thewookie1

Honestly curious, if we wanted to, could we just leave him on IR longer than 4 weeks?

I don't think it has anything to do with us trying to get money like the old Bills in Toronto series. In this case the NFL wants more international games and the Bills are just angling themselves to avoid travelling overseas or Mexico.

Technically Weeks 2&3 would be a multi-week injury

How I’d look at it is that teams can utterly destroy QBs, even top tier talents. Yes the makeup and personal qualities have allowed those like Brady, Mahomes, and Allen to become Supermen. But I don’t think that is inevitable; you can break a QB either through killing their motivation or steering them the wrong way. If they go too far learning wrong then their odds of success dwindles significantly. Josh Allen on the Jets likely flashes greatness for three years while struggling to find a groove and then is jettisoned as a backup candidate elsewhere. His inner- drive might save his career but he likely never reaches the Allen we know. Once he’s out of the Jets he won’t have the advantages of a young QB getting ample opportunity to learn and make mistakes because he’ll just be a backup “Hail Mary” idea. He’d likely become what Sam Darnold is; a reformed starter who could have been great but ends up falling short. Allen/Mahomes/Brady can work tirelessly but if the team doesn’t give them proper support it won’t matter.

4th Quarter, down 15 with a 41 year old kicker, “Have Some Faith” Game

Between Henry, Flowers and Lamar you go for that 4th & 3 no matter what there. Allen has carved your defense up mercilessly in the 4th quarter and only needs a FG to win. You tell Lamar to man up or put in the backup and run Henry at the Bills defense. If you fail, the Bills are unlikely to play highly aggressive since they are already in FG range and Baltimore has 3 TOs. Effectively in the end Harbaugh had less confidence in his QB than McD had in his.

Why can’t refs actually competently do their job.

What was that Palmer?

BS no call

The idea that somehow Lamar is better than both Allen and Mahomes is laughable.

The NT they took after we took Kincaid has been a complete bust and the main reason they picked up this guy from GB

Barring some sort of serious collapse by Green Bay or Jones actually drafting great players twice he’ll be the loser in this trade without a doubt. Micah got an absurd contract for sure but he’s also one of the Top 3 pass rushers in the NFL and much younger than the other two. You don’t screw the pooch refusing to negotiate with an agent then trade him for 2 18+ overall 1sts and an ok NT. They literally have no pass rushers now. If we could have somehow turned Epenesa, and 2 1sts into Parsons at 40mil I’d be ecstatic.

This is a far better outcome and is perfectly fine. Bills let him explore avenues and are going to bring him back as a sub as needed.

Id probably try Gilmour first since I think Rasul’s knee is completely shot. Great guy and mentor; was a solid player but his style of ply relies on his ability to jump routes at will and we saw last year he just can’t anymore. His brain is there but his body can’t quite follow.

A #1 receiver who was a Top 5 receiver while here and is still a solid receiver elsewhere. His biggest problem is with his ego and how it effectively killed his career with the Bills. Diggs wanted to say he created Allen when he was more akin to a “mentor” and fellow beneficiary for Allen. Allen blew up in part due to his talents added to Cole Beasley’s consistency. Allen then lifted all boats from there as he gained confidence in himself and his teammates being capable of great things. But unlike Allen, Diggs didn’t see it as a symbiotic relationship but as a crutch that would collapse without him. You even see him sort of realize that he was wrong after his injury and watching Allen again and his MVP campaign.