid to throw the ball away or slide to protect himself.   Silly me for thinking McDermott spent his QB evaluation on preseason games watching game film asking themselves "okay, how does this translate to what this player can and can't do in live game action" rather than looking at the results and statistics of games at 3/4ths speed. That's pretty clearly what other good QB evaluators do as Head Coaches.   I feel like a good evaluator would have seen those consistently almost-intercepted passes still happening in the preseason and would have known the arm strength still isn't there.  Or that all his pre-snap diagnoses can be muddied up by simply disguising blitz packages and coverages the way the Ravens did in week 1. Or that he rarely ever went to his 2nd or 3rd read, which is kinda important to evaluate when it comes to real games. Or that Peterman rarely threw the ball more than 15 yards down the field except to wide open guys.

We'll be drafting 1 or 2 QBs no matter what. We need a backup. As for drafting a QB with our 1st pick--which will NOT be #1 overall-- no

You need only look in the mirror.

Bosa's out... home game helps... 21/31 for 250 yards, 2 passing TDs, 1 INT, 49 yards rushing and 1 rushing Td.