rayray808 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Just put everything here: Gameplan was to obviously run. He had a few attempts to throw the ball... GOOD: 2 minute drive for a score BAD: a few missed passes, scrambled in games he shouldn't UGLY: the interception, which he owned, but still... terrible 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 38 minutes ago, rayray808 said: Just put everything here: Gameplan was to obviously run. He had a few attempts to throw the ball... GOOD: 2 minute drive for a score BAD: a few missed passes, scrambled in games he shouldn't UGLY: the interception, which he owned, but still... terrible that's the throw a wide eyed rookie makes...but not a 2nd year qb... 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Poster Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I was not a Josh Allen believer at first and gradually I started to believe. That throw was a nightmare. Never again. Throws like that and we aren't winning 9. I can't do 7 and below anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 The throw was ugly but it's preseason That IS the time to take some stupid risks and see what happens. Now he knows it doesn't fly in an NFL game But that in essence is who Josh Allen is , a gunslinger who doesn't like to let plays die. I expect he will do that again in his career So did Favre 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) 40 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: that's the throw a wide eyed rookie makes...but not a 2nd year qb... Sure. Do we even watch other games? Has dealing with Brady for 18 years made us believe all QBs are flawless always? Edited August 24, 2019 by Big Blitz 6 2 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 38 minutes ago, Elite Poster said: I was not a Josh Allen believer at first and gradually I started to believe. That throw was a nightmare. Never again. Throws like that and we aren't winning 9. I can't do 7 and below anymore. I'd feel much more comfortable with that poor decision if it weren't for the first two third down attempts. It was not a good night and certainly discouraging. It's a preseason game in which he attempted a mere 6 passes. But he wasn't good. Doesn't mean he can't be guy; just means he's got a LONG ways to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant Aldo Raine Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, Elite Poster said: I was not a Josh Allen believer at first and gradually I started to believe. That throw was a nightmare. Never again. Throws like that and we aren't winning 9. I can't do 7 and below anymore. I like how when Josh has a bad night, you preface your remark with “ I was not a Josh Allen believer at first” as if your trying protect your couch potato cred. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rochesterfan Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said: that's the throw a wide eyed rookie makes...but not a 2nd year qb... Not sure I agree with the rookie part - it is more like a throw a guy that over trusts his arm makes - no matter how many years they were in the league. We saw a guy like Farve throw similar passes late in his career - simply because he always thought his arm would win. That is the exact play they are trying to get Josh away from - I just think that will most likely be a small part of his game forever and we need to accept that - it is part of who he is. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Elite Poster said: I was not a Josh Allen believer at first and gradually I started to believe. That throw was a nightmare. Never again. Throws like that and we aren't winning 9. I can't do 7 and below anymore. What bothers me is that it was a 2nd and 4 throw the damn ball away , 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfansinceday1 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Josh acknowledged he has to learn from this mistake. Pretty sure that will be reinforced in the film room by the coaches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmart128 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Elite Poster said: I was not a Josh Allen believer at first and gradually I started to believe. That throw was a nightmare. Never again. Throws like that and we aren't winning 9. I can't do 7 and below anymore. But why not try it... If you are gonna try it why not do it in a meaningless preseason game and see just what you can get away with with his arm strength. Use that as a measuring stick for future reference. And with the new PI rules a lot of good can come from just giving your reciever a chance. And good did come from it. If he had bailed out early and just threw the ball away he wouldn't have drawn a penalty flag. 5 minutes ago, Putin said: What bothers me is that it was a 2nd and 4 throw the damn ball away , Doesn't bother me at all. It's a meaningless game. Throwing the ball away does nothing. Why not take the risk... What's the worst that gonna happen. You throw an INT in a game that doesn't matter. Its same reason teams go for in on 4th down in preseason when they obviously wouldn't in a real game. Take the risk and see what you can and can not do. Throwing it away does nothing in these type of games. But taking risks can be used to learn and improve. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Elite Poster said: I was not a Josh Allen believer at first and gradually I started to believe. That throw was a nightmare. Never again. Throws like that and we aren't winning 9. I can't do 7 and below anymore. Well, THAT’s something we can look forward to.. 29 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said: Not sure I agree with the rookie part - it is more like a throw a guy that over trusts his arm makes - no matter how many years they were in the league. We saw a guy like Farve throw similar passes late in his career - simply because he always thought his arm would win. That is the exact play they are trying to get Josh away from - I just think that will most likely be a small part of his game forever and we need to accept that - it is part of who he is. Crazy thing was you could just see he was gonna try it regardless of how increasingly bad the play was developing. Flip it out of bounds and live to play 3rd & 4. But NNOOOOOOOOoooooooo.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Well, THAT’s something we can look forward to.. Crazy thing was you could just see he was gonna try it regardless of how increasingly bad the play was developing. Flip it out of bounds and live to play 3rd & 4. But NNOOOOOOOOoooooooo.. Agreed - you could just see it coming - nothing had gone right and he wanted to make a play. Just get to the next one and move on, but in the end making that terrible throw - lead to the weak roughing the passer call that lead to the score - so there is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Last week => Josh Allen is a serious MVP candidate This week => When is the draft 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: I'd feel much more comfortable with that poor decision if it weren't for the first two third down attempts. It was not a good night and certainly discouraging. It's a preseason game in which he attempted a mere 6 passes. But he wasn't good. Doesn't mean he can't be guy; just means he's got a LONG ways to go. And yet he leads us 95 yards in a 2.5 minite drill in about a minute to take the lead going into halftime where the Bills had 2 turnovers inside their own 30 yardline and had drive starts inside their 15 yard line for much of the half. That's pretty encouraging. Edited August 24, 2019 by matter2003 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Does anyone care that he made that same throw last year for big completions in 3 different games--2 of which were for 50+ yards? Yes, it's a throw he needs to learn not to force, but it's also a club that he should keep in his bag. 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, Kmart128 said: But why not try it... If you are gonna try it why not do it in a meaningless preseason game and see just what you can get away with with his arm strength. Use that as a measuring stick for future reference. And with the new PI rules a lot of good can come from just giving your reciever a chance. And good did come from it. If he had bailed out early and just threw the ball away he wouldn't have drawn a penalty flag. Doesn't bother me at all. It's a meaningless game. Throwing the ball away does nothing. Why not take the risk... What's the worst that gonna happen. You throw an INT in a game that doesn't matter. Its same reason teams go for in on 4th down in preseason when they obviously wouldn't in a real game. Take the risk and see what you can and can not do. Throwing it away does nothing in these type of games. But taking risks can be used to learn and improve. What the hell are you talking about ??? We all know the game is meaningless that’s NOT the point here , the point here IS he supposed to be taking a step forward and learning from his rookie mistakes , just like he learned to slide and NOT to get hit after the run , he needs to learn to throw the ball away and give your team a chance on the NEXT play , and yes IF it was a 4th down then we wouldn’t be talking about this ,Look I Love Josh and he’s the one I wanted the Bills to draft and I’m his biggest supporter , I know he’s a smart kid and that’s why plays like this drives me nuts ? , Goooo Bills!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Toll Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 IMO his first few throws he looked like he was ahead of the receivers. Even though he didn’t complete them, I’m seeing mental progress. He still needs better timing / chemistry with the new receivers. I’m kind of frustrated that we aren’t seeing the stretch the field throws, but we still get the throwing across his body crap. I’m putting that more on the coaching staff. Last year, his attempts to go deep opened up everything because it kept the defense on its heels. Looks like he has to make more contested throws out there because teams are less worried about him going over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 This thread needs to be postponed until after week 16 of the REGULAR season. Until then, none of us can evaluate crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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