Hebert19 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I think he threw that 70 yards without even stepping up into it. I could not believe he overthrew him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBeets Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I want to say it was 60 yards. Very impressive nonetheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, Hebert19 said: I think he threw that 70 yards without even stepping up into it. I could not believe he overthrew him. This cant be. Ive heard on this board that he doesnt actually have a strong arm and underthrows his WRs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 65 yards in the air. Great throw and just barely overthrown. No Bills qb has ever thrown a perfect spiral that far. You'll see many more of those in the future. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 46 minutes ago, TonyBeets said: I want to say it was 60 yards. Very impressive nonetheless Missing a wide open receiver and throwing a touchdown in the garbage can is not "impressive." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 If the ball is in the air 60 yards, and he misses by at most a foot, that’s not too bad. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Missing a wide open receiver and throwing a touchdown in the garbage can is not "impressive." You realize that a throw of that distance is very low percentage unless you throw a wounded duck which everyone has a chance to get under.... right? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. There are only a few QBs in the league that could have gotten in the position to make that throw. And you're right. It went 60 something yards while he was still rolling left. He didn't even really stop and set and throw. It was ridiculous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Allen = excitement. I feel like anything can happen when he’s playing. That arm is electric. Pretty stark contrast to the rest of the season, though Barkley was good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. Someone failed trig...? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. I had a crush on Allen after Jags game. I walked away from this game in love. With that my ONE issue of concern I have isnt even an accuracy or "he missed this one throw!". The 3rd and 11 drop/missedPI/HellOfanEffortByZay has a part that many people I feel are missing which is my "***** Josh" moment. He had I think McKenzie just under neath Zay and he was very open, had 2-3 steps on his man. I feel like it's going to be a love/hate relationship with a lot of Bills fans and overall I am fine with it, but Allen has the idea of "big play first." It's why he doesnt do many RB dump off check-downs (shouldn't we be happy after watching Edwards, EJ, and Tyrod all check it down immediately?). He will wait and take a chance that the big home run play will develop, or take the harder throw than the easier throw if it means 10 more yards on the completion. Most of the time its refreshing and I love it... but in that game situation, he needs to hit McKenzie who probably gets a first down, or at least gets it real close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Josh missed Foster early on what would have been maybe a 30 yarder. Foster made a really nice play and very nearly broke it on the final drive. I really thought they should have thrown a few more deep balls to him just to make the Dolphins think it can happen on any play. He should always be playing because he's the only one that gets open deep and he's consistent at it. The combination of having a guy able to run fly patterns and beat you combined with Allen able to scramble for 135 yards on pass plays (I don't recall one called run except for the short yardage sneak) is a LETHAL combination and very hard to defend without leaving huge chunks of the field open for other receivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with No Name Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 15 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. pythagoras says it is only about a 45-47 yard throw. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, Augie said: If the ball is in the air 60 yards, and he misses by at most a foot, that’s not too bad. There is room for improvement and I’m confident they will hone his throws, then work on making passes effective and uninterceptible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsgoodtime Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Missing a wide open receiver and throwing a touchdown in the garbage can is not "impressive." Just like your post, except it never got a chance because you are an idiot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJDK Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 21 minutes ago, Augie said: If the ball is in the air 60 yards, and he misses by at most a foot, that’s not too bad. Exactly, that’s a long throw and narrow miss. Some guys throw it 40 or 45 in the air and miss by that much. 65 or so yards is a long distance. He can get those dialed in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 20 minutes ago, PolishPrince said: You realize that a throw of that distance is very low percentage unless you throw a wounded duck which everyone has a chance to get under.... right? Oh but what a throw like that does is keep 8 people from filling the box. Josh Allen today sent a message loud and clear that teams will no longer be able to stack the box. And now teams may have to put 2 spies on him considering his off the chart mobility. The throw to Foster was like nothing I've ever seen from any qb, let alone a Bill qb. We all know the areas that need improving. But I don't think any of us realized what this kid is capable of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Miami isn’t a good team and they weren’t ready for Allen’s arm or running game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills11 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 55 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. this. literally the only other qb who makes this throw is Aaron rodgers or mahomes Edited December 3, 2018 by bills11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, row_33 said: Miami isn’t a good team and they weren’t ready for Allen’s arm or running game he is going to own them for atleast the next decade... and of course the rest of the division.. mauahahahahahahahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 27 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Someone failed trig...? Fine, more like 50 yards Didn't fail, just haven't used the Pythagorean theorem in nearly 2 decades 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 His pinpoint strike to the back of the EZ for one TD was brilliance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: His pinpoint strike to the back of the EZ for one TD was brilliance Zay almost blew that. He made a nice move to get wide open after the pattern broke down but he had no idea where the back of the end zone line was and almost went OB as well as making the catch harder than it should have been. Still, he got open smartly and did get the TD so you can't take that away from him. The second TD was a decent or good catch right in his hands, but a very nice throw. The angles of most of the replays didn't show how great of a pass that was. Josh threw it before Zay looked and split three defenders. That was an extremely accurate pass that went for a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrtonHearsaWho Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Right around the 5:30 mark or so, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 8 hours ago, PolishPrince said: With that my ONE issue of concern I have isnt even an accuracy or "he missed this one throw!". Another poster who sees Joah Allen's pass accuracy problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 8 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. Ever hear of Pythagoras? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebert19 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 53 minutes ago, OrtonHearsaWho said: Right around the 5:30 mark or so, I dont need to be a trig expert to know that one went 70 yards. With ease. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 absolute cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 9 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. Did you ever hear of the Pythagorean theorem, you dont add the two sides of a right triangle you measure the hypotenuse. So 40 squared plus 24.5 squired, add those, tales the square root is was 46.9 yards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Augie said: If the ball is in the air 60 yards, and he misses by at most a foot, that’s not too bad. Seriously, the inaccuracy narrative has taken on a life of its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome007 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Of course he overthrew him but like you guys (and the commentators too!), I couldn't believe he made an effortless arm throw that long. Almost a "touch pass" too. Crazy arm strength. I see a vertical passing offense in a year or two... or three. But eventually. What a weapon to have! And he'll still be able to scramble for 25 years once in a while with all the defenders running deep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Not just that throw, look at the last throw of the game Allen is getting so much criticism for. He threw that football nearly 70 yards in the air AFTER running all over the field to find a throw. And yeah, it was about 70 yards... maybe 66 to be exact. Ball released on the 40 yard line reaches the end zone but he's throwing across the field. Look up the dimensions of a football field for yourself and you'll discover the distance horizontally from where Allen threw it to where Clay couldn't catch it was somewhere around 23-26 yards I'd say. 40+23/26= 63/66 yards. Clay should have come back to the ball a bit. Too bad. Allen's special. Threw it that far and it was a duck. That's nuts. The hail Mary was similar, any other qb throws a duck like that and it lands at the 10. I wasn't a fan of the pick but you can see the reason he was drafted. He just needs to clean up a few things. The second half of the dolphins game he started spreading the ball around standing tall in the pocket and wasn't just looking down field for huge plays. He has a few times where he grips the ball too hard and it comes out of his hand sloppy. The game doesn't seem to big for him. He might be too big for the game. So far I have been wrong on allen. You can't help but like the kid. Edited December 3, 2018 by Not at the table Karlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrober38 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I'm not going to rip on Allen, so don't read into this that way. He played pretty well yesterday all things considered. He has some moxie, seems to like big moments and the team clearly rallies around him which is important. He runs too much but I'll let him have it because he's young. With all of that said, anytime he can't throw his fastball, he struggles. His deep balls are often over thrown and lack touch, and he missed what could have been a big play to Jones down the sideline yesterday when he escaped the pocket and rolled right. He tried throwing with touch, but it wasn't accurate and the throw was missed (the play would have been negated by a penalty, but it was still a bad throw). He really needs to clean this up going forward if he's going to be successful. It doesn't matter if you can throw a football 70 yards if you can't throw it for your wide open receiver to catch. The positive is that the guys he's throwing to are generally wide open and if he can fix it the offense could be pretty good because his running ability is like nothing I've ever seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 8 hours ago, Kelly the Dog said: Zay almost blew that. He made a nice move to get wide open after the pattern broke down but he had no idea where the back of the end zone line was and almost went OB as well as making the catch harder than it should have been. Still, he got open smartly and did get the TD so you can't take that away from him. The second TD was a decent or good catch right in his hands, but a very nice throw. The angles of most of the replays didn't show how great of a pass that was. Josh threw it before Zay looked and split three defenders. That was an extremely accurate pass that went for a TD. Don't agree with zay almost blowing the first td. He went to where the ball was thrown and away from defenders. If he made his way closer to the goalline that pass sails over his head. He knew exactly where the OB line was and made sure he didn't go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Man, on the 2nd to last pas to Zay, Jones got mugged...but of course, no call. And I noticed on the long bomb to Foster, Allen was in a sliver of sun while the rest of the field was in shadow - could of messed with his depth perception and how far to throw the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 14 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said: 65 yards in the air. Great throw and just barely overthrown. No Bills qb has ever thrown a perfect spiral that far. You'll see many more of those in the future. I just hope we see more of them connecting that not !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 3 hours ago, PearlHowardman said: Another poster who sees Joah Allen's pass accuracy problem. You have terrible reading comprehension of my post. I have defended Allen all day, and said I dont have problem with missing a throw (because all Qb's do). I was pointing out where he over looked the wide open guy under neath Zay for a first down lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Missing a wide open receiver and throwing a touchdown in the garbage can is not "impressive." How we could be pleased with his developement. He just cant complete 100% of his passes like the other 31 QBs it's appalling. I like you am disgusted. Peterman would have hit that throw every time. 12 hours ago, PolishPrince said: I had a crush on Allen after Jags game. I walked away from this game in love. With that my ONE issue of concern I have isnt even an accuracy or "he missed this one throw!". The 3rd and 11 drop/missedPI/HellOfanEffortByZay has a part that many people I feel are missing which is my "***** Josh" moment. He had I think McKenzie just under neath Zay and he was very open, had 2-3 steps on his man. I feel like it's going to be a love/hate relationship with a lot of Bills fans and overall I am fine with it, but Allen has the idea of "big play first." It's why he doesnt do many RB dump off check-downs (shouldn't we be happy after watching Edwards, EJ, and Tyrod all check it down immediately?). He will wait and take a chance that the big home run play will develop, or take the harder throw than the easier throw if it means 10 more yards on the completion. Most of the time its refreshing and I love it... but in that game situation, he needs to hit McKenzie who probably gets a first down, or at least gets it real close. He's a Rookie. Edited December 3, 2018 by formerlyofCtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said: How we could be pleased with his developement. He just cant complete 100% of his passes like the other 31 QBs it's appalling. I like you am disgusted. Peterman would have hit that throw every time. He's a Rookie. Chill out, my post was pointing something out. I open it saying I am in love with Josh. I am well aware he is a rookie, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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