Dr.Sack

Not sure you can do this, but I’d do this: a conditional 1st or 2nd in 2019 & a conditional 1st or 2nd in 2020, based on numerical performance metrics.

Great move for NO & they get a guy who is around the same experience and age that Drew Brees had when he came to NO in 2006.

He’s got a weaker arm, sub Chad Pennington in a climate that isn’t conducive to average arms. Wtf did they draft Allen? Remember what Beane said he wanted in a QB. Also Peterman got concussed in 2017 vs Colts. Allen has shown he’s got the arm, and the physicality to drive the ball threw the conditions. To that end he must be named the starter.

I’d never let a talking head in the media decide the development and hence fate of my franchise. The coaches know (we all know) and can see that Peterman lacks outside the numbers velocity to be a serviceable and long term QB. How many throws do we need to see outside the numbers that demonstrate this? That aside, Allen is extremely raw, probably rather than Big Ben in 2004. He’s got a ways to go, but like any good franchise & coach you have to take this rookie season as a learning process. Smarter heads will prevail & Allen will be named the day 1 starter.

Let’s be honest: Peterman at 23 sucked. Peterman at 24 is better. Allen at 22 is looking serviceable. Allen at 23, 24 we don’t know. I like Allen, but I’m willing to admit to this point Peterman is slightly better in 2018. All of that aside the question is does McD & Beane think playing Allen in 2018 help his development more than developing Peterman? You have to wonder if watching the tape of every Peterman out route & hitch demonstrate his physical limitations to the point they are willing to take the Allen rookie growing pains? I believe when the dust settles they will select Allen as their starter.

I liked Rosen more but that does not mean that Allen can’t prove me wrong.

So it’s not all on the QB, and it takes time & patience to develop even a HOFer? So the smart guys on here say sit him & “wait out” the growing pains. Stupid. Play him and give him the baptism by fire. So when he’s in the playoffs 2-4 years down the road he has this early experience to pull from.

If we play this out conservatively a similar argument could be made next year that Allen is not ready and has limited experience. This isn’t the 2004 Chargers with 4th year veteran Drew Brees. Peterman is not Drew Brees. Brees never had a game like Peterman had against LA last year. Furthermore Allen needs to take a beating in 2018 to learn. In 2004 rookie Big Ben was not ready but started nonetheless. He was told to play it conservatively and didn’t do much his first year statistically. I see Alleen enduring on the worse end an Aikman like 1989. On the top end we will get a Big Ben 2004 season. I don’t care about winning in 2018. This is all about letting the rookie battle through the growing pains.

Ducasse for Mack.

They should play Allen because the only way this kid is going to learn is by playing. Giving Allen a redshirt season isn’t going to do much except delay his development. Most QBs need to learn on the field. Holding a clipboard all season or half a season won’t prepare him for the actual game. He needs game experience. He’s going to struggle all QBs do. His struggles will resemble that of Troy Aikman 1989. A lot of people thought Aikman was a bust. But if the Bills are smart they’d allow their rookie time to play. If he goes 1-15 so be it. I’ll take a ‘lost’ season. we know Peterman & McCarron’s ceilings are low.

It’s messed up because the Madden player went full Call of Duty on his opponents. News flash kids, there are no extra lives in the real world.

If Peterman is named the starter how many picks will it take before he is benched?

Ducasse is the weakest link. Like a chain the OL is only as strong as it’s weakest link.

Not true. Some things can be fixed. He will need to get to the line earlier, diagnose presnap, and get the ball out early. I didn’t see many easy throws like you see Brady commonly gets, mainly WR screens, misdirections and 3-step hitches. He just will need time to get a handle of things. Benching him will delay that process.

Tyrod Taylor helped mask certain deficiencies plus Wood & Incognito were better than the dudes they replaced.

O’Leary single? There are more Pegula girls. Unfortunately I’d be the type of player who would go after Kim.

My take exactly. This kid has the poise to stay in the pocket & take a beating like a man. Sadly he could set the rookie record for sacks behind this joke line. Derek Carr’s 80+ sacks record look out!

One word: relax.

I keep on hearing the narrative that Allen shouldn’t start because of A) he needs to learn and develop or B) he will get injured early in the season against the toughest part of our schedule. What I haven’t heard is why he should start. To me the reason you start Allen is A) he needs to learn on the field, B) there is no empirical evidence saying it’s better to sit or start your rookie QB. Also from a strategic perspective isn’t it wise to play Allen earlier assuming he does suffer a season ending injury? That would give him more time to heal.

If you can’t throw a simple 5 yard out or hitch you can only have limited success in the NFL. The ball cant hang up in the air. It needs to be thrown faster. Furthermore if he lacks velocity he needs to throw it earlier with some anticipation and placement so the corner doesn’t get a beat on it. A first team CB takes that back for 6.

Those sideline throws scare me. The velocity is slow. In the NFL you have to make those throws.

Lots of emphasis on who the QB is but I’m most concerned about the OLine.

To me Marcus Murphy is more the story in this game. Reminds me of this years Kamara.

Would be nice for Allen & the O to get something going.

Reminds me of a Rocky movie only Rocky is not punching back.