Josh Allen Chicago

[Rocket94]

While My car is in the shop I have been using Lyft to get to work. While talking to the driver about football this morning, I mentioned the Bills and asked him his impressions of the team. His first reply was "You have  Josh Allen" I found that exciting. When I asked him about Allen and his so called weaknesses, he said that Allen has heart and guts. He said Don't worry man...he is young and going to be good! It was a nice start to my day. Good to hear that Allen is recognized. I thought I would share this! That's it.

Edited July 5, 2019 by Rocket94

[Marv's Neighbor]

Daaa BILLS??

[Rocket94]

1 hour ago, Marv's Neighbor said:

  it was pretty cool to see Allen recognized in Chicago!

Edited July 5, 2019 by Rocket94

[Another Fan]

2 hours ago, Rocket94 said:

While My car is in the shop I have been using Lyft to get to work. While talking to the driver about football this morning, I mentioned the Bills and asked him his impressions of the team. His first reply was "You have  Josh Allen" I found that exciting. When I asked him about Allen and his so called weaknesses, he said that Allen has heart and guts. He said Don't worry man...he is young and going to be good! It was a nice start to my day. Good to hear that Allen is recognized. I thought I would share this! That's it.

Hope the car is all right.  Had a story like that years back.  I deer ran into my car driving on the highway (it was new at the time).  I had to take it to an auto body shop.

 

The Enterprise guy on the drive over to get my rental car was telling me how it must be exciting to be a Bills fan.  Mario Williams was just signed.  The year didn’t work out but it’s a nice memory though 

[row_33]

you always say nice positive things to fans of bad teams

 

you never know if the fan might snap on the spot if you talk about the reality

 

 

[Rocket94]

1 hour ago, Another Fan said:

Hope the car is all right.  Had a story like that years back.  I deer ran into my car driving on the highway (it was new at the time).  I had to take it to an auto body shop.

 

The Enterprise guy on the drive over to get my rental car was telling me how it must be exciting to be a Bills fan.  Mario Williams was just signed.  The year didn’t work out but it’s a nice memory though 

I remember the Mario signing! I worked up the street from the Tempo restaurant on Delaware where the Bills wined and dined him. Yes...it was a cool feeling. I didn't expect to hear about Josh Allen. Thank you...my car is due today.

Edited July 5, 2019 by Rocket94

[JoeF]

I am in NYC for the the 4th.  Had a Bills shirt on yesterday walking around Times Square.   Got at least 20 "Go Bills", which is not surprising...but what was surprising is that a couple of Pats fans, including one at John's Pizzeria last night, stopped to say they are "worried about the Bills dethroning the Pats" this year.  Both were big Josh Allen fans.

[row_33]

17 minutes ago, JoeF said:

...but what was surprising is that a couple of Pats fans, including one at John's Pizzeria last night, stopped to say they are "worried about the Bills dethroning the Pats" this year.  Both were big Josh Allen fans.

 

they are so full of crap, but that's what smart fans do for fans of hopeless situations

 

 

 

[Rocket94]

12 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

they are so full of crap, but that's what smart fans do for fans of hopeless situations

 

 

 

I am telling ya...Allen is going to be good. He already is!

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

47 minutes ago, JoeF said:

I am in NYC for the the 4th.  Had a Bills shirt on yesterday walking around Times Square.   Got at least 20 "Go Bills", which is not surprising...but what was surprising is that a couple of Pats fans, including one at John's Pizzeria last night, stopped to say they are "worried about the Bills dethroning the Pats" this year.  Both were big Josh Allen fans.

 

..IMPOSSIBLE...."the Fins are in their SB window"....I read it here..........

[row_33]

2 hours ago, Rocket94 said:

I am telling ya...Allen is going to be good. He already is!

 

He has a lot of potential and I look forward to a Bills season. We get this once every 25 yearzzzzzz.

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

..IMPOSSIBLE...."the Fins are in their SB window"....I read it here..........

 

They should string together two decent offensive series outside of garbagetime before declaring super bowl parade routes

Edited July 5, 2019 by row_33

[Rocket94]

2 hours ago, JoeF said:

I am in NYC for the the 4th.  Had a Bills shirt on yesterday walking around Times Square.   Got at least 20 "Go Bills", which is not surprising...but what was surprising is that a couple of Pats fans, including one at John's Pizzeria last night, stopped to say they are "worried about the Bills dethroning the Pats" this year.  Both were big Josh Allen fans.

That is good to hear. As Bills fans we just want a good QB again. I feel Allen will be just that.

[row_33]

13 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

That is good to hear. As Bills fans we just want a good QB again. I feel Allen will be just that.

 

been 25 years or so, Bledsoe was a disappointment, but he was old and had suffered a severe injury before showing up here

 

[Rocket94]

Just now, row_33 said:

 

been 25 years or so, Bledsoe was a disappointment, but he was old and had suffered a severe injury before showing up here

 

I know...I liked Bledsoe. He could throw with anybody. If he were more mobile he would have extended his career.

[row_33]

11 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

I know...I liked Bledsoe. He could throw with anybody. If he were more mobile he would have extended his career.

 

his statue-esque tendencies were awful

 

THROW IT THROW IT!!!!!!!! oh geez....

 

 

[Rocket94]

1 minute ago, row_33 said:

 

his statue-esque tendencies were awful

 

THROW IT THROW IT!!!!!!!! oh geez....

 

 

I know...I guess there was no cure for it!

[row_33]

12 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

I know...I guess there was no cure for it!

 

Tyrod was....

 

what are you doing?

throw it!

throw it!

run !

run!

get down!

WTF are you doing out there???

 

fond memories of me and the TV screen

 

[Rocket94]

I feel Allen is different...he has already demonstrated that.

[row_33]

11 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

I feel Allen is different...he has already demonstrated that.

 

potential and hope for a lot of good things in his career.

 

not even thinking about a shoe dropping, and then the other one, not at all....

 

 

[Rocket94]

3 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

potential and hope for a lot of good things in his career.

 

not even thinking about a shoe dropping, and then the other one, not at all....

 

 

I feel.he will be good and steadily improve.

[Rocket94]

4 hours ago, row_33 said:

you always say nice positive things to fans of bad teams

 

you never know if the fan might snap on the spot if you talk about the reality

 

 

Ha! Well he may have sized me up on the way to the car! ?

[Warcodered]

5 hours ago, JoeF said:

I am in NYC for the the 4th.  Had a Bills shirt on yesterday walking around Times Square.   Got at least 20 "Go Bills", which is not surprising...but what was surprising is that a couple of Pats fans, including one at John's Pizzeria last night, stopped to say they are "worried about the Bills dethroning the Pats" this year.  Both were big Josh Allen fans.

 

[Gugny]

3 hours ago, row_33 said:

 

Tyrod was....

 

what are you doing?

throw it!

throw it!

run !

run!

get down!

WTF are you doing out there???

 

fond memories of me and the TV screen

 

 

I think after three years, my dog and at least one of my cats thought their name was "THROW THE ***** BALL!!!!!!!!!!!" because I said it so many times.

 

[row_33]

1 hour ago, Rocket94 said:

Ha! Well he may have sized me up on the way to the car! ?

 

i always figured if they saw my Bills cap they were thinking "Dude, you must be a true fan...." and felt sorry for me.

 

 

[Cripple Creek]

6 hours ago, row_33 said:

you always say nice positive things to fans of bad teams

 

you never know if the fan might snap on the spot if you talk about the reality

 

 

How many people do you know who would have said "yeah, I think this is Jay Cutler's year too!"?

[Cripple Creek]

8 hours ago, Rocket94 said:

While My car is in the shop I have been using Lyft to get to work. While talking to the driver about football this morning, I mentioned the Bills and asked him his impressions of the team. His first reply was "You have  Josh Allen" I found that exciting. When I asked him about Allen and his so called weaknesses, he said that Allen has heart and guts. He said Don't worry man...he is young and going to be good! It was a nice start to my day. Good to hear that Allen is recognized. I thought I would share this! That's it.

Have you ever met @ExiledInIllinois?  He is a 51 year old virgin who lives off your tax money.

[Rocket94]

31 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said:

How many people do you know who would have said "yeah, I think this is Jay Cutler's year too!"?

Ha! I have been around long enough to know better. He meant it...didn't sound contrived.

[Cripple Creek]

4 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

Ha! I have been around long enough to know better. He meant it...didn't sound contrived.

I rode with a knowledgeable Lyft driver named Jermaine a couple weeks back around Midway when I was visiting.

[Rocket94]

2 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said:

I rode with a knowledgeable Lyft driver named Jermaine a couple weeks back around Midway when I was visiting.

Different guy...anyway I believe him.

[Rocket94]

42 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said:

Have you ever met @ExiledInIllinois?  He is a 51 year old virgin who lives off your tax money.

Spoke with him a few times...dont know him. I Don't know what your point is.

[machine gun kelly]

On 7/5/2019 at 8:38 AM, Rocket94 said:

While My car is in the shop I have been using Lyft to get to work. While talking to the driver about football this morning, I mentioned the Bills and asked him his impressions of the team. His first reply was "You have  Josh Allen" I found that exciting. When I asked him about Allen and his so called weaknesses, he said that Allen has heart and guts. He said Don't worry man...he is young and going to be good! It was a nice start to my day. Good to hear that Allen is recognized. I thought I would share this! That's it.

 

That’s cool Rocket.  I really believe he will improve in his completion rating this year with I’m hopeful of a better line, Beasley, and Jones underneath, instead of tucking and running.  Besides how fun will it be watching Foster and Brown catching the most deep, over 30 yard passes in the NFL.

 

I can’t wait for camp.

[AmishRifle]

15 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

I think after three years, my dog and at least one of my cats thought their name was "THROW THE ***** BALL!!!!!!!!!!!" because I said it so many times.

 

I laughed out loud reading these.  My dog feels the same way.  One of the many tragedies associated with battered Bills fan syndrome.  

[Rocket94]

14 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

 

That’s cool Rocket.  I really believe he will improve in his completion rating this year with I’m hopeful of a better line, Beasley, and Jones underneath, instead of tucking and running.  Besides how fun will it be watching Foster and Brown catching the most deep, over 30 yard passes in the NFL.

 

I can’t wait for camp.

Maybe he caught me off guard or it was way too early in the morning. I didn't expect to hear about Josh Allen. Anyway, he was believable!

15 minutes ago, AmishRifle said:

I laughed out loud reading these.  My dog feels the same way.  One of the many tragedies associated with battered Bills fan syndrome.  

Yes! instead of mentioning four consecutive Super Bowl losses, the driver took pity on me and praised our young QB!

[Ronin]

On 7/5/2019 at 8:38 AM, Rocket94 said:

While My car is in the shop I have been using Lyft to get to work. While talking to the driver about football this morning, I mentioned the Bills and asked him his impressions of the team. His first reply was "You have  Josh Allen" I found that exciting. When I asked him about Allen and his so called weaknesses, he said that Allen has heart and guts. He said Don't worry man...he is young and going to be good! It was a nice start to my day. Good to hear that Allen is recognized. I thought I would share this! That's it.

 

Indeed, Allen 's one of the more charismatic players in the league, one would have to be living in a hole to not know who he is, eh.  

 

Play for play he was arguably right up there with several of the most exciting plays in the entire league last season.  It was only a 10-yard gaine but I'd put that play of Allen hurdling Anthony Barr (who's good) on 3rd-and-10 for the 1st-down right up there.  

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

17 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

I think after three years, my dog and at least one of my cats thought their name was "THROW THE ***** BALL!!!!!!!!!!!" because I said it so many times.

 

 

Dogs and cats living together? 

[Punching Bag]

23 hours ago, row_33 said:

you always say nice positive things to fans of bad teams

 

you never know if the fan might snap on the spot if you talk about the reality

 

I know. Whenever I am in Ontario because I am afraid a Kanuck will crack up so I say the Maple Leafs are a good team. 

[Rocket94]

18 minutes ago, Ronin said:

 

Indeed, Allen 's one of the more charismatic players in the league, one would have to be living in a hole to not know who he is, eh.  

 

Play for play he was arguably right up there with several of the most exciting plays in the entire league last season.  It was only a 10-yard gaine but I'd put that play of Allen hurdling Anthony Barr (who's good) on 3rd-and-10 for the 1st-down right up there.  

Whether he was being truthful or not (I feel he was) the timing was right. Perhaps I have gotten sensitive. about Allen because of the sports writers criticizing his game.

[Ronin]

20 hours ago, Rocket94 said:

I know...I liked Bledsoe. He could throw with anybody. If he were more mobile he would have extended his career.

 

If he could play in the playoffs he would have extended his career.  Mark Rypien was no more mobile than Bledsoe, perhaps even less, but at least he could pass well against good teams.  Bledsoe sucked moose weenie when it came to playoffs passing.  

 

The Pats never won a playoff game because of him, only in spite of him.  I was so miffed when he got hurt and they traded him to us.  We were a Bledsoe injury away from Brady having left the Pats like so many other late-round pick QBs over the years.  

 

Here are Bledsoe's playoff stats over 7 playoff games, all with NE; 

 

1,335 Yards, 51.2%, 6 TDs, 12 INTs, a rating of 54.9, 17 sacks, a YPA of 5.30 and an AYPA of 3.63.  

 

That's a per-game average of less than 1 TD, 1.7 INTs, 191 Yards, 2.4 sacks.  The Pats' O average 18.4 PPG in those games.  40% of the paltry 129 points in those 7 games came from D/STs (28) and FGs (24).  The offense was only responsible for 77 points (11 PPG) and only 42 of those points were Bledsoe TD passes.  The other 35 were rushing TDs.  

 

Those are entirely pathetic numbers.  

 

 

[Rocket94]

Just now, Ronin said:

 

If he could play in the playoffs he would have extended his career.  Mark Rypien was no more mobile than Bledsoe, perhaps even less, but at least he could pass well against good teams.  Bledsoe sucked moose weenie when it came to playoffs passing.  

 

The Pats never won a playoff game because of him, only in spite of him.  I was so miffed when he got hurt and they traded him to us.  We were a Bledsoe injury away from Brady having left the Pats like so many other late-round pick QBs over the years.  

 

Here are Bledsoe's playoff stats over 7 playoff games, all with NE; 

 

1,335 Yards, 51.2%, 6 TDs, 12 INTs, a rating of 54.9, 17 sacks, a YPA of 5.30 and an AYPA of 3.63.  

 

That's a per-game average of less than 1 TD, 1.7 INTs, 191 Yards, 2.4 sacks.  The Pats' O average 18.4 PPG in those games.  40% of the paltry 129 points in those 7 games came from D/STs (28) and FGs (24).  The offense was only responsible for 77 points (11 PPG) and only 42 of those points were Bledsoe TD passes.  The other 35 were rushing TDs.  

 

Those are entirely pathetic numbers.  

 

 

Good point. I had forgotten about Bledsoe's playoff performances.

[Ronin]

7 minutes ago, Rocket94 said:

Whether he was being truthful or not (I feel he was) the timing was right. Perhaps I have gotten sensitive. about Allen because of the sports writers criticizing his game.

 

Well, to be fair I'm critical of his play.  He's exciting, but his passing leaves much to be desired, but we were talking about recongizability and that kinda thing, eh.  

 

We'll see.  As with everyone else I'm hopeful, but unlike most others I'm simply not seeing it right now.  

 

For example, while that play that I referred to was off-the-charts exciting, if any one of those three other defenders after Barr had been a little closer, close enough to have leveled Allen in the air it could have sent him to the bench with a completely different outcome.  We were up 17-0 at that point and Minny hadn't done anything at all up to that point, it was beyond clear that they had come in flat.  He's gotta protect himself more than that.  That's stuff's fine in college but it's going to get him killed in the NFL if he keeps it up.  

 

Either way, excitement doesn't always translate to winning or sound offensive performance, ... as last season bore out.  

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by Ronin