26CornerBlitz Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) 5 POSITION BATTLES TO WATCH AS OTA PRACTICES BEGIN Quote The on field competition at a handful of key positions begins this week for the Bills. No job is safe in Buffalo under head coach Sean McDermott, where everything is earned each season. 5-24: Sean McDermott Week One OTA Presser (12:09) Hear from McCarron, Peterman and Allen after Day 3 of OTAs Direct Link to the QB Interviews. Edited May 24, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Peterman all day. He’s got the most recent postseason experience. ? 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramza86 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, jimmy10 said: Peterman all day. He’s got the most recent postseason experience. ? You cant replicate that kinda experience during offseason. Hes ready to make the jump. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, jimmy10 said: Peterman all day. He’s got the most recent postseason experience. ? - and true to form, his last pass was intercepted. Allen, by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Are these open to the media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Man, I know Allen is supposed to have great size, but Peterman looks way bigger in the pictures... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 McCarron's got his wedding band on. We don't need another Fitzpatrick. Allen starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, jimmy10 said: Peterman all day. He’s got the most recent postseason experience. ? Love it. Man, I hope the separation for Allen becomes apparent immediately. I'm so tired of reading the "raw" and "project" assessments and want this kid to prove the "experts" wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnC Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, eball said: Love it. Man, I hope the separation for Allen becomes apparent immediately. I'm so tired of reading the "raw" and "project" assessments and want this kid to prove the "experts" wrong. It wouldn't bother me if Allen doesn't get immediate playing time. As you are saying or I think you are saying I hope he demonstrates rather quickly that he can handle the position. If McCarron or Peterman start off as the starters because they have a better grasp of the offense I would be fine with that. What I want to know is whether Allen can grasp a pro offense that includes progressions and reads. Once that is determined then his physical skills eventually will prevail in his competition with the other qbs. There are two players that I will be following in training camp and preseason: Shaq Lawson and Zay Jones. I don't believe either will ever be elite players but I hope that they can improve their play to the level of being solid players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I think Daboll is going to have a lot of say in Allen's development. after not being able to play his QB in Alabama last year and having Hurts forced on him, then being involved in this draft process he knows what he is getting and will have a plan to maximize Allen. Might not be day 1 week 1 but when the time does come, I think Allen will be ready. We have too many detail oriented coaches at this point who pride themselves on perfection to throw Allen out there wily nily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 18 minutes ago, JohnC said: It wouldn't bother me if Allen doesn't get immediate playing time. As you are saying or I think you are saying I hope he demonstrates rather quickly that he can handle the position. If McCarron or Peterman start off as the starters because they have a better grasp of the offense I would be fine with that. What I want to know is whether Allen can grasp a pro offense that includes progressions and reads. Once that is determined then his physical skills eventually will prevail in his competition with the other qbs. There are two players that I will be following in training camp and preseason: Shaq Lawson and Zay Jones. I don't believe either will ever be elite players but I hope that they can improve their play to the level of being solid players. Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm saying about Allen. Agreed on Lawson and Jones. I'm not overly optimistic about Shaq but hope he becomes a viable contributor on the D-line rotation. I have higher hopes for Zay -- I think he can become every bit the player Bob Woods is, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bills Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 If the O-line can protect Allen play him let him learn and be ready for next year when we can improve through the draft and spend a boat load of money in free agency! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Peterman is fighting against The Turk, not Allen or McCarren... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Anything that gets Adolphus Washington off the field 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBill Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Why I would sit Josh Allen behind AJ - unknown O-Line, I don't want him getting murdered (which may lead to) resorting to bad habits with footwork - let him get more practice to work on mechanics better receivers - I am pretty concerned with this group, they did not do much last season, and here we are again. And they can't stay healthy. I believe in Josh Allen - I just think we have got to give him some maturation time - he only played 2 years of Division 1 football in a weak conference. Let his tools mature as he sees the game from the sidelines - maybe his career starts mid-season, maybe not. Start him when he is ready and when we know he isn't going to just get mauled. I'm not at all worried about his completion percentage, I do think after reading several articles posted here that he needs to continue to perfect his footwork to make that the "habit". Progress was made, but I think without more comfort in this, he could quickly go back to bad habits when under the gun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, MTBill said: Why I would sit Josh Allen behind AJ - unknown O-Line, I don't want him getting murdered (which may lead to) resorting to bad habits with footwork - let him get more practice to work on mechanics better receivers - I am pretty concerned with this group, they did not do much last season, and here we are again. And they can't stay healthy. I believe in Josh Allen - I just think we have got to give him some maturation time - he only played 2 years of Division 1 football in a weak conference. Let his tools mature as he sees the game from the sidelines - maybe his career starts mid-season, maybe not. Start him when he is ready and when we know he isn't going to just get mauled. I'm not at all worried about his completion percentage, I do think after reading several articles posted here that he needs to continue to perfect his footwork to make that the "habit". Progress was made, but I think without more comfort in this, he could quickly go back to bad habits when under the gun. I have no problem with AJ starting the season. Would be great if he turns into this season's Jimmy G! Then we also have Allen, and when he plays, he turns into Big Ben. Then we have a problem we could only dream of: 2 great QB's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: This should be true. Petermans also a devout Christian. That helps his cause. He will be on the team unless he's absolutely terrible in preseason. But is he full-frontal-chesty-Jesus-tattoo devout? Well, played, AJ. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEraBills Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Regarding the QB's I think the only area that Peterman and McCarron have an advantage in is NFL experience. Peterman not by much (1 yr). They are all digesting a new playbook although with McCarron he should know some of these things. I think it's just going to boil down to execution and who can execute best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 29 minutes ago, NewEraBills said: Regarding the QB's I think the only area that Peterman and McCarron have an advantage in is NFL experience. Peterman not by much (1 yr). They are all digesting a new playbook although with McCarron he should know some of these things. I think it's just going to boil down to execution and who can execute best. That's a bold prediction, Cotton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEraBills Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 50 minutes ago, eball said: That's a bold prediction, Cotton. LOL, this didn't get worded by what I meant. In my mind I picture AJ and Nate having an advantage due to experience over Allen and therefore he probably won't get the nod, BUT since all of them are learning a new offense then it's not a given that the experience that the former two have will be a huge factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mrbojanglezs Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 So we will get no updates from practice today and tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Mrbojanglezs said: So we will get no updates from practice today and tomorrow? Correct. Only on Thursday this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 32 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Correct. Only on Thursday this week. The "I want my Bills news NOW" part of me is disappointed but I'm actually glad they're doing it this way. The last thing we really need is to have the media tweeting about every incompletion or perceived misstep these guys take when they are all starting from scratch. Give them a couple of days without media "intervention" and then see what we have on Thursday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Any videos or photos form the OTAs please post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I've been greatly looking forward to wringing my hands over every tweet. Now I have to wait until Thursday? Boooooooo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elroy16 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) On 5/21/2018 at 10:09 AM, JohnC said: It wouldn't bother me if Allen doesn't get immediate playing time. As you are saying or I think you are saying I hope he demonstrates rather quickly that he can handle the position. If McCarron or Peterman start off as the starters because they have a better grasp of the offense I would be fine with that. What I want to know is whether Allen can grasp a pro offense that includes progressions and reads. Once that is determined then his physical skills eventually will prevail in his competition with the other qbs. There are two players that I will be following in training camp and preseason: Shaq Lawson and Zay Jones. I don't believe either will ever be elite players but I hope that they can improve their play to the level of being solid players. I think that's already been answered. He ran a pro style offense at Wyoming. Here's part of Tim Graham's article about Josh Allen. Quote "Josh took it like he was an NFL quarterback," Jenkins said. A stupefied smile crossed Jenkins' face at the memory. "Right after the game, he would be talking about the game plan for next week, telling me what his favorite pass plays and run plays were for the upcoming opponent. Jenkins soon discovered he had trouble staying a few steps ahead of Josh's obsessiveness. As a challenge, Jenkins created play scripts for the next game and quizzed Josh about, say, the sixth play and why it was designed to set up the eighth or 11th. Josh was a savant in his absorption of schemes. Amid the usual chaos of a youth sideline, Jenkins sometimes had to wrangle players while Josh was on the field. Josh would gesture at his offensive coordinator to let him call the next play, and Jenkins was comfortable with it. Josh made checks at the line of scrimmage, repositioned his linemen before the snap, put receivers in motion, called audibles. I took out one key sentence. "And you were talking to a 9-year-old kid." Yes, this was Josh Allen as a 9 year old in pop warner football, making checks at the line and calling audibles. From all indications, Josh was great on the white board during the draft process. I think the real question is, can he process coverages and reads in 2 seconds while 300 pound men try to beat the crap out of him. Quote "We always thought, 'This kid is special.' He had that drive that he was always going to succeed, and that it's not about him. It's for his team. "And he was 9 years old." I love that Allen is so easy to root for. As for throwing him into the fire and ruining him, I think he's too tough mentally for that to happen. I really hope he comes out and wins the starter job from day one. It might not always be pretty year 1 or even 2, but I think we're going to see some flashes and hopefully enough consistency to win some games while he grows and they add more weapons. Edited May 22, 2018 by elroy16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/21/2018 at 10:41 AM, ScottLaw said: This should be true. Petermans also a devout Christian. That helps his cause. He will be on the team unless he's absolutely terrible in preseason. He will be throwing to the Lions. I mean, he will be thrown to the lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Kelly the Dog said: He will be throwing to the Lions. I mean, he will be thrown to the lions. I predict that the Lions will no longer be hungry by December 16th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said: I predict that the Lions will no longer be hungry by December 16th. Preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just now, Kelly the Dog said: Preseason. No Lions game this preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just now, 26CornerBlitz said: No Lions game this preseason. Good point. I thought we had one more year of that. Then again, the Lions don't have to be hungry to catch a big fat raw steak thrown right at them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 5-22: Jerry Hughes on One Bills Live (7:57) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 5 hours ago, elroy16 said: I love that Allen is so easy to root for. As for throwing him into the fire and ruining him, I think he's too tough mentally for that to happen. I really hope he comes out and wins the starter job from day one. It might not always be pretty year 1 or even 2, but I think we're going to see some flashes and hopefully enough consistency to win some games while he grows and they add more weapons. I'd say in regards to his toughness one of the best examples of that is how things worked out with his first start at UW. I mean after all the crap he went through to get to a FBS school and his first start he breaks his collar bone. Then when he comes back the next year and lights it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 PHOTOS: BILLS 2018 OTAs Check out photos from One Bills Drive as Buffalo's 2018 OTAs kick off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I think the way the schedule is laid out, we’ll be out of serious contention by the MNF game vs Pats*. After that, it will be a good time to go with Allen as there’ll be no pressure to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/21/2018 at 9:43 AM, Gugny said: McCarron's got his wedding band on. We don't need another Fitzpatrick. Allen starts. His wife is the princess of Buffalo. He should always be wearing the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Wayne Arnold said: His wife is the princess of Buffalo. He should always be wearing the band. I thought Kim Pegula was the princess of Buffalo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Any video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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