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Based on posters' feelings on forums? You can't be serious.

They were also gashed by Patterson on jet sweeps with to the right side of the defense with outside contain being lost.

You're still talking stats that only tell you so much while I'm talking about pre and post snap reading of defenses, throwing with timing, anticipation, and accuracy within the structure of play design. He also does well when plays break down to create with his arm and legs. He's obviously not consistent as one might expect and he also needs a better OL and receiving corps to maximize his ability. You should take a look at this video that was posted earlier if you haven't already done so.

You're simply ignoring the improvement he's shown from Wyoming not that he doesn't have things to work on. He like all rookie QBs have a learning curve, but he has flashed the ability to be a good NFL QB who can succeed with a good supporting cast.

It's far too early for this kind of final declaration on Allen. Linking his rookie stats with no context is the worst kind of boxscore scouting.

No one is disputing the McKenzie drop. I am referring to the 2nd down play where Allen should have thrown the ball to McCoy.

Zo was actually good I thought. It was Thompson and Edmunds who really struggled from my recollection.

That was the next play after. The point still remains.

I'm hopeful and the 2nd bolded text from your post is excuse making. Those are easy yards that anyone can see even from the broadcast view. He has to take those to make it easier on himself and the offense. Exhibit A. Allen looked to Shady in the flat on this 2nd down play and turned it down to run instead. This throw has to be made.

One of his issues is not taking the easy checkdown on early downs that has been there for him as Bruce Arians noted on Sunday. This is a pattern with him that makes it harder to sustain drives that lead to points being scored.

I think both parties were ready for a change. He never tasted the playoffs in Carolina and being closer to home is something he has mentioned in interviews.

Pure silliness. I posted they could have gone after not they were guaranteed to sign him. Their priority was spending on defense with the same priority in the draft with the premium picks being spent on defense with the exception of Allen.

Not true at all. They could have gone after Andrew Norwell instead of paying the money they did for Star and/or Trent Murphy.

Corey Thompson's inexperience was taken advantage of by NE.

2019 NFL Draft Order: Cardinals No. 1; Broncos Close in on Top 10 This is a look at the first-round order for the 2019 NFL Draft through Week 16. The order is determined by record, using strength of schedule as a tiebreaker. Keep in mind -- teams 21-32 would make the playoffs if the season ended today (the Rams, Saints, Chiefs, Chargers, Bears, Patriots, Texans, Cowboys and Seahawks have already clinched playoff spots). The draft order for playoff teams is determined by the results of postseason play. It's almost time. We're six days away from locking in the first 20 picks of the 2019 draft -- well, until one of those picks is traded -- and the Cardinals find themselves in the driver's seat to kick off the festivities on April 25 in Nashville. With the Raiders' beatdown of the Broncos on Monday night, Arizona is alone at the bottom of the standings (and top of the draft board) entering the final Sunday of the regular season, so the Cards are a loss at Seattle away from clinching the top pick. Here's the first-round order heading into Week 17, along with the top three needs for each team.

2019 NFL Draft Order: Cardinals No. 1; Broncos Close in on Top 10 This is a look at the first-round order for the 2019 NFL Draft through Week 16. The order is determined by record, using strength of schedule as a tiebreaker. Keep in mind -- teams 21-32 would make the playoffs if the season ended today (the Rams, Saints, Chiefs, Chargers, Bears, Patriots, Texans, Cowboys and Seahawks have already clinched playoff spots). The draft order for playoff teams is determined by the results of postseason play. It's almost time. We're six days away from locking in the first 20 picks of the 2019 draft -- well, until one of those picks is traded -- and the Cardinals find themselves in the driver's seat to kick off the festivities on April 25 in Nashville. With the Raiders' beatdown of the Broncos on Monday night, Arizona is alone at the bottom of the standings (and top of the draft board) entering the final Sunday of the regular season, so the Cards are a loss at Seattle away from clinching the top pick. Here's the first-round order heading into Week 17, along with the top three needs for each team.

Howard Simon: Allen had his usual handful of off-target throws and, again, showed a refusal, at times, to take what the defense is giving him by throwing a check down pass. Former NFL coach Bruce Arians, who was working the telecast for CBS, said Allen needs to learn to play the game from the line of scrimmage to 10 yards. Arians said Allen loves to play 30-to-50 yards, but he needs to get the ball out faster and just get completions. Arians said he would tell Allen that not every play can be a 25-yard chunk pass.

Saints Rise to the Top As the NFL Season Comes Down to the Wire AS THE CAROUSEL SPINS … So with that theme as the backdrop, and seven days ahead of Black Monday, some nuggets from the rumor mill: • Panthers GM Marty Hurney has built a good rapport with new owner David Tepper, I’m told, and so he and coach Ron Rivera are very likely to get at least another year. I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that someone could be added to football ops. Tepper’s shown a keen awareness in the area of football analytics, so maybe that’s where a hire is made. • At the very least, with offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich not quite ready for the role he was thrust into in October, the Cardinals will make major changes to its offensive staff. And there’s a pretty decent chance that owner Michael Bidwill goes beyond just that. First-year coach Steve Wilks is in peril. It remains to be seen whether or not GM Steve Keim is, too. • If Keim is out in Arizona, word is that he’ll be a top candidate for the GM job with the Raiders, who would prefer to bring in an experienced personnel man. • The Buccaneers are a little like Arizona in that word has held that the coach, Dirk Koettter, is likely to be gone, particularly with a staff full of assistants on expiring deals, but the situation of GM Jason Licht seems to be murkier. This job is the one that ex-Packers coach Mike McCarthyhas been connected most to. • The Dolphins will almost certainly have change at some level. I’d be surprised if both EVP Mike Tannenbaum and coach Adam Gase are back, and a total blowup is not out of the question. If Gase survives, it’s a decent bet that GM Chris Grier would too, with perhaps added authority. • The Packers’ search is underway, and the one name that multiple folks brought up over the last week was Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was hired into that job by Green Bay president/ex-NU AD Mark Murphy. Murphy’s running the show here, with half-dozen execs, including GM Brian Gutekunst, working with him. • I’m told the Browns’ process will be absolutely wide open. • Vance Joseph is all but done in Denver. As we’ve mentioned at a few points over the last few months, Broncos GM John Elway dove deep into offensive trends in the college game during the fall. So an outside-the-box hire wouldn’t be out of the question, assuming the scenario of John Harbaugh coming over, with Gary Kubiak as OC, is now dead. • As for the Bengals, there’s been talk that owner Mike Brown could take one more run at it with Marvin Lewis in charge in 2019, before Brown cedes more control of the team than he already has to his children after next season. Brown is 83. Joseph’s name has popped up in recent weeks as a potential heir to Lewis, since the Brown family has coveted familiarity in their hires (Joseph was DBs coach in Cincinnati in 2014-15). Of course, we’ll have plenty more coaching news on the site in the coming days.

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