JohnNord

Can someone explain this tweet to me? Is it to suggest that the Bills did Tyrod wrong?

Like most fans I loved Tyrod and hoped he was the answer at QB. But by the end of 2017, it was clear he was more of a game manager when the Bills needed a franchise QB. There seems to be a lot of revisionist history on Twitter about Tyrod and that he doesn’t get the same accolades that other Bills players do - namely Ryan Fitzpatrick. The story is spun to the point that many are saying that Tyrod should get credit for breaking the playoff drought. Sorry but I can’t buy that. Its very clear to me why fans don’t speak of Tyrod as highly as do with Fitz: - The Bills teams with Fitz as QB were overachievers. They were supposed to be bottom feeders but Fitz’s competitiveness made them below average. Thank the Rex, Tyrod’s team was positioned as a contender. They underperformed. - Fitzpatrick is a YOLO QB who is very exciting to watch. Big highs and big low. Tyrod is very conservative as a passer and not as fun. - Fitz has an outgoing humorous personality. Many press conferences deliver awesome sound bytes. Tyrod is quiet and humble, which make it harder for fans to latch onto. - Fitzpatrick has had some success after his stint in Buffalo and routinely gives fans props. Tyrod, not so much. So all in all, it’s not surprise why there seems to be more fondness for Fitz than Tyrod as ex-QB’s. With that being said, I do hope fans give Tyrod a great ovation when he returns to Buffalo. He was never the right QB for the team but he was also placed in some pretty bad situations

No matter where you park, it’s an absolute clusterf@@k trying to get leave. IMO the worst part about the leaving the game. You can expect your commute home to be tripled in length

He dropped off fast. All-Pro in 1988, average in 1989, to below average in 1990. I always wondered what would have happened had Polian brought in legit competition for Norwood after his pedestrian 1989 season. Back then teams seemed to be less proactive with personnel moves so and gave players more time. The fact that Brad Daluiso was the KOS was a pretty big indictment of Norwood’s declining ability.

This is the game when I knew Scott Norwood was finished as a Buffalo Bill. He nearly lost this game on multiple occasions. He declined quickly after 1988 - to the point that having him kick 47 yarder on grass in SB25 was probably less than 50/50. To his credit he did make a big kick in the playoffs, but it was clear that at this point he was a liability for the team

The Sundowner….Niagara Falls Canada

I feel this article has been written so many different times over the past 4 years. The problem with using historical NFL data to predict performance is that Allen is such a unique athlete in terms of traits, experience, and now organizational continuity. First he was going to be Jarmarcus Russell, then Blake Bortles, then Mitch Trubisky, now Jared Goff and Carson Wentz. We’ve seen that his career has not followed the patterns of any QB’s he’s been compared to. At least not yet.

Matthew Fairburn recently wrote an article exploring whether Josh Allen would regress next year. He tried to explore a number of different statistics and Next-Gen stars to contemplate whether Allen is poised to regress next year. His takeaway was that he expects to see a small regression, as it might be hard for Allen to duplicate the numbers from his monster 2020 season, but that it’s unlikely he returns to his 2019 form. According to him, Josh is likely to fall between his performance in 2019 and 2020. The article isn’t necessarily negative, but it questions whether we should expect the improvement we’ve seen the past two year. This seems to make sense but what makes it hard to evaluate Josh is that he’s unlike any other QB prospect over the past 2 decades or so. There really aren’t any comps for Allen - at least in his first 3 seasons. Last year the talk was about how few QB’s improved in their 3rd season, and why most plateau in their 2nd year. To add to the complexity, it’s rare to find a situation where a QB (especially in the first 3 seasons) to retain nearly all of his coaching staff and offensive personnel. While the outlook is sensible, Allen has always found a way of falling outside the data-driven projections from analysts. Let’s hope it happens again in 2021! https://theathletic.com/2798162/2021/09/06/will-buffalo-bills-quarterback-josh-allen-regress-in-2021/?source=user_shared_article

I love what Josh Norman did for Buffalo last year but at this point, he’s not a very good player.

It’s really hard to compare because of the era’s they played in. If Kelly played in 2021 he’d put up crazy numbers but then again, so would his contemporaries like Marino, Montana, Moon etc I will say this - if you can stomach Super Bowl there was so much pass interference and roughing the passer plays which weren’t called. At the time the non-calls were extremely questionable, today they would be egregious

I love seeing these videos where players reward their parents with surprise gifts. Such cool moments

That’s exactly what he’s doing. Then he’ll take his social media analytics to his bosses and saying “look at these engagement numbers - I’m on fire!” I think initially he doubted Josh Allen and once he realized he got a lot of attention he doubled down on it

This was answered in the media [edit: by NFL's chief medical officer Dr. Allen Stills] the other when Bill Belichick put forth the same argument. Your chances of getting COVID are 7 times less if you are vaccinated. Also if unvaccinated, close contacts have to sit for 5 days. Vaccinated players do not. So if a player test positive for COVID on Friday, any unvaccinated close contacts are not able to play Sunday - even if they test negative There’s no doubt a competitive advantage for vaccinated players and the NFL purposely set it up that way. I can only hope more players wake up like McKenzie did and quietly get vaccinated. It would suck to have a season ended by COVID Agree 💯 Forget the politics and get vaccinated to give your team the best chance to win

If he has a big year, I’m not sure the Bills can afford to sign him to a long term deal

The Don Beebe game. I was there and remember how packed the stadium was. It was super loud too. If memory serves me correct Barry Foster chewed up the run defense that day but it never mattered because of how easily the Bills scored

It’s remarkable how he finds a way to overcome situations including in Buffalo. He was an afterthought on a loaded DL when the team drafted Rosseau and Boogie but he earned a spot and even forced the team to trade one of their better ST players in Johnson. hard player not to pull for

Obada’s career should be a movie

I tend to think along these lines as well. I’m not saying it didn’t happen but it does seem like they are taking advantage of the current climate by filing this suit and holding the Bills and the NFL accountable, as opposed to Bennett himself.

It’s an amazing article. You really should read it! Key Points: Obada was born in Nigeria. His mother got scammed by smuggler who snuck them into London illegally and couldn’t join them when her visa fell through. He grew up in terrible foster homes having to take care of his sister on $44 per week from social services. He eventually joined a gang to get money to survive and implied that they robbed and stole. Eventually he moved out of the city with his now wife and met someone who was involved with an American football league in the Uk. Despite never plying before he joined the team and played about 5 games before someone on the team got him a tryout with Dallas when they played in London. He was signed with Dallas and bounced around from practice squad to practice squad for a few years. Signed with Carolina largely because of the security the NFL international pathways program. He developed his skills under Eric Washington, despite the fact they were always drafting and bringing in other DE’s. After his breakout 5.5 sack season, he didn’t get the big offers he expected but did have many options for one-year deals. He chose Buffalo because of Washington and because he “knows” he’s the missing piece for them to get to a Super Bowl. The recap doesn’t do the article justice but if you like Obada, you’ll love the write up

How so? As an extra blocker?

It sounds like Madden really hasn’t been following the Bills much this preseason, outside of him Twitter timeline. Because if you’re going solely by the Tweets of Beasley, McKenzie, Hughes and Feliciano, it does appear that the team could be divided on the COVID issue. In actuality though, that’s not the case. By all reports and in limited snaps in the preseason, the team (especially offense) seems to be firing on all cylinders. Classic case of a blustery columnist who loves attention (good or bad) being too lazy to really research the opponent

Way to embellish what most people are saying. I don’t think anyone is going to that extreme. They have questioned the move of releasing Hollister and keeping Sweeney, when Hollister’s quickness and ability to get downfield are something that the team doesn’t have at the position. The other danger is relying on Dawson Knox who looked like the same player he’s always been in the preseason. If Knox is injured or playing poorly, the team is in better shape with Hollister getting snaps than Sweeney Lawrence….and the other TE on the team: Jimmy O’Shauhnessy Chris Manhertz Luke Farrell There’s a good chance Hollister is the starting TE a few weeks into the season, if not sooner.

Poorly written but you get my point

He’ll probably have a fairly productive year and should move right into a starting role. IMO keeping Hollister over Sweeney is going to hurt the team. Fans will say “we should’ve kept Hollister” and they’ll be right

Brown was never the same after the first few weeks of the season. I think his game has dropped a notch after his career best 2019. He’s still a good receiver but it seems that injuries have taken their toll