CincyBillsFan

I think it's due to two factors: * Andy Reid & the offensive talent KC had in place * Mahomes is the exception to the rule. The only other young QB to come into the league and dominate in the passing game the way Mahomes has AND win games was Dan Marino. In his 2nd year he took the Dolphins to the Super Bowl. In his time Marino was every bit the wonder kid Mahomes is today. BTW here's Marino's stat line in his 2nd year from Wikipedia: In his second season, Marino broke six NFL full-season passing records, including the records for most touchdown passes (48, surpassed by Peyton Manning in 2004) and most passing yards (5,084, surpassed by Drew Brees in 2011), and was selected as the NFL's Most Valuable Player. The Dolphins finished with a 14–2 regular season record, clinching home-field advantage for the playoffs. In the Divisional round, the Dolphins avenged their playoff loss of the previous season to Seattle Seahawks 31–10 behind Marino's 262 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.[16][17] The next week the Dolphins defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game 45–28.[18] In that game, Marino set AFC Championship Game records with 421 passing yards and 4 touchdowns. Both records still stand as of 2019.

Wow, the big announcement is that Jennifer Lopez & Shakira are doing the Super Bowl halftime show! Sounds more like a a boring episode of the Hollywood Squares.

I loved the Allen pick as I had watched a lot of late night Wyoming games on espn and had never seen a QB, AT ANY LEVEL, make the plays this kid routinely did! But in full disclosure I hated when the Bills made McDermitt the head coach. Please, not another Defensive Coordinator! And I knew for sure that Carolina's great D was because of Ron Rivera NOT McDermitt. Man am I glad I was 100% wrong about that one. The lesson learned? As fans all we have are gut feelings and hunches because we sure as hell don't know that much about these things! Oh and for the record nothing changes if the Pats beat us by 3 TD's.

This video also should remind all of us that Allen is still a "kid" in many ways. He's still learning to play QB in the NFL. His enthusiasm is genuine. He's going to make mistakes while also making great plays. I'm now convinced that he is the guy.

Not a chance! Like you I find it annoying but that's about it.

And by making a game that was 28 - 0 into a one score game you really tighten the Bears sphincters.

I don't know about that the Bills beat the Giants in NY by 14 while Dallas beat the Giants by 18 at their house. In week 1, the Jets were being touted as a potential wild card team. And with Darnold at the helm the Jets are a lot better team then when QBed by a 3rd stringer. Net, the Jets at NY in week 1 was a much tougher team to play then the Dolphins. Now if the Reskins come back and win this game..................................

Wow are we looking at a Chicago collapse? Miss a FG then throw a red zone pick. And they can throw that book that tells them when to go for TWO into the trash! I mean had the redskins just kicked 2 extra points the score would be 28 - 17 and they would only be down by a TD and FG. Now they have to score two TD's.

And that's my problem with Sal (& others). He's supposed to be a "professional" and yet he comes across as a petulant overly negative fan. As the beat writer he needs to be telling us what we've been doing well to be at 3 - 0. If he wants to be critical address where we don't match up well with the Pats. Warn us about where he thinks the Pats can exploit us. Instead he pounds on Edmunds and laments that Allen missed a long throw.

It's not so much the points he makes but rather it's the timing for this article. Why crap on the parade BEFORE the Pats game. Here's my uncharitable opinion of why he wrote this. The odds are decent that the Pats blow the Bills up on Sunday. So Sal wants to get his digs in ahead of time so he can say I TOLD YOU SO. SEE HOW SMART I AM!

I doubt there's anything that Sal pointed out that the Bills coaches aren't aware of. And we're all concerned about the Bills because as Bills fans we're deeply uneasy sitting here at 3 - 0. We don't need the Bills beat writer to go ALL negative after the team goes 3 - 0 to start the season.

I spoke to soon.

Truebisky is looking sharp.

Living down here in Cincy I suspect I'm better off for not knowing who "Bucky" & "Sucky" are. But if they were side kicks of Sal's then they must be tools! But that's NOT what he was critical of. He targeted specific players and overly exaggerated what he claimed was their poor play.

Or maybe they'll use telepathy to get the plays in!

Great throw no matter what the replay says. Wow, that was a great throw and catch!

How many people are claiming that the only reason the Bills are 3 - 0 is that they've played an easy schedule. Then these same folks turn around and tout the 3 - 0 Dallas Cowboys as an elite team. The Cowboys who have beaten the: NY Giants, Redskins & Miami. I get that in the end the Cowboys will probably have a better record then the Bills but at this moment in time you could argue that the Boys have played an easier schedule then Da Bills.

What a hack. He needs to up his anti-depressant dose. This article is a negative, mean spirited piece of crap. Living in another NFL city makes me appreciate how absurd this kind of garbage about a 3 - 0 team is. Damn, the Bengals are 0 - 3 and you would be hard pressed to find a writer this negative. The role of the local media IMO is to be a booster of the local team. That doesn't mean ignoring realty or looking at EVERYTHING through rose colored glasses but this guy and to many other Bills "reporters" look at everything through a dark cloud. We all get that the 3 - 0 start could be mirage and the bubble could burst. We're Bills fans after all. But how about we wait until it happens before sticking a pin into the balloon! This guy needs to let us enjoy the moment. Sure, he can gently point out some potential trouble spots but this article reads like we're 0 - 3.

Great write up! I have a theory on the deep balls. I suspect they've focused all their time getting the short passing game down that they've neglected the deeper plays. I expect we're going to see some strikes downfield every soon.

I think this play has been lost in all the deserved attention Dawson Knox's steamroller catch & run has gotten. But my goodness that should have been a 10 yard loss instead Allen somehow gets out of the hold of 3 D-lineman and runs for a 1st down into the red zone. Coming so soon after the awesome Knox play seemed to ignite the Bills O-line and the stadium. The Knox play gave me confidence we would get the tying FG but worried that Cincy would then go down and kick a winning FG at the end. Allen's run gave me confidence that we would score a TD go up by 4 and the D would hold.

Great review! One positive to take away which seemed like a negative yesterday was just how badly the Bills dominated the Bengals during the 1st half. At one point the Bills had 220 yards to the Bengal's 20 yards and 15 first downs to the Bengals 0. Sure we should have been ahead by a lot more then 2 scores BUT the ability to dominate another NFL team not named Miami was impressive. Now the next time we come out and stomp a team like we did yesterday we need to stomp them on the scoreboard to.

I don't understand why people think this offense can be explosive on a regular basis? It was the 2nd worst offense in the NFL last year. The good news is that it's moved up into the middle of the pack which is great progress BUT not evidence of an elite unit (top 10). The thread starter seems to be saying that Allen's play is holding the O back. I don't see that. Like the offensive stats overall, Allen has gone from being down near the bottom of the QB rankings to being in the middle. This is great progress for a guy who was called a "project" and has yet to play a fulls season of football as a starter. I love Frank Gore and what he represents for the ultimate classy professional football player. But he's in the twilight of his career; Singleterry is a rookie showing signs of being something special but is still a work in progress. and Yeldon is a below average 3rd string player. At this time, no one would look at this backfield and say it's dangerous. Beasley & Brown have been a huge upgrade at the WR position and their number of catches proves it. But again we had maybe the worst WR core in the NFL last season. Now we have a solid, middle of the pack group. Again, which of our receivers would scare an opponent in the way that the #1 guys for 10 - 15 other teams do? I think our TE situation is going to be fantastic in the future. Both rookies are players and Knox may be something special. But right now they're both still rookies developing their game. Knox is especially raw and just now learning the pass receiving game. Again, do people think our opponents are game planning these guys? Maybe by the end of the season they will be, but not yet. We had the 2nd worst O-line last season. The Bills have significantly upgraded this unit but right now they're at best middle of the pack in the NFL. If we didn't have such a mobile QB they would have given up a lot of sacks through the first 3 games. The improvement in our offense in all phases has been amazing and is a credit to the players, coaching staff and front office. This unit has made a huge jump from being at the bottom of the rankings. But let's not mistake this group for having the potential of being a high scoring machine - yet. They have a lot of work to do and that includes a lot more then just Allen. The turnover in personnel alone will probably take half a season to shake out. This is a defense first team. And frankly I've been pleasantly surprised by how well the O has played so far. If I'm going to complain about anything from yesterday it's that with the Bills still leading late in the 3rd quarter 14 - 7 the defense went soft allowing an 82 yard TD drive followed by a 60 yard FG drive. At home in front of a loud crowd an elite D should be able to shake off a terrible throw by a young QB and reestablish the dominance they had shown through almost 3 quarters of play. For the Bills to make the playoffs this year our O only has to be good. Our D has to be elite - at least in the top 5. if I have any angst after yesterdays win it's on the D. And frankly it's not very much angst because I'm confident this unit is a top 3 Defense.

Especially when they're taking ant-depressants and drinking heavily!

Good point about the lack of YAC for the Bills. That's what made the Knox catch & run so cool - it was one of the best YAC efforts this season with the other two being Brown's winning TD catch & run against the Jets and Beasley's big catch against the Giants. We need more of this though.

He would have gotten his 6th fourth quarter come back win!