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One thing I think contributed to the loss besides Titans getting an extra week of rest was everyone piling on in the media and online because they broke covid protocols. There seemed to be an an air of "we're going to shut everyone up" in their effort tonight.

There were definitely some drops today, including the first INT, but Josh wasn't doing his receivers any favors with his ball placement. Diggs also made an incredible one-handed save along the sidelines that probably should've been incomplete.

I mean, Metcalf went late 2nd IIRC. Not too sure how Wilkins has looked for Miami but he would've been an option. Devin Bush has been very good but perhaps not a scheme fit. Burns has produced for Carolina. I'm honestly a little shocked at how underwhelming some of McD's recent defensive picks have turned out. Still early though.

The scary thing is he's probably still been our best DL through five weeks.

Epenesa has hardly played but Oliver has been consistently meh. Maybe this is too obvious a take but he just doesn't look big enough inside to make a difference.

We are really banged up right now. That said, it's concerning that we spent our last two top picks on DL to help get pressure and we get no pressure. That offside penalty by Epenesa basically iced the game. I'm starting to wonder if Oliver is going to be anything more than a rotational guy for us.

C- It would've been lower if not for some incredible passes that helped make up for the fact that like one third of his throws were off target. Some of them like the first INT were bad ball placement but a lot of them were just off. He wasn't seeing the field well either. This looked at lot more like last year's Josh than what we saw through the first four weeks.

I'd say Josh is a unicorn. NFL QB is too hard. If you're that raw you generally don't even get the chance. Josh was the perfect blend of bad coaching + not enough reps + drive to improve + world class athleticism.

A There was an out throw to the left side mid 3rd where Josh was inaccurate low and away throwing off his back foot. The announcer commented how it was the kind of mistake Raiders had been waiting. I remember thinking, "is this the furthest Josh has made it into the game without making a mistake?" Somehow we've gone from maddeningly inconsistent to the model of consistency. What a time to be a Bills fan!

Championship level offense yes

Lamar is determined to finish with net negative yards passing

It was a rough second half of football after we made some nice plays to end drives in the first half. Edmunds was bad but I thought our DL got worked. We have to be able to put pressure on the QB. Maybe not every down but on important ones. Good DL occasionally tackle RBs too. We have talent there so I'm not super worried but it was tough to watch. I still think McD will trade for CB help if it looks like we're a second round playoff team. We're on schedule thanks to a little help from the refs.

INT* I thought all turnovers are reviewed at league office now? Cue the NFL removing that play from their site or burying it under some other play like our "missed FG" from wk1.

A He's been the same player every week getting off to a good start, then making a few mistakes in the second half before a strong finish. 3-0 and Josh is biggest reason.

Rams are good. Have to give them credit. Things changed in that third quarter when we stopped putting pressure on Goff. Hard to get off the field when their QB has all day to throw.

I get we were tired in the 4th after giving up long drives all game but isn't that where the defensive line depth is supposed to shine through? Goff had all day back there. Four man rush, blitzes, it didn't matter. Credit the offense for coming through again.

Never in doubt

Rams are lighting up our defense. This is tough to watch.

I don't have anything against him. I like the Bills. He wasn't good the first two years but if this is who Josh is now then let's go!

I just picked out my outfits for our Superbowl win this year and Josh's HOF ceremony.

I know we're focused on the fumble and Josh focused on the fumble, but it wasn't a fumble in the moment. It was a desperate attempt to get a 3rd down that only had a hope because Josh decided to go one on five, and he almost pulled it off. I felt like we were going to win once he did that. Those kinds of 'fight with me' plays motivate the team.

Hmm...so every person they hire to grade is expected to uphold the same anti-Allen bias? Maybe it's as simple as their system doesn't like QBs who make mistakes (and Josh makes a lot of them) and undervalue the fact that Josh is a stud who does studly things on the football field.

I just sat down to watch the second half. Didn't get to see much of the first as I was busy making supper for my daughter. I'll let you know after the game. Edit: wasn't very impressive but penalties and TOP killed them

Of course you'd do it for every QB in the league. You'd do it for every player in the league. You should be evaluating everything in your life that way. They don't call it the process for no reason. The end result matters but so does everything leading up to it.

I would count them as negative plays if I was the one grading. Just because you got lucky that doesn't mean it wasn't a bad play. Similarly, you should count great plays that didn't quite work out (i.e. a great throw that was dropped). You don't judge things based only on the end result.