HappyDays Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 While the coach has yet to make up his mind, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport has. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen didn’t get much help from his offensive line, but Rap Sheet gave the edge to second-year pro Nathan Peterman, who stepped in and looked better on Sunday, albeit playing against the Bengals’ second-team defense. That, combined with a recent visit to Orchard Park, has Rapoport convinced. “I was actually in Buffalo just a couple of days ago and met with several members of the Bills’ brass,” Rapoport said on Good Morning Football on Monday. “Even before this game, this is not a job that was going to be handed to Josh Allen.” “At first glance, it was pretty clear, at this moment, that Josh Allen is not quite ready, at least yesterday he wasn’t,” Rapoport added. “It was made pretty specifically clear to me that Nathan Peterman was still very much in (the QB competition).” Rapoport continued and mentioned how the Bills would be “fine” with naming Peterman their starter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This is the current local and national narrative and I agree with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I tend to agree. And I like Times Square. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrober38 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Yesterday showed this pretty clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Arnold Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 To be clear....I think Josh Allen would be just fine to start if the team AROUND him was ready to start a rookie..... It isnt 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 No, yesterday showed that no QB would look good if they had only 1.5 seconds to throw. i agree that Allen doesn’t need to be force fed here, but Allen handled himself pretty well facing that onslaught yesterday. Even if Peterman starts the season, Allen’s going to be seeing action rather quickly because Peterman is going to get killed behind this OL.......... and then Allen will get killed......... then McCarron will get killed when he becomes healthy enough to get injured again. Who’s gonna be the fourth QB to get hurt? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpsredemption Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, John from Riverside said: To be clear....I think Josh Allen would be just fine to start if the team AROUND him was ready to start a rookie..... It isnt Yet you say "Jesus" when I critique why the talent around him isn't up to par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, HappyDays said: That is one ugly m@#$%@#$%@#$. Separated at birth from Gilbert Gottfried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Jpsredemption said: Yet you say "Jesus" when I critique why the talent around him isn't up to par. Because your critique causes that response...... You think that the rest of of cannot see there are weaknesses on the team? Its not some great revelation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I never gamble but damn, I knew I should have laid some $$ on peterman when the betting odds were +820... lol. Seriously though, I didn’t think Allen looked quite ready yet either. Although he handled himself very well under the circumstances. But I have to wonder what the motive was for the constant rotation on the offensive line. We didn’t really see that in the other preseason games, not like yesterday anyway... The offensive line was not the same for 3 straight series the entire time Allen was in the game. They had Groy playing 3 different positions, all of which require different footwork. They rotated guys in an out like crazy with Allen in the game and IMO it put the line in a bad position to have success against Cincy’s defensive front. Redmond talked about it after the game - how hard it is to play well under those circumstances. And McDermott said it was planned before the game, so it wasn’t due to poor play. They also seemed to call a very basic offense that didn’t do Allen many favors, either (but it was preseason, so that is not unusual at all). It it just didn’t seem like they put Allen in the best position to succeed, IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Not picking on you, HappyDays, but why is Rapoport's opinion worthy of a separate thread? Josh Allen's readiness has been much discussed in other threads by people more knowledgeable of the Bills & Allen than Ian Rapoport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearc012 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This guy is a second rate journalist. What in the world would qualify him to make a determination on NFL talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDingus Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) I mean this has been pretty obvious since the day he was drafted. It was always well known he was raw & a project QB, and the coaches knew this. It seems only the fans let themselves get too carried away with the idea, not the coaches. He was considered the "riskiest" QB in the draft for a reason, so to expect him to come out & overcome every issue he's ever had & definitely cruise away with the QB competition was putting unnecessary pressure on the guy. Let him learn, gain experience mentally & physically in practice, and develop & mature alongside his teammates in this system. We already broke the drought. Time to kick rebuilding into full gear for once and build a team that can last for a decade or more. 3 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: And people had the nerve to say the offensive line wasn't that big an issue... Coincidentally, I'm watching The Office right now Edited August 28, 2018 by BigDingus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 He is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wouldn’t be surprising if he sat for a while. I think most of us figured he would need time to develop anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I’d say start Peterman and just keep 3 QBs. If the wheels come off you have options and if Allen looks really ready, maybe you can trade AJ before the deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, Rico said: That is one ugly m@#$%@#$%@#$. Separated at birth from Gilbert Gottfried? I agree, she is an uggo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTC Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 The title should read ”The Bills are not ready for Josh Allen to start.” Josh Allen is ready, his surrounding team, not so much. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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