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This season has needed to happen for ages. More positivity right now than for any season in recent memory. Maybe early Trent and early Fitz? What's really different is we have a legitimate opportunity to build a contender. All hinges on Allen, but the franchise is in a good spot. Crazy how I'm discovering I'm not actually all doom and gloom in the middle of a losing season!

Agree, although I think Seattle is still chalk full of vibrant neighborhoods. Most of the nonsense within the city has been in South Lake Union. Belltown, Pioneer Square, queen anne, ballard, phinney ridge, wallingford...all awesome. Fremont is probably the most changed of the classic neighborhoods. Anyway just my take, I still love Seattle even with all the development. I can't say the same for SF, which went from an amazing city to seriously degraded (imo) within the past 20 years.

Portland is awesome, and I live in Seattle (also awesome). Jersey guy hating on it is a weird flex, but ok.

Would love to know what caused you to deduce the bolded. I also never implied that you didn't know what accuracy means, I just think (1) completion percentage is an extremely poor indicator of it, and (2) to my eye he has not been terribly inaccurate. Plenty of people disagree with me on the latter, I just don't think when they use completion percentage it bolsters their argument at all.

God I want crossman and castillo to be fired. I'm terrified they'll remain on board. Particularly Castillo.

You know, the attempts I've seen getting that info have been so flagrantly biased (both for and against) that I can't say with any certainty, but I'm not sure it's going to be a high number compared to the rest of the NFL. I just don't think his misses would be an outlier if we were able to document which throws missed the mark when he had an intended target. I use "able" because look at that throw he "missed" to Zay in the endzone where he expected Zay to stop and turn, when he instead kept running. A missed read by Josh, not an inaccurate pass, though. Either way, in my opinion completion percentage is a legit gripe, inaccuracy seems to be a case of poor correlation and word choice.

I agree with the premise, that numbers do matter. I also think it's perfectly legitimate to question the low completion percentage (and/or have a debate as to what factors play into it), but I have to say, through this whole process I've been surprised at how everyone seems to equate this stat with accuracy. I don't think Allen is inaccurate. I do think he needs to complete more passes, but I don't think accuracy is the culprit. I think he needs to keep progressing in his understanding of NFL defenses, needs to take the easy yards when they're there, and hopefully have more plays at his disposal that emphasize the short game (it worked quite well with an 80% completion percentage to kickoff the Lions game).

Sitting over here trying to determine if Satan being in jail is worse than Satan being elsewhere.

"15th-lowest" is legit hilarious in a 32 team league.

Well dang that's sad, Virge.

Poor Josh, unreal how bad the OLine is, coupled with Zay's drops. Crossman needs to be fired too.

Solid work, but while we're at it one misplaced apostrophe snuck in there ;). It should be the "team's" losses...unless Allen is putting multiple NFL teams' losses on his shoulders. Grammarians unite.

We were not. EJ had some good moments and there we optimistic takes, but Allen had more big time throws against the dolphins than I remember EJ having his entire career. Dunno if that means Josh will pan out but he's already way better than EJ ever was. I know I know, high bar.

So many big time throws. Gah. It's exciting.

Yup. Was watching an old bills dolphins divisional round matchup...man we had an OLine. I've pounded this drum for too long, but I'd prioritize the OLine over receiving threats if you made me choose. Of course we should do both, though

Integrity move. Good for the locker room I would think.

Incredible. I can't stop watching. Bravo, Daboll.

Subtle.

With a revamped OLine he'll have a "career resurgence". What that's worth to us, I'm not sure.

Same. I'm bought in. And I was devastated when they announced him at the podium.

It's staggering.

Is why championship, indeed. Eloquent.

That's putting it mildly. I don't think there are many dudes who wouldn't have pulled it off. Hell, 95 times + out of 100, Clay catches that.

He's progressing nicely as a passer. He can carry the offense. We've been missing both for a long time. Can't wait for next season.

The result stings especially because Josh deserved the win for dragging the offense forward, but he's also looking very, very promising.