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According to ESPN they averaged 3.4 / carry. And the only reason it's that high is because of Jackson. Maybe you heard them talking specifically about Jackson who was the only player averaging above 5?

Okay, there were obviously a lot of negatives from the game. But what about the few things that they actually did right? From my point of view: Run defense looked improved Tremaine Edmunds looked sharp from what I could see. He made a few plays Marcus Murphy returning kickoffs looked dangerous Bojorquez (spelling?) seemed to do a decent job punting Anything else?

Peterman's play left McDermott with no choice but to pull him. That was pretty bad

Yeah idk why Beane would say it had anything to do with him learning the playbook though. I agree though. His play on the field said enough about why he was cut

The thing I don't understand about this is: The Bills needed him to take the top off of the defense. They said as much in the article. How complicated is it to run a go route? RUN STRAIGHT AND FAST.

They always say they aren't aware of this stuff. But they are. They always are. The whole team knows that they aren't favored to do well this year. I guarantee it. I just hope that they use it as motivation to be better than they are expected to be

Unless that first pass is an interception?

I've taken it as just meaning that the parity in the league is better than usual. Looking at the list of teams, it's hard to find the equivalent of the Browns from last year. There are no clear cut losers this year

Bills: Projected wins: 6.3 (Ranked 32) Jets: Projected wins: 6 (Ranked 31) Browns: Projected wins: 6 (Ranked 30) So the Bills have more projected wins but they aren't better than the Jets despite playing more or less the same schedule? What? I mean, I don't think we are going to be good... but ranked 32nd overall is kind of surprising.

95% Agree. It's the logical way to do this. You either jack up Peterman's value when he plays well or you hand the reigns over to Allen and get him experience when Peterman fails. The only thing I disagree on is how much time Peterman should be given. If he fails in the Ravens game, it will be too early to take him out. If Peterman isn't performing well, I'd probably think about replacing him 5 to 8 games into the season. The reason is this: 1) you give peterman a chance to rebound (he seems to learn from his mistakes. notice how much better he has been this preseason compared with last year's preseason and the disaster vs the chargers) 2) when allen comes in, there is no pressure to win immediately from the fans/media because we will likely already be all but eliminated from the playoffs. he gets a free half season to learn without people calling for him to be replaced, released, etc. 3) some of the o-line issues might have worked themselves out (either through waiver wire pickups or the guys just learning how to mesh) by this point in the year, so allen might not be getting sacked 5 times in one half anymore. 4) gives him some time to learn how game preparation is done at the NFL level, prior to actually having to do it himself.

I fall into the "both" category. Let Peterman start, he's earned it. He has looked good all preseason. Give the guy a shot, forget what happened last year. If he turns things around, it's a great feel good story and he will become trade bait or our franchise QB. If he doesn't impress then you let Allen play once Peterman has proved he is not the guy and the Bills are out of it.

He has played well this preseason. There is no arguing that. Can he keep that success going into the regular season? I guess the coaching staff will have to decide that. But given the game film thus far in the preseason, it would appear that he has the best chance of succeeding this season (behind this o-line and in this offense).

^ Doug Marrone speaking about Pederson's comments. The name of that book? "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F---: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life." When I read this in the ESPN article.. I died laughing. Doug Marrone, comedian. Who would have thunk it? Article: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24437171/doug-marrone-takes-subtle-dig-doug-pederson-shrugs-eagles-coach-criticism-book

I hope he kills it on Sunday so I can use these amazing Josh Allen gifs in every post Actually never mind, I'll be using them regardless

But more importantly when can we purchase our Josh Allen undies?

I'd really like to see Peterman pump faking a lot more. Let's use CB aggression while he's on the field to our advantage

What I really liked about Peterman this preseason is that he hasn't been throwing TOO early, aside from that one pass on the first drive that was nearly a pick six. He has gotten into trouble with releasing it too quickly and allowing the defense to jump the route, but I feel like that tendency is slowly starting to fade. As long as he can continue to work that out of his system, I feel like he could definitely be a serviceable NFL QB. I will say though, if that throw had been a pick six, which it should have been, we would be singing a much different tune at the moment.

Allen and Mayfield both have that look, IMO. Honestly, all of the 1st round QBs have impressed thus far. Obviously too early to tell, but looking like a really good QB class

tasker thinks peterman is going to start game 1. take that for whatever it is worth

The way I've been given to understand it is that "the process" is just a way of going about your daily business. You study hard, you practice hard, you eat right, etc etc. The process isn't the way that they draft players or their strategy regarding free agents, it's just working hard daily and becoming a better coach or player. So do I trust the process? In other words, do I trust that working hard will lead to better results? Yes. I do.

Glad to hear Shaq has been showing some improved play. Hopefully he isn't satisfied with just a small taste of success and keeps improving

This is the same guy that supports Blake Bortles. Just saying

I don't think he ever said Foster was going to make the 53. He said he was practice squad material, which is reasonable for a player that hasn't completely put it together yet

People are really down on Foster after that game, but I agree with you. The speed/ability to create separation can't be taught, the rest of it can be practiced/learned until it is second nature. He is the ideal practice squad player-you hope he can learn to put his athletic abilities to use, but if he doesn't you haven't invested a roster spot