Jerome007
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4 minutes ago, Big C said:
White was mostly in position, balls just out of his reach.
White had very bad game today. Hopefully it was a glitch and not a sign of things to come
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Don't forget the Bills play the Dolphins twice a year so we can expect 2 great games out of him...
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Run defense has looked weak. Both lines - OL & DL - have. I almost had forgotten about that magical signing. With the amount of money he got it'd better show come game #1. He better take on as many blockers as he takes space on the salary cap.
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1 hour ago, transplantbillsfan said:
I think I was most delusional in thinking our OL would be all right.
I haven't totally dismissed the idea of them working out the kinks for the regular season, but right now I would be absolutely fine if McCarron or Peterman are named the starter and it's all on how bad our OL is.
Allen appears to be physically, mentally and emotionally tough enough to start week 1 and today's lack of success clearly was on the OL and WRs dropping balls much more than him, but this is a good excuse McDermott can use to put Allen in bubble wrap to start the season while McCarron or Peterman either get beat the hell up or rise to the occasion.
My take too. I still hope he's the starter but that game gave McD the munition to say otherwise to his players if that's his plan, which we just don't know. I just don't see how can AJ outbid Peterman since Nate supposedly outperformed him all camp long.
QuoteMan... just bc you figured out how to use your smart phone doesnt mean it helps you post smarter things...
Ha ha. Spot on as well
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1 hour ago, Rockinon said:
I'm excited. A lot of people are trying hard to temper their expectations. I keep seeing "It's a process" and something along the line of "As long as he doesn't suck" or "Just a couple of scoring drives". It's really amusing watching different people's reactions. Anyway, I think there more folks, underneath the outward low expectations, are inwardly quietly hoping Josh lights it up today. Going to be fun watching today. How will he measure up? The answer to that won't be known until later today and the anticipation is building.
Anyway, for all of you pretending to temper your expectations...I call BS.
Yep. I try not to be too hyped up, certainly don't want to put too much pressure on Allen or play down the other QBs, but I don't recall being that excited for a player since they signed Chris Spielman! As Josh is drafted and a QB, of course it's bigger, parts of me dreams of a "franchise" dominant QB for years to come! For this season I was pessimistic for the offense because of the OL and WRs. Now I'm not. That's what a great QB brings. Not saying he is or is yet, but that's what - and I'm sure the players too - feel.
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Well injuries are a factor. I sure hope nothing happens to any of our QBs or players.
Allen would have to suck really bad in his reads, not using the right plays, show bad judgment or... a lot of the so called awful accuracy that naysayers like to make up. Otherwise, he has some leeway as far as one or two turnovers, depending on what happens, and one or two rookie mistake. A bit overreaching to expect perfection out of him in his 3rd time on the field in preseason! He has shown so much already that to lose his spot he has to play quite bad and Nate quite great.
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12 hours ago, SWATeam said:
I was watching live, dude should have been checked for a concussion. It was odd.
Seems like it to me
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1 hour ago, dpberr said:
Although the government and the medical community can't shake their head to the side hard enough, GBS attacked in the weeks after getting my one and only flu shot. I'm no anti-vaxer but those flu shots are dangerous. The flu won't do what GBS has done.
So many scary stories like yours.
I'm no anti-vaxer since I got one willingly, Twinrix, for Hepatitis A. I got so damn tired for 10 days in a row. Then after a week of relapse another 2 full weeks. Written like that it doesn't sound so bad but while it was happening you have no way to know how long it will last - and I was 100% healthy before! One cold in 4 years. I read on forums of tons of people getting sick (as in sick AND tired) from it. I was supposed to get 3 shots, HELL NO. And I read about a lawsuit against them for that. And at the same time, my kids' school sent a flyer about kids getting Twinrix... mentioning in one seemingly unrelated paragraph that there is no proven link between Twinrix and chronic fatigue syndrome! WTH
I lost all my trust in the system that was fairly low already. Nobody listens, it's all "coincidences". A doctor did call me, but then I realized it would all go in a private file! No stats, no public data, nothing. All under the rug. Crazy. How you base your recommendations on data if the data is false?
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5 hours ago, Johnnycage46 said:
Living room. I always start the game about 15 to 30 minutes late so I can fast forward through commercials
I like to watch with many people, or with my sons, but now that my ex broke the family it's mostly by myself, no Bills Backers around where I live now
Just like you I'll let pass some time, typically 40-60 minutes, and even so, I'm usually back on live viewing for the start or middle of the 4th quarter! So much ads in a game
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Sitting can make sense when you sense he's not fully ready but learning in the film room and practices, when there is one or two vets with him with at least one teaching him the ropes and the like. So far Allen has shown that while he'll make rookie mistakes and have some growing pains, he is almost as ready if not as ready as the others, has more upsides, and Nate has just a few quarters of NFL experience.
Anyway, this coming preseason game will likely help clarify this. Trust the process guys LOL
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3 hours ago, dollars 2 donuts said:
I knows it's not college and I know it is tangential, but Dave back more than 30 years ago in high school they would actually call you a baby and p***y if you were thirsty during double sessions. You had to beg for water and you were looked down upon for doing so. If you didn't want any part of that you weren't a man.
...ridiculous.
Times were so different. Imagine, in some of the old Tour de France water used to be like 2 bottles per race. Now it's all about performance while back in the day it was all about attrition and showing you're tough. Even past warriors had brutal rituals. I prefer how we do it today TBH!
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Not many things you can do to help a guy with mental issues that won't seek help or refuse it.
And I'm sure I'm not the only one that wanted him back this year and even more so after that last 1st string OL performance!
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Wow. Awesome! Really is.
That he starts game 1 or not, that kid has got us excited! And the way the team reacts when he's on the field, he commands respect already.
THAT is winning the preseason LOL He got us excited. Game 1 with his physical skills. Game 2 with his command of the huddle, audibles, hard counts, decisions. Good stuff!
Edit: I sure hope he has a great game with the 1st coming up!
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6 minutes ago, Dadonkadonk said:
Castillo, Ducasse, Dennison, Peterman start, and Tolbert. You can’t explain away these decisions.
So far McD has been ok but far from great. Good job with the secondary. Most game situation decisions have been ok.
You make some good points here. I disagree on the Peterman start though. It ended up quite badly but I agreed with it then. And he has made some game situation blunders... like he hasn't got a PROCESS for those. Weird.
And even if they won the snow game, that punt with few minutes left in OT when a tie eliminated the Bills, I still can't grasp that one! The players saved the season that day IMO.
Yet for all that I really think he's been a good coach and can be for a long time!
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9 hours ago, LikeIGiveADarn said:
I don't agree to that...
Let's all agree to disagree
I think most of us would agree he should start preseason game #3 and play with the 1st stringers. The rest depends on a lot of things anyway. His play, Nate's play... and (hopefully not) injuries.
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It's with a guy like this I wish there was more of a "hockey" mentality. It's a preseason game, pay him back!
I hate the guy 's guts for the way he ended Aaron William's career. Yeah, ended it, pretty drastic, no?
This one wasn't so bad TBH. I'd find no reason with another player. It's because it's HIM that makes it dirty. And because the TV interviewer basically complimented him on it and Landry was so gleaming with pride.
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I think 90% of most us - make a poll maybe - would agree Allen should start preseason game #3 and play with the 1st team.
The rest can be determined later.
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10 minutes ago, GoodHands15 said:
They should use JA to launch satellites into space.
Also. Noticed this the other night, curious if anyone felt the same. But I can’t remember the last time we went empty set on the 2-3 yard line on 3rd down. This is the difference.
NP lines up empty set and the defense is drooling. JA lines up empty set and it’s going to start making defenses feel hopeless.
Just an optimistic thought.
Also. You truely could see the Browns D totally shift after a few Allen throws. Backed up, spread out. That dimensional addition changes the offensive diversification abilities quite tremendously. Back shoulders play more. 5-7 yard outs met with less draping coverage. His presence was clearly felt.
He threw ZERO deep pass against the Browns yet his arm strength still made a difference. Impressive
First preseason we were drooling at his arm strength and mobility. Physical stuff.
This time it was his poise, side steps, audibles, hard counts, 2 minute drills, command of the huddle... who expected that from him and so early?
Again he'll have growing pains and make dumb rookie mistakes, but he is the best of the 3, well make that 2 QBs now, with the most upside. He has to start IMO. He has a lot to learn. but what quicker way than to do so on the job? He seems tough enough mentally to handle the inevitable slumps and all, and the coaches intelligent enough to mentor him mentally and not just skill wise and physically. And it's great that Nate has shown improvement that could make him a good backup.
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45 minutes ago, sleeby said:
2017 bills were not a playoff team in my opinion. Sure, by definition, semantically speaking, they played a wildcard card game but if anyone here saw a playoff calibre team in the bills last year then that only shows how long it has been since we last had one.
And other than JA showing himself to be special, a big upgrade at OC and also at backup RB I'm not sure the 2018 bills are any better than 2017. Not trying to be a downer - I'm hugely exited for a couple of years from now and also for next week's preseason game - but expecting playoffs with no oline is crazy.
I kind of agree. But seriously, the Bills have been very unlucky in that 17 drought. A lot of subpar wildcard or even division winners in those 17 years. Last year they got things going their way for once. And you know what? It could happen again this year! And the Jags game was winnable for sure. The difference between winning & losing is often very small. Why do you think the Pats cheat so much? LOL
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Just now, Kelly the Dog said:
Okay, so...
Josh Allen has played exactly three-quarters of one football game. In those three quarters, he has thrown two insane TD passes, should have two more (the bombs to Foster), has not turned the ball over, has showed the ability to throw short, medium and deep, left, right and down the middle, has an absolute cannon, has been accurate, completed passes on the run, rolling either way, and from the pocket, has had two two-minute drives and they scored ten points on them, has shown a great ability to avoid the rush, has scrambled/run the ball very well, shown terrific mobility and straight line speed, and strength, has known down and distance, has called audibles, showed great confidence and good command of the offense.
In three !@#$ing quarters!
SO LET'S SIT HIM!
Ha ha. Yeah you make a strong case. SIT HIM FOR FIVE YEARS!!!
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Nice post Red King. As far as I'm concerned the Browns are not the Bills so while I never wish anything bad and respect 99% of the player, the team itself can go down in flames LOL
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Baker has looked goods in the two games. I happen to watch hen he played in the 1st one too.
As for TT, I was surprised the Brown's coaching staff put so many run plays. What, they didn't want Tahrod to show some pride and upstage his old team? He did very little cause that's what the plays called for.
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21 minutes ago, sleeby said:
JA was amazingly fun to watch. Woot! But Peterman should start the reg season. Many of you do not seem to understand or remember that this is a rebuilding year. Last year should have been but everyone wanted a dumb playoff game which really screwed us in the draft and caused is to need to trade away picks we needed for an oline so as to get a QB.
We seem to have struck gold on the QB but we also know we have a horrible oline. Why gamble the rookie and maybe future franchise QB we have been waiting more than 20 years for on this season? We cannot win this season with all the holes we have. Run defense and oline being big ones it seems.
Start Peterman and spare the kid in the first few games at least. Peterman will likely have a few really bad days thus allowiing JA to get some game time; he may even get injured as AJ did what with this line. 2018 bills season is not about W-L but about the future. Losing 12 games is fine - ruining or breaking our new hope QB just to make 8 wins and not 4 is dumb.
Man, JA really looked the part; and then some. Pre season Game 3 has me more anticipated to see than just about any reg season bills game in recent memory.
I tend to agree, but then you play your best players...
IF, and it's a big IF, the Bills only win 4, well, play Allen so he learns for real, without undue pressure. And draft high!
I say that but of course the goal is to win. It's just that it seems this season is a no lose proposition if Allen plays a lot (not necessarily from week one). Either the team wins NOW which is more fun and the goal, or they draft high next year and Allen has learned a lot.
He was able to see 2 minute drill, goal line action, etc. And he handled it well. Hell the 2 minute drill - and audible and hard counts - was better than what experienced TT did in his 3 years here! So he convinced me that while he'll sure have growing pains and make dumb rookie mistakes, he's not just a big arm. He has enough wits for the position and to learn on the job!
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11 minutes ago, cd1 said:
McCarron holds on to the ball too long. Tyrod could get away with it because he was a MUCH faster runner. The Browns treated McCarron like teams would Tyrod - Make him throw the ball - sack!
Really? He often got hit right away. He didn't have time to hold the ball too long! Anyway, he's out for a while but I really hopes he comes back sonner than later. We need 3 QBs!
[Vague Title] The Sky Is Not Falling
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Defense was vanilla, but in the offense, I sure hope they are intelligent enough to add more sweeps, reverses, (we saw one of each with Allen), rolling out the pocket if Allen is the QB as he is mobile, really short passes like Daboll did with the Cheatriots, in other words, anything to slow the pass rush and help that struggling OL. And what we didn't see, a few max protection plays with Benjamin and Coleman running deep to make use of Allen's cannon arm. Shady will add a boost but Murphy and Ivory were good enough that the run was there just enough to slow the pass rushers.... to no avail. But of course McCoy will add quite a dimension to the offense.
On defense White was a step behind way too often. Edwards was much better though. Yes it is vanilla, but you expect the DL with the super high paid Star to do much better...