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I'm reminding you now. Robinson will average more than 1 reception and 12 yards per game but he is not going to be a top 10 WR. It was a laughable take. Also every other position group that you claimed the Rams were better than us, our group performed better last night.

This you? You called Allen Robinson a top 10 WR this offseason. I think that alone completely discounts any football opinion you have.

I think this was the best read and throw of the night: It's a perfect encapsulation of how Josh Allen has matched his cerebral skills with his physical skills. This is the kind of stuff Brady has made a living on with only a fraction of the arm talent and athleticism.

Cam Akers is apparently in McVay's dog house right now. A play like this would explain why: If I was a coach I would cut him immediately after seeing this on film.

Bold of you to leave elite gunner Taiwan Jones off the list

The problem is you can't have a great DL without a premier pass rusher. The Browns without Mayfield, the Chargers without Bosa, the Steelers without Watt, etc. would all look similar to what we looked like last year. Once we got Von Miller it tied all the other investments together. It's the same type of trickle down effect that Diggs created for our offense. Basham and Epenesa looked like different players yesterday, not just because they suddenly got a lot better, but because we have a premier pass rusher drawing attention and setting up plays. Beane HAD to get a premier pass rusher this offseason and it looks like he succeeded in getting the best one available.

I agree with those that say he shouldn't be running when the game is in hand. I don't even want him throwing in that situation, just run out the clock and get Allen off the field ASAP. But I don't understand the fans that want us to run him less in general. His legs are part of what make him special. There's risk involved on every play that Allen holds the ball and it isn't actually more likely that he'll get injured while scrambling than while standing in the pocket. So I want him to run as much as he deems necessary to win the game.

This has actually been studied and proven that QBs are more likely to get injured in the pocket than while scrambling. Sacks have the highest rate of injury compared to any other type of QB play. Injuries don't typically happen when you take on contact that you anticipate, they happen when something unexpected happens while you're in an awkward position. As others have pointed out the one time Allen lost time to injury he was making a throw from the pocket and got hit from both sides while his body was in an awkward position. Running into contact that he is bracing for is much safer.

But Cam didn't lose his athleticism or his ability to take hits. He lost his ability to throw the ball at an NFL level because his AC joint was devastated and never healed right. Anyways I don't think Cam ever took the game as seriously as Allen does. It's a lazy comparison IMO.

Everyone uses him as the example but he did not drop off because he took hits over the course of his career. It was one play that devastated his shoulder, the same kind of play that Baker Mayfield injured his shoulder on last year. Injuries happen when the body experiences a force or impact that it isn't prepared for. Making a tackle does not use the same muscles and ligaments as bracing for a tackle. Allen is built for, trained for, and used to that kind of impact. Over time Allen's raw athleticism will decline with age but that doesn't mean his career will drop off a cliff. He'll be fine.

No they didn't. Cam sprained his shoulder making a tackle after throwing an interception and the shoulder never healed right. It had nothing to do with his play style. It was a fluke injury.

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen:

If you take this idea to its logical conclusion, the Bills (and every other team for that matter) should literally never run the ball. Passing always has higher average yards per play. But OCs figured out a century ago that if the defense only has to prepare for one thing, they can tee off on stopping that one thing. Committing to the run keeps defenses off balance and wears them down over time. The best coaches in the sport understand this - McVay, Shanahan, Reid, Belichick. Take it up with them if you don't agree.

Dorsey almost completely took the greatest defensive player of the millennium out of the game. That's about as good a start as you could ask for. And I love that he stuck with the run game even when it wasn't necessarily working. The threat of the run kept the Rams on their heels all night. That's something Daboll never understood. Really Scott? In a game where we didn't punt a single time you're going to criticize the flow of the offense? Haven't you been saying all offseason that the Bills rely too much on Allen to be Superman and win games for them? Threatening defenses with the run is how you counter that.

There are posters on here that thought we should have spent the Jordan Phillips and Tim Settle money on Allen Robinson. Maybe it's unfair to make definitive judgments after a single game but let's just say I feel pretty good about Beane's strategy as of right now. The rotation helps everyone. Because we only have to play Miller on 50% of the snaps he has a really high impact on those snaps. Late in games when most players are wearing down, we have guys ready to get after it and make game changing plays.

Meh I'm not concerned about any of the rookies. As everyone predicted before the draft it would have been very difficult for any rookie at any position to come in and make a big impact on this roster. Every position already has well established good to great starters. The draft was really just the Bills loading up on their already insane depth.

Why does Benford looking good mean I should be concerned with Elam?

I just think it's crazy that even with all the ridiculous hype heading into this game, we somehow managed to blow those impossible expectations out of the water. Every wildest dream I had about this game came true. After several decades of let downs it feels good to see them meet the moment.

I honestly feel bad for you, man. For most Bills fans this game was a nonstop party. It sounds like you didn't have a good time. That sucks. You should consider a different hobby.

I mistakenly left Singletary off this list. Couldn't let that stand.

Allen Miller Diggs Phillips Basham

All the investments are finally paying off. Even guys that most of this board wrote off like Epenesa and Basham are doing dirty work. The DL explosion is the story of the game.

I'm cool with Singletary getting 80% of RB touches from here on out.