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The fact he couldn’t run UNDER the ball is what caused him to slow up and have to track it over the wrong shoulder. If it was thrown with the same amount of velocity over the correct shoulder he doesn’t need to slow and can simply run under it for a TD. I know it’s popular to tar and feather Hollins right now, but that play isn’t all on him. It’s on both, with more blame on ball placement.

I’ll take my chances on Houston completing a low percentage pass versus getting quick cheap yards for a closer FG. No team, NO team is thinking TD there. If it happens it’s due to a broken or extended play, all of which eats up the clock. A 60 yard FG is more likely to be completed than a singular throw for a TD in that situation.

Unbelievable. Because he was so concerned the Texans were gonna throw a bomb deep? The safeties aren’t even on the graphic they’re so far back! We’ve learned nothing since 13 seconds. Teams want cheap, quick yards, not time consuming plays. Bring your safeties up!

My fault, I should’ve also included that the pass was a bit out of reach, like the one Allen threw. If you still imagine Nico running full speed, and having to adjust to a pass thrown to the wrong shoulder just out of reach, you have a vivid imagination 😂 It’s not as easy a catch as some of you believe, even for professional receivers. That’s the entire point right there. Ball needs to go inside over his left shoulder, the one he’s looking over. Not to the outside headed to the sideline. If the ball was inside and just a touch overthrown, it’s MUCH easier to catch than over the outside shoulder.

No, sir. If a receiver is running down the right side of the field he’s not looking over his right shoulder for the ball. It’ll always be his left, that’s how you adjust to the pass. I don’t have the field view to see if a safety was even in the vicinity, but from the replays it doesn’t look like that was an issue. You know how Nico Collins roasted the secondary and was looking back over his left shoulder for the pass? Imagine how much more difficult the catch would’ve been if it was thrown over his opposite shoulder, headed toward the sideline. It was bad ball placement by Allen and it’s okay to admit that.

He didn’t track the ball well, but Allen could’ve made the pass far easier to catch. As it is, it’s coming down on top of him because the ball is heading to the sideline, over his outside shoulder. If Josh leads him down the field where Hollins can look over his left shoulder and simply run under the ball, versus having it thrown above him headed to the sideline, it’s an easier catch to make. Have you ever played receiver? The placement here makes the completion more difficult than it had to be.

Exactly how I saw it. A yard or two too far and over the wrong shoulder. Pass should’ve been lofted up there over his left shoulder so he wouldn’t have had to spin around. Shades of Gabe Davis at the end of the Eagles game. Allen seems to throw those bombs to the opposite shoulder the receiver is looking.

A Dexter Lawrence in this defense would be nice.

PA bootleg with Kincaid running his way would’ve been nice. Option to run or pass, but Brady has called runs on first down a crazy amount of times this year. I’d love to know the percentage.

I would’ve ran on first to see how the Texans were gonna play it. If they called a TO, I’d play action the 2nd down and look to pick up the first.

Settling for a 53 yard FG when your offense was moving the ball up and down the field at will is also a fireable offense. Bengals gonna bungle.

He looked like a first year QB in the first half. I think we all know by now the more Allen presses, the worse he is. That little ball flick on the sideline that went into the field of play told me Allen’s head wasn’t focused. He tried numerous times to throw INTs too, just like last week. He’s not being helped by his WRs, but he’s also not doing them many favors. There’s blame all around, not just on one player.

Bills are still the best of the AFC LEast

Stroud is the truth

It does seem like when a run on first down goes for 10 or more, if they call another run on first down again (which is usual), it gets stuffed.

First time Rousseau has made his presence felt. Houston’s OL has been a big problem for them all year. Not so in this game.

For comparison’s sake, that long TD to Collins was complete because the ball had air and it was put over the proper shoulder (left). If it was Josh, it would’ve been thrown flatter and over his right shoulder, a yard or two long, and most here would blame the receiver.

Yes, they wouldn’t be able to practice and would also count towards the total number of IR’d players they’re allowed to bring back.

Right, there’d be at least 64, but I took the 34 to mean RGs only, so a couple other backup guards who have gotten significant playing time were also rated higher.

Nevermind, just threw it in the Google. Suspended players are permitted to be at the facility and participate in limited activities the second half of their suspension. What I didn’t see is anything about violating the CBA or fining the coach for sharing this information. And in regards to your “he doesn’t owe you an explanation for anything” it is possible to be informative without being revealing. He shut down the conversation just as easily as he could have, had he made an attempt to answer the question. We see this issue differently, so going back and forth on a message board isn’t going to convince either of us how it should be handled one way or another. McD has his way and I’m in disagreement with how cagey he chooses to be with answers that don’t require protection. You’re not, that’s fine and let’s move on. **And thank you for sharing the find because I really did want to know what permissions suspended players are given.

Cool. Mind sharing what it entails?

Adams went from calling Buffalo the worst franchise (mostly due to the fans IIRC) to being interested in becoming a Bill. He badly wants out of Vegas, but I’m still not interested in parting with premium draft picks for an old and expensive rental.

I believe Torrence was owner of the dubious “PFF 34/34 Guards” graphic on SNF. The last rated right guard in the entire league.

Haven’t we been down the “old and expensive” route before? Adams would upgrade the WR room, but I’m not parting with premium draft picks to rent him for a couple years.

Look at all the OL standing there with no one to block.