HOUSE Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Today 3:27 PM Getty Images ORCHARD PARK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a running touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at New Era Field on November 25, 2018 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo defeats Jacksonville 24-21. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) By Ryan Talbot | rtalbot@nyup.com Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Buffalo Bills could shock the NFL world in 2019. Kiper appeared on One Bills Live on Friday and was asked which team could be the surprise team of the league following the 2019 NFL Draft. After discussing a few possibilities, Kiper turned his attention to Buffalo. According to Kiper, the key for the Bills is to build around Josh Allen. General manager Brandon Beane has already added new weapons in the passing game like John Brown, Cole Beasley and Tyler Kroft. He also went out and signed multiple linemen to compete for jobs in front of the second-year QB. That said, a young quarterback can never have enough weapons or protection in front of him. “In terms of a team getting better, I’ll go right to the Buffalo Bills," Kiper said. “Support Josh (Allen). Josh Allen proved he could be a big-time quarterback. He made plays last year and I watched every snap he took. I watched throws that were great throws called back for penalties on successive plays and they put him way behind the chains. I watched dropped passes put them in bad down and distance situations. I saw him compete. I saw him do things that other quarterbacks, even veterans, couldn’t do. Athletically, competitiveness is phenomenal. The arm, we know he has. Some of the layups, for whatever reason, he’ll just miss a few of those throws that make you scratch your head a little bit. But if he can just even things out a bit, keep working –which he will—I think the Buffalo Bills… People are just sleeping on the Buffalo Bills for some reason.” https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2019/04/buffalo-bills-could-be-surprise-team-of-the-nfl-this-season-says-mel-kiper-jr.html Edited April 19, 2019 by HOUSE 3 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 If you say a team is going to be a surprise then its not a surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aussie Joe Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I dont like this.. I want them to continue to be the media despised, hopeless small market team with the future bust in waiting QB who couldn’t hit the side of a barn.. Stay under the radar.. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I'll bet every fanbase on our schedule has the Bills game marked with a 'W.' No respect. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanfreek Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 What was he supposed to say on a Bills related show? “I think the dolphins are a prime team to surprise a lot of people!” 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Did he say something similar on One Lions Live? One Cardinals Live? I’m sure he sees our promise, to some extent. But people just want to hear stuff, preferably good stuff, at this time of year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: I dont like this.. I want them to continue to be the media despised, hopeless small market team with the future bust in waiting QB who couldn’t hit the side of a barn.. Stay under the radar.. What Mel Kiper says isn’t going to effect play on the field. Glad I could educate you on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Remind me again...do we like Mel this week? 1 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, HOUSE said: Today 3:27 PM By Ryan Talbot | rtalbot@nyup.com Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Buffalo Bills could shock the NFL world in 2019. Kiper appeared on One Bills Live on Friday and was asked which team could be the surprise team of the league following the 2019 NFL Draft. After discussing a few possibilities, Kiper turned his attention to Buffalo. I'm not saying we are NOT a prime candidate to break-out this season, but the answer practically writes itself. It was a leading question and Kiper responded in kind. NFL analysis is not even his thing. It's cool to hear a positive take from a talking head, but I don't put much, if any, stock in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: What Mel Kiper says isn’t going to effect play on the field. Glad I could educate you on that. Speaking of educating- It’s affect not effect.. 4 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, ExWNYer said: Remind me again...do we like Mel this week? Yes we do. If he disagrees or doesn’t like our first round pick we won’t like him anymore. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: Speaking of educating- It’s affect not effect.. Who cares? We are talking football, not grammar and spelling. Again, I’m pretty darn sure what Mel Kiper says will have nothing to do with what happens on the football field in 2019. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Kiper loved Josh Allen to the point where he would have taken him first overall. So its not surprising to see him showing some love. I think the Bills do need a good draft to put themselves over the hump but this team is trending in the right direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakin Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 30 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: I dont like this.. I want them to continue to be the media despised, hopeless small market team with the future bust in waiting QB who couldn’t hit the side of a barn.. Stay under the radar.. What is this radar? who holds it and what should it say? Ill take some hype. Give it to me. Just a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Binghamton Beast said: Who cares? We are talking football, not grammar and spelling. Again, I’m pretty darn sure what Mel Kiper says will have nothing to do with what happens on the football field in 2019. Well that remains to be seen... I would rather the Bills be talked down in the media, which could lead to opposing teams taking them lightly.. Just now, Bakin said: What is this radar? who holds it and what should it say? Ill take some hype. Give it to me. Just a little. I would rather the hype come grudgingly and after they have won a few games.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Would 10 wins make the Bills a surprise team? Then they're going to be a surprise team. Edited April 20, 2019 by yungmack 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, ExWNYer said: Remind me again...do we like Mel this week? I think I gotta like Mel for a little while becuase he's all in on Josh Allen. And we have no Mayock anymore so that changes things a bit for me. I used to to watch the NFL network for draft coverage but over the past few years they have shown so many commercials with way less highlights and analysis. I hate to say, but ESPN has actually done much better, especially on days two and three. Edited April 20, 2019 by MrEpsYtown Its draft not drag...drag coverage would be something else altogether 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: I'm not saying we are NOT a prime candidate to break-out this season, but the answer practically writes itself. It was a leading question and Kiper responded in kind. NFL analysis is not even his thing. It's cool to hear a positive take from a talking head, but I don't put much, if any, stock in it. It is kinda cool to have Count Chocula's brother crushing on the Bills.. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 He was one of the first media guys on Allen early. He gains alot by Allen's success. Allen wasnt given half feild throws, he didn't have a run game, his oline was bad. Buffalo corrects the Oline and makes the defense respect the running game I am confident Buffalo makes the playoffs. An impact player outside on offense and on the defensive front Buffalo is a legitimate team in the AFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigDingus Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Well it was a Bills show... soooo yeah, not surprising he said nice things about the Bills. And I thought Bills fans hated Mel anyway? We don't care what he has to say right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, BigDingus said: Well it was a Bills show... soooo yeah, not surprising he said nice things about the Bills. And I thought Bills fans hated Mel anyway? We don't care what he has to say right? We dont care when he has BAD things to say. We do care when he has GOOD things to say as long as we agree.....In my best Kevin Malone voice. Edited April 20, 2019 by fansince88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, ExWNYer said: Remind me again...do we like Mel this week? Yes - we also like Adam Schein... https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-today-schein-names-bills-this-year-s-cinderella-team . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Oh no this is not good. He knows nothing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRW Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Aussie Joe said: Speaking of educating- It’s affect not effect.. Maybe he meant that it won't bring about play on the field... which is still correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, MRW said: Maybe he meant that it won't bring about play on the field... which is still correct. I always play it safe and go with impact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capco Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: I always play it safe and go with impact. I think it's easy to know when to use which of the two. One is a noun, the other is a verb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Capco said: I think it's easy to know when to use which of the two. One is a noun, the other is a verb. Usually, but effect can be a verb also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 2 hours ago, HOUSE said: Today 3:27 PM Getty Images ORCHARD PARK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a running touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at New Era Field on November 25, 2018 in Orchard Park, New York. Buffalo defeats Jacksonville 24-21. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) By Ryan Talbot | rtalbot@nyup.com Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Buffalo Bills could shock the NFL world in 2019. Kiper appeared on One Bills Live on Friday and was asked which team could be the surprise team of the league following the 2019 NFL Draft. After discussing a few possibilities, Kiper turned his attention to Buffalo. According to Kiper, the key for the Bills is to build around Josh Allen. General manager Brandon Beane has already added new weapons in the passing game like John Brown, Cole Beasley and Tyler Kroft. He also went out and signed multiple linemen to compete for jobs in front of the second-year QB. That said, a young quarterback can never have enough weapons or protection in front of him. “In terms of a team getting better, I’ll go right to the Buffalo Bills," Kiper said. “Support Josh (Allen). Josh Allen proved he could be a big-time quarterback. He made plays last year and I watched every snap he took. I watched throws that were great throws called back for penalties on successive plays and they put him way behind the chains. I watched dropped passes put them in bad down and distance situations. I saw him compete. I saw him do things that other quarterbacks, even veterans, couldn’t do. Athletically, competitiveness is phenomenal. The arm, we know he has. Some of the layups, for whatever reason, he’ll just miss a few of those throws that make you scratch your head a little bit. But if he can just even things out a bit, keep working –which he will—I think the Buffalo Bills… People are just sleeping on the Buffalo Bills for some reason.” https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2019/04/buffalo-bills-could-be-surprise-team-of-the-nfl-this-season-says-mel-kiper-jr.html About the only intelligent thing I have ever heard Kiper say haha Actually this was pretty spot on. The difference here compared to the people "sleeping" on the Bills is that Kiper went and watched the tape. Anyone who has 2 eyes and a brain can just see the potential ooozing out of this kid all over the place. They can see how many great moments were taken away by BS penalties. They can see how bad his supporting cast was. They can see the things he can do that just no one else really can. This kid is going to have a big 2019...I firmly believe that. And I am not a Bills QB homer. I have hated most the QB's we have had since Kelly. Josh though is the first QB in a lonnnnnng time that I have this kind of supreme confidence in regardless of team. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRW Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Usually, but effect can be a verb also. And affect can be a noun! Gotta love English. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 https://media0.giphy.com/media/VU2AGfDB3oTJK/200.webp?cid=790b76115cbaca00674168746bdcb9eb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBu Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 3 hours ago, MRW said: And affect can be a noun! Gotta love English. It depends on how it affects your sentence structure, whether it has that effect. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPar_v2 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Kiper has always loved Allen, this take is not surprising. What is surprising is that this time, I hope the haircut is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 What the ***** does Mel Kiper know? With his annoying voice and stupid hair... what? He said he likes us? Always said this guy should be a GM! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTruster Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 11 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: I dont like this.. I want them to continue to be the media despised, hopeless small market team with the future bust in waiting QB who couldn’t hit the side of a barn.. Stay under the radar.. i think the media despised small market team part will continue no matter what they do; that's never going to change. the nfl needs to sell the TV deal to the networks for max dollars; the Bills have no place in that effort. this will always be the league of the big markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAinLack. Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 11 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: Well that remains to be seen... I would rather the Bills be talked down in the media, which could lead to opposing teams taking them lightly.. I would rather the hype come grudgingly and after they have won a few games.. Oddly, I'm kind of in this camp. 9 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said: About the only intelligent thing I have ever heard Kiper say haha Actually this was pretty spot on. The difference here compared to the people "sleeping" on the Bills is that Kiper went and watched the tape. Anyone who has 2 eyes and a brain can just see the potential ooozing out of this kid all over the place. They can see how many great moments were taken away by BS penalties. They can see how bad his supporting cast was. They can see the things he can do that just no one else really can. This kid is going to have a big 2019...I firmly believe that. And I am not a Bills QB homer. I have hated most the QB's we have had since Kelly. Josh though is the first QB in a lonnnnnng time that I have this kind of supreme confidence in regardless of team. Well put, Alphadawg7!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTier Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Maybe the reason that nobody but Bills fans thinks the Bills will "surprise" the NFL is because they've been doing the "two steps forward, two steps backwards" dance for the last twenty years as evidenced by only 3 winning seasons and 1 playoff appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I'm ashamed that I clicked on this thread. Mel Kiper's opinion is based on what, exactly? I give the guy credit for having marketed himself so successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninATL Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 13 hours ago, billsfan89 said: Kiper loved Josh Allen to the point where he would have taken him first overall. So its not surprising to see him showing some love. I think the Bills do need a good draft to put themselves over the hump but this team is trending in the right direction. I see a strong draft upcoming with McBeane at the helm - I have a level of confidence in the management, culture, & direction of this team that is the exact opposite of the Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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