Bobby Hooks

I have hours and hours of time invested watching him that refutes this point completely. Run, run, pass. Run, run, pass. One third of his drives were clearly passing plays with 5 to 8 yards needed. Dude wouldn’t let it go until the last second and that was to a guy no one was covering because he wasn’t beyond the first down marker.

I never “hated” Tyrod, but he was infuriating to watch. He’d just never let the ball go. Dudes would be wide open, and he’d just refuse to sling it. I remember screaming, “throw it!” He never would. That’s why I’ll never get down on Allen for turnovers as long as he keeps taking his shots. The alternative is playing safe, and boring football to limit mistakes. He lasted too long, and I hope I never have to watch that kind of football again. I have nothing against him, but I’m certainly not going to praise him either.

Well..? Don’t leave us hanging!

I definitely wanted him, but around that time I wanted every qb in every draft. Sucks.

If you think they’re overrated that’s one thing, but “trash?” You’re just looking for attention now.

I’m super greedy, but I’ll still just take one. During the drought I kind’ve resigned myself to the fact that I’d never see a championship in my life time. Then Josh Allen came into our lives and completely ruined that for me. 13 seconds hurt in a way that I didn’t think was possible as an adult. I can only imagine how a championship would feel. The again, the door is wide open for more wide rights, and 13 seconds’, so… idk, I’m equal parts hopeful and anxious. I guess It’s better than feeling nothing about it.

If they win the Super Bowl, put me in the who gives #€£%! category. Actually, you can put me in that category now if you’re putting a list together. Are you putting a list together?

Maybe they were a package deal? Can’t keep Beane without keeping Mcdermott? What’s a backet?

Agreed. Does Thurman just skim responses and make up what the other person is saying?

But on that same token what if those posters are just saying we can’t afford it, meaning it’ll cause financial havoc down the road? Just as your post was misunderstood, couldn’t theirs also be? At this point, I’d say everyone understands the ramifications. It’s whether or not you believe this is THEE year you have to push your chips and go all in. I personally am on the side of let’s forget about Hopkins. We have a #1 receiver that is complaining about targets as it is, even though he’s what, the second most targeted receiver in a three year span? Adding Hopkins to that equation just sounds like a headache no one needs this season.

I don’t agree with this take at all. Every Bills fan I know personally and myself felt uncomfortable with being the pick to win it all. I’m actually happy the media has turned on us. I think the team likes being the underdog (it’s certainly where I feel comfortable), you can tell the way Allen wouldn’t give anything to anyone about one game being bigger than another, and boosted up every team we played. They prefer being the hunter. This along with trying to prove the league and pundits wrong that Mcdermott can win it all, I hope will give them a renewed spirit. A little anger to go with that skill. Some guys just play better that way. Jordan and Brady certainly did.

I actually said out loud, to a table of co-workers if the Bills took Josh Allen I’d stop being a fan of the team. I wanted Mayfield, Darnold, Rosen, Jackson, in that order. If we didn’t get any of those I still didn’t want Allen. I will say I came around fairly early into his rookie year though. We had the same first three of that class. Which if I remember correctly wasn’t common, as a lot of people were saying Darnold was the complete package and Mayfield was too small and had an attitude problem.

Byrd’s rookie year I remember thinking we had the next Ed Reed.

I know this is the point of the entire message board, but if I can make an observation. You’re fighting a battle that can’t be won (even though you clearly already have in the post leading up to this one), or even come to a place where both people come away with an understanding of the other persons perspective. If you receive a response to this, it will in some form or another be a question about one point that further leads you into the rabbit hole, while completely ignoring all of the excellent points you’ve already made by saying something like “that’s all fine and dandy, but…”

I had a dream I was eating the worlds largest marshmallow, when I woke up… my pillow was GONE!!!

Who cares? Can we please ignore this guy? You’re just giving him the attention he so desperately wants. Let him fade into obscurity. Dude is a malcontent. He knew what he was doing when he posted this, he knew how it would be taken by Bills fans, and fans gobble it up hook, line, and sinker.

Regular season: 499 yards 7tds (I think he’ll get a lot of red zone opportunities) Playoffs: all bets are off

This is a bit of a stretch. I’m not saying that the guys don’t want to bring a championship to Buffalo very badly, but if they don’t, no one is dying. Their family and loved ones won’t be killed, maimed, or enslaved. Their way of life won’t change as a result. The circumstance pales, but so does the end result. So I don’t think this is a good example.

I do agree that Von’s injury was extremely significant. We went from I think top five pass rush, to mid 20’s. That’s big. But that had been the case for a while. They still stacked W’s. I can’t put it all on the coaching. The team looked like a deer in headlights since the Bengals game. Does coaching play a role? Of course. But if you didn’t see a huge shift in that team at the end of the season, idk what to say. I’m going into this season with renewed spirit, and I’m hoping the Bills do as well. There’s plenty to be excited about. Firstly, the talent. I never in a million years thought this team would actually be more talented than last year. And It appears (at least on paper) they’ve done just that. By a wide margin imo. In almost every position group. Coaching: Mcdermott is running this D now. Last season I’d see Mcd go up to Milano, chat in his ear, and the next play Milano would look like a terror. I’m hoping this continues. Especially with Hyde, and a healthy Tre coming back with the new additions. Dorsey will have his first year under his belt, and finally have that second TE he hoped he’d have in Howard. You’ve got to imagine that will pay dividends in what he had originally planned for this offense. Not to mention a healthy, hopefully much better protected Josh. Also, I’d just like to say, can we get some screens for this offense?! Cook, Hines, the TEs, let’s unleash some screens for crying out loud!!

They barely beat a team with a third string qb. You call that focused and motivated?

Not bad. Kinda wish he did it after the Floyd signing.

Two pics, and he approved them! xoxo, -Top fan

He’s saying he gets buried for negative takes, especially by that guy. And now Tua’s giving his family money and somehow that’s bad because the guy also had negative takes on Simms? It’s silly and definitely distasteful to bring that up now. At the end of the day it’s sports, and the guy may have been negative against Simms, but that was in defense of his favorite qb. Doesn’t really take a rocket scientist to see that of course Tua’s going to donate. The guy was always in Tua’s corner, so now Tua is in his corner. Do I want Simms head on a platter, nah. He’s still human, he’s allowed to have feelings. But he shows a real lack of awareness and humanity here. Could definitely see some form of discipline, and I think that’s appropriate. But I can see this going very poorly because people love the power that comes with canceling people. Especially people that may not look too favorably at your favorite nfl team.

Dang! I thought this was going to be another signing. Never heard of him, but thought, hey i had never heard of a bunch of the guys we signed this year before we signed them.

If the Bills brought in another qb for camp would we just assume Josh Allen isn’t looking good? No dude, it’s depth. Good teams need it. Heck, all teams need it.