this is eerily similar to what we did with EJ. Dump the vet incumbent starter. Sign a vet that can't get out of TC. EJ was a consensus project as is Allen. But now they have to start because they have no one else.
Brilliant.
do we want Nasty Nat e to "save face", or do we want to try to win the game?
getting back to at leAst competitive after gutting a team is hard.
Beane will be judged by now well the team does. If Allen does well but we still lose, he's toast. If we win the Super Bowl next year or the year after with Paxton Lynch, he will be golden for a few years.
I almost noted that if Streater handn't pushed off it would have been short because the DB was right there. But since it didn't happen and I was trying to be nice I didn't mention it.. I said it wasn't a TD because of the push off because it was actually called. So no TD.
KB is plenty fast enough to get open long. As is Zay Jones. He got open long a few times last year.
I think it's a myth that you have to have Bob Hayes or Renaldo Neimiah types to go long. I've seen bombs caught by guys that you needed a calendar to time.
If you send guys long and actually throw it to them some, the safeties will respect it. they'll have to. Nobody wants to get beat long. Could have heavy impacts on the pocket book come contract time. And you'll look like a fool on Sports Center. Nobody wants that.
Josh Allen's first pass as a Bills was a bomb.
The "we don't have WRs that can get open long" sounds like an excuse before the season even starts.
That's what we said before the Chargers game.
Nick Foles had 117 yards and a pick. They had 113 yards rushing to Atlanta's 74. Maybe run and stop the run still works after all.
i think the line will be better in the regular season. Don't think they'll be near as bad and should be able to provide some protection. Whoever is back there won't be able to hold onto the football too long or it will be Sack City. If they both do their job we should be ok IMHO.
KB could for sure because even if he's not open, he's open.
Besides, you don't needBob Hayes out there to throw a few bombs. I've seen them caught by slow guys. DBs will always respect the long ball. Getting beat deep looks real bad.