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I have detail that Godwin will never be back to 100%

If the bills get out to a quick lead, this game is over early. Fields can’t run a quick offense through his arm.

Keon looks noticeably stronger this year. He isn’t a burner, but 1,000 yards may be the goal for him. 1,000 yards, 7-8 tds is my “ok Keon is at that level” line this season

It’s Rapp and bishop for another 4 weeks. Then, post week 6 when Hoecbt comes back, it’s a decision to either trade for a safety, or sign peppers. That’s if you do anything at all

He’s British, they don’t know how! (I kid, I kid)

I’m gonna toss one more guy into the made some plays: Kincaid. not only catching, but his blocked was better tonight from previous years

His best runs were on the dives through the middle with a quick cut at the second level. too tentative now

Yea I didn’t love the rpo call from shotgun, but I hated Davis and his decision.

Davis was dumb for kicking it out wide.

Get romped week 1 at home and get the team angry and ready for the next 20 weeks Bills lose a game like this each year. It’s on Allen and McD to get the team to turn and burn after this

Lamar made that drive with that 3rd down tbat was special. Bosa and Rousseau bearing down and he can backpedal that fast to break the play open is insane two best players in the league playing tonight. Unfortunately they gave Henry and Hopkins making plays too

It’s a different defense than last year, we have 4 new starters. they are having issues, but Baltimore is a GREAT team early every season. They are healthy and Henry hasn’t racked up wear and tear. I’m not happy this is happening, but it’s not the end of the season

Week 1. I always expect the ravens to play well when Henry is fresh. it’s a different team in the cold of January when they aren’t as fresh. 0-1 Bills doesn’t mean the end of the world

Bosa looking good early if this front four gets that type of pressure this season? Good lord

Quite an unimpressive game from the Eagles. Dallas abandoned the run game that worked so well on their first 2 drives and then their big WR couldn’t come down with the catches he needs to.

I dont think Breece is anything spectacular personally. He doesn't recognize the right hole or read frequently enough to be a major problem, and Fields is a major downgrade from Rodgers. I'd be shocked if NYJ win more than 4 games this year.

I understand what you are saying, I'm more pointing to the fact that if something is known (Allen will roll right and push to the boundary often), is it truly "off script?" To me, because Allen does that specific move so frequently, it's not an off-script situation where players dont know where to go. Compared to Mahomes, who will (and you are right, he doesn't do it as much as he used to, but he still does it) turn his back on the play, drop his eyes off the field entirely, and then reset and go off-script to try to find an option. To me, that's a more "off-script" approach compared to Allen. we may just agree to disagree, but I feel when I watch Mahomes I watch a guy who will go "off-script" more frequently than Allen

Personally, I disagree. Allen's moves post pocket are relatively designed - it's either a designed RPO w/ Allen Run, designed Allen run from shotgun, Allen dropback and strafe right. Very rarely does he turn his back to the play to circle out of the pocket - which Mahomes (and Lamar) do often. Mahomes also will strafe either left or right and then stop, reset, and then strafe further. I dont see Allen doing that as much. I think Allen's rollout right is in a way designed. I dont see that as often with Mahomes' movements. Just my opinion of course.

Montana likes a big pocket passer like Burrow/Herbert, and Allen is also incredibly good in that respect. Mahomes/Lamar are a little more offscript which he may not love (remember, he comes from the Shanny offense where it's all timing and tempo and not off-script)

Well, he took the heat he should have taken for that interception, because he didn't look off the safety and then threw a ball that 100000% should have gone right to the sideline to create as much distance for the safety to cover EVEN IF Bateman runs the same route Lamar thinks he is. However, he threw the ball 7 yards inside the field of play, and Rapp easily came under and intercepted it. If you want to say Bateman ran the wrong route, that's fine. Lamar threw not only the wrong ball in that play, but a bad ball to boot. You dont throw a go ball against man coverage single high 7 yards from the sideline. You throw it tight to the sideline for only your receiver to have a chance at it.

From Lamar: "We're a team," Jackson said. "First half, I had two costly turnovers. Me not holding the safety, me just knowing the coverage, me knowing it was man. Threw a B.S. interception.” he said clearly he didn’t hold the safety and then threw a bad ball for the INT.

False - Bateman has two options on that route, carry it upfield if the Safety isn't supporting, or cut to the corner early to undercut the safety coverage up top. Bateman ran the correct route actually, he cut to the sideline to create corner separation and allow for a potential throw under the safety. That takes the Safety out of the play and leaves Lamar to throw the boundary sideline throw that either Bateman catches or falls incomplete. Lamar didn't detect the safety help over the top, and floated a ball as if Bateman was running a heads down heater downfield. He completely misread the route. This wasn't 3rd and long too, he simply made the wrong read, sailed a throw he shouldn't have made, and Rapp has the easy INT. Bateman did what he was supposed to, Lamar didn't. EDIT: Watch the play from the Safety view too - Lamar drops back, clean pocket, and STARES down Bateman the entire way. He doesn't try at all to nudge the safety off the route. He plants, and floats a ball that should've been to the sideline and leaves it 7 yards inside, against single high safety play covering that side of the field. Rapp starts the play on the near hashmarks... It's a bad bad play by Lamar

Lamar fumbled in bills territory trying to get away from Hamlin. Oline downfield, sure, but Lamar HAS to hold onto the ball there. He tried to do something extraordinary, but he wasn’t extraordinary on the play, leading to the fumble. the Int was a 7 yard overthrow with a clean pocket. It wasn’t a throw in a tight window where the receiver had a chance, he just missed his throw very badly. At least Allen’s INT against Miami was a good throw to Beasley who simply didn’t bring it down and it bounced off his chest to a defender. Lamar is a great QB. There isn’t a statistic in the postseason to put him above Allen.

It's week 1, I'm not evaluating this game for anything other than do we start 0-1 or 1-0. Ravens are a contender, Bills are a contender. I love that the Bills are home for this one, hopefully they pull out the win. Either way, week 1 doesn't define a season, so I'm not getting too up or down!

No issues with this. You know he is an NFL player in the system. PS reps and playing games when other guys go down is fine with me. Would you rather call up Gabe Davis for a game? KJ Hamler? Gabe all day for me.