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This. In a frighteningly kinetic sport, he is playing highest level football (the game itself), at the most important position, with a very good (not excellent) season ...at his freaking age. Continual, consistent championship-level/winning play. What else defines hyper-excellence? (And I hate this m'fer)

Winner. But my favorite remains "cleaning fish" explanation via @The Wiz.

Ok, pun alert...I'll bite on the possible rationale. It was only sweatshirt avail that had the r. shoulder flag flying in the right direction. He's a big fan of the military so he knows these things. Another possibility: I have no idea.

Rog, thanks for reply. I understand WAR vav baseball. I actually thought you were going deep Wharton MBA on me! Funny, I never thought of WAR application to football, but it could make sense. You've hit on something here. Baseball lends itself to complex statistical analysis, thus analytics more mature. But, w football players wearing 24/7 "G&C harnesses" (basically, 3 DoF accelerometers), AWS, etc.. the data can now be integrated for current/historical reliability...and thus use of WAR.

The whole comment was very interesting and well-argued. No kidding. So interesting, in fact, that I'm willing to be the dumb guy: what is WAR analysis/concept? Six-sigma related? No need to explain...If you provide a link, I would really appreciate it. Maybe football should be using it!

I interpret @McMuffinquestion to mean, "has JA changed how teams draft/otherwise obtain their QB?" Answer: yes. JA had measurable/readily observable physical tools, though w flaws. But what I kept hearing fr McBeane/org was the value they placed on his intangible potentials (IPs). IPs: coachability, learning velocity, leadership growth, internal critique process, work ethic, team fit, city fit and so many others. Aside fr wonderlic and team visits, IPs are difficult to empirically measure. Now, have teams looked at such traits in the past? Of course, but clearly Buffalo's due diligence was spot on wrt Allen. Bottom line: I suspect teams will be hitting up Bills leadership for tips/insight into their process. How did they so thoroughly nail this intangible potential piece? Specifically, the kinds of things we don't hear about in TV interviews.

Wow...hard to believe it came from a head coach, BUT not hard to believe if that coach was Switzer. Maybe Troy didn't deck him b/c he feared BS would shoot him with that .38 he "forgot" was in his luggage. As aside, did BS say this in public as a joke? Or some malicious whisper campaign? @H2o: Bayless involved?? But, wait a minute, I heard he was gay. I'm so confused. //s

Years ago, I vaguely remember rumors that "Troy Aikman is gay" (or am I hallucinating re another player?). Didn't bother me at all, but I wonder if he and Slash had similar experience. ** Rumor not true of course.

I was saying this earlier in the run game thread, half-joking. But you may be onto something: namely, use Z not just as a short yardage bruiser, but get the "speed demon" off tackle and into space. A man can dream, can't he?

Agree fully...well at least w first graph. I mean, what's next: cotton candy and whip cream pizza? Dogs and cats living together? Where does this shamelessness end?

Imho, think we need to steer the discussion back to the meat of the issue. Namely, Beaz acting skills. Frankly, I thought he was flat as hell...not good at all. And I'm surprised b/c (1) music experience, which lends itself to better camera exprrssion (2) he's my favorite player, and my fav players must always be unassailable. Discuss and clarify...

I don't think that means what you think it means. [h/t @Inigo Montoya]

Thanks for update @Royale with Cheese. Brutal, brutal news. I recall a piece from ~2y ago (30 for 30??). His condition, even at the time, did not look promising. A sad reality of life, and the suffering inherent therein, as the Buddhists would say.

Like for content...and for screen name. Frickin' beautiful dude. Don't know why didn't pick up just 'til now...I'm particularly slow, I guess.

Definitely corps... usually thought of as a group of people working together (and bonus play: it has both singular and plural applications). Unless you're Barack Obama, then for sure it's "corpse-man". [Mods: I swear to God, not being political!! It's just an obscure joke that nobody will remember...but some folks of my professional tribe took note of, across many persuasions]

Ok, so I've looked at this play multiple times. Conclusion: maybe I wasn't kidding!! Look at the amazing 15-20+ yd burst Zimmer had on the back end. Well, obviously I'm delusional, but the hurt lingers, and it's clearly clouding my judgement!

Great info! Wow, blown away. I can't (or can I??) believe '20 Bills were 6th ranked in NFL history for WR catches. As you say, this reflects the profound offensive changes in just 2+ yrs (i.e, Big Blue gettin' 'er done). And, btw, thanks for suggestion to pull up article. I actually use firefox on my android phone for variety of security reasons, but still could not read via Incognito. Alas, BNews in outsmarting my dumb ass.

I nearly always agree w your comments and/or p**s my pants at your impeccable comedic content & timing. But, in this case...you gotta give @Arm of Harm credit for precisely laying out a problem followed directly by her/his proposed solution. Unusual here. Even if you don't agree....well done, imv. Hell, reads exactly like a go/no-go mission brief. Makes me feel like blasting "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" (h/t @chknwing334) fr a thread far, far away. (Maybe you were speaking of thread more generally??)

I'm obviously cherry-picking from many well-argued, even rich-dense comments. Some I agree, some I'm not so sure about. But this: definitely.

Huh? I'm surprised there are no replies to this potentially huge and fascinating topic. @Big Turk: thanks out to you, and I hate to impose... But perhaps you could give us a bit more on this (I can't get past subscriber wall, and I'm sure others are in same boat). To narrow it down: how is "productivity" defined in the article? Also, maybe a bit more re how Bills receivers met/exceeded 95 Falcons. I'm with you brother! But could use some more justification re the assertion.

Roger all @transplantbillsfan. I admit I'm very interested in this topic, due to my trainer days in, like, 1923. Why? B/c "everyone" is talking about off-season work re tuning mechanics, decision-making, and the like (e.g., today's BufNews) I'm honestly astounded re lack of discussion S&C&N issues. Esp b/c it's relatively easy to fix, and doesn't have substantial impact on time devoted to other issues (for pro athlete, just to be clear). The pay off can be enormous vs time invested. So, please keep us posted if you confirm. Thanks again. (Note re "voices in your head". One word: lithium...or maybe seroquel)//sarc

Well, I fear making this a meme fest. But, F-it, our season is over. This:

Hmmm...did not hear that, but would be very interested to find out. Actually, I heard the opposite. I "think" it was Ray Lewis who said--in praising what a truck Allen is--"if he's only 240, then I'm 6'5" (paraphrase) Losing circa 9% bodyweight during the season would be clearly noticeable, and I suspect a concern to the S&C team. Example, Goff lists at 223, and he looks like a stick compared to Big Blue.

Yes, agreed. One other thing: I would hope J commita fully to a fitness/nutrition pgm worthy of an elite-level athlete. Do it now: it will be $ in the bank as he gets older and the athleticism diminishes a bit. Do I have evidence there is a lack thereof? Not a ton, but his body looks like it could benefit from plus 5-10 lbs of lean muscle mass. Nutritional evidence: mostly anecdotal, such as discussion w HP when they were driving to West Herr; what I've seen him eating, etc. And no, I don't want a TB12 plan which, in any event, was "stolen" fr Steve Gundy and his unproven (imo) lectin theory of inflammation. Otherwise, not a bad player. I suggest a low-ball new deal, just to keep him around the facility to help Barkley develop.

Holy crap... glad I didn't play WR against you in high school! Or, at least I don't think I did. Maybe you and your FS malachi-crunched me so bad I don't remember.