DapperCam

The amateur psychologists in this thread should probably leave it to the pros.

I never know what to think of an analyst looking at the All-22 and crediting incompletions to turning down an open receiver. It requires knowledge of the progression, whether the QB is reading low-to-high or high-to-low, whether that player is even expecting the ball (Brady famously has "clear out routes" where the ball is never intended to go to certain players), whether the "missed opportunity" is early in the progression when the QB is waiting for a bigger gain in a later progression, etc. There are just so many factors, seems like only Allen and Brady would really know. Even something like the redzone INT targeting Knox. Allen threw inside and Knox turned outside. Was it just an inaccurate pass, or did Allen or Knox read the coverage wrong?

Pats will drop the Jets game. Divisional matchup on Thursday Night Football with a young QB is a recipe for sicko football.

Would have been funny if Love connected on that bomb to Watson and the clock ran out before all those big lineman could run down the field get set up and snap it. Would have been extremely close. Not sure what the thinking on that pass was.

That was definitely pass interference, but you can’t depend on that.

Benefits of throwing it down the field, is that you can have 2 bad passes and 1 good pass, and that is enough for 25 yards and a first down (not to mention the ever present possibility of drawing a PI). The trick is to limit INTs and sacks though, which can be tough.

Love’s mechanics are terrible

Davis plays the same role as Coleman. It will really depend on if he can get healthy and take the snaps.

You don’t think of DeVonta Smith as contested catch guy, but that was basically a 50/50 ball and he made a great catch.

That Love fumble was hilarious

I remember seeing Diggs do that a lot. He had a bit more slack though because he was great.

This team seems to be bipolar with motivation issues, so who knows which Bills team will show up. Maybe they need a shrink.

Jesus, could they have telegraphed that more? We weren’t even in our normal tush push formation. Miami never even crashes the line like it will be a running play. Sometimes I wonder about Brady…

You think Allen will play 2 more seasons then retire, leaving potentially $200m+ on the table in future potential earnings? You’re out to lunch dude. I agree he won’t live in Buffalo when he retires, I don’t think anybody expects that (and quite frankly, who cares).

You could also show the before/after for Diggs. It was a dramatic difference and probably a big reason Diggs started mailing it in and forced his way off the team.

Receivers suck and Brady doesn’t have the ability to overcome it. So I’ll say both.

The fumble made very little difference in this game. And the defense got gashed for a breakaway running TD like 3 plays later to seal it.

Brady was statistically unimpressive in the playoffs in their first dynasty run. That team was all about an elite defense and playing small ball. On the Pats second run, they had possibly the GOAT tight end, so I don’t think you can really say they didn’t have good pass catchers considering that.

Quite frankly the game was already a blow out when Cook had the first turnover, and the final fumble had zero impact on the result of the game. The fact that getting a first down looks like pulling teeth is much more relevant to me.

That is how big plays happened when we had Diggs and Davis (despite his flaws, he was pretty good at the scramble drill). Now the scramble drill results in hitting Shakir when he is covered still.

Because he was scrambling every play. He wasn’t standing in a clean pocket for 3.5 seconds. He had to scramble to buy time because the WRs can’t get open.

People blaming Allen don’t know ball. He had to go “hero mode” starting at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. It is the only way the Bills started to actually move the ball on offense. So, he had 2 turnovers while literally carrying the team on his back, big deal. The alternative would have been zero turnovers, and also no first downs or points at all (what we had in the first half). When nothing on offense is working that is what a great QB looks like trying to manufacture offense. Most QBs can’t even do that.

Our most reliable down field threat on a “gotta have it” long pass is the 3rd string rookie blocking TE. Just let that sink in.

That’s crazy. Whether the Bills limp in on a wild card or just miss based on a tie breaker will have zero impact on offseason moves. The front office and coaching staff will get multiple second chances. Might as well get in and see if the reigning MVP can make some magic.

Many have been posting on this board since the drought years. Pretty clear that this team has serious limitations in its current form. Even our wins vs Dolphins and Saints earlier in the season showed a lot of issues.