Lurker

Woo. That's a relief...

I thought it was a subtle Go-Fund-Me campaign portal for SDS...

And they hired Daboll (a guy steeped in the Erhardt-Perkins offensive system) to run a version of the Panther's stretch, down-the-field scheme. Somethings smells like ozone to me...

Here's an early prototype....

"The flag of the state of Wyoming consists of the silhouette of an American bison. The red symbolizes the Native Americans and the blood of pioneers who gave their lives. The white is a symbol of purity and uprightness." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Wyoming Interesting. In the Bills flag, the red symbolizes the blood of fans who gave their lives waiting for a franchise QB. The white is a symbol of beer foam and unconsciousness."

Old School. We're the last place in America that still watches television on TVs....

Hey, here's a Billsy thought. We'll probably get our own dome in 1-2 years, about the time Allen is ready to roll as a starter...

"He's big, he's strong, he's athletic. He's played in these conditions. Counting our division you've got ten games outdoors." Yikes. Does Beane know something about this crazy cold weather we've been having? Is it going to get worse? Are we going to go the way of the dinosaurs over the next 5-10 years?

Oh my wordy lordy yes it does...

Yep. Stephen Hawking never got over his slow eye problem, unfortunately...

Sounds to me like he's paraphrasing a 1988 rookie with a torn knee ligament...

I'm sticking to it as well...

Double secret revenge, no doubt...

I'm sure Andy is....

You got that right. What does he think these draftees do? Watch Fox News 3-4 hours a day and look at Twitter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rdakyltMX8

Agreed. The most important development has to be "feel for the game." It's an intangible, un-measurable thing. And it's so, so hard to nurture if all you have is a big arm and are not getting a lot of reps under live conditions...

Yep, the NFL is not a very forgiving place to learn the complexities of how to play QB...

Kelly, I haven't seen your thoughts on Allen yet. What did you think?...

Agree on all points. Frankly, I'm still going through the "five stages of Bills fan grief" on this and haven't reached acceptance yet. You only get these re-set opportunities every 4-5 years and I'm bummed that we're likely headed for another full lunatic cycle once again. Thanks for the civil discussion. I'll slowly start to come down this afternoon...

Yes. I get that and agree with you. But how many times out of 10 did Allen "hit the spot?" And did he hit it more frequently than anyone else? Who knows? Trent, you, me, the rest of the world? None of us know, since it's not a stat that's maintained. It's a concept that only could be obtained by watching every single throw and cross-referencing it with the play called, the players on the field, the weather, the position of the moon... But completion percentage has a long and deep history and is highly correlated with NFL success. And it's been broken down eight ways to Sunday in ways that show Allen to be very low relative to good NFL QBs. That's as objective as we can get...

I have...and Dilfer is very inarticulate about what "accuracy" is. How do we measure it? How do we compare players on it? He can't tell you, other that to say "I think it's important." Well, who doesn't? But how do you evaluate one player vs. another on a metric / stat that doesn't exist, Trent?

Well, I'm glad you conquered that dragon, Lancelot...