SirAndrew

Daboll outsmarts himself way too often. He needs to stop trying to be the smartest guy in the room.

We need points with this defense. We have a below average offense and elite defense. Field goals can win games with this team, and I can’t believe I’m talking so conservatively.

I don’t know what going for it says about Hauschka. We just signed the dude to a deal, and maybe aren’t confident enough to kick in that spot.

This is why I don’t watch the NFL outside of Bills games. The league is a joke, and doesn’t deserve a penny from fans. Only the Bills keep me coming back.

Music City Miracle was a more of an iconic moment than a great game imo. The game itself wasn’t that great. I like the games where the entire experience was exceptional.

Love McD as a coach, but this regime sometimes shows loyalty towards their players to a fault. I remember Mike Tolbert’s feature role back in 2017 being a mystery to everyone outside of the franchise. It seems like this regimes judgement is clouded by wanting to see the good in guys. Jones has no business getting playing time, and a guy like Bojorquez shouldn’t be an NFL punter at this point in his career. This is a well coached and prepared team, however player evaluation has held them back.

Bad things will happen on ST as long as Bojo is on the team.

I wouldn’t be completely surprised by a loss with Barkley under center. We need Allen if possible. This D is elite, but Barkley is quite capable of losing 6-3. An Allen led offense at least gets in the end zone. With our offensive talent (or lack thereof) a “game manager” QB makes me very nervous. I know that’s exactly what some people want after Allen’s early season debacle, but be carful what you wish for. I don’t love our chances with Barkley against anyone, with the exception of Miami and Washington.

Yeah, because Cole Beasley and blocking are two words that go together so well.

Exactly. I’d rather watch Allen be aggressive, regardless of potential failure over a “game manager”. Those guys rarely make head scratching plays, but you also have no upside. There’s nothing like losing a bunch games by scores like 10-7.

Barkley is a below average backup QB imo. I really don’t think we beat Tennessee with him as starter, while I like our chances with Allen. I have plenty of posts following the Pats game where I’m a harsh critic of Allen. However, Allen possess ability that Barkley couldn’t dream of. Allen hasn’t been good this season, but there’s still a drop off. Although he makes mistakes, Allen also willed the team to second half victories twice this season. Barkley can’t do that. Maybe Barkley can be a better game manager, but those type of guys lose games. I could see Barkey losing to Tennessee by something like a 10-6 final score. That doesn’t happen with Allen imo.

I don’t see how anyone could disagree with this. We’ve seen Barkley led Bills teams for the past 20+ years. They just had different names on their jerseys.

I agree. TBD needs to watch some Barkley with the Bears tape. He is not a good QB. He’s at Derek Anderson’s level imo. He had a good preseason, so everyone is way too pumped about him.

Also if he played smarter, he wouldn’t have gotten knocked out of the game. He should have had the chance to lead a forth quarter rally.

I’m a big Allen guy. The future hasn’t felt brighter at OBD in years. Much of that is due to Allen. I think most people are actually being reasonable. We are just concerned about him cleaning up the decision making issues.

I get that, I’m just saying he’s never going to be good at it. Beasley is a really bad blocker. That’s all I’m saying. I will say that he needed to be in better position on that play to at least make an effort. Beasley is usually a willing blocker, he’s just not very good at it.

I was on the bandwagon of not worrying about Allen myself. He’s still young, and hasn’t started many games. Winning our first three games had me in good spirits about the team, and I still love his potential. Maybe I’m currently blinded by the disappointment of another Pats loss, but his poor decision needs to improve. He played some really good games during the last half of 2018. Allen hasn’t played any good games through the first quarter of this season. That needs to change, or we all have cause for concern at years end.

I get that, and it’s everyone responsibility to block. Just saying that Beasley being a bit soft has always been a knock on his game. He’s not the pesky tough little slot receiver type guy. He’s more known as a dependable target with soft hands. The tough parts of the game like blocking and run after the catch are not his game.

If Allen keeps making mistakes at this rate all season I’ll be worried. My hope after the 3-0 start was for Allen to keep learning how to reduce mistakes while the defense carried the team to victories this year. I’ll be worried if we start losing games, and Allen keeps making bad decisions with no sign of improvement once the offseason arrives.

This post wouldn’t have happened, but Allen does need to tone down the reckless play regardless. If not for the reckless play (poor decision making) he wouldn’t have been knocked out of the game.

I agree, the fourth quarter has been his thing all season. No one in their right mind wanted to see Barkley on the field for a potential game winning drive.

3 TD’s to 6 picks on the season isn’t so great either. I’m certainly not giving up on Allen. I’ve been in his corner all season, and the future is bright. We just need to see improvement. We also don’t need him to miss any substantial amount of time this season.

Honestly, Allen hasn’t played any good complete games of four quarters this season. That becomes an issue when you face the Pats. We were just able to escape with wins against lesser teams.

This would be a tough game without Allen. People would discover that Barkley’s 2018 Jets game was a fluke. We aren’t winning games with Barkley under center. I’m really hoping Allen is back next week. We can’t afford him to miss time this season. It not only alters this season outcome, but is detrimental to his development as well.

I hear you, but I don’t think many people expect much blocking from Beasley. He’s not really a tough slot receiver in the mold of a guy like Edelman. Allen needs to slide rather than attempting to run over three defenders. There’s so much I like about Allen, but he plays quite ignorant football at times.