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I don’t think anyone can sit here and pretend Allen has been lights out this year, even taking into account he’s a rookie. But to sit and pretend he has been set up to succeed is foolish as well. As someone pointed out, Taylor had Watkins, Woods, Goodwin, Hogan, Harvin (for a few weeks), two pro bowlers on the OL (3 if Glenn ever went, I can’t remember), McCoy in his prime. Quite a difference there.
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1 minute ago, SCBills said:
That’s what the blueprint of this season should be moving forward.
Establish the run game with Shady/Ivory.
Rely on our very talented Defense.
Hope for progression from Allen and the Receivers. Holmes is what he is, and we should try to upgrade from him asap, but I do hold out hope that Zay can become a weapon out of the slot and Allen/Benjamin can get on the same page.
This is essentially my point. We are playing .500 with Allen, at what I assume to be his worst with zero talent around him other than an aging McCoy. With improvements not only to the receiving group, but improvements in Allen’s game, we should compete sooner than later. And for that I’m optimistic moving forward
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I don’t think anybody would say today was a great showing, at least not from the offensive side of the ball. I think many here wanted to draft a qb, but didn’t want that pick to be Allen. I was one of them. However, he is now 2-2 as the starter, despite looking somewhat underwhelming. I don’t think 2-2 is bad considering the opponents we’ve faced so far.
What this tells me is that the defensive side of the ball is doing pretty well, despite having to overcome the offense. Long drives are not something that is coming regularly at this time. The first 6 quarters of the season are well documented, but since then, they’ve been playing much better.
Couple that with the thought that Allen, even if he doesn’t turn into a superstar, will at least get better, and hopefully have more weapons around him in the future. If he can play .500 ball with such mediocre talent, imagine if he gets more talent and makes incremental improvements to his game. We can start competing soon, as early as next year. I know a blowout loss next week will send everyone back to thinking we are terrible and in the first year if a 10 year rebuild, but Allen at his worst (we would hope) is still playing .500 ball because the rest of the team is stepping up (defense specifically).
So i will view today as something positive. The stats were bad. My eyes tell me Allen was bad. But rookies can be bad sometimes. They don’t always light up the scoreboard. So maybe this regime can get this thing turned around quickly. Who knows?
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I understand the thought of trading away anyone with any value. What I don’t understand is why people want this, but complain when we did that last year. Clay isn’t Gronk, but he’s not bad. McCoy has no real value. And Benjamin, why would anyone want him?
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I live in Virginia, never lived in Buffalo or anywhere outside of Virginia. I ended up a Bills fan, and because of that, I’m a Sabres fan too. If buffalo got a basketball team, I’d actually become a fan of them also. I don’t know why I’m so tied to Buffalo, but I am. I don’t like basketball at all, but I’d be a fan if buffalo got a team. Same with MLB.
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Doing electrical work, had a high voltage panel blow up in my face and hand. Blew the skin off my hand between my thumb and index finger, and 3rd degree burns up my arm toward my elbow. As dumb as it sounds, that didn’t really hurt. What hurt is it also burnt my eyeballs. For about 24 hours, it felt like someone was dumping salt into my eyes. Went to the ER, and they numbed my eyes. That helped.
I broke my fibula when I was 20. Not across, but up. I jumped off a roof and landed wrong. That hurt, but the real pain was getting the cast off and walking again for the first time. I went to work the day after, and was on my feet for 10 hours. The pain in my heal was unreal. Can’t even describe it.
But the worst pain? For me, it was gall stones. Absolutely unbearable. I like to think I can handle pain. I had the surgery and didn’t use pain meds and went to work the very next day. I can handle it. But the pain from the gallstones themselves? I’d rather die than go through that again.
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5 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
The way his arm comes out of the sleeve in that pic, it looks like his arm is snapped backward. I had to zoom in from my phone. Maybe I just need glasses? Anyone else see this?
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This season is pretty much what I expected. Maybe a little worse. I was hopeful Allen would start the majority of the season and I fully expected good games and bad games. Anyone who expected him to have a Roethlisberger or Russell Wilson type of rookie year were probably setting the bar way too high. There’s not enough offensive talent to help him.
As Allen developes, I hope we get to a point where he makes the talent around him better, but to expect that this year is asking too much. I agree with most others who think the management did a poor job in building a roster to take some burden off of Allen. He is essentially getting thrown into a mess of a roster, and is trying to carry this poor talent on his shoulders, which he can’t do yet.
As for the record now and what I expect the final win/loss record to be, I was one who didn’t really care. I just wanted this season to be one that showed good signs moving forward, and gave the younger pieces experience. If they do not add quality talent on offense next season, I will begin to worry whether they are right for the job. I do not believe that you need to be an NFL GM to see we severely lack talent on offense. So this year was a wash for me anyways, with all eyes on next year and beyond.
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9 minutes ago, unclepete said:
For some reason people believe a team that drafts Zay Jones and trades for Calvin Benjamin can evaluate the talent of a Qb?
They sure did a great job drafting and starting Peterman. The talent evaluation here is terrible. Makes me nervous about our brilliant trades and maneuvering to pick up Josh Allen
Well, if they spent any time scouting and evaluating Calvin Benjamin, I would definitely question their abilities.
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I haven’t checked the whole thread but where’s the guy who bet $5k?
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14 minutes ago, BuffaloRush said:
Wait a second? Who outside of Joe “Mr. Nobody” Ledyard thinks that Allen looked “terrible?” Most correctly identified his performance as inconsistent - having good and bad moments. This is what typically happens with rookie QB’s as demonstrated by Sam Darnold
I didn’t say Allen looked terrible. I said only two things would cause me to be pessimistic next season, with one of those being IF Allen looked terrible. I even followed that up by saying that alone probably still isn’t enough for me to be pessimistic
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19 minutes ago, jethro_tull said:
Last year the Bears just started integrating their rookie QB after a disastrous start with Mike Glennon.
They went on to a 5 and 12 record behind a shaky offensive line, poor receiving corp and decent defense.
The defense obviously developed well and received some upgraded juice in the form of Kahlil Mack. The offensive line revamped only one starting position and seems to have developed nicely. The staring receivers and TE are all new from last year.
Arguably the Bears are looking like a legit playoff contender this year. This year's Bills seem to be in a similar position as least year's Bears and might be on a 5 and 12 path (or slightly less). The point is that with some off season moves and additional player development the Bears have improved their position from a 5-12 team to a legit contender and the same thing could easily happen to the Bills next year.
I’m sure it’ll get pointed out several times, so I’ll be the first. There’s only 16 games in a season.
But to the point of your post. We can all certainly hope that the turnaround is quick. I think we all realize this year, from a win/loss perspective, is going to be tough to watch. Regardless of record, if Allen shows signs of growth from now till December, I’ll be optimistic for next season no matter what happens.
There are only two things that would make me pessimistic next season.
1: Allen looks terrible this year. Even this is a stretch though. If he looks bad all year, I’ll still probably be optimistic, unless number 2 happens, which is.....
2: Benjamin is our number one receiver next year. If he is the best of the bunch next year, I will be pessimistic heading into the season. He’s a guy who has a place in this league, but not as a number 1. Or if he is the number 1, he needs a quality #2 for it to work. Like Golden Tate in Detroit. He isn’t a great number 1 receiver by himself, but it works with Marvin jones as the 2
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Buffalo seems logical. Not so much that I think we are the worst team in the league, but the schedule makes it tough.
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1 hour ago, bobs0108 said:
I purchase the NFL SundayTicket streaming bc I am a student and I have not been able to login. When I do it says it’s not part of my package and contact them. Is anyone else having the same problem. Hopefully it will be good for this Sunday.
When I heard that Sunday ticket was showing the 4th preseason game, sort of a trial run I guess, I went to watch and it wouldn’t work and gave me the same message. I logged out and then back in and it worked perfect.
Ive been using the student account streaming service since 2015 season and its flawless. So don’t worry, it will work fine. I use appletv and it works way better than chromecast.
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What was his potential again?
This will no doubt get deleted but 2 Timothy 4:7 says “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.” Maybe he’s potentially the next apostle Paul?
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I used Shady Made Cordon Blue (last name of his ex obviously). Tasteless I know, but I chuckled when I thought if it.
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18 minutes ago, Zerovotlz said:
Pick any big time QB then from the first round that was supposed to be somebody. Cade McNown...Jim Druckenmiller.....Joey Harrington....pick one or all....I'll go find preseason game summarys for all of them if you want....you are missing my point. Allen is playing vanilla defenses, who aren't discguising coverages etc..they aren't gameplanning for him...like every game 1 and 2 of preseason ever. Allen has looked pretty good so far....and he should. I still don't think he'll make it (I am just a nobody on a message board with an opinion) ....I'd temper my expectations until I'd seen him against some NFL defesnes who are gameplanning, playing all their starters etc. That's it...I am not saying Allen is Leaf or Russel or Jeff George or Jim Kelly, Aaron Rodgers etc....
You are probalby right.....I shouldn't be raining on the parade at this time.....seriously...I'd be super STOKED if I were a Bills fan having had no real QB since Kelly and this guy looks good so far.....again....I am not rooting for Allen to fail....I want him to succeed....I'd like the Bills to be a good NFL contender again.
I think what people are having an issue with is you, coming to a Bills message board, and saying to temper our enthusiasm, while in the same thread, saying that you have no concern with Mahomes. That makes no sense. If preseason isn’t a barometer to regular season success (which I agree with), then what makes you so confident in Mahomes? He has no more experience than Allen in regular season football, minus week 17. So if Mahomes has done well in OTAs, training camp, and preseason, and this is why you are excited about him, then what’s the difference for us to feel Allen has done the same this offseason? Don’t be hypocritical. Although, I assume you’re saying all this on purspose. There’s no other logic reason someone would tell another fan base not to do the exact thing he is doing.
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11 minutes ago, 34-78-83 said:
Based on Lorenzo's public backing, I think it's nearly a done deal. And McD REALLY respects Lorenzo.
I agree with this. And didn’t McDermott already inform the players on his plan? I don’t know if that meant the week 2 of preseason plan, or if it was the rest of preseason and regular season plan. If he has stated to the team that Allen is moving up the depth chart, it would make sense for players to start publicly making comments about trust in him and his ability.
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10 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
While still 3rd on this depth chart, does being in the 2nd column suggest that he will get 2nd team reps during the game? Was he listed in the 3rd column last week? I’m not asking you to do the work for me by quoting you, just wondering out loud.
Edit: just looked it up and it’s listed the same. So nothing to read into.
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1 hour ago, Zebrastripes said:
I don't think the wrs were worse than what we have this year. Watkins, Woods, snd Hogan are definitely better than what we have right now.
I think his point is we drafted Watkins and not Mack because our receivers were bad. So don’t count Watkins here. Our WR Corp would’ve been woods, Stevie, Goodwin. I don’t believe Hogan was there yet either. Maybe he was. I don’t recall. But our WRs were very weak so it definitely made sense at the time. Maybe not the move up, but the position itself
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If we all think we have the recipe to beat our offense, imagine what actual coordinators must be thinking.
With that said, there’s always a chance someone could break out. Nobody knew Colsten would emerge as Brees’ main target, until he did. Or Tyreek Hill for KC. Or Allen for Rivers. The list goes on and on. There are many examples of when a receiver broke out and came from nowhere. Does that mean it will happen for us? No, but it could and that’s where my hope lies.
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7 minutes ago, BillsMafia13 said:
You seem like the kind of guy who shows up to parties to start arguments with people just because you see them having too much fun.
I agree. It’s a discussion board discussing an elite player who is from the area, or at least went to college in the area. I don’t think anyone truly believes that the Bills are gonna trade for him. It’s just a discussion about a player who many fans wanted. To tell people to stop taking about something on a forum designed to do just that is ridiculous. If we were limited to talking about stuff we knew would happen, how boring would the draft have been, or talking about the upcoming season?
That response is no different than me saying I think the Bills will win 10 games this year (I don’t) and someone saying I need to stop because it won’t happen. Who cares?
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I live about 50 miles south of DC right off interstate 95. The winters are better here I imagine. The summers are better in buffalo. It’s 90 degrees with ridiculous humidity every day from June to early September. However, I’ll take Fall here over Buffalo, as it’s 70 degrees in the afternoon and drops to the 50s for most of mid-September through first week in November or so (sometimes late October). Spring is probably better here as well because it gets here sooner. By mid March, we get a couple days each week in the 60s to 70s.
Ill say this though. The one thing buffalo has in the winter over Virginia is they get snow, while we get snow, sleet, freezing rain, or just plain rain while it’s 35 degrees. It’s a mess. 2 inches of snow and we are shut down. My brother is in Fort Drum and he sent a picture of a snow pile from the plow that must have been 15 feet tall, and his kids were playing on it while waiting for the school bus. We are a bunch of wimps down here.
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6 minutes ago, NWPABillsfan said:
I have a Honda Goldwing. I drive[ride] it about 5000 miles a year. I love riding but you can never just sit back and not be looking ahead or thinking ahead. Saturday I almost got hit some young girl texting while driving down the road at 55 miles an hour. Other drivers do cause me head aches but animals and loose gravel are what I fear the most. People think about wild animals but dogs are just as bad. I always know what is going on around me at ALL times.
As was stated above if you are afraid to get on a Motorcycle than you should be on one. If you want to get on than for sure take the safety course in your area. They teach you everything from the basics of riding too the more technical things about riding.
I did lay it down once going around an on ramp of the freeway. Only got a pulled groin muscle. Lucky that was all i ended up with.
My motorcycle keeps me doing something until football season starts again.
I couldn’t agree more with the last sentence of your first paragraph, regarding knowing everything going on around you. I had a motorcycle for 5 years. Never laid it down. One thing I always said is that when I’m on the bike, I see everything that you would never see driving a car. I was very aware of every rock, pothole, debris in the road, squirrels, deer, other cars, etc. There was never an incident that I didn’t anticipate while riding. I had on numerous occasions other cars try to change lanes with me next to them, but I could see it coming in a way that would never happen in a car (not sure that even makes sense to other people). As long as you are aware of your surroundings, don’t drive like an idiot, or get caught in a nasty storm, you’re likely going to be fine.
WR Rishard Matthews Done in Tennessee - Signed by the Jets
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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While it could impact the visit, I wonder if Arizona would just try for both. Why not? I feel like every team in the league places value on the wr position except us, at least for now. I get what they are doing and trying to get rid of bad contracts, etc. But to completely ignore that position is awful. And to think that there are options out there that could at least help. Nobody is building their wr group around Wright or Matthews, but they are pieces. Wouldn’t solve our issues, but it would certainly help it I think.