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Josh Allen has played sensationally for us fans and we love him! He was stoked and I understand how he was feeling when he told us not to give up on them. I would like to take him aside though, and explain that it was a Sunday night game, and that leaving early can save people an hour in traffic on their long rides home and they must feel worse than anybody about leaving! But most of them did it because they have to work in the morning and the odds of a comeback were very slim. And I'd tell Josh that the fans can't sleep at work like most of the Bills did for the first 3 quarters of the game. I'd ask him that next time they stage a comeback for the ages, how about they do it during a day game?

Being honest, I got misty watching how amazing Oliver was when he stripped that ball for the fumble. Watch that clip if you can. He had an offensive lineman on his left side plowing into him, and he used his right hand to reach out and tear the ball from Henry's hands, dragging him down in the process. With one hand! And Henry is huge for a running back. Ed Oliver is STRONG! Ed Oliver IS a buffalo! 😀

Coleman is on track for how I guessed he would turn out. Excerpt from my post from April 26, 2024 "Usually aren't we waiting for at least a year for them to work on their route running and all the rest of the complex stuff that have to learn? So my thinking was / is even if we traded the farm for a round-one wideout, they wouldn't have much impact next year. As for Coleman I'm not willing to second guess Bean because watching his highlights, it seemed to me, that he is abnormally nimble for a man his size. Even among professional athletes I mean. I'd have to see him in person to be sure. But when I've seen that in person it's never been wrong that the guy will be a good one (unless injury gets him)." Watch how nimble his feet are on the tipped pass touchdown. He's 6-4! Josh Allen is the same way. I love watching his footwork. He moves like a much smaller man. 🙂

Gotcha. When it comes to football, nobody is always correct! I'm happy to profit by your experience and acumen because some are more correct more often than others.

Thank you very much Shaw. It was very kind of you to take the time to explain all that to me. Much appreciated! 🫡

Hello Shaw66, Not flamethrowing here. I have a genuine question. Am I right to think that elite rookie wide receivers rarely have much of an impact? Like I seem to remember that OBJ made quite a splash as a rookie. But I think I remember that all these years later because of how unusual that is. Usually aren't we waiting for at least a year for them to work on their route running and all the rest of the complex stuff that have to learn? So my thinking was / is even if we traded the farm for a round-one wideout, they wouldn't have much impact next year. Does that sound right to you or am I off in my thinking? I say again, I'm asking you because I want to know! As for Coleman I'm not willing to second guess Bean because watching his highlights, it seemed to me, that he is abnormally nimble for a man his size. Even among professional athletes I mean. I'd have to see him in person to be sure. But when I've seen that in person it's never been wrong that the guy will be a good one (unless injury gets him).

I'm an old, cynical bastard who knows next to nothing about picking prospects but I'm liking this pick! This guy looks like a kind of slow lumbering big target who'll make his mark by being tall, right? I'd agree except for one thing I do know, that I learned by seeing players practice in person, which is look for big guys who can move like little ones. It's rare and hard to see on TV unless you look for it (like I just did) I've not seen many like that. 2 were Shawn Merriman and Mario Williams. Another Bill who can move his feet like a 5'8" Broadway dancer, is 6'5" Josh Allen. Watch Allen's feet in a game sometime. It's unbelievable when you consider he's HUGE. I watched Chandler#81's post video, cynical, old, and expecting to be underwhelmed. Instead I started to get chills! At 2:00 watch how fast his hands move down and up to nab that ball. You have to bear in mind this guy is 6'4". Find a 6-4 guy you know and experience how big that is. They move more slowly and are less nimble because they're so big. That's just nature! 2:10 Keon Coleman Hurdles defender 3:55 One hand grab? Then somersaults back on his feet. 4:40 Punt return, stumbles, one hands himself back upright, keeps going. 5:00 One handed catch while being hit. 6:10 Good punt return. Like I said I know almost nothing, but 6'4" returning punts isn't common is it? I think I know why Bean picked Keon Coleman, and I think he's a solid-ass 2nd round pick!

This draft is like getting clothes for Christmas is all. Maybe practical but not as much fun.

Wonderful write up great approach to the team. Thank you. Just my idea here be it bull#### or not it's what I came away with. The Bills don't have enough clutch players. My model for that is Fred Jackson. His overall stats never rose to elite level. But over and over and over again when the Bills needed something to happen real bad, Fred Jackson stepped up. I'd got so would expect him to maybe come up with something at a crucial time. I'm not sure our coaches believe in that but I do. And I think if you have an elite receiver who drops the ball at a crucial time in a championship game, you will be the losing team. I don't blame the kicker because they never should have put the game on him to begin with but also he's not a clutch player else he would have nailed that kick. And who was that guy, David Tyree was it, who was lucky to be on the roster but caught the ball between his one hand and and helmet with the Giants Superbowl on the line. That guy was clutch. I think it's right to say the Bills have tended to lose big games in weird ways. They're usually in it right to the end then something bad happens because nobody stepped up and made sure it didn't. In case it matters I think Josh Allen is clutch or close enough that he is AOK on that score. But he can't do it all in playoff games. If I was the coach I'd be looking at prospects going all the way back to their high school days to see who stepped when the team had to have it get done. And I'd fill my roster with as many guys like that as I could. As backups or even practice squad just to keep them around for a time we really need a guy who won't drop the ***** football. Anybody can drop a ball at any time nobody's perfect. But there's some guys who will not drop the ball when the stakes are highest and the pressure is greatest and I'd want them around when the stars had got us into the playoffs to bring it home.

Yes it is different because "other fields" don't make billions and billions and billions & have players making over a million dollars a game. Your remark irritates me for that reason. I hate that sort of remark. Time and half for the part time stadium workers is the opposite of unreasonable.

Thanks! I been looking ahead and I'm trying to avoid needing a walker by doing exercise and balance and agility training and dancing. So I saw Marv and I thought ***** what chance do I have if Marv Levy needs one? He always stayed in shape.☹️ But now you say he 98! A walker at 98 is perfectly acceptable! 😀 Plus it's a really cool walker I will find out about that one. (I work with / know a lot of older people so they will be interested) So thank you for cheering me up and now I got another reason to love Marv Levy! 😍

Thanks for your helpful input. The thing for me this year is before the season I head top national sportscasters saying the Bill are the best team in football. I don;t remember hearing that in over 20 years. Sure didn't expect this! I think the best team in football could put together a 6 game win streak go 11-5, and maybe make the playoffs so I guess we'll see! Hey!! 😃 That's cheerful news! All that came to my mind was those coaches who fire coordinators for a couple years before being shown the door themselves. Thanks for telling me that.🙂 When I look at it your way, I agree. You know Dorsey is near sure gone one way or the other. This way the team still has a chance to make a run. It might shake the mental fog off the players. And Dorsey himself is probably better off because he has that 13-3 record last year and this year isn't his fault for certain, 5-5 is not hat bad, and it's unknown if he could have pulled off a turnaround., He will get good shot at being on the OC track somewhere else.

Does firing coordinators mid-season often work to turn teams around? I have the idea somehow that it is usually just the beginning of the end.

I wake up this morning and I says to myself, I bet they're complaining it wasn't a winny enough win. Sure enough plenty are. Oh Lord you guys are spoiled. pffft They won. No complaining.

Nice write up. Thanks. But about the hole. Are you sure that was for the new stadium? Or was it the hole all the guys who dragged on Allen last week, speculating it's nearing time to move on, dug themselves into?