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I don't see anyone here calling for his head at this point in this thread. However, If Allen suffers a severe injury, concussion running the ball I could see that changing very quickly. Watching that hit on Allen in that video I linked by the Patriots should send chills down every Bills fans spine. Even the Bills GM Brandon Beane stated that the team needs to focus on building a better run game. As to my earlier point, if Daboll is so good at developing QB Josh Allen, then what happened to Nathan Peterman? Why didn't that young, inexperienced QB evolve into even a decent backup under Daboll? It's my contention that Daboll has called the Bills offense from the very start like he has an experienced, veteran QB behind center and he hasn't had that before this season. This year, in his third season, Josh Allen has evolved into a top QB in this passing scheme. I also feel that Daboll is riding Josh Allen's coattails in using the kid to show how great "his' passing offensive scheme is...and utilizing him with designed runs because he can't figure out how to get more out of the RBs on the roster. If the man is such a good offensive coordinator, then why does the Buffalo Bills run game look like such a dismal failure with just the Bills RB's?

Screw the designed runs! Here is why I don't want my "elite" superstar QB that took nearly 30 years to find running the darn ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Josh Allen has already had one concussion against the Patriots. Another reason I don't want to see Josh Allen in designed QB runs. Yes, he can run and is very good at it. However, how easy will it be to replace him when he is gone?? Running QB's don't last in the NFL...period! SUPERMAN...is...no...longer...superman!

To show that although the stats say the Bills offensive run game is looking somewhat generally overall decent in comparison to other NFL teams. It's not because of the running backs themselves. It's because of the Bills QB being the teams third leading rusher in adding a lot of yardage. Context. The 13-3 Green Bay Packers were 12th in attempts in rushing, 8th in rush yards, 15th in TDs. While QB Aaron Rodgers was their 4th leading rusher, he had 38 attempts for 149 yards, 3 TDs. While their main RB was Aaron Jones with 201 attempts for 1104 yards, 9 TDs. Bills QB Josh Allen alone had 2x the rushing TDs over Zack Moss and nearly as many rush attempts 102 to 112, rush yards 421 to 481. My conclusion was it wasn't just the RBs or the line. It was the fact that this OC simply doesn't work the offensive run game with the same regard as he does the passing game.

Mostly because of the QB himself. Daboll is getting credit for developing Allen... when in his rookie year (2018) this same OC thought QB Nathan Peterman was ready to start that Baltimore Ravens opener over Allen. In case anyone has forgotten how bad things were with good ole Nathan behind center...5 of 18 for 24 yards passing, 2 INTs, 3 sacks a QB rating of 0.0. and he played until midway into the 3rd quarter!!!! What happened to Nathan Peterman's development??? Where is the miracle evolve / development with "that" QB? That first season (2018) Allen had no actual QB coach that was an actual QB coach, as he had a past of coaching WRs. He had no journeyman QB on the roster to help guide him and show him the NFL ropes until partway through the season. It wasn't Daboll who has been working with Allen on his mechanics every offseason. It was, and still is Jordan Palmer who should get the most credit for Josh Allen's development. QB coach Ken Dorsey also gets credit from Allen himself on helping his development. Let's also not forget that in that first season (2018) the Buffalo Bills (due to cap restraints and injuries, Woods and Incognito gone) had one of the very worst offensive lines in the NFL! This, with the Bills OC calling for more deep throws then any other NFL team. Deep throws usually require a 5-7 step deep drop back for the QB... when Allen was constantly under pressure to get rid of the ball. So much so, that Allen was constantly running for his life...and when this OC saw how good he was at escaping the rush, he installed some QB run plays. Brian Daboll has had a past history of sucking as an NFL OC and up until this season his passing offenses have been 32nd, 29th, 23rd, 32nd, 31st in 2018 for Buffalo, 26th in 2019 for Buffalo. Come to think of it...where was the passing innovation in Bills the passing game for the playoffs? Pass happy, one trick pony...

Now, take away 109 attempts, 510 yards rushing, 9 TDs by the QB and see where that puts the Bills RB production? 317 attempts 1374 yards from Singletary and Gore. Those numbers put the Bills last in rush attempts and 31st in rushing yards. IMO The problem isn't the line or the RBs as Singletary averaged 5.1 YPC in 2019, which was the same as Titans RB Derrick Henry...who led the NFL in rushing the past two seasons. Singletary still averaged 4.4 YPC in 2020. The difference that I see is the innovation that we saw in the Buffalo Bills passing game each week vs the lack of innovation we saw in the Bills run game. The 2020 Buffalo Bills had the #2 offense in the NFL. 11th in passing attempts, 3rd in passing yards. 4th in net yards per passing attempt! Yet, 17th in rushing attempts, 20th in rush yards. 20th in yards per rushing attempt. Notice the difference? QB Josh Allen was a top five QB in 2020, with 4544 passing yards, 37 TDs and a 69.2 completion percentage. Yowzah! I get that the fact that Allen can break free from the pocket for a big gain like he did in some playoff games as he was the Buffalo leading rusher in that Colts playoff game. Led with 7 rush attempts against the Ravens along with Singletary in the division playoff game. Allen was again the leading rusher for the Bills in the AFC championship game. The very last thing this franchise should want to see going forward... is their elite pocket passing QB being the leading rusher in any game ever again!! As he is simply far to valuable throwing the ball in the pocket vs ending up like Cam Newton, RG3 because of injuries from running. Eff that! Allen has evolved into an elite pocket passer...which we all saw in 2020.

My take is teams are looking at Daboll like they look at Baltimore OC Greg Roman. Roman can build a really good run offense and is not so good at the pass game. Daboll has put together some really good game plans for the passing game for the 2020 season no question. Yet, those plans faltered big time in the playoffs. The Bills run game was almost nonexistent some games That Ravens playoff game the Bills ran the ball only once the entire first half...and finished the game with nine RB carries for the entire game. The Bills offense scored ten offensive points that game. I can only imagine how much more potent the Bills offense would be if they could run the ball like those 90's Bills could run it. They don't need to run more than pass. Simply become more effective at running it...balance! I think the Chargers seemed to be set to hire Daboll and watched those Colts / Ravens games and promptly hired Brandon Staley the day after that Ravens playoff game, Jan 17th.

For me, as long as it isn't in the AFC East to our rivals. Not Miami, not NE, not the Jests! I wouldn't worry about the Chiefs as they are currently -18mill in the hole. Sammy anyone? OTOH, Von Miller, Matt Judon, Shaquil Barrett, Melvin Ingram, Bud Dupre, Lavonte David... https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/all/outside-linebacker/

Simply not worth that much money, 14-15 million for an aged player who has been often injured the last three years. If the guy is really that interested in that kind of money I tend to think he is looking for a last big payday before he retires. No thank you, next!

Stone hands? His catch percentage actually went from 70.7% in 2019 to 76.0% in 2020 and both numbers are pretty freaking good! That number puts him right there with Beasley 76.6% and Diggs 76.5%. Motor was the Bills 3rd leading reception leader with 38 receptions. As for rushing, if the Bills made more commitment to the run game his 4.4 yards per rushing attempt would have been as good as his 2019, 5.1 yard per rushing attempt. IMO. BTW, that 4.4 YPC is the same as the Chiefs rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire. The Bills are a passing team and have been with Bills OC Brian Daboll calling plays. The only reason the Bills looked overall decent in the run game was because of QB Josh Allen with his carries. If you look at the stats Singletary had only 18 carries in two games in 2020 and in some games had as little as 2 carries Sea-3 Mia-4 Ariz carries. He averaged about 10 carries per game. Now look at Titans RB Derrick Henry, his lowest was 15 carries and highest 34. He averaged about 20-28 or more carries a game. It generally takes around 20 carries for any RB to realize his potential in a game as he gets more into a rhythm and this wears down a defense chasing him all over the field. IMHO, The Bills would be a better running team if they actually put the effort into running the ball. It's clear that the priority on offense is the passing game. If the Bills OC put as much effort into the run plays as pass plays they would be better at running the ball. Heck, The Bills didn't even utilize RBs TJ Yeldon or Antonio Williams very much even after Moss went out. BTW, Zach Moss YPC avg in 2020 was 4.3. From Bills GM Brandon Beane, "I think it's so unfair to look at the running backs to point blame on the running game," he said. "Running the football is very complex and it's obviously the O-line, it's the tight ends, it's the receivers and if one guy doesn't make his block the play's probably dead. "And so there were times this year where we're one guy away, and whether it's a tight end or whether it was a lineman, it's a big gainer and you're going, 'Gosh, if we just get this guy blocked.' We had that at times. I'm not saying there's no blame. Sometimes the running back missed the hole. But it's one of those things you've got to practice, you've got to emphasize and you've got to work on it and that's something that we'll definitely look at." https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/bills-offseason-position-spotlight-running-back

Phillip Rivers was the #10 QB in 2020. 12 games, Wentz was #26 with a completion % 57.4 percentage. 437 attempts, 2437 yards 16 TD, 15 INTs. Somebody will need to be a magician to get Wentz to look like a franchise QB again...

Oh man, that bullet Josh threw to Cole Beasley with 1:36 to go was an amazing throw. Singletary looked pretty darn good in this game 13 rush attempts for 71 yards a 5.5 YPC avg. 4 receptions for 50 yards. The line with Williams, Ford, Dawkins, Winters, Morse.

I wouldn't trade Josh Allen for any other NFL QB or the supposed generational rookie QB Trevor Lawrence! Josh is simply the perfect fit for Buffalo!

I'm not so certain this is all Josh, as in 2018 Daboll had him throwing more deep passes over any other team in his first season. This, with one of the very worst offensive lines in the league. At that point I kinda doubt Josh is changing the plays on his own. 2019 the Bills suddenly didn't throw deep that often and had little success when they did throw deep. While Allen was noted for being in a pro style vertical offense at Wyoming. My take is that Allen mostly throws the play that's been called. In some games the runs simply weren't being called very often and neither were passes to Cole Beasley, who looks to be as good as getting open as Diggs. Against the Ravens in that divisional round the Bills didn't run but nine times to the RB's and Cole Beasley had two targets, no catches. Gabe Davis had four targets and no catches. Meanwhile both Brown and Diggs saw eleven targets each. I get the impression that this OC has his offensive game plan set up to call passes deeper than ten-twenty yards and work that mid to deep passing game. The run game and short passing game are something the Bills have in their play book but simply don't work on very much. In that Ravens game Josh Allen threw 31 of 37 passes under 20 yards. Against the Chiefs 43 of 48 passes were under 20 yards. JMO

This! Along with the Bills fans attempting to diminish what the greatest NFL QB of all time can do to a team. The man demands excellence from his teammates and tells straight out them if they aren't doing their job. Seven rings! Ole Tom is about as competitive as it gets... "The image of the 43-year-old franchise quarterback mixing it up with a much younger defensive star had an effect on both teams. After the game, Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans said the exchange fired up his team. "I don't know what it does for him, but for the guys around us, we love that *****," Evans told reporters, via NFL Network's James Palmer. "We love when he gets fiery and competitive. There's a lot of guys like that on this team, so when he does it he has a lot of guys to back him up." https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/tom-brady-fired-up-his-team-and-surprised-the-chiefs-by-getting-into-a-heated-exchange-with-chiefs-safety-tyrann-mathieu/articleshow/80744270.cms The Tampa bay defense was dominant* alright...except they didn't score 4 TDs and a FG. Brady threw for three TDs. Yeah, I still hate the guy as a NE Patriot. Yet, admire him for what he has accomplished.

According to NFL networks analyst Bucky Brooks, who is an ex Buffalo Bill and an ex NFL scout. He stated that the Bills and Bucs ran nearly the exact same defense against the Chiefs only the Bucs had the players to pull it off. A confluence of things also helped the Bucs, KC lost their starting LT in the AFC Champ game. Once the Bucs got a big lead they were able to tee off with their pass rush and not worry about the run. Mahomes was injured as he clearly couldn't move around as well as he did in some past games. AND, Travis Kelce did have his way, 10 receptions for 133 yards on 15 targets. When the Chiefs did ran the ball they did well and simply didn't run often enough. While they kept asking their injured QB with a suspect O line to carry the game. KC RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, 9 rushes for 64 yards a 7.1 YPC AVG. The Bucs were in a constant pass defensive scheme and daring the Chiefs to run! KC just kept attempting to pass (sound familiar?).After watching the Green Bay NFC Championship game you would think that the Chiefs would run more...even against that #1 against the run Bucs defense. Still, this same defense managed to have strong performances against the Packers and Saints. Dropping Rodgers 4x, and while the Bucs defense normally blitzed 39% of a game most of the season, the Bucs only sent more than four rushers five times the entire game. The Bucs were able to pressure Mahomes a record 29 times! 26 of 49 for 270 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs. 69.3 passer rating. Ouch! Nearly 500 yards of running for his life in that game. The Bucs D line is very formidable and yet those LBers White, David, Barrett...Yowie!

That third Bucs series they started by running it for 3, 6, 6 yards and that opened up the play action as the next six were passes to finally Gronk in the end zone. Being able to put the Chiefs back on their heals and made them respect the run was a big difference. Consequently as the Bucs got the lead and knew the Chiefs were forced to throw almost ever down they could pin their ears back and pass rush with that front four rather then worrying about the Chiefs run game. Now, in the second half the Bucs did work that run game more. Let's not forget that as good as that Bucs run games was, they couldn't punch it in the end zone on three runs.

Let's face it as there were a lot of non calls in that AFC Championship game. This was what even the announcers were saying about Bills receivers. That Chiefs defense came in as the #10 in points allowed, #16 in yards allowed. The Ravens had a better defense. The holding kept Diggs from getting open who was Josh's main target all season. Now switch to defense and think about how the Chiefs might have been holding Jerry Hughes and Co. Yes, Buffalo had their share of problems in the playoffs as they didn't look anywhere near as good on offense has they had all season. Both In the red zone and on 3rd downs. The game plans and play calls left much to be desired. The Bills offensive line looked pretty bad against the Chiefs too...dunno why.

I'm hearing on GMFB that the Chiefs are whining about all the penalties they had... All I can think of is how Tony Romo kept describing that "sticky defense" against Buffalo all game long. Which basically meant that the Chiefs DBs were holding, mugging Bills receivers all game long. (Save Cole Beasley who still got open) Watching the game the Chiefs DB's tried that against the Bucs and were called for it over and over that first quarter. Actually tripping a receiver and then both corners holding on the same play. The Chiefs offensive line holding like crazy too. Saw a KC O-linemen grab a Buc defender by the collar and drag him down with no penalty. On another play a chiefs player had his arm around a Buc play throat from behind, no call. The refs didn't change the outcome of the game. But let the KC players know that they needed to play by the rules...and they still were holding. Which leads me to believe that the Bills are really not that far off from beating the Chiefs.

I'd say no! After watching what the Bucs did to Aaron Rodgers and the 13-3 Green bay Packers. The Packers had a very balanced attack all season and in that NFC Championship game they ran 16 times for 67 yards. Meanwhile Rodgers 33 of 48 for 346, 3 TDs, 1 INT. While it would look like Rodgers had a good game he was sacked 5x and hurried, harassed all game. Tampa even lost ToP 34:37 to 25:23 and yards 275 to 314. Tampa even had more turnovers as Brady threw 3x INTs. It was the Bucs defense able to hold that Packers offense to field goals. QB Blane Gabbert now has a SB ring 🤣

The Chiefs O linemen were nearly as good at holding as the Chiefs DB's. The refs called most of the flagrant instances. There were still a lot that didn't get called. I didn't think I would enjoy watching this game as much as I did. I thoroughly enjoyed the game and even watched Brady hold the trophy...which he passed off to his kids. One more SB win, one more ring, one more MVP. Belicheat This game just shows that it was way more Tom Brady over Bill Belicheat!

The Chiefs got thumped...couldn't happen to a better team. Even at the cost of brady winning another SB, ring, MVP.

Brady gotta be MVP.

Got your wish!

Hate to say it, but five SB losses. I don't see the Bills beating this Bucs team.

Yep, the Bucs D line having their way for sure. But! The Chiefs are playing without their starting tackles too.