Josh Allen - week FIVE report card

[rayray808]

WEEK 1: B-

WEEK 2: B

WEEK 3: C+

WEEK 4: F

 

WEEK 5: B+

 

23/32 - 219 yards - 2 TDʻs 1 INT - 27 yards rushing - 72% completion 

 

First and foremost Tennessee is a great defense. That does not excuse his INT which we all knew as he rolled out was about to be a really good play, or a really bad play, however it does need to be somewhat factored in. He managed the game and multiple times either slid, or threw the ball away. It showed mental growth and awareness of correcting last weeks mistakes. Most importantly though, he stayed poised and got us a TOUGH WIN on the ROAD.

 

We are 4-1 heading into the bye week and we need Allen to continue to develop the mental side of his game, while the rest of the team heals physically.

 

GO BILLS!

 

 

 

[fansince88]

Week 4 could have been a D+ had we won. Agree with your post. If someone could look back at the int was there a collision by our wrs on that play right in front of the int?

[Alphadawg7]

2 minutes ago, fansince88 said:

Week 4 could have been a D+ had we won. Agree with your post. If someone could look back at the int was there a collision by our wrs on that play right in front of the int?

 

Cole was actually wide open but Knox ran right to him bringing defenders with him.  

[Bangarang]

B- 

 

He was efficient and took what the defense gave him.

[Dopey]

B- 

In such a defensive battle, that pick changed momentum to Tennessee's favor.

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

B+ is fair, good call! If you can't see the improvement I don't know what to tell you.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

B+ . The INT pass probably should not have been thrown but the WR's did him no favors on that scramble drill.

9 implementations and 3 were throw aways and two were drops.  I didn't see any wildly inaccurate passes all day.  Perhaps the only one was a low ball to Beasley but he caught it.

Played in control most of the game. Played a little skittish when running but that is ok.  Protected the ball in the face of a good pass rush.

[John from Riverside]

Its a B for me......but you have to factor in the competition.....the Titans D is not soft at all

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

6 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:

B+ is fair, good call! If you can't see the improvement I don't know what to tell you.

taking those slides today was improvement. he will/should improve week to week.

[billsfan1959]

16 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Cole was actually wide open but Knox ran right to him bringing defenders with him.  

If we are talking about the interception today, Cole was open; however, the throw was to Yeldon - and the INT was completely on Yeldon. If you watch the video, Yeldon, lined up outside at the top of the screen, stops twice on his route. The second stop is while the ball is in the air to him. If he continues, it is a good throw and probably a catch. It certainly was not "hero ball," as so many posters want to scream every time something bad happens

 

 

This interception was not on Allen. I give him an A for his performance today.

Edited October 6, 2019 by billsfan1959

[HappyDays]

I will give him a solid B+. I think the passing game plan was intentionally kept simple to protect him from his own mistakes. But it worked, he only made that one mistake. I like seeing him slide on every run, someone obviously got into his ear about that over the last week. Watching your own head get  crushed on an infinite film loop will change your habits pretty quickly. All in all I think this is just the game he needed after an awful outing last week.

[fansince88]

14 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Cole was actually wide open but Knox ran right to him bringing defenders with him.  

Not trying to make excuses because Josh was throwing under attack but I wonder if it was run wrong or if he was trying to get it to Knox OR if he just plain screwed that one up. 

[billsfan1959]

1 minute ago, fansince88 said:

Not trying to make excuses because Josh was throwing under attack but I wonder if it was run wrong or if he was trying to get it to Knox OR if he just plain screwed that one up. 

He was throwing to Yeldon, see above video.

[dakrider]

2 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

taking those slides today was improvement. he will/should improve week to week.

still to many QB runs, especially the 4th and 2.  

Overall I would give Allen a B-.  For the most of the game he played within himself and didn't try to force much.  I don't really understand not attempting to throw the ball over 20 yards.

[Kelly the Dog]

4 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said:

If we are talking about the interception today, Cole was open; however, the throw was to Yeldon - and the INT was completely on Yeldon. If you watch the video, Yeldon, lined up outside at the top of the screen, stops twice on his route. The second stop is while the ball is in the air to him. If he continues, it is a good throw and probably a catch. It certainly was not "hero ball," as so many posters want to scream every time something bad happens

 

 

This interception was not on Allen. I give him an A for his performance today.

Thanks a lot for this. I thought it was a way worse play by Josh before I saw this angle. 

[fansince88]

3 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said:

If we are talking about the interception today, Cole was open; however, the throw was to Yeldon - and the INT was completely on Yeldon. If you watch the video, Yeldon, lined up outside at the top of the screen, stops twice on his route. The second stop is while the ball is in the air to him. If he continues, it is a good throw and probably a catch. It certainly was not "hero ball," as so many posters want to scream every time something bad happens

 

 

This interception was not on Allen. I give him an A for his performance today.

WOW! He put the brakes on didnt he. I suppose he thought that was going to the wr. THANKS a million. This answers my original question. 

[Big Turk]

It looked like on replay Yeldon either slowed down or stopped running on the play

[Fixxxer]

C+

Very efficient first half, took what the Titans gave to him. I would like to see the all-22 this week, there were several plays where he had ample time to find someone open and didn't.

His interception was awul, got the Titans into the game, huge momentum in their favor.

[fansince88]

Just now, Fixxxer said:

C+

Very efficient first half, took what the Titans gave to him. I would like to see the all-22 this week, there were several plays where he had ample time to find someone open and didn't.

His interception was awul, got the Titans into the game, huge momentum in their favor.

See the video above. While it did get them in the game it may change your thoughts

[Fixxxer]

1 minute ago, fansince88 said:

See the video above. While it did get them in the game it may change your thoughts

 

He shouldn't have attempted the pass, IMO, we were dominating the Titans, throw the ball away and live to fight another down.

[KD in CA]

B+ is a little generous, but I thought you short changed him on week 3 so it all evens out.

 

C+ average so far sounds about right.  Those 'Fs' are rough on the GPA.

[Fixxxer]

5 minutes ago, fansince88 said:

See the video above. While it did get them in the game it may change your thoughts

 

it was also a bad decision to go over the middle, if you even attempt that pass throw it to Duke near the sidelines.

[Wayne Cubed]

Solid B from me.

 

Only made that one mistake. Took what the defense gave him and played smart football against a tough defense.

[CSBill]

Agree with the B+

 

I could be wrong, but I don't recall any downfield throws. The one where Brown got wide open was probably the longest, about 20 yard. I like that, but when Foster gets back its time to start looking deep again, that will loosen up the middle some.

Edited October 6, 2019 by CSBill

[billsfan1959]

4 minutes ago, Fixxxer said:

 

it was also a bad decision to go over the middle, if you even attempt that pass throw it to Duke near the sidelines.

It was not a bad decision and, if Yeldon actually keeps running on the route, it was probably a completion. 

[Bob in STL]

Let’s not forget he spent the week in concussion protocol with limited snaps.  The Titans defense is very good.  

 

The pick looks more like the receiver giving up on the play than anything else.   Pass protection today was again spotty.  

 

Oh, and he won again. 

 

 B+.  

Edited October 6, 2019 by Bob in STL

[johnnychemo]

Yeah. I didn't think so at the time, but the replay shows Yeldon stopped running and watched the ball go by him and right to the defender.

[DRA3196]

Great rebound game for Josh.3-0 away from OP and we all know how hard it is to win on the road in the NFL.  The TN defense is very good. He didn't do anything spectacular but didn't hurt the team. Anytime JA throws 2 TD's and has only 1 TO, he is really easy to cheer on.

[BuffaninATL]

34 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

It looked like on replay Yeldon either slowed down or stopped running on the play

 

that is obvious - he stopped twice on his route

[fansince88]

22 minutes ago, Fixxxer said:

 

it was also a bad decision to go over the middle, if you even attempt that pass throw it to Duke near the sidelines.

You have a rb that would have run into that pass had he not put the brakes on. THAT was the bad decision on that play.

[SF Bills Fan]

B+ because other than the one int, he was generally pretty smart and then led two good TD drives against a good defense. 

[downunderbill]

54 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said:

He was throwing to Yeldon, see above video.

 

Wonder why Yeldon pulled away from the ball like that?

[stony]

If JA plays at a 'B' level all season, the Bills are making the playoffs w this defense.  

[billsfan1959]

39 minutes ago, downunderbill said:

 

Wonder why Yeldon pulled away from the ball like that?

I have no idea - it was really strange.

[dous21]

1 hour ago, billsfan1959 said:

If we are talking about the interception today, Cole was open; however, the throw was to Yeldon - and the INT was completely on Yeldon. If you watch the video, Yeldon, lined up outside at the top of the screen, stops twice on his route. The second stop is while the ball is in the air to him. If he continues, it is a good throw and probably a catch. It certainly was not "hero ball," as so many posters want to scream every time something bad happens

 

 

This interception was not on Allen. I give him an A for his performance today.

 

he literally threw a lowball into triple coverage 

[Formerly Allan in MD]

2 hours ago, Dopey said:

B- 

In such a defensive battle, that pick changed momentum to Tennessee's favor.

Plus 1.  Thank you Mr. Santos.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 hours ago, billsfan1959 said:

If we are talking about the interception today, Cole was open; however, the throw was to Yeldon - and the INT was completely on Yeldon. If you watch the video, Yeldon, lined up outside at the top of the screen, stops twice on his route. The second stop is while the ball is in the air to him. If he continues, it is a good throw and probably a catch. It certainly was not "hero ball," as so many posters want to scream every time something bad happens

 

 

This interception was not on Allen. I give him an A for his performance today.

 

That looks like some big-ass confusion on route running by someone.  Daboll can't possibly have designed a set of routes that look like that  - can he?

[Sundancer]

70+% completion with a few drops and several intentional throwaways. I am not sure he had an off-target throw. 

 

He didn't light it up but it was the best game he's had as QB. Smart slides and even sacks. Even the INT was not as bad as I thought looking at the replay above.

1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

That looks like some big-ass confusion on route running by someone.  Daboll can't possibly have designed a set of routes that look like that  - can he?

 

Yeldon looks a mess on that play. Stopped twice but he may have been trying to find space on the broken play and then thought it was going to Beaseley. 

Edited October 7, 2019 by Sundancer

[Scott7975]

2 hours ago, billsfan1959 said:

If we are talking about the interception today, Cole was open; however, the throw was to Yeldon - and the INT was completely on Yeldon. If you watch the video, Yeldon, lined up outside at the top of the screen, stops twice on his route. The second stop is while the ball is in the air to him. If he continues, it is a good throw and probably a catch. It certainly was not "hero ball," as so many posters want to scream every time something bad happens

 

 

This interception was not on Allen. I give him an A for his performance today.

 

Thank you.  That throw was 100% to Yeldon and where he was going.  He should not have stopped.

[Seven-N-Nine]

Could not watch live but just buzzed through the game on the DVR. Another turnover that led to the opponent putting up points in a low scoring game ,otherwise pretty mistake free.

 

B-