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If I were Murray, I'd stick with baseball.
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I was thinking the opposite. With the huge amount of cap space, I'd like to see a trade up if they target someone they really like that'll be off the board before we pick in the 2nd round. BPA at 9 is a comfortable position to be in and with guys like Fant and Metcalf probably hovering around a top 10 pick, no sense in passing that up.
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13 hours ago, KOKBILLS said:
To be perfectly honest Josh scared the heck out of me as a prospect...
But there were plenty of reasons...To say I was not a big fan of Wyoming's Offense is an understatement...I watched as many of his College games as I could, and when I did I found myself yelling at the TV like it was a Bills game... "What are they doing!" When they went against bigger schools they were not only out-talented...they were grossly out-coached...So as a prospect this made it SO hard for me to project...
Keep in mind I was the guy who told anyone who would listen that Pat Mahomes was the #1 overall prospect in the 2017 Draft...Mayfield was my QB1 in 2018...So I think I'm at least a decent amateur scout when it comes to QB play...When I watched Mahomes I saw shades of Favre...But I was also able to see the kid throw a million passes in a wide-open Offense that gave me a good overall picture in how he could convert to the NFL...In Mayfield I saw Brees...He also threw a million passes and I was ultra impressed with his uncanny ability to put the ball exactly where it needs to be consistently...When I watched Josh, as an athlete he reminded me of Elway...But outside of a nice moment here and there he was never given the coaching or play calling (IMHO) to show me if it was transferable to the next level...
But that is exactly why I now have so much excitement when it comes to Josh's future...You had this extremely raw kid with these amazing tools...He had by far the least amount of experience vs good competition in College, and again by far the worst Offense and play calling...Then you place him on an NFL team with a terrible Offensive line, poor skill position players, and a running game that can't keep any Defense honest...And the kid still showed progress...He got better...He became a leader...He won over his teammates and the locker room...And he seems to have the right mindset to make a big step in year 2...
So my opinion has definitely changed...I'm cautiously optimistic...Even excited about the future...?
He had the least amount of experience, period. I think he had something like 48% of the snaps that Mayfield had and they came into the league the same year. Then to think we took him, most likely knowing the disadvantage he already faced with so little experience and we doubled down on that by making him compete with the worst QB in NFL history and a 4 year backup to an average QB, taking away the valuable reps he needed.
At his current rate of progress it pains me to think what this year could've been if they just drafted him and named him the starter from day 1. Even more so what we could've seen by the end of the year if he hadn't missed the 5.5 games that he did.-
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So after reading this, I'm convinced that McDermott is going to be successful in year 3. He wants guys that will fight. When people hear him say "character" they think he means choir boys. But what I see is that he wants guys that won't give up, that will put in the work. I think Duke sounds like the epitome of that character that McDermott looks for.
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6 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
I think the weather for that game, specifically the wind, was also an under-appreciated factor. It was making passing challenging. It may be one reason that Buffalo put an extra check mark against "strong arm" on their pre-draft QB shopping list. Point: Bortles managed to pass for only 75 yards, against a Bills D that was repeatedly (and correctly) ID'd by announcers as "selling out to stop the run".
One might attribute that to "oh, Bortles sucks, he can't pass", except that Bortles passed for 214 yds against the Steelers next week and 273 yds against the Pats in the AFC Champ.
And he looked pretty good doing it, too.
The most significant offense Jax managed in that game was Bortles rushing - he had more than half of Jax rushing yards, 88 of 155 yds. The Bills either couldn't or wouldn't adjust to stop him.
I didn't say that Allen was a one-dimensional player, and I agree he's progressing. But he's not there yet, and his threat from the pocket is limited by both the OL and the WR, as well as the lack of a real run threat not generated by his own legs. Nicely put, JA may not be a one-dimensional player but we are effectively a one-dimensional offense, and that dimension is named "Josh Allen".
Allen is a rookie QB, and he doesn't know what he's seeing or where to go with the ball much of the time, especially against disguised coverages. Go look at the film of the first Chargers game and of the previous week's NE game if you want to see what it would have looked like.
In his first start (ever), against the Chargers, he outplayed Jackson by a wide margin. I don't see how the Bills defense completely laying an egg in the first half of that game falls on Allen. I mean you can have your biases I guess, but all you really have is a first NFL start and a game against the Pats (who aren't the Chargers) as "proof" he would've played poorly. All I saw was a kid who the week before, scored 5 TDs and avenged a loss from earlier in the season against a division rival. I haven't seen Jackson do anything like that and so far the only rookie QB that's better than Allen is Mayfield.
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11 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
You know, here's the thing: Lamar was a far more effective passer in college running a far more pro-like passing attack than Tyrod.
I promise you, Tyrod never through more than 400 attempts for 3500 yds at V Tech. Not even close.
Lamar is a rookie. He doesn't know what the heck he's seeing or what he's supposed to be doing, like most rookies. The Chargers took away what he's been able to do, and he laid an egg. A big egg.
One of two things will happen: he'll learn, and improve, or he won't. You're d*** straight, he's got a lot of work to do. I think the Ravens knew that when they took him.
Before the draft, I wanted no part of either Jackson or Allen. Mayfield was my guy, with Rosen in second place. I may have been wrong about Rosen (we'll see) and I like Allen a lot better than I thought I would, but he's got a lot of work to do too. Anyone who doesn't think Allen would have laid an egg yesterday against that Chargers D is dreaming. Maybe not quite as big an egg as Jackson laid, but chances are very high that the egg would still be on the field. The Chargers wanted that win, very badly, and it showed.
I honestly don't think Allen would've laid an egg. He's been progressing nicely all year. What's funny to me is listening to people talk about Jackson's running ability. Allen had a much higher YPC than Jackson. Would've had a lot more yards than Jackson IF we were running the type of offense the Ravens were. But Allen is a real QB and he is a definite threat from the pocket. Jackson is not the one with the most yards rushing by a QB over a 3 game span. Allen is. I'm not saying the Bills would've won the game but I certainly don't agree with Allen laying an egg. He isn't a one dimensional player.
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Josh not playing 16 games.
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On 1/2/2019 at 7:13 PM, Jay_Fixit said:
He still has issues with the easy throws, mainly the swing passes and screens.
Plus he passes those throws up a little too much.
Hopefully he works tirelessly on that and then next year he uses the opportunities to get those easy completions.
Hell, Tom Brady has lived off the RB completion for years now.
Part Josh but also part Daboll. Not a ton of short throws called in general. But I agree, the short passing game in general needs a ton of work. Especially if they are going to keep McCoy. They went after a lot of speed guys at receiver like Foster, McKenzie, need to get all these guys in space on the perimeter much more often than we tried to this year.
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2 hours ago, Jay_Fixit said:
Absolutely.
He still has the issues with ball placement and decision making that worried me in college, but his leadership and ability to make a play has changed the way I see him.
I wanted Darnold and Mayfield and no part of either Josh.
Glad that I appear to be wrong as of now.
I think his accuracy issues are a bit overblown now compared to draft night. I also never knew he'd be a better runner than Tyrod.
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If the last one is true, that'll be the team I watch.
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Perfect compliment to McCoy if they keep him around. Jordan Scarlett has a similar style but is a known blocker and pass catcher as well.
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So what he's saying is either is available in the offseason? I'd take Fournette for a 4th and Vlad Ducasse.
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7 minutes ago, PatsFanNH said:
Possibly, it is also possible That Brady isn’t 100% right now. Another possibility is his second favorite weapon is a shell of his former self in Gronk, and he basically has White and Edelman to throw to.
That said the Pats ran for almost 300 yards today against one of the better run D in the league.. so we don’t need Brady throwing for 400 yards with that..
Say what? Our run D is awful.
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How many of his picks are bad throws and how many are bad decisions? He could clean up 75% of his INTs by just not throwing across his body. When he feels like doing that he needs to just toss it out of bounds. Also the 2nd most drop percentage in the league as someone mentioned. And those short gimme passes, when does he ever get those? I've been calling for a shorter, quicker passing game all year to develop a rhythm with Foster and McKenzie, get the fast guys in space on the outside, McCoy as well.
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24 minutes ago, TheElectricCompany said:
Allen doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. Rodgers does.
Yikes.
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Shaw is Danny Crossman.
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13 minutes ago, TheElectricCompany said:
As usual, Teflon Josh is in full effect. Stats don't matter for this guy. Everything can be explained away.
2BD loves to talk about Allen's drops & throwaways and come up with some adjusted completion percentage.
Of course, we don't do this for the other 31 QBs, so it's a very accurate comparison.
Did anyone see the Fox stats about Aaron Rodgers and his 50 throwaways? No other team has more than 30!
So you are saying that Fox was explaining away Rodgers completion percentage this year? Interesting...
So in reality, people do this for every QB in the league, especially the good ones when they have an off day or an off year but you're upset that we can also apply that to a rookie QB with 8 starts who should be getting the benefit of the doubt since he is a rookie.
Right.
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Bryce Love, Bennie Snell Jr. or Lamical Perine would be the backs I'd target in the draft. Maybe even take a flyer on Jordan Scarlett if he slips. Need a 1, 2 punch. McCoy will have to find somewhere else to get his 12k.
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Draft skill position players, spend the money on the line. A veteran line will do wonders for Josh's development in year two. I think the draft will look something like Edge and WR in rounds 1 and 2. They might even move back into the first of the WR. Unless they get real crazy and draft Noah Fant in the first.
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If you aren't sold on Josh there's 31 other teams to watch.
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If he can put on about 12 pounds and retain his speed, kid could be legit. I don't know what was up with him the beginning of the year and why he was so awful, but the 180 he's pulled makes me think if he keeps working he could be the guy.
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7 hours ago, ganesh said:
They were definitely manhandled by the Jets OL. Darnold was never under duress (except for that one play which he miraculously completed for a TD)...
Maybe true, but you've got to also realize that when they do bring pressure, it's usually with the other team in it's own end. With their drive starts they were playing a lot of base cover 2 to attempt to prevent a score. Coaching staff is too conservative once the opposing team is across the 50. Darnold also supposedly struggles against zone so it was just a part of the game plan.
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Average drive position for the Jets was the 48 yard line. That's a tall order for any defense. Last week they lost the Phins game but this week I don't think they were terrible. Terrible special teams and a sputtering offense were more to blame.
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8 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:
Being Beane: Turning Bills into a Contender via 2019 NFL Draft, Trade, Free Agency
How to make Bills into instant contender this offseasonBy Ryan Talbot | Contributing writerBrandon Beane has the opportunity to turn the Buffalo Bills into a legitimate contender in the 2019 offseason.Buffalo currently has 10 picks in the 2019 NFL Draft and Spotrac.com projects that the team will have over $90 million in cap space. How would we use these assets to turn the Bills into a powerhouse? We're glad you asked.Laid out is a position-by-position breakdown of key players under contract for the team in 2019 and moves that we'd make in free agency, via trade and the draft to bolster positions if we were Bills GM.Trading for AJ Green is not something I would want to see the Bills do. Too much money and draft capital. Scenario B I think is a better option. It's up to Allen to make Jones or Williams a number 1 wide receiver. As we saw with our last exodus of talent at the wide receiver position, all the guys were capable of being number 1 guys, we just didn't have a QB to get them the ball.
Letting McCoy walk would also be a wise decision. I know he's a fan favorite but the cost of keeping a 31 year old back who is definitely showing signs of hitting the wall isn't worth the fan service. Ivory can also go, I agree. If we do keep McCoy he won't be happy because I don't think he will be a feature back like he has been. Daboll's system seems to be more about a power running back, a north/south kind of runner like he utilized in Alabama.Jared Cook might be a nice stop gap but the Bills should be targeting a young TE in the draft. The position is a mess.
The offensive line is awful. Only bringing in a new center won't cut it. This is where I'd like to see the Bills spend their money in free agency. I like your center choice but we're going to need a lot more than that. Chance Warmack of the Eagles is a potential target, certainly an upgrade to what we have. Bobby Massie could also be an upgrade on the right outside as the Bears are up against the cap and he may be cheaper coming off a big contract that he didn't quite live up too.
The defense I think remains mainly the same. Shaq stepped up this year, Edmunds will be better in year two, Milano is an animal. We might be replacing Kyle depending on what he decides in the offseason. Will need a decent rotational player and have Phillips or Phillips step into Kyle's shoes. And I think we'll see another corner drafted.
My ideal draft would look something like Noah Fant in the first, Anthony Johnson in the second and Bryce Love in the third. A nice infusion of young skill players, a veteran offensive line and young guys on defense continuing to progress should make for an exciting 2019.
ESPN article says Bills would "obviously trade Allen, Edmunds and White for Mahomes
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Whaley drafted EJ Manuel. Yes, Mahommes is good but no one was going to take Whaley's word for it even if that's who he wanted at 10. And also, trading arguably a top 5 corner, top 5 MLB and potential top 5 QB doesn't sound like a good deal. It's a team sport. The Bills just don't have the coaching and weapons that KC does, period. So Mahommes' success would not be a sure thing in Buffalo anyways.