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47 minutes ago, Troll Toll said:
I see a lot of buyer’s remorse going on with Josh right now and I really don’t get it. I don’t see the other rookie QBs lighting it up yet and Josh was the 3rd one taken. Had he not been injured, I think we beat the Texans and he moves to 3-2 as a starter with 3 wins against playoff caliber teams.
People say they aren’t seeing improvements and I couldn’t disagree more. The deer in the headlights look is fading and the game appears to be slowing down. I’m seeing far fewer ill-advised decisions. He is still a work in progress (like all the other rookie QBs), but nothing so far makes me think he has any less ability to be successful than the other guys.
I think the biggest remaining areas for improvement for Josh are:
1. Properly gauging what is NFL “open”. If he can get a grip on that this year, wait until he gets targets who can separate.
2. Presnap recognition. He is a really smart kid and I have confidence he will excel in this area over time. This is the first time he is seeing the exotic defenses of the NFL.
Biggest reasons for optimism over QBs of the drought era:
1. The arm talent - Throw on any EJ or Fitzpatrick game and you’ll see head scratching zip code accuracy issues.
2. Use of the middle of the field - We rarely saw this with Losman and Tyrod. It completely handicaps an offense when you refuse to use half of the field.
3. Willingness to throw downfield - Trent Edwards was the worst at this. Defenses will play close to the LoS like they are moving the fielders in against the kid who sucks at kickball. You have to keep the defense honest.
4. Signs of pocket presence - We’ve gone through many QBs who had no feel for the pocket and would just take off at the first sign of pressure. Allen has shown flashes of poise, keeping his eyes downfield, stepping up in the pocket and making a throw. He still has a ways to go, but I didn’t even see flashes of this from past QBs.
When you throw 23 passes a game, you generally won’t hit 300 yards. To do so would require ~13 ypa which is a phenomenal number. He is developing before our eyes, but it seems like a lot of folks can’t see the forest through the trees. My eyes tell me he is already on par with where Tyrod was a year ago and he is just getting started.
Those other QBs might not be lighting the world on fire but they look like real QBs, meaning that they will actually stand in the pocket, go threw progressions and make a throw. Allen has done very little of that and they are much better when it comes to accuracy. Allen usually does what Tyrod did by making one read and then taking off and his accuracy on simple 5 yard passes a lot of the time are awful
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1 hour ago, Steptide said:
Peterman - not a chance
So it's down to Allen and Anderson. Assuming Allen is healthy, do we want him to start? I'm to the point where if Anderson is even slightly competent, the bills should start him. Allen is looking really bad. He holds the ball waay to long and runs way to soon. Allen really needs to learn. He is not a starter yet. I love his fire and passion, but he is playing pre maturely Imo.
If he is holding onto the ball too long and runs too soon, how would him being on the sideline help him? I personally feel like he needs to keep playing and learn as the game goes along. He should be showing signs of progression by the end of the season.
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1 minute ago, nedboy7 said:
Let’s ruin a QB every year. Oh and make sure you trade up for that QB. That’s the process.
I don't think Allen is ruined. He's just not very good
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I don't know why people keep posting or talking about stuff like this. We're not drafting another QB early next year. We may get a mid to late prospect but we are not taking one in the first round
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On 10/1/2018 at 2:37 AM, ChronicAndKnuckles said:
If the Bills want to save the season/help Allen progress then something has to be done. I know they need continuity, but it's best to nip it in the bud and do it NOW instead of waiting until the end of the year where Daboll will inevitably be gone. There is no way Josh is going to blossom when there is no running game being established and he is getting sacked 7 times a game. I mean they're down 16 points early in the 4th and the Bills were in need of 4 yards on third down and what does the genius Daboll call? A long developing pass play where the every WR are running 20-30 yards down the field and not giving Allen a decent check down option. Our line is TERRIBLE ! what the hell was that?? Why is he not playing to our only strength and running it? It was happening all game long, 5 wide sets and expecting miracles. I'm not going to act like I'm some offensive coordinator, but I can see that this is not working and I can see (we all can see) that Daboll is in way over his head The 1-31 Browns are scoring points this year with a rookie QB and that's because Mayfield is given easy plays and a running game. Allen was at fault, but he's not being set up to win.
I actually don't have an issue with Daboll. Far better than Rick Dennison last season
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8 minutes ago, Seanbillsfan2206 said:
How the hell is that a vague title??
Thank you. I was thinking the same thing lol
17 minutes ago, OldTimer1960 said:I think we are in for a long day against Houston. They are a much better team than their record indicates (IMHO) and aside from the miracle in Minny and a win fueled only by three turnovers, I think the Bills are not as good as their 2-3 record.
The Texans are the only team the Giants beat and the Giants look sorry as hell
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What are the odds the Cheats lose tonight to KC and next week to the Bears? It would be fantastic to have them be 3-4 going into that Monday Night game against us
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3 minutes ago, Tipster19 said:
What are we doing?? It’s time to do the right thing. Let the guy go and get paid, it’s a no brainer. Shady has been a good soldier for us, give him a chance to go out on top. This in some ways kind of reminds me of OJ. At the end of his career he was willing to go back home to California in a trade and let Buffalo reap some benefit from yesteryear’s talent, a real win-win situation for everyone involved. I say Free Shady and let the future begin now.
You do realize if we win today that we would be .500. No reason to think the season is over by any stretch
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If we can get wins this week and next week in Houston and Indianapolis, we can be 4-3 going into the Monday Night game against the Cheats with first place on the line. The Cheats have the Chiefs tonight and the Bears in Chicago next week. I can easily see them losing one of these next two games. It would be amazing if we beat both the Texans and Colts and the Cheats lose to both the Chiefs and Bears, though I don't think they'll lose both. The Dolphins have been blown out the last two weeks after a strong start and the Jets don't seem like a team to worry about. It's definitely gonna be interesting these next two weeks
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I don't even think TO was as bad as he is
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Hello Dunkirk, how are you?
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On 10/9/2018 at 11:58 AM, John from Riverside said:
Well now there will be a vet qb with him and his tablet
A vet QB that went 2-17 for 23 yards against our very team when he was with the Browns. We should have tried to sign Matt Moore
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8 hours ago, whatdrought said:
I didn't even know that we cut him.... ?
Me neither
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The funny part is if we cut Benjamin, Robert Foster and Andre Holmes right now and replaced them with 3 free agents Dez Bryant, Rishard Matthews and Jeremy Maclin and made them our 3 starters right off the bat, our receiver core would be so much more improved. All 3 of these guys are much better than what's on our roster
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Vrabel is so mad about losing to the Bills that he had to cut the guy. Not sure if that happens if we were a 5-0 team lol
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I know it's way to early to be talking about the draft for next year but considering we will have to wait until next year to improve our offense anyway, which player would you rather have?
Bryce Love could be Shady's replacement or Anthony Johnson could be that receiver that this team so desperately needs and he's right in our own back yard. I would go with Johnson personally. We need offensive playmakers with that first round pick next year
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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:
The Bills need to acquire a WR who is not only capable of being a #1 but is a complete WR and has some experience in the NFL to help Allen. The Bills should also draft one relatively high with deep speed (2nd - 3rd ideally). I think Gruden is ripe to trade Cooper, who is eligible for the 5th year option and then will want big money. The Raiders have shown they are willing to trade talent they feel can be replaced in the draft or cheaper. I believe the Bills will need to trade for and pay - perhaps overpay in this current climate- to obtain a real WR at this point. I would also look to obtain a FA WR who is more of a #2 guy that another team won’t want to pay - ie Tyler Boyd. May need to overpay a bit there too but this is what bad teams sometimes need to do to get talent (Jacksonville has done this over the last few years). I would go into next year with Cooper, Boyd, Zay and a rookie as the top 4.
What would I give up for Cooper? A 3rd in 2020, 4th in 2019, Shaq Lawson. I saw rumblings that a just a 4th or 5th would get it done for the Raiders, maybe I’m overvaluing him but i don’t buy it. Gruden has been whining about fnding a pass rusher, Shaq is someone who he will have the ability to plug in and determine if he’s a guy they want, and has a 5th year option they can use since they won’t have Cooper’s. Bills and Raiders would basically be swapping 2015 draft picks.
The bottom line as I’ve said many times is that drafting a WR in the 1st is a crap shoot. I think they need to take a OT or Pass rusher with their 1st pick. Cooper is a top 10 talent who has been successful, maybe he’s not elite but those guys aren’t going to be available via trade or FA. You won’t get a big time FA WR to come to Buffalo who has options. Going to need to trade for one who has the talent to be a #1 and overpay a bit. We saw they were willing to work the trade for KB, that has not worked out but they saw the need and got who they could. He will be gone at the end of this season.
Thoughts?
I've been thinking the same thing
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1 minute ago, Dopey said:
Nope, they should not be eliminated. At least not in the NFL. Each team has at least 1 chance in OT to win it.
The NFL should at least go back to a 15 minute OT quarter then. This 10 minute thing is causing the chance of way to many ties. 4 teams have a tie already and yesterday the Raiders and Browns game came down to the last two minutes of OT and the Texans beat the Colts with :03 seconds left in OT. The 10 minute OT quarter doesn't work in my opinion
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I personally don't think a QB can be ruined. If Josh Allen is good enough, he will never be ruined
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Seeing as how there seems to have been teams being close to a tie or two in every week this season it got me thinking, why not just play until there's a winner in every sport? Hockey did shoot outs why can't the NFL do something where instead once OT is over that they just give each team 4 downs at the opposing team's 15 yard line with basically 4 chances to get it into the endzone. If the first team doesn't score then the other team takes over and it's basically sudden death at that point as that has the same 4 chances and it just goes until a team scores and wins.
I hate ties. No matter the sport there should always be a winner. If I was a fan that went to a game where we tied. I would hate the hell out of it
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Awesome, now the Bills are gonna win. Thanks man. Can you do the same against the Packers next week to?
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This picture is epic
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by Buffalo03
It's amazing to me how many people seem to be offended or bothered by a picture that's meant to be funny. Calling people ignorant and say it's not right to show Elmo snorting coke. Last time I checked we're all adults on here. It's a freaking picture, relax