Playoff game QB analysis: Kubiak Waxes Poetic

[Tenhigh]

19 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

I would disagree on the lateral.  It was a mistake that had no consequence.  The point at which he chose to give up the ball and the circumstance made no sense.  It was hero ball move that we had hoped he had moved on from. 

It was a out 50 seconds too soon, unless it was planned in the forst place. Maybe JA didn't realize how much time was left on the clock. 

[Mr. WEO]

36 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said:

The two passes that were not intercepted were mistakes that had no consequence. That stuff happens every game. If he gets the ball to Knox who gets 10-20 yards he is incredible. I understand you don't want guys doing stuff like that all of the time but it didn't hurt us. In fact, it helped us. Was it really smart? Of course not. Was it overly risky? Yes, but only because it was from such a weird angle. But this is who he is. I'm very willing to take the good with the bad at this point, and I don't want to neuter him. It will hurt more in the long run. You want him to be Bret Favre. Bret Favre might have tried that lateral.

 

He just ran 20 yards to midfield on 1st down with over a minute to play.  Then, as he is being pulled the the ground, he decides to lateral to an unprepared (given what he is seeing right in front of him) Knox.

 

Yeah, if that was the last play of the game, sure, why not?

 

You never otherwise lateral as you are going down.  It had so little chance off success that it was not worth any risk.   You are at midfield with 1st down and plenty of time to get in FG range.

 

An awful decision.  He was throwing ints while getting dragged to the ground earlier in the season and was rightfully getting hell for it.  That crap has to leave his game.

33 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

It was a out 50 seconds too soon, unless it was planned in the forst place. Maybe JA didn't realize how much time was left on the clock. 

 

 

A lateral was planned for the end of a 20 yard scramble?  Then more evidence that McD and Daboll are not to be making in. game decisions.

 

Here's a take by someone at The Ringer:  https://www.theringer.com/2020/1/5/21050032/josh-allen-buffalo-bills-houston-texans-wild-card-round-lateral-catch

 

As they point out (in addition to 2 dropped INTs), after the 4th Q 2 minute warning, Allen lost 41 yards on 2 plays.  Then the Bills get the ball back and he has the big run.  Watching again that clip of the lateral--it was such an awful decision.  Anyone could have picked up the toss over Knox's head.  There was zero chance Knox could have scored even if he jumped up and caught it as the entire Texans D was now converging on. the play and they were at the sideline.

Edited January 7, 2020 by Mr. WEO

[NoHuddleKelly12]

2 hours ago, Nextmanup said:

Why should we assume he will learn from these mistakes in the playoff game, when they are all mistakes he has already made but failed to learn from? 

 

Josh's meltdown in the 2nd half is not new.  He's done it from time to time all season.  

 

This isn't the first time he's made these types of mistakes.

 

It's a big part of why they keep him on a tight leash.  They know when he goes native and starts sand lotting it, things can get pretty squirrelly pretty fast.

 

 

 

 

By this logic any QB in the league learning from their mistakes other than those named Allen, are blessed never to repeat said mistakes—and yet, the fact of the matter is that QB progression is a fluid thing, with even the all timers still capable of committing an error they learned from 10+ years ago...who was it that threw a pick 6 to end their game on wild card weekend? Just sayin’. Nobody’s perfect, you just need the good to keep outweighing the bad on a consistent basis—Allen made more good to great plays this year than bad—his decreased turnovers from last season (INT’s for example) are reminders of that.