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You’re talking to an Allen hater.

Throw them open? How does a QB throw a WR open when the defense is running the route for them? You’re asking him to throw interceptions.

I don’t think we will need to win 12 games to make the playoffs. 11-6 will make it (that’s 4-2 the rest of the way). 10-7 might even make it (that’s 3-3). Not that it matters, since I don’t see how this team could make a SB run anyway.

Daboll was very good at scheming receivers open. He had his warts, but giving easy options for Josh was not one of them.

Or an offense! We have a bad defense AND a pitifully inconsistent offense. If we could have just ONE good side of the ball, that would be nice. And no i’m not impressed by beating up and dropping 40 on the bad teams.

I get what you’re saying but it’s hard to imagine this team turning it around and winning even a single playoff game.

Nonsense. There is no QB in NFL history who would have done better tonight.

I mean… the offense is kinda why the Texans scored over 20 (Shakir’s fumble in field goal range, for example).

PS, this is what I meant by traffic beaters in my original post. “Running routes for the Bills” is a perfect way to say it.

😂 PS, sounds like Jim was going off tonight.

I get it, but 12 points is simply not acceptance on offense - even against a great defense. The Titans offense scored more points against that defense than we did.

Forgot to mention one other thing; Our receiving options don’t seem to know what to do when Allen scrambles. They mostly just stay still or move only slightly. I don’t get it. They don’t come back toward the ball, or try to shake their defender. Actually Shakir did a little, but everyone else? Just … statues for the most part.

Ok that’s good to know. Thank you. I didnt see the TV broadcast yet.

The one stinky part of watching from a comfy couch (which I prefer) is that you don’t get to see the whole field. You don’t get to see what the QB is looking at. Being at the game, you can. I was there. Where is what I saw: 1) It is tough to describe in words (because people think you’re exaggerating when you’re not) how covered our receiving options were. Texans players were step for step locked in on our receiving options. There were entire series where I don’t think our receivers had an INCH of separation. 2) Allen was watching this unfold and has NO WHERE to throw to 99% of the game, and to make matters worse, he was being pressured non-stop. 28 total pressures, I believe was the final number. 3) What does superman do when he is being pressured and his receivers can’t get open in a normal (or expedited) amount of time? He scrambles to buy them more time to get open. But by doing so, he gets sacked - deep. Fans who don’t understand what is happening yell “just throw the ball away!” not realizing that this option simply makes it a punt on 4th and 7 instead of a punt on 4th and 20. It also means you don’t have any super hero plays, like his 3rd and 12 scramble. At one point in the game the Texans fans next to us said “there is nothing he can do” … they were right. 4) Brady, for most of the game, kept calling deep crossers, option routes, and traffic beaters. I was pulling my hair out because Allen didn’t have enough time as it was, and Brady had receivers running routes that take 3-5 seconds. On the last 2 drives he finally connected a few neurons and reverted to a shorter route tree and exploited what Houston wasn’t covering (the flats and quick hitters). Magically the offense starting moving the ball. 5) Last thing: I think defenses have figured out Brady’s progression scheme. They seem to be leaving coverage after Allen checks off an option in his progression. This sometimes makes an option look open but Allen is no longer looking at them so it doesn’t matter. You will see this when the ALL-22 comes out. It was very frustrating.

Oh you don’t know how audibles work. Ok let me explain. Allen can’t just pick any play he wants. He is given the main play and then he has one play he can audible to. That’s i. That’s the extent. That’s all of it. And he often does. I get it - you want him to be Tyrod Taylor. You want Allen not to be superman and scramble and make amazing things happen. You want him to just throw it away so we can punt on 4th and 7 instead of 4th and 20. Its a terrible take, but I get what you want. Watch Panthers games and you’ll enjoy a QB who does exactly what it is you’re asking for.

If you want to perhaps guess what Allen thinks about what Brady is calling and the WR’s are running…

Oh you’re one of *those* fans. The ones who don’t understand how progressions work. I know we shouldn’t engage these fans with poor football IQ, but it’s soooo hard not to.

Ok let’s break this down. What EXACTLY did you want him to do differently? Force the ball to a receiver that isn’t open? Throw the ball away instead of trying to make a play, so we could punt on 4th and 7 instead of 4th and 15? Make Shakir not fumble? Give me 5 actual plays that happened and tell us what Allen SHOULD have done.

Give examples. Point to 5 plays tonight where he supposedly made a bad decision. sand then tell us what you wanted him to do instead. Let’s break it down.

I don’t believe anything. I evaluate objectively. I watched NO ONE get an inch of seperation and Allen constantly running for his life. Brady would not have done better. Mahomes would not have done better. Rodgers would not have done better. What EXACTLY did you want him to do tonight? Throw the ball away instead of scrambling and trying to make plays? So we could punt on 4th and 7 instead of 4th and 15? Think about what it is you’re expecting of him. He was sacked 7 time and was under non-stop pressure with Brady calling deep crossers and springs where no one could get seperation. Dis you want him to force the ball into tight coverage? WHAT IS IT YOU WANTED HIM TO DO!?

No, he did not.

And I would give you an F in evaluating the quarterback. There were Texans fans sitting around us, commenting how there was literally nothing Allen could do. And they’re right. there was no one getting separation, and the past rush was on him relentlessly. I said it before and I’ll say it again. There is no quarterback in NFL history who would have played better tonight. Many of you saying these ridiculous things will be eating your words once you see the ALL 22. I watched it live.

That’s not the story. He tried to get waddle, and Miami was willing to deal bur wanted a pick this year instead of next year. It had nothing to do with them saying no, it had to do with Beane not wanting to give up what it takes. which is par for the course with him.

So you want to turn him into Tyrod Taylor… You take away Allen scrambling around and doing super hero stuff and you take away what makes him special. Go to bed. Youre not thinking properly.