Max Fischer

Sleeper? They made the playoffs

How does that story make it into onto the Fox News wesite? Who the !@#$ cares?

Its a dry rub.

No.

Your political bias is showing.

I think that has more to do with contrarian, hard-headed dislike for the front office than anything to do with the facts of the matter. Rosen or whoever was “their guy” and this is the complaint de jour.

It matters what people say on any platform: It’s naive to think it doesn’t have an impact and would have had severe implications if it was determine to be a pattern of behavior. When the tweets were first reported it’s very likely everyone thought, “Uh, oh.” But that disapated when we learned of the context, there were just a small handful, he was 15 and most were immature not “racist.” The next question was, “Is this a pattern, how do people who now know JA feel about it?” If it’s a shock and “No way, that’s not the guy we know” then he’s likely in the clear. If the people said, “Yeah, I’m not surprised, then it could be a big problem.” Most teams, especially this Bills organization, do not want a player who could cause problems. However, there is a bit of silver lining in the tweets. It quickly became obvious that no one believed the tweets reflected Allen’s character and that the reverse was true. Multiple sources said Josh was kind to everyone and a few cited specif examples of going out of his way to help those in need. Moreover, Josh was embarrassed, owned up to it and quickly made it clear that it did not reflect what he believed. To me, this was good hear, because other than a few general articles, I knew little of his personality. Last, the tweets seemed to surprise the Bills, they had got to know him and their investigation into his background seemed incongruous. But let’s be clear, if there were some lingering questions when the tweets came out that detected a pattern, I have no doubt the Bills and other teams would have taken a walk on him. Because these things matter.

When he's running for his life a QB isn't worried about footwork. There are a handful of NFL QBs who could make those throws.

As long as the Bills are picking above #23, I'm agnostic who they pick

The ultimate goal of most editors/writers is to ensure their publication makes money. The publication makes money due to advertising, which is based on readership. Readership can go up when an article circulates virally. In other words, in re: to this article, mission accomplished, they did their job. If you don't like an article, don't do the publication any favors.

Agree. I think one of the reasons to have Allen sit is that early in the season is that AJ McCarron would probably play better with a crappy Oline. Yes, AJ hasn't taken many NFL snaps but he's had time to learn NFL offenses and probably would play better with the current lineup. Still sucks for AJ but in the long run it might make more sense for the team. If AJ doesn't perform with the current lineup, it could be worth seeing what Allen could do.

I like and respect Trapasso but he seems to get too locked into a narrative without much consideration of circumstance. There is reason to believe Allen will improve with coaching and a decent supporting cast that would certainly help with all three of these “flaws.” On most snaps Josh is running for his life, and without the toughness to shake off tackles and athleticism to avoid the rush he would’ve been sacked much more often. Put Rosen or Rudolph behind that line and they might not be considered top prospects. While Mayfield was a scrambler it seemed to be more style than necessity and he often seemed to have at least one receiver open. Only Jackson seemed to encounter consistent pressure as Allen. Yes, you can see Allen taking the extra chance which was often the cause of an interception or bad throw but so often it seemed he was trying to make something happen. To me, his team lived and died on his ability to will them to a win. That’s a ton of pressure on one player. Again, see Jackson compared to other QBs.

Many (most?) ex-player president we’re pretty bad at the job. Playing the sport is not a prerequisite to being a club president. Yup, too many posters ignore facts. I have no idea what you mean.

I have no idea but it’s irritating that posters don’t understand she OWNS both teams.

Kim Pegula isn’t married to the owner, she is the owner.

Harrison Phillips at #46.

Yeah, you wouldn’t want to pre-judge her or anything . . .

Chances are her approval rating is very high.

You or I have no idea but since she’s done a pretty good job as owner I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.

She could be fantastic In the job and will do what is best for the team.

Kim is not “family,” she’s the owner. She can do whatever she wants.

I want McCarron and Peterman to really set up their play and hopefully Allen is good enough to beat them for the job.

We’ll take that as a Yes.

I don’t see it as a total negative. Yes, it’s a terrible thing for the organization and the women involved, but the Pegulas appear to have handled it professionally and hopefully it sends a positive signal to fans that the team’s priorities are correct.

First, my post does not reference what he did (we don’t know for sure), I responded to your outdated view on what constitutes right and wrong. And, IMO, you don’t seem to get it. Good luck at the workplace!