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18 minutes ago, Gugny said:
I don't think it was foolish at the time. He was amazing in college. There was no way to know that he'd become a lazy a-hole after being drafted. Literally NO indication of that happening.
Even so, TWO first-round draft picks for a WR not proven in the NFL? With Evans and Odell available? And then to take E.J. Manuel the next year? He could have done better with a blindfold and a dart board.
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The long run by Allen and his last-second, cross-body throw to Cook were vintage Allen. Keep Mahomes and Hurts. Allen is the best player in football.
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It's like the defense has money on the Dolphins winning. This is easily the worst I've seen them play in the Allen era.
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Cam Lewis comes back to lose TWO games for the Bills, all by himself.
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So now we're down to one offensive lineman, Dawkins, who is above replacement level. One.
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Allen sucks. Why wasn't he covering Waddle?
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The offensive line is exactly that. Worst part of the team.
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This defense is an obscenity.
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I'm predicting Duke Johnson will be activated. We need to pound the rock in the snow. This is the kind of week Tommy Doyle would have been helpful. The big difference in this game might end up being Allen running.
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1 hour ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
What’s the plan to replace Bates today? Van Roten? I’m not sure how I feel about that. I feel like Hart has some potential. I almost wish they’d try him at RT and kick Brown inside to replace Bates. Our Oline has been shaky at best. I’d be willing to shake it up a bit to see if we can’t find lightning in a bottle.
That's a thought. Brown has been a liability in pass protection outside. Maybe he'd do better with someone on either side of him. But Quessenberry on the outside isn't much better.
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16 hours ago, billsfan89 said:
Hamlin played way better than Johnson, Hamlin may not be the best in coverage (although he isn’t tragic in coverage) but he is a really physical hitter and a good tackler. Definitely adds some physicality to the defense.
That's not what The Athletic says this week in its all-22 review of the Jets game. Excerpt:
"The starting safety made a flash play near the end of the game to force a turnover, which was impressive. So, when you look at the grades, you might wonder why his is among the lowest listed. It’s because there were several examples when Hamlin had a one-on-one tackle opportunity, only to lose the ball carrier and not even slow him down enough for teammates to arrive with help. It usually happens in the run game, and to Hamlin’s credit, he has done a nice job of sniffing out where he needs to be for those opportunities to limit gains. But the execution of the tackle was lacking, allowing the Jets’ Zonovan Knight some of his best runs Sunday. The Bills were pretty good against the run all game, but a few of the Jets’ best runs happened on Hamlin’s watch. The trouble with tackling isn’t isolated, either. Hamlin has shown this is a bit of a weakness in his game since he entered the starting lineup. There isn’t much the Bills can do about it at this point because he is easily their best starting option of the active roster players, but it could hurt them against more explosive running backs."
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10 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:
Snow on its own has a negative impact on the offense but probably not as much as people think. It’s really the wind/visibility that’s the killer and this storm doesn’t sound like it’s going to be awful in either of those departments
The wind and visibility will help the Dolphins, who otherwise couldn't keep up with the Bills on either side of the ball. Just like the wind game against the Pats and the heat game in Miami. Frustrating. This game will come down to who turns the ball over where how often. If the Bills throw deep, throw anywhere to McKenzie, or return punts in these conditions, they deserve to lose. But I expect them to win simply because they're better.
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1 hour ago, JohnBonhamRocks said:
Anyone see him play w/ TB this year and have input on how his quickness looked?
Buffalo Rumblings has a nice video breakdown of all of Beasley's catches in TB. Upshot: not very impressive, but at least he catches the ball.
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23 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
Interesting....apparently the Bills once again gave the blueprint on how to defend the Dolphins in Week 3. According to Ben Solak, Bills played the highest percentage of press man coverage the Fins have seen this year in that game.
Maybe we'll finally see Elam play again, since his strength is supposedly man/press.
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1 hour ago, Donuts and Doritos said:
Tells me the Bills:
1. Feel they can't win SB w/ our current WRs
2. Don't expect to get OBJ any time soon
3. Are desperate & scouring the streets for old washed up FA ie: John Brown & Beasley who may contribute a little but won't fix the overall problem (Dallas is doing the same w/ Higgins).
TO may be next.
Hope this helps, but not holding my breath he'll show up & boom the light goes on for the O to start being electric again. I'll be pleasently surprised if it happens.
This sounds right. By now, it must be apparent to McDermott and Beane that Davis is a better third or fourth receiver, McKenzie is a liability, and Shakir (like Elam and Bernard) isn't ready. With no one of merit on their or any other team's practice squad, they're gambling that familiarity with Allen will offset Brown's and Beasley's declining skills.
I wonder if Allen is pushing for his old buddies to come back. He goes back to throw, and if Diggs his covered, he can a) check down; b) throw to MacKenzie, who will drop it; or c) throw it to Davis, who never gets separation and will likely drop it anyway. Must be deeply frustrating, especially when he see Tua throwing to Tareek and Waddle, Brady to Evans and Goodwin, and Burrow to Higgins and Chase. Imagine Allen with Diggs and Jefferson.
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34 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
Do you think he'll put two and two together? Earth to Ken: Change your game plan BEFORE the game.
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Just now, Matt_In_NH said:
Complete lack of talent and yet top 5 in yards and scoring and even today vs a defense “ better than the bills” and in awful weather they score 20 and have zero turnovers.
See the last line in my post. Allen throws the ball into the hands of his receivers and sometimes they even catch it. If not, Allen runs the ball and, at times, Singletary and Cook also pick up yards. I would say that sometimes Saffold and Brown pick up their assignments, allowing Allen to take his time in the pocket, but I don't want to exaggerate.
No one but Chris Simms and the NFL Films guy seems to be seeing the obvious: Except for Allen and Diggs, this offense is mediocre from top to bottom.
Let me put it another way. Say you put an truly incredible player--maybe the best overall player the league has ever seen--in an offense with just one blue-chip player. How would you say that would work out. Answer: the 2022 Bills.
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14 minutes ago, Warcodered said:
Showing Mahomes crazy improvision TD pass and then not showing any of his picks? Think that might be a major part of the game.
Almost like calling him a clutch player without mentioning his choke picks, such as against Cincinnati last year and us this year.
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That Jets defense is excellent, maybe better than ours. Really impressive at all levels. But they didn't even need to be that good to slow our offense down. Our O-line is below average, Knox is ordinary, Gabe Davis is a very nice fourth or fifth WR, and MacKenzie should be on the practice-squad. Very few national commentators have realized that, outside of Allen and Diggs, this is a mediocre offense. Allen especially makes everyone else look far better than they are.
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Be nice if we had more than two offensive players who would make a roster on another team. Mediocrity or incompetence across the board. Shows you just how great Allen is.
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Such a predictable offense!
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Do the McKenzie defenders out there have anything to say? How many more drops before you too realize he's more of a liability than an asset?
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2 minutes ago, Bills Fan in MD said:
It was a good throw and a good catch, but it always seems like Jackson has no ability whatsoever to break up a pass.
Repeatedly stopping them then giving up third and long has to be demoralizing. Sure seems like a pattern this year.
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Maybe this is the one drive the Bills defense allows even in their best games.
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2022 MVP: Mahomes wins. Allen gets 1 vote? (42 TDs, 19 TOs, 315 YPG & 63.3%% Comp %--EOY talk 54+)
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Ironically, the most persuasive argument for Allen as MVP is the media's (and fans') early-season gushing over the "elite weapons" Allen has. Only now are a (very) few commentators beginning to realize that, aside from Diggs, Morse and Dawkins, the players around Allen are average at best. Reminds me of OJ Simpson being the entire Bills offense back in the day.