billsfan1959

He was kind of the catalyst for the team in his five 4th quarter comebacks or seven game winning drives, wouldn't you say? Catalyst: a person or thing that precipitates an event; an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action Call me crazy; however, when a team needs a score to win and the QB leads that team down the field for a score, that sort of qualifies, no?

It is as if some posters have no understanding, whatsoever, of football. They can package it in any way they wish; however, each and every one of their posts says the same thing: "I have no idea why, but, I WANT what I WANT, and I WANT it NOW!!!! And if I don't get it, I am going to post the same thing over and over and over and over in every thread."

So, with Jimmy G's performance, 300+ yard passers this week were 5-4... What record are you talking about? Add another senseless post to your record...

Right. Buffalo lost to Philly, who lost to Dallas, who lost to the Jets, who lost to the Bills... What exactly does that say? Other than on any given Sunday.....

I haven’t called you any names at all. I simply said you appear to be miserable. Now you appear to be upset. Maybe we better stop now...

Apparently.

It was really dark last night.....

What are you going on about? Both teams have played 3 defenses ranked in the top 11. So what? BTW, as much as you want them to be, your opinions are not facts. They are merely opinions. However, it is clear your “facts” lead you to the conclusion this team is not very good, they are not going to win many more games, and they will not make the playoffs. So, why don’t you save yourself the misery and heartache you have convinced yourself is the only thing thing waiting for you as a Bill’s fan and take the rest of the year off? There is always next year and potential happiness for you...

Shhhhhh....

No, it pretty much has to do with you.

I said you appear to be miserable anyway. I think it is perfectly reasonable conclusion given the tone of your posts. It's not like I diagnosed you with a personality disorder...

I think you mean dumb ass...

You can hear some questions better than others because of where the reporter is positioned in relation to whoever is at the podium. However, to correct the issue, I think they would have to set up microphones for everyone. You would think it could be done and has had to have been discussed; however, there must be some downside to it for it not to have been corrected. It is annoying.

Yes, I'm sure this is exactly the reason. Even when it was the same before he came here. He's probably responsible for world hunger as well. Go watch press conferences from other teams. It is pretty much the same.

(1) I think you are mistaking "realist" with "pessimistic," unless, of course, you have some sort of omniscient ability nobody else on earth has. (2) "Do me a favor when the Bills have struggles down the backstretch don't come here once and complain" - I don't come on here and complain about the Bills, and I certainly never whine... (3) "I'd be miserable after every loss" - you apparently are miserable anyway

Ahhh...the power of positive thinking. You should put on a seminar....

Yep. I had a box of VCR tapes of almost every game between 1987 and 1994

Honestly, much ado about nothing....

I take it you are not much into the finer points of analyzing football? However, they did score more points than 5 of their 7 opponents. That's good, right?

I have been a fan of this team for over 50 years through good and (mostly) bad. It is in my blood (as are the Sabres) and there is nothing I can do to change it - nor would I want to. I am also a man who understands what is important in life and how to keep my fandom in perspective. It wasn't always that way and it took a long time to find my way there. I look forward to each season and each game with optimism because that is who I am, and I do not get too high or too low with the outcome (withthe exception of notable moments) - and I rarely let it, emotionally, affect my life in any way. I have so much in my life to be thankful for and, truthfully, having a team that I love to root for makes the bottom of the list somewhere - how they ultimately do in any particular game or season doesn't make the list at all. Would I love to see a SB championship (or more than one)? Of course, I am a fan. But, if they don't, I will be fine. However, I can tell you this: For a team that has never won a Super Bowl, and that has had far more bad years than good, they have provided me with incredible memories and wonderful moments I was able to share with my children, and a budding fan in my grandson. Those are the importantant things in life. Go Bills!

I think he should shoulder his fair share of blame (ball security, ball placement, deep pass issues) - but, there is also a fair share to be shouldered by others, both players and coaches. I think continuity and talent around him still play a part. There doesn't seem to be any kind of consistency at all in the run game, which, certainly could help Allen out. They ship off McCoy, yet, somehow can't find a way to incorporate Singletary in the game plan, in spite of the indication that he is a natural playmaker with the ball in his hands. Beasley and Knox have both been disappointments in their ability to actually hang onto a pass. And this offense seems to lack that ability to finish drives for points when they have a chance. Thery are good in the red zone; however, they have so many drives that stall out between the opponents 40- 20 yard lines. They have had 18 drives inside the opponent's 40, in seven games, where they did not score a point. If they would have just kicked a field goal on 15 of the 18 drives, they would be 12th in scoring right now, instead of 24th. I also scratch my head at times in terms of developing an offensive game plan that maximizes Allen's strengths and minimizes his weaknesses. For example, you have a young QB who has greatly improved his accuracy in the short to intermediate game; however, he is struggling with the deep pass. So, in the New England game, Daboll decides to attack the very strength of their team (secondary play) with Allen's primary weakness right now (the deep pass). It was a complete disaster on many levels. When Allen wasn't throwing interceptions and incompletions on deep passes (and often while he was doing so), he was running for his life behind a line that couldn't hold off New England's rush long enough for deeper routes to develop. Add in the fact that most receivers on this team can not seem to find any kind of separation on a consistent basis. That's just one example. I do think Allen will get there because he has shown a remarkable ability to improve areas of his game when he focuses on them and his overall play has truly improved since he came into the league. He just has a lot of areas to work on. And the team around him still needs to get better. I'm also not sold on Daboll to bring the best out of Allen. You are right, time will tell.

I agree he would have had several 300 yard games if he were able to complete some of those deep balls. As far as the consistency over 4 quarters, that is not all on Allen, particularly the 3rd quarter woes they had in most games. The offensive line in front of him did an awful job of handling opponent adjustments in the 3rd quarter in the Jets, Giants, Bengals, and Tenn games. As far as his last game it wasn't good in the 4th for a lot of reasons, including Allen himself; however, it was really the 1st time he din't show up this year with the game on the line. Allen is not nearly there yet; however, I believe he will get there.

There were 8 QBs last week that threw for over 300 yds. The average attempts per QB was 40. Out of the 8, 5 had over 40 attempts and averaged 46 attempts. The other 3 averaged 32 attempts. Of the three that reached 300 yds on 32/33 attempts, 2 had at least one completion over 65 yds and the other had 2 completions over 45 yds. Looking at games throughout the year, this is pretty common - and rare to see a QB hit 300 yds on less than 30 attempts. The only QBs reaching 300 yds on attempts in the low 30s are doing so on at least 1-2 big plays. Attempts in the range of 40 -50 appear to be the more common range for 300 yard games. EDIT: You might have meant the number of games it took a QB to reach a 300 yard game. If so, it still is interesting that many of them that did reach 300 yards did so with 40+ attempts more often than not. I would like to see Allen air it out (40-45 attempts) for a few games to see what happens.

Is there any other kind of Mike Shopp thread? You post a link to Schopp being what he is and then tell people to not comment on what he is...

Will this never end?