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Lofton80

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  1. The thing I like about Butler is he consistently makes plays in the middle of the field. Last night he caught a ball thrown behind him crossing the field and one that was well over his head where he hauled it in one handed again in the middle of the field.  The other thing like is he is a hands catcher never letting the ball get to his body which is helpful with Josh Allen's velocity. I like the guy a lot.  

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  2. With Josh Allen on the field, defenses have to cover deeper areas of the field rather than crowd up so close with Peterman on the field. Passes to the RB, bubble screens, etc have more of a chance to get something yardage wise when more space is available. Lanes for the runners are easier if the box is not loaded.

     

    Those one yard "safe" plays that resulted in returns for scores are more likely when so many people are in the same location. It also helps to have lineman and TE's that can push people backwards or even sideways.

  3. Right now he reminds me of Tyrod Taylor. Takes off to run rather than letting plays develop. Difference is Tyrod was a veteran whereas Allan is young and may well develop into to great player.

     

    I don't see the Locker comparison at all. I assume Locker was a bust so that is a convenient name to throw out there. Next it will be he's a dead ringer for Kyle Boller or the next Ryan Leaf.  Growing pains are tough but I say give the kid some time.

  4. 1 hour ago, Reed83HOF said:

    Did you even read the article? 

    It's actually a good assessment...

    Yes, I did read the article. I find college performances against Hawaii and Oregon to be less of a comparison than how other rookies have played in their first NFL games where the speed of play and level of competition is higher.

     

    The writer discusses Allen losing velocity on a throw because he did not step up when people were clearly at his feet. He also noted that Allen left a collapsing pocket rather than hit Zay Jones on a 2 yard out, look at collapsing pocket, he did what he could. I agreed with his other 2 clips, Allen needs to improve on those plays. Some good/some bad.    

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