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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.

14 team league, I picked 8th. I loved my first 3 picks, but I think I had a poor middle of the draft: QB: Burrow RB1: McCaffrey WR1: Ridley WR2: Pittman Jr. Flex1: Cook Flex2: Swift TE: Loveland Def: Eagles (Bills backup) K: Reichard Bench: Addison Coleman Goff Hunt Judkins Burden Bills D Tried to load up on RBs and Burrow started a string of 5 straight QBs off the board so really happy I took him when I did. Middle rounds is where I started focusing on WRs, I'm not convinced Ridley and Pittman can do much, although I took Addison late as a stash and play after his suspension. Hopefully Coleman elevates, and I have Judkins as some trade bait if he signs and plays well in the Browns system.

That's been the case with Micah - he is a generational pass rusher, but if you run the ball right at him or stunt, he becomes easier to address. Green bay was already a good defense last year, do they really think he can elevate them that much higher?

$47M a year is a LOT of money for Micah. IDK that I could've gone above $40M. Can Love be good enough to lead his team to the promised land? I dont think he can.

I saw an interview a few weeks ago where a kicker mentioned this is the first season kickers get to kick with their own football that they practice with and break in during the week Could mean improved distance and better accuracy on kicks

Miami is a 4-6 win team this year. NE will give them issues, the Bills will murder them, and they dont have enough talent to overcome their deficiencies. I'm guessing 6 wins and 3rd in the division ahead of the Jets

I think there is a bit of a correlation here without causation. The Bills have brought 4 guys in from UB since Beane took over. They have 3 from Texas A&M, 3 from V Tech. Just because Buffalo has brought UB guys in doesn't mean they allocate more assets to their viewings. My guess, they video scout and then maybe check with the coaching staff at UB to learn about the players. I'm just saying, from my internal knowledge of how scouting works, local colleges like Buffalo don't get scouted more just because they are close to the Bills

How many have they signed since Beane came in? 4 in 8 years?

I have a cousin who scouts for an NFL team - they don't focus on their local area any more than any other area in the US. Video scouting reigns supreme for these lower level conferences and programs, and the organization will use the Senior Bowl or bowl games to try to get some in person viewings. Dolac being in the Bills backyard doesn't matter. Scouting isn't focused on geography as much as people think it is.

Diggs was - for a 3 year stretch - a top 5 WR in football. Jefferson and Chase are all world - they are this generation's Moss/TO WRs Diggs is closer to a Torry Holt. A guy who could be a #1 WR on a title winning team, who was pro bowl caliber for a number of years, and was a first team all pro once (both Diggs and Holt made one AP first and one AP second). That's DAMN good. I'd consider it Elite, he just didnt have Elite longevity.

Wilkerson looks good, he catches very naturally

Only thing I'm focusing on this game is the rookies in the trenches. Walker getting penetration. Jackson has flashed more than last week (I still worry about his ability to be more than an outside rush or a push straight back guy). Sanders has won and lost reps. When Buffalo Joe is playing so much drop back, you are going to get chewed up. Bagent is also a very very good backup QB that I think could carve out a Fitzpatrick type career. Not overreacting to this at all - focusing on rookies and trenches, we know Davidson/Buf Joe/Codrington/Strong are PS or cut candidates. Not sure why people are upset that they dont look good. When its DJ Moore winning battles against Brandon Codrington..... you just eat the loss and move forward lol

That CB injury is exactly why the Bills are playing the way they are. Soft coverage, all backups, base defense. Play safe, no injuries, and get your guys to the regular season.

guys… Brandon Codrington is playing every defensive snap. The guy who was purely our returner last year mcd doesn’t want injuries and he wants rookies to get reps. That’s it. He doesn’t care about winning in the preseason

I’ve always really liked Bagent. Elusive and can throw well on the run good backup to have

Safety is an issue because our starters are both out. And White is a fill in for Hairston - he will get reps once he is healthy and acclimated. Season is long - i expect our secondary to catch up after a few more weeks

That blocking by Hawes is top class. 3rd and short with him and Knox in with Gilliam is a LEGIT top end run blocking crew.

I called Caleb a bust from the start - I just dont see enough natural skill to offset his lack of leadership and maturity. Maybe he can be a platoon starter at times, but I don't see a guy who is going to lead his team like we see Mahomes/Allen/Jackson/Hurts can do I'm feeling very Kyler Murray about him