Shortchaz

It’s easy to imagine Kyle developing an attitude since he’s in the same business as his father. I’m sure he’s been battling doubters the whole way.

Agree with all of this. the team is a passing team and will live and die with it. the reason we need a running game is to make us better. There’s too many variables in the passing game and it’s why this team has huge swings in production. A strong running game will make us more consistent.

I think McDermott said it best at halftime on Sunday, need to avoid getting behind the chains on first and second down. An incompletion or run for no gain is one thing but taking a tackle for loss on a running play (or sack) is arguably as detrimental as a holding penalty in that you take negative yards AND lose the down. the bills need to identify which plays they run that have a high probability (relative) of taking negative yardage (e.g. running from shotgun) and do something else. I.e. be as risk adverse in the running game as they want josh to be in the passing game. the rushing yards are one metric but 3rd down conversion is the better metric imo. A more effective running game, not necessarily more runs keeps third downs more manageable.

Only call running plays with a high probability of ending in negative yardage then throw your hands up and say we tried.

You apparently skipped the FIRST section of the review and went directly to the sections that praised josh. your brain lumps anything critical of josh into one category so your thoughts aren’t challenged. It’s a normal defense mechanism. It’s okay, many people can’t handle complex ideas.

The types of hits he was taking against the cowboys doesn’t seem like a recipe for longevity but we’ll see.

Absolutely hilarious. I’m not talking about the passing game at all. we had 29 rushing yards yesterday….

It’s not all I said. I explicitly stated that it’s in the context of him being a great quarterback. It’s an area he could improve was the entire point.

It’s the entire point of the FIRST SECTION of the original post.

the offense struggled. The offense struggled for many reasons. One of those was the running game stunk. One of the reasons the running game stunk is because Jacksonville was stuffing the box and Allen didn’t change the play or the direction of the run. They ran directly into Jacksonville’s strength.

Well, it was the FIRST SECTION of the ORIGINAL POST…..

You conveniently left out the first part of the review. How’s your reading comprehension? -He said the run game failures were mostly a case of running the ball against bad looks. A lot of times the Jaguars had 8 or even 9 men in the box and we chose to run it anyways. The 2nd and 1 pitch to Cook that we lost like 5 yards on, he said we had 2 OL blocking 3 defenders on that side. Unsurprisingly the unblocked defender made an easy tackle for a loss. I don't know if Allen is supposed to audible out of those looks or what, but Dorsey or Allen have to a better job of punishing defenses for heavy boxes. Most everything in this is incorrect.

The point I was making about salary is that he IS the boss.

I agree. The argument I’m making is nuanced or maybe not as obvious as the failures you’ve pointed out. I expect people to disagree with me as they see ANY criticism of josh as sacrilegious.

Excuse me, the quarterback has the authority and mandate to put the team in a different play and protection if they see fit. Josh Allen is the highest paid player and makes more than the entire coaching staff combined. SOME of what happened yesterday is Josh’s fault. sorry if that hurts your feelings. Do you you know what makes you ignorant?

I think it’s fair to be critical of josh when the offense struggles because he is in control of it and the one that impacts it the most. It’s his job to make it work, fair or not. That includes the running game.

I disagree, his recognition and anticipation are not great. flaw might be the wrong word. Weakness is what I meant

Josh is a great but flawed quarterback. All his physical tools are ideal. He has, and still can (a lot of the time), rely heavily on these tools. He hasn’t had to be a student of the game beyond what is normal (for starting nfl quarterbacks). If he wants to go to the next level he has to develop this aspect of his game. He has to make his changeup as good as his fastball if you will. These shortcomings are also on coaching. The coordinator and the qb are a package. These criticisms are in the context of josh already being a great nfl quarterback.

We must’ve had waiver priority

Mccaffery isn’t going to make it through the whole season, he takes too many shots.

It’s the NFL so the margins are thin to begin with, and even thinner when you’re talking about the nuanced differences between the best of the best and the teams one tier below. the niners are on the top tier and the bills are one below but the bills are capable of beating anyone if they play their “A” game. the niners are more likely to play their A game but that doesn’t make them unbeatable.

Bills probably win against the niners 3 of 10 times. Niners probably blow out the bills 3 of 10 and win by <10 4 of 10.

I’m curious what % of the plays buffalo calls are unique for the team they are playing.

Sure they do, used to be more popular. See Randall Cunningham

Josh still struggles with putting some loft/touch on a variety of throws. One example was the first touchdown. He rifled the ball to digs when he had the entire back of the endzone. he doesn’t throw the most receiver-friendly ball