
Matt_In_NH
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Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Generally speaking the qbs who have the best stats win Super Bowls over the course of time. -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Not sure how that is relevant. I don’t evaluate college qbs much but based on what I read I thought mayfield was the guy to get. But i would have told you I really had no idea and I would leave it up to the guys who spend all the time doing the evaluations and interviews. In any event what dies it matter since they did. It have the choice. I see the rawness and my opinion is he has a lot to work on to become the franchise. He looks physically skilled, eager, full of desire. But in terms of the intricacies of playing qb in the nfl there is a lot of runway ahead. One thing I am certain of is playing qb is as much mental/cerebral as it is physical. Having the physical without the mental wont get it done. That is why guys can routinely play into their forties. -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I was talking about the first 3rd down of the game, it was 3rd and 3. His stats look a lot like the guy we traded in the offseason to me. Minus the completion percentage. If he processes well why is he completing 52% of his passes? Many passes are easy completions if you process well. I guess some of it is his poor ability to throw shorter passes, that needs to get addressed. -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Since it really happened lets look at the numbers, 8-19 for 160 yards 1 TD and 0 INT's. That is statistically bad in the NFL, would you agree? That won't be nearly good enough to win divisions and playoff games. On the flip side, he did not turn the ball over and did not take 1 sack which is fantastic. But there were roughly 30 passing plays called, that resulted in 8 completions and he scrambled 11 times with one or two designed runs. The guy does not slide, he runs like a running back which means he is an injury waiting to happen. He is doing that because he has to and in the long run that needs to become less of his game. You are right and I read about those "if's" all the time here. What if the penalites were not called what if the player caught the ball (which isn't always as realistic as people assume), what if the bills had Tyreek Hill and Kareen Hunt. -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
When I say he is a basically a one read QB does not mean he never ever gets to a second read. The play to Foster is an example of what he can do in terms of standing in there and throwing a dart way down the field on a quick release. I though he was getting sacked on that play. Generally his progression is very slow and he ends up late on passes or completely missing windows of opportunity. There is no way he could have known he can run for a couple more yards than throwing it and even if he could, its not worth the risk, yards are easy in the NFL these days. He looked way too late to see it, on a play like that the QB has to kind of "see" multiple things right off the snap using peripheral vision and cues from presnap reads. -
Those were some overoficious jerks!
Matt_In_NH replied to Matt_In_NH's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I think its fair to say both teams benefited and were hurt by the officiating at different times. -
(hypothetical) Alabama vs. Bills spread
Matt_In_NH replied to Kirby Jackson's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Alabama would probably be a wild card team -
I dont know if anyone else felt this way but this was an awful game to watch, constant penalties, a lot of them questionable. I think penalties have been trending down but this game brought the average up a lot, it was horrendous to watch. Any time something happened, there was a 75% chance of a flag.
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He came off the bench? I think that does change things.
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Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
He hangs guys out to dry then when they get smashed and dont catch we call it a drop, ball placement is a thing, an important thing -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The Jags have lost 7 games in a row. The Packers defense is not that good. He is struggling to throw for any volume. If he got sacked on the pass to Foster which he almost did he would have been under 100 yards again. His athleticism shows no doubt. -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I do agree he was instrumental today, but they way he played today is not sustainable and wont work against better teams. The Jags are a great defense on paper only, they have been getting smoked for weeks. That was one example, there are plenty of others, he is a one ready QB right now. He could have diagnosed the pressure before the snap and watched for a couple things after the snap and easily read that and completed the pass. Instead he looked at his first read and then pulled it down. Like the better QB's do all the time. He will need to rely less on his running as time goes on. You want to put him in the HOF go for it but Im not, he barely completes 50% of his passes while most guys are mid 60's. Stop making excuses. He needs to improve a lot, I am hopeful he will. Today he completed 8 passes out of 19 and he rushed 13 times. He ran today on like 40% of his drop backs, that will not be a recipe to win a lot of games. 8 for 19 passing with 13 runs. You are happy with that? I mean they won the game so I get "who cares about stats when you win". But for me, I just dont see that as something that will be successful in the long term if it continues. -
Nice game but Allen needs to pass
Matt_In_NH replied to Niagara Dude's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I had the same thought. The first 3rd down they had where he ran for the first down, he had a guy right after the snap to the right that would have been an easy conversion but he was not looking there. Bottom line is right now he is a one read guy, that has to change for him to make it. It's great that he is using his legs though which can give him some confidence and keep the offense moving at times. In the long run though your franchise QB has to be able to throw it more consistently that he does right now. So many bootlegs that generate a lot of time to pass and he often just hoofs it for 3-4 yards. -
2nd half thread, Jags at Bills 1 pm on CBS
Matt_In_NH replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
These refs are overofficious jerks -
1st half thread, Jags at Bills 1 pm on CBS
Matt_In_NH replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Defense reading the stats too much this week -
1st half thread, Jags at Bills 1 pm on CBS
Matt_In_NH replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This is why there is replay. Don’t overreact it’s coming back -
Do you really think our #1 Defense could - -
Matt_In_NH replied to PUNT750's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Keep seeing the Bills are #1 but that is not true, they are #2 in yards behind Baltimore. -
There are lots of examples of guys who played as rookies too though. Goff, Wentz, Newton, Trubisky, Rivers, Ryan, Roethlisburger, Luck. If the best thing for his development is to sit, then they should do that. All I am saying is his development is the number one priority, whatever that is. The Bills have decided that means he needs to play.
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I did not say that, all I am saying is that is clearly what the Bills have decided. I agree, if the best thing for him to do is sit and watch they should do that.