Seasons1992 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/3/17/21183013/stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-minnesota-vikings-trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Meh. Another national writer unfamiliar with the Bills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lurker said: Meh. Another national writer unfamiliar with the Bills... Seriously! This is a writer who has not watched a Bills game in the past two years. The only fact they got right was the deep ball accuracy. ***Not a Josh truther........if he's not the real deal, Mr. Beane will be dealing him pronto after year 3. Trust the Beane!*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletha Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lurker said: Meh. Another national writer unfamiliar with the Bills... I thought the article was pretty spot on. Maybe the "broad side of a barn" comment was a bit harsh, but over all it seemed to nail it. This year is make or break for JA, no excuses. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnycage46 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I couldn't make it past "couldn't hit the broad side of a barn" comment. We all know this...but it's still shocking that people just write articles about teams they know NOTHING about. F 'em. They'll get on the bandwagon soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Seasons1992 said: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/3/17/21183013/stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-minnesota-vikings-trade Here is what is SO stupid about this article. Saying Allen cant hit the broadside of a barn is utterly a fireable offense for a writer proving he literally has zero intellect on said subject. Allen completed nearly 60% while: Bills led the NFL in dropped passes. His starting WRs consisted of guys made up of Zay Jones, McKenzie, Foster and Duke Williams His starting trio of WRs for the longest stretch averaged 5'10" in height And his deep ball was off through first half the season He is grossly overlooking the IMPROVEMENT Josh made on the deep ball later in the season and in all other aspects of his passing game through the season. His WR group got better when we got dead weight off the field It takes time to build rapport with receivers, and as the season went on he started connecting with Brown deep and made some big plays Cousins only completed 6 more deep balls than Josh on similar attempts despite all those factors and not having a tandem of Thelien and Diggs to play with for 2 seasons. At the end of the day, if you take the Josh down the stretch and project his connection rate over a whole season...he would protect better at the deep ball than Cousins and with lesser weapons none the less. We all know that means nothing until Josh does for a whole season, but the point is, Josh after starting abysmal at the deep ball both looked better at it as a rookie and down the stretch of his second season. He had a bad start to it in 2019, but also that was when he had to throw a bunch to a scrub like Zay too and was still figuring out his timing with Brown. If he doesnt struggle during that stretch, Josh would have also been above 60% completion. So again...this writer is a moron and knows nothing about Josh Allen and just regurgitating out dated and false perceptions. Does Josh need to keep improving on the deep ball...absolutely. Does he need to keep improving in other areas...absolutely. But he is no where near the stupid statements this author wrote and made a lot of big strides in all these areas last year, especially down the stretch. Edited March 17, 2020 by Alphadawg7 4 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The author also fails to take into account what a blithering idiot Bill O'Brien is. You can't logically compare the trade of Hopkins to any other because it absolutely defied all logic whatsoever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said: I couldn't make it past "couldn't hit the broad side of a barn" comment. We all know this...but it's still shocking that people just write articles about teams they know NOTHING about. F 'em. They'll get on the bandwagon soon enough. Twitter is absolutely vile on Josh Allen right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnycage46 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Warcodered said: Twitter is absolutely vile on Josh Allen right now. Which I guess we should all expect considering nobody likes to research things anymore. The narrative on Josh Allen has always been "raw", "inaccurate", etc. So dopes that hear that never get off that train. They just run with it. Even though it's expected it's still annoying. The way of the world these days I guess. Edit: I made the mistake of checking out Twitter and man the main narrative seems to be GIFs or memes regarding "when Josh Allen overthrows Stefon Diggs by 5 yards". I chalk this up to sour grapes to be honest. Edited March 17, 2020 by Johnnycage46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I like the conclusion that he came with - a proven #1 WR vs. a guy drafted at pick #22. After this season, you know more of what you have with Josh Allen than if you draft the guy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: Seriously! This is a writer who has not watched a Bills game in the past two years. The only fact they got right was the deep ball accuracy. ***Not a Josh truther........if he's not the real deal, Mr. Beane will be dealing him pronto after year 3. Trust the Beane!*** Well that was a major point of the article: Diggs is most effective taking the top off the D and Allen is one of the least effective QBs at hitting a guy taking the top off. I don't understand the criticism of the article. All pretty obvious stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: I don't understand the criticism of the article. All pretty obvious stuff. Moo.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnycage46 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lurker said: Moo.... I think you meant baaahhhhhh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Well he did almost miss the whole stadium once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalobillswin Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 So anyone who criticizes Allen is a moron? Got it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Johnnycage46 said: I think you meant baaahhhhhh. Or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: Well that was a major point of the article: Diggs is most effective taking the top off the D and Allen is one of the least effective QBs at hitting a guy taking the top off. I don't understand the criticism of the article. All pretty obvious stuff. How will Stidham do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, buffalobillswin said: So anyone who criticizes Allen is a moron? Got it Moo... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubs Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Warcodered said: Twitter is absolutely vile FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Seasons1992 said: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/3/17/21183013/stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-minnesota-vikings-trade Pressure is definitely on Allen to continue to up his game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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