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Call it whatever you want. If you are ok with 7 points scored midway through the 4th quarter then I don't know what to say. If you are ok with punting six times out of your first seven possessions then I don't know what to say. Call it whatever you want. I'll call it unacceptable and a great way to lose games.

Your synopsis isn't accurate for the majority of people here. 99% of Bills fans know Josh Allen is great and the solution not the problem. That doesn't mean he doesn't deserve criticism. The Jets game is a great example. Not many here are trashing Allen. I certainly am not. However, I did say I wish he was more vocal and emotional on the sidelines. I stand by that. A personal preference if you will. In the end, it's probably not a difference maker but a leader sometimes can spark others to play better. It appeared the Bills offense needed a spark while watching the Jags game. Punting six out of your first seven possessions is terrible. Scoring 7 points midway through the 4th quarter is terrible. Maybe a little emotion could have helped? The Jags certainly were playing with emotion. You could feel it via the TV. Even McD stated the Bills couldn't match their energy! WTF!!!That's just not acceptable. Something needed to change way earlier in the game. But it never did until it was too late. I thought after halftime the Bills would regroup and show some life. Show some attitude and dominance. Nope they immediately punted after getting the ball. They remained stagnant, unemotional, going through the motions, and their sleep walking continued for another quarter and a half. McD continued his clapping on the sidelines and Dorsey continued to make shi! calls. I digress. What ever audibles or lack of Allen called didn't work for the greater part of the game. That's just as obvious as they come. The offense was bad. Allen was decent to good but not good enough. It was a game where Allen needed to be unleashed, use his legs, extend plays, and play with emotion. Wear the cape sort of speak. The team was dead on offense. It hindered Allen more than helping him. Allen is likely gun shy to try to be Farve like. It was a missed opportunity by Allen and Dorsey. In short, we Bills fans are soundly behind Allen. No one is saying he stinks or wishes he's in another uniform. Perhaps, we expect too much from our franchise QB. That could be fair to say. But what you are implying is borderline ridiculous.

I made a comment on another thread about Allen sleep walking and not showing any emotion in the sidelines. I got my head ripped off for saying so. I get that but it also doesn't fit the MO of Allen either. I can recall on many many occasions over the years a vocal fired up Allen on the sidelines pumping up his players. His temperament has seemingly changed. Maybe that's good, bad, or indifferent. Personally, I like seeing my QB a little fired up but under control. My eyes didn't see that on Sunday vs the Jags. Granted it was a small sample and we can't see everything.

It was a great game plan and execution. The offense punted 6 out of the first 7 times they controlled the ball. The offense was sleep walking for 3.5 quarters. Yep the "no sugar rush" was fantastic to see!

Love isn't the answer in GB. He's nothing special, not elite, but serviceable.

Musgrave involved in the offense.

Thus far, Phillips has been sleeping. He's done very little to date. The Bills need him to step up.

Exactly the point I have been making on another thread. I've been met with great resistance.

It's been pointed out by another poster that Allen's eyes are sometimes slow to read a defense. I severely questioned him at the time. Maybe he's right?

I'd like to talk about the Bills defense vs the Jags especially after the injuries. Let's take a deeper dive here. Did the Bills D really do a good job against a Medicare Jags offense? The Jags ran 82 plays for 475 yards and kept the ball for 40 minutes. Let that sink in! No way in hell is that a winning formula. The Bills D had a couple of big turnovers to their credit. That's what really kept them in the game. Turnovers are fantastic but usually not sustainable long term. This defense is severely depleted of its best players. You just can't gloss that over. They still are having trouble stopping the run and getting off the field on 3rd down. A staple of a McD defense. McD is good but he isn't a miracle worker. Who know what kind of Von the Bills get? At best, the defense will be a bend but don't break defense. Get some big turnovers and get stout in the red zone. I suspect Allen will have less possession time and plays to run. The offense is going to have to be very precise with it's limited opportunities. I think the Bills should go back to a more aggressive offense and take the lease off Allen. Let him run, scramble, create plays, pass deep, RPOs, seam routes to Kincaid, etc ..Open it up and let it rip.

You talk about an overreaction. This is the complete opposite over action in positivity. A total down play of very key losses on the Bills defense. Not sure how you justify the losses as anything but very significant. Mind boggling optimism in my eyes. I just can't get behind what you are saying or selling. You can't replace Tre number one CB on the team, Milano one of the best LB in the league, and Jones an anchor on the Dline line. To boot, the replacements are who? Ford looks terrible and couldn't even get on the field for a reason, Williams is a rookie and clearly not ready, and Elam looked like as$. Optimism is great but come on. I could get behind something like the Bills offense is going to have to win games. Allen is going to have to be superman, let him cook and don't restrict him. The offense has to be much more assertive and aggressive.

I think you consider trading him if the compensation is right and if he's going to be expensive to keep. Lots of unknowns. He's playing lights out and by far the best he's ever played.

Great reasonable post Scott. I always enjoy our banter even if we disagree. Your responses are always welcomed. I might add that 1st down production has been poor for Buffalo. It doesn't help when you are consistently in longer 2nd and 3rd down situations. I'm not smart enough to know why this is happening nor do I have a solution. I suspect it has to do with Dorsey's vanilla and uncreative play calling.

I agree but you have to recognize Purdy's accomplishments. He shouldn't be punished for the above mentioned. Based on your metrics mentioned which QB would be an MVP? Does that take Burrow, Chase, and Hurts out of the running? What about Mahomes when he had Hill, Kelce, a great oline, and Andy Reid s play calling? See my point? Purdy is absolutely in the MVP discussion in my mind. Fortunately, it's a big name popularity contest often and Purdy doesn't fit the bill.

The only reliable,special, and elite guys on the Bills offense are Allen and Diggs. That's really problematic because the Bills lack explosive weapons. I guess we will disagree to disagree. I watched the replays and I still think Allen's passes were not accurate. Granted he did have a defender in his face on one of them. Perhaps my expectations of Allen are too high. I want my elite QB to put the out where his receivers can catch and run to the endzone. That includes bombs to open WRs.

That's fair. I saw an offense led by Allen sleep walking for 3.5 quarters. I saw the offense punt, punt, punt, and punt some more. Allen's greatness wasn't good enough. Is that fair?

No I'm not Scott. The Bills offense had scored 7 points halfway through the 4th quarter. It's not like the Jags D is the 49erD. They are average at best. Allen had plenty of opportunities to run and get some big chunk yards. He could have made some better throws. The Cook drop was a hot pass with poor touch. He's check downs weren't very effective for 3.5 quarters. Anything he did was ineffective. Is it all on Allen? No no and no. Dorsey sucked, the run game sucked, dropped passes, oline sucked, and Allen was decent, nothing special, and outplayed by Lawrence. Allen woke up with 7 minutes to go in the game. Brock Purdy looks better than any QB in the league. He's the MVP of the league.

Perhaps that's true but I believe Warner or Rich E. live stated a better throw would have been a TD.

It's crazy how Allen has stopped running. The offense is not the same with him being a pocket passer.

The point is the Bills don't know how to adequately use their running backs. Moss is a good example of that. Last year Cook and Hines caught like 20 passes the whole year. The screen game is non existent for years. Now they have 3 capable RBs and it's pretty much inconsistent and not reliable. I feel like the Bills should go back and let Josh use his legs more and use more RPOs. That adds another dimension to the offense. Not one opposing team is fearful and game plans for any of the Bills RBs. They surely would prepare if Allen starts running again.

If he stays healthy Kincaid looks like he will be a really good one.

I agree. It feels like the offense is really missing an important weapon which is Allen's legs. Imho, it's easier for the defenses to defend the Bills when they don't have to worry about his running

I mean talk about inconsistency. Bernard looks to be a good one after a 5 game sample but to criticize Kincaid after a five game sample is a no no.

It does mean something. You can dismiss it. Kincaid has underwhelmed and he's under utilized by Dorsey. Five games in and Dorsey has no clue how to incorporate Kincaid into this offense. He did the same thing with Cook and Hines last year. Kincaid can be good really good. We likely won't know with Dorsey pulling the strings. That was many people's concerns when he was drafted. Zac Moss looks pretty good right now.

Great post. Don't you love the explosive 12 personnel of the Bills? Almost as good as Gronk and Hernandez.