The Red King

Translation: I have been calling Allen a bust. Don't you dare give him quality reveivers capable of proving me wrong!

*Gives OP a goat for opening yet another Mahomes thread with others active*

I mentioned that several times last week, actually. Because lying about medical issues to get out of contracts is A-OK.

Sincerely ...I do not think it means, what you think it means... ?

He retires, then he shouldn't count against our cap. And Buffalo better not do anything crazy like cutting him...thereby letting him keep the money and find another team. Did that with Cogs, and with this being equally strange, could set a dangerous precident.

Sooo...you don't think the quality of players around each QB matters? C'mon, I really wanna hear you say it. Go on, make a fool out of yourself. ?

Well, that explains it. The D actually looked competant out there. Please McD, for Allen's sake, keep control of the D.

Check the Gameday threads. ?

He was a project. And he wasn't given enough time to bake in the oven. I liked what I saw. Still areas that need work, but that's why he's got another 14+ games to develop. He was never meant to light up the league this year. This year is to set him up to do so next season. I don't get the negativity. Rook has a horrid line, terrible receivers, and still looks promising in his first start. I honestly think his biggest critics here are bashing him because they're upset we didn't get Mahomes or Darnold instead.

Mahomes is in a race car, Darnold is in a Ferrari, Allen is in a Chevy Aveo. Race the three, then say Allen is a bad racer and a terrible pick to drive. Got it. You cannot judge the three QBs in a vacuum. You need to look at the team around them. So, the rookie QB in his first start with a seive for an o-line and receivers that lathered their gloves with butter *didn't* throw for 300 yards and 4 TDs? Well, guy's obviously a bust. Just look at how well the QBs who have a real team around them played. >.<

...after the coach pulls out the...

Yes, because they also have Tyrod. But TT's another topic altogether. Suffice to say the Browns' D did everything it was asked to, and more...but even six takeaways wasn't enough because Taylor simply couldn't seal the deal. Again, Cleveland has one of the league's best defenses and I'll take a defensive castoff. Unfortunately for them, they also have Tyrod, and so only managed a tie. Hell, the D put them in field goal range in OT with an interception.

Those "lowly browns" have one of the best defenses in the league. I'm okay with bringing in someone that couldn't make that unit.

I couldn't help but notice the irony. In the off-season, there was a debate over how much to give up for a QB. This was after the Jets traded up to third. Some members here were yelling, saying Buffalo should have given up whatever it took to move. When asked about other needs, the response was (actual quote, not kidding), "QB is the only position that matters." ...wonder if those members still feel that way after Sunday... ?

Use of proper English is dumbing down? ...now I've heard it all.

Tyrod threw a pic near the end of regulation when all they needed was a FG to win, then the Steelers shanked a FG in OT. Tyrod is still Tyrod.

Tell me how playing Allen would be worse...

...you're not getting through to the guy. He's repeatedly shown he's sticking to his narrative, and isn't actually responding to anything you're saying. You'd actually have a better chance speaking to a wall. He flat out refuses to comment on the fact that Cogs signed the contract, because that doesn't play into his "poor, abused Richie" storyline. In fact, he knows it blows it out of the water.

So, basically, you're opposed to the idea of binding contracts, and all players should be able to set their own price each season. Got it. ?

This is sad. Offseason chat, maybe, but the regular season is here. Tyrod needs to be focusing on it, not grousing about things that happened in Buffalo. Tyrod is a Cleveland Brown now, he owes it to his current team to be giving them his undivided attention at this point.

Um...no. First he (and here's the key part) accepted the pay cut. Then he retired, claiming he had a newly discovered medical condition that forced his retirement. A medical condition that has since been miraculously cured.

He didn't have to sign. If he didn't, I'd likely actually support him. But he signed...on...the...line. Then retired for 'health reasons', recieved some kind of miraculous cure so he could unretire and...well, you know the entire sideshow he ran. That's all on Richie.

By 'jerked around', you mean 'asked him to honor a contract he recently signed'? ?

Richie's just happy the Bills are suffering without them in a "Hah, I showed them!" way. What he doesn't realize, clearly, is how his own actions, including this latest tweet, are why he's currently unemployed. It's clear now he sees himself as a complete victim, mistreated and thrown away. It's equally clear that he sees absolutely nothing wrong with this little sideshow he ran this offseason, and that is why nobody else will touch him. Not even something small like "Okay, yeah, maybe I went a bit far when I...". Nada. His actions have been, in his mind, completely justifiable. Saddest part is, he still has backers. And had he simply not signed the extension, would likely have had a large number more. I had no issue with the Bills offering the extension. At the same time, I would have supported Richie if he had noped out, and refused to sign. Once he accepted the Bills' terms then began the circus he played ringmaster for...no...sorry...can't support that. Neither can Beane, even if he wanted to. Nobody is crazy enough to reward antics of that caliber. I miss Richie. We could have really used him. This while sideshow of his hurt the team. But I can certain understand the Bills and every other team out there backing away slowly (so as not to have a barbell thrown at them) and heading for the door quietly. Richie did this to himself.