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1 minute ago, Bobby Hooks said:

Josh still plays with fire in his belly. I like it. He’ll learn from this and when we finally help him out with reciever and o line help he’ll be a-ok! 

 

kid is a gamer.  Even his stupid-mistake INT came from wanting to win.   He'll learn to throw it away when he needs to and risk it when he needs to.  

3 minutes ago, Agent 91 said:

I am cool with it. Could you imagine Marcus Brown or AJ Brown with Allen. Croom works for me. The biggest thing. Get this man a line

 

I like Croom also.  Kid is big with hands and gets open.  With an O-line and average WR's the offense is much improved

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Jets seem to be going through the same thing right now with Darnold. I disagree we've played four SB contenders though. Ravens look good. Chargers have been mostly average outside of against us. Minny was super banged up. Rodgers is playing on one leg, and their defense is middling at best. Washington took them apart last week. 

 

I don't think you can just ignore performances like the one Allen had today, and chalk it up to being a rookie. Yes it's a learning experience, but it still happened. And it was really, really ugly. 

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8 minutes ago, VW82 said:

Jets seem to be going through the same thing right now with Darnold. I disagree we've played four SB contenders though. Ravens look good. Chargers have been mostly average outside of against us. Minny was super banged up. Rodgers is playing on one leg, and their defense is middling at best. Washington took them apart last week. 

 

I don't think you can just ignore performances like the one Allen had today, and chalk it up to being a rookie. Yes it's a learning experience, but it still happened. And it was really, really ugly. 

 

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Lotta Packers fans said to me today “It’ll be ok, the kid is going to a good one - eventually!”

 

Except dude about 4 rows back that kept yelling at me “ALLEN SUCKS!”.  All the other Pack fans laughed when I finally turned around and said “bet you weren’t bitching last week...” ?

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28 minutes ago, Bobby Hooks said:

Josh still plays with fire in his belly. I like it. He’ll learn from this and when we finally help him out with reciever and o line help he’ll be a-ok! 

I dont even want to hear Josh speak. Its OJT my boy. You arent supposed to set the world on fire this year. Its unquestionably your team next year

 

1 minute ago, billsfan_34 said:

Spot on! He needs to develop and learn to protect himself. Bills brass must get him a line, WR’s, and a young back! Im aftaid to say (yes, hes banged up) but Shady is nearing the end. He has looked slow even before he got hurt.

McCoy serves a distinct purpose but let's figure out a succession. A better Ivory type suffices

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33 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said:

Played 4 straight SB  supposed contenders....3 on the road.... oline is sketchy and wrs and tes are average...and playing calling apparently never heard of screens and draws to slow down a pass rush but hey at least Josh gets experience good and bad onto next week  

Minnesota is not very good this year.  

 

Because some ignorant fans make the mistake of evaluating teams based on their records from the preceding year doesn't make them a Super Bowl contender.

 

Rather than discuss factors outside of Allen's control like "play calling" as a cover for his performance, why not focus much more directly on aspects of his game that he has total control over?  

 

Like accuracy of his throws once he does choose to throw the ball.  

 

 

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I am worried about Allen's accuracy throwing the ball.  This was a well known issue prior to the draft, but if it does not improve, he (and the Bills) will have problems.

 

I really hope this is fixable, but he looked awful today.  Plenty of blame to go around, including play calling, wide receivers and o-line, but his lack of accuracy is my greatest concern at this point.

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15 minutes ago, GimmeSomeProcess said:

Couldn’t agree more terrible design and idea. Horrible game plan by Daboll 

Oldest play in the book is the Slant Out combo, read the corner. That’s the easiest way to get 5 yards. With the right read, and a great pass it’s tough to stop....

 

or you can have all your WRs run 15 yards down the field while the defense brings 6 guys! It’s crazy

19 minutes ago, GimmeSomeProcess said:

Couldn’t agree more terrible design and idea. Horrible game plan by Daboll 

Point being... you should have 6-7 plays concepts that can be ran out of multiple formations for 3 & 5 scenarios. But you run all your guys deep. Got it, Oline sucks and WRs are terrible 

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Allen was a raw prospect.   Every scouting report univerisally said that this was not a player that should be a short term option and that he would need time.  He has actually progressed more than many thought so far.   

 

Today was bad, but he did not have any help from his line or wide receivers.    That being said he was bad too, but I'm not going to give up on him after one game.      My biggest worry is that this regime planned poorly for this.   They gave him no help at line, or wide receiver or a reliable veteran QB to keep the helm until Allen was ready.     I hope that Allen can stay strong and make it through this year.

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