NoHuddleKelly12

This describes my usual state of mind with that team. Why do they corner the market on unique wrinkles? Coach “Dabes”is already letting Josh call his own series of plays now and then this year, so maybe that’s the start of something that could turn into a reasonable facsimile of where Daboll came from with NE.

@Alphadawg7, I respect that you weren’t shy with your original prediction, and while I disagreed with the premise from the get go, you backed up your position with well reasoned and thoughtful analysis. How many posters on here predicted Peterman would light it up in 2018 based on his marked offseason improvement between 2017-2018? I mean, he straight up won a 3-way open QB competition. My point is, we can all make predictions and whether or not we agree on them at the time is beside the point. I find your posts to usually be of the “more insight less incite” variety (blast from the past reference there, holla back 26CB! ) and don’t let the rest of the armchair QB’s around here take the fun out of it for you. Carry on.

So glad we have team first players on our roster as opposed to whatever that is unfolding on the other end of the Lake... I figured the drama would take a little longer to start up for the Browns...what a pleasant surprise!

In the running for post of the day, keep up the good work!

Exactly right—last year this wouldn’t even have been in the cards to attempt given the unmitigated line disaster that was unfolding—safe to say that Beane targeting this area of need opens the possibilities provided our line gels quickly. Hanging my hat on Morse being able to channel shades of Kent Hull I know, but look at what he did in KC in that record setting offense last year.

I’m taking Allen everyday #1 in a redraft, sorry Baker. Why? Allen’s ceiling is the highest of any of these cats, in so many ways. Go Bills!!!!!!

He wasn’t alone in that opinion at the time though, in terms of the media.

https://expo.newyorkupstate.com/sports/g66l-2019/05/2157e6920ded4/buffalo-bills-week-2-otas-2019-josh-allen-lights-it-up-7-observations.html

McD thanks in no small part to JA's emergence, somehow cobbled ("MacGyvered") together 6 wins out of a squad carrying 50m in dead money and arguably the worst O-line/WR combo (to say nothing of the QB dumpster fire that Josh was prematurely thrown into) this side of Arizona in 2018. With a much improved roster situation, put me down for stunned if we don't see corresponding improvement in the regular season. However, your cynicism comes from a long historical precedent, which I can't argue has happened. It just feels and looks different this time around though.

Love that. And further disguise the initial BB Gun no huddle formation with the call sign "Red Ryder"--you know, something akin to Peyton constantly barking out "Omaha" or something like that, lol

Link to the audio is here (28:40 mark): https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/5-29-hr-1-one-bills-live Good call

Like where your head's at with that, but don't forget the K-Gun was called that for Keith McKeller, not Kelly; so which of the current TE crop can we choose for this version?

I'm thinking it would work out for us something like this...

Coincidentally, this will take 4 years to accomplish. In the SB, the Giants, Redskins and Cowgirls x2, but in no particular order. We stomp NE each time in the AFC Championship en route. What--a guy can dream, can't he?

We're good. https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/Article/Lions-Jarrad-Davis-admits-fault-for-Offside-126448179/

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I would also argue that we never had the right personnel groupings at key positions (Ok, mostly at QB) since Kelly retired, for that to even be a realistic long term consideration until now. As you said, Allen's existing skill set combined with IF he is able to apply his smarts to effectively reading D's on the fly, would be a more potent version of Peyton--because physically there's no comparison.

I get it. Nothing worse than a mindless sycophant who's collecting a paycheck to only tout the company line, day in and out. However, that's also why I linked earlier in the thread to Sal's piece about Allen's performance so far, because of the additional cites in Sal's article to other media members (who are not tied to the hip with OBD) all saying the same thing (concerning how good Allen's passes are), which gives Brownie's take on WGR today more credibility in this instance. Allen's either hitting his targets or he's not, and no one has said otherwise, that he's struggling with accuracy or the like. So isn't it great when propaganda accurately intersects with real life?

We need to see a big uptick in our points per game average--16.8 over the course of all of 2018. More offensive plays in theory would help this as well. https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/3/4/18245002/buffalo-bills-coach-sean-mcdermott-wants-to-score-21-points-per-game-nfl-offseason-combine

You basically need to screen shot this so you would have the best possible "I told you so" in the history of this franchise--but I'm with you in spirit, even though I won't go quite that far on paper.

Exactly--he's done everything asked of him and then some. Am proud to have him as the face of our franchise thus far. As pointed out above, it needs to translate to Sundays at 1pm, but nothing so far leads me to believe that it won't. Don't forget his 5TD parting shot to the NFL in the last game last year--I feel like he's carrying over from the last 6 games and in the right direction.

Voices of reason will always be shown the door, but thanks for playing! In all seriousness, I get where you’re coming from, but so far every report we’re getting from Allen’s progress gives rise to boundless optimism. https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/opinion/capaccio-allen-was-terrific-tuesdays-ota-session

Josh definitely would need to show that he’s able to dictate flow/call the right plays at the line for each situation and that’s a lot to ask of a 2nd year player, no matter his overall competency. Without looking it up, I wonder in what year Peyton Manning started doing his no huddle version in Indy, for comparison purposes. Obviously here in Buffalo, JK was already playing his 5th year before busting it out in 90.

On WGR right now (OBL), Chris Brown says Allen looks incredibly sharp and on point especially in 2 minute drill work, wonders if Daboll will incorporate additional no huddle elements at different spots in games like the Pats are known to do, and Daboll is familiar with that also. Would it be too much to ask for a renaissance of our no huddle offense, version 2.0? Josh seems to be a good candidate, and our improved D could be the key in being able to absorb increased minutes on the field? What say you? (at the 28:40 mark) https://wgr550.radio.com/media/audio-channel/5-29-hr-1-one-bills-live

Rooting for Morse to become our next Kent Hull/E Wood mainstay in the center of our line powering our air raid juggernaut through his protection of our single most valuable asset.