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I’m not sure he’s regressed at reading defenses as much as he’s being asked to focus on areas of his game that amplify that weakness. I keep reading that taking away Josh’s ability to run is taking away his best ability, hampering his game, etc. The other side of that coin is that he isn’t able to read and react with his arm super efficiently. This is the same thing we heard about Lamar and Cam. It sort of is what it is. He will have to evolve. A new OC can help work around that for sure. But if we keep working around it and he doesn’t evolve the bill will come due. I am out of pocket; trying to pull it up. But it’s a bear. I am going to try and paraphrase as best possible. It was along the lines of “Of course I watch film. But I try not to get too wrapped up in it because teams tend to play us a lot differently than what we see on film. I prefer to trust my eyes, read, react. I like to play fast and loose.” I think it might have been @Beck Water who has the quote. But we disagree on interpretation.

Not to be pedantic, but at least for me I when I talk about Allen I don’t think he stinks, and I don’t think he’s lazy. I do think he could be better in a few areas that would help him and the team level up. Fitz sucked at some things like accuracy. But Allen can be better. Not sure if that makes sense.

Also agreed. This week feels as bad as the boards ever been with repeat threads.

The defensive game plan sucked this week.

@Simon I think it’s reasonable to have individual threads for all-22 breakdown each week. But at the end of each week those threads get merged into a mega All-22 thread. I think notable breakdowns of film provide more value than a hot take from Cowherd or Steven A.

There are some plays I don’t like. We often have a million receivers in the same spot. I also tend to think when you have large scale execution issues there’s a coaching error. The weird part for me is that this is the same HC, they weren’t as wide spread last year, and Dorsey has been on the staff for 4-5 years.

I actually think Dorsey has called 4 very good games this year. Jets, Raiders, Miami, and the Patriots. There have been some execution errors in some of those. Some of that is certainly on KD. Some of that is also on the OL, WR, and QB

At the risk of piling on, Kurt Warner’s film reviews for Allen have mostly been “just because he can doesn’t mean he should”. And I think Warner is a fan of Allen’s game.

These aren’t new issues either. They’ve been pointed out for a few seasons. We just can’t brute force our way through it all the time. I tend to talk a lot more about Beane and the players around the QB in the offseason or camp. I have been critical of some of the roster moves with this regime. But we aren’t going to get a new OC for another few months. Gabe Davis is not going to suddenly develop super explosive, all world, short area quickness. There isn’t a starting RT out there for the taking. What we can do is have our QB throw to the open receiver. That helps bail out a lot of other problems we’re having. I have confidence Allen can evolve. The other stuff will be dealt with in a few months.

Kirk Cousins gives Minnesota a massive edge over the Mac Jones lead Patriots.

We have a 250 lbs + QB, who’s made a name for himself by running headfirst and full speed into defenders. Who is now managing his third injury to his throwing arm in 3 years. The staff, who can also be upgraded, is also in a lose-lose situation. They run him into the ground like Cam and we’re all clamoring they ruined him. They try and protect him from ruining himself and they’ve neutered him. I am of the opinion that when you have your guy as the leader of a multi billion dollar organization you have to protect that asset. Doing anything else is wildly irresponsible to both the man and the franchise. At some point being unable to hone in on being a better passer/decision falls on the player. There’s certainly some grey area here but in real life you can’t go give a guy $250M and then to YOLO. A new coordinator and or coach might help Allen. But Allen also has to help Allen.

Athleticism and running need to be in addition to not in replacement of an NFL QB’s ability to diagnose and dissect with their arm. You can get by in the NCAA with it, and the NFL has moved in that direction over the last 10 years, but it’s not there yet.

This is fair. But I also don’t think Dorsey is bad enough that he’s “ruining Josh” or the offense. There’s a couple play concepts I don’t like. He’s had some moments where play calls are a bit head scratching. But he drew up and called some good games against the Jets, Raiders, Dolphins, and Pats. We’ve been hampered by execution errors. Some of that is definitely on him. But there’s some individual responsibility as well. We can also upgrade. I think the Bills are a little too far along to manage Dorsey’s growing pains. I think he’ll be a good coordinator down the line.

I think he can get better at some of itZ. Josh is a good QB. Sometimes it’s not so much that he doesn’t see it. He’s just trying to do too much. He just makes all these risky decisions, and when he gets into a bad groove where they aren’t working out so he presses harder. Sometimes it he doesn’t even see a guy, but there’s also a lot of “hold my beer, watch this” moments as well. Where he just says fork it. He should be able to make those moments go away.

I don’t think Josh has ever had elite vision. I have been watching his A-22 for years saying even when he’s competing wow passes there are much more efficient decisions on the field. I think he has always been late to throw. When he misses, he misses behind pretty often. His fast ball bails him out of a lot of issues. He has made a career out of pulling the trigger on things because he can, not because he should. Inevitably it will lead to some bad tendencies and a bit of over confidence in things he shouldn’t. Unlike every other position group, the QB hs to constantly evolve to stay ahead of defenses. Josh is working through some things that he’s tried to brute force his way through for a while. He’s going to have to figure out how to operate within his self no matter who the OC is. It is worth noting that Josh is working through his 3rd injury to his throwing arm in 3 years. The day where Josh needs to be more efficient and less of a hoss is probably coming sooner than we’d hope for.

If we thought the 17 year drought for the Bills was bad, just wait to see what Pegula can do with the Bills. The Sabres own the longest playoff drought in NHL history at 12 years. A league where over half of the league used to make the playoffs every year. The next longest drought is nearly half of that, 7 years. They’ve been the worst owners in NHL history. Their run with the Sabres is among the worst in all of sports. Asking Terry to clean house entirely could kickstart a 25 to 30 year drought for the Bills. That’s a little bit of hyperbole, but not the exaggeration I wish it was. So here is the plan. Get rid of the bad ones. Then get the good ones. Draft good players and improve the weaknesses. And voila!

I don’t think McBeane or Pegula are mid season fire kind of guys. I think this is a good thing.

Possible. But I’m not ready to go down that road yet. I think we’ll sort things out on the offensive side of the ball.

The Knox drop on 4th was a killer too. I am critical of Allen at times but there is a ton going on at the moment. When it comes to mid season complaints, better QB play is the quick fix for a lot of (most?) things for most teams. It’s tough because he has these moments and games Miami or the Raiders. But also the Jets. The delta between his highs and lows is remarkable. It’s easy to go “well he should stop being this version, and he should just be that other better version”. We need upgrades at OT, WR, and execution. If we could throw out the plays that have 3 WR in a 5 yard radius that would be cool too.

I gave a reasonably soft yet direct response without a whole lot of emotion or a at name calling. Again. Stop trying to delegitimize the posters here and have conversations about the topics at hand. So far we’ve talked no football but you’ve mentioned that: - people who have less than 1000 posts and have an unpopular opinion are trolls. - people who talk negatively about Josh are holding a 6 year grudge. - pointing any of this out is overly emotional (“hit a nerve”) Can we please stop putting down posters and start having legitimate conversations about the play and personnel of this football team. Sheesh.

Troll seems to be a popular way for people to discredit anybodies opinion they don’t like without any dialogue. Less than 1000 posts? I had less than 1000 at one point. Everybody did. If you posted once per day it would take nearly 3 years to get out of troll status. That’s a really unfair standard to hold posters to. There has been a lot of new posters in who have provided some pretty solid feedback. I’m not holding any grudge. I like Josh. I want him to be better in a few areas. And yes those are things people told me. WTF do you want. You aren’t even having conversations on this board. Unpopular opinions are trolls. And if they aren’t trolls they’re holding a 6 year grudge over the wrong Josh. There’s no good faith back and forth on your part. You aren’t the gatekeeper of legitimacy. This drives me bonkers.

I think Benford and Jackson are just as good or better. CB trade isn’t even on my radar. Safety falls somewhere between meh and maybe? But adding another guy that’s about the same player as the guys we already have in house just doesn’t feel like something we need to move assets for.

This is a fair take and I agree, in past season Josh would have turned these games into the Jets game. He’s not terrible. He’s really good. There’s sometimes an ebb and flow to QB’s in the NFL. Unlike other positions groups, the QB has to constant evolve. Right now we’re going through somethings Josh has been stagnant on and other teams are taking advantage. Add on some issues at WR, OL and general focus, and here we are. We just have to get hot at the right time. The perceived rate of “trolls” on this board are way higher than it is in reality. I also don’t think there’s (many?) any 6 year grudges on the board because we “picked the wrong Josh”.

The defense is what it is at the moment. They looked good this year until they caught the injury bug (again). The offense will have to carry the load. All the defense has to not be a disaster and get the occasional timely turn over here and there.

They don’t make up my top 4 positional needs. CB and Safety are actually a good distance back from DT, LB, OT, and WR. If the level of skill for available players is the same I’m going those 4 positions, some of them even twice, before I take a DB.