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Come on man... There can't be any WR truthers left on here!! The debate is over. The group wasn't remotely good enough and Beane made the ONLY possible move to give this team any kind of chance. BTW 1st read percentage is compiled by PFF as part of the data package that real NFL teams pay thousands of dollars for. It isn't a fake stat just because you don't understand it. They're also very generous with how they assign a 1st read to a play - if 3 WRs are bunched to one side and the QB throws to any one of those WRs, they call that a 1st read throw even though technically it could have been the 2nd WR the QB went to on that side. Watch the all-22 footage from this year, or find one of the accounts on Twitter that compiles clips. The WRs are not separating consistently. Allen regularly has nowhere to go with the ball. It was especially evident against the Jets. It isn't because of his decision making, it's because the talent in the room stinks. Beane has admitted that by trading for Cooper. Why can't you do the same?
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I don't think you're just being a contrarian to be a contrarian. Feel free to defend the unpopular opinion, it's part of what makes the board interesting. If you look over the list of 2nd/3rd round players in Beane's tenure, there is nobody there where you say "where would our team be without him?" It is far far more likely that what we lost in this trade is a somewhat decent player who won't be fully useful to the team until 2026 at the earliest (if ever) and is replaceable for like $4M at most in free agency. That is the likely opportunity cost, in exchange for filling the biggest need on our team. We really aren't built to run the ball IMO. We have a decent, not great, IOL. Cook is very good but not elite. And we have seen in recent weeks that when the opposing defense can shut down the run and get us into 2nd/3rd and long scenarios, we have exactly zero sustainable passing plays in those situations. It is all just Allen making magic happen which is too inconsistent of a plan for a team with championship aspirations. The passing game has NOT been able to just "make it work" with current personnel. I mean even worst case scenario is that Cooper just makes defenses worry about the downfield passing game. That alone creates a massive positive snowball effect for the rest of the offense to function. Now the role players can be role players instead of featured pieces. "Everybody eats" is so much easier when you have a single player commanding extra attention. The snowball effect of Cooper's presence is almost as important as what he himself does on the field. Give it a few weeks and I think you will come around once you see the improved product.
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You know what man, you're allowed to have the contrarian opinion. I respect it. But in this case the reason we had to give a 3rd is because the Browns are eating all of the money. We are paying for the low cost as much as we are the player. Leading the league in drops is a valid concern. But that also means he is in positions where he is open enough to have the ball hit him in the hands. So that is still an upgrade on what we have at outside WR now. Cooper is clearly an upgrade at the biggest need on our roster. No brainer move.
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I'm really starting to love this WR room. We quietly got better
HappyDays replied to JerseyBills's topic in The Stadium Wall
It was so quiet we didn't find out about it until right now -
The defense did the bare minimum. They held a bad offense to 20 points which realistically should have been 26 points. Even with that if Josh hadn't performed several miracles we would have lost by two scores. So obviously he was not 100% the reason that we won, and you know that's not what we're saying, but he was absolutely the main reason. Even moreso than usual.
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I'm really starting to love this WR room. We quietly got better
HappyDays replied to JerseyBills's topic in The Stadium Wall
Actually I think the problem is that Kincaid does keep running. He needs to take advantage of all that open space and cut off his route to present himself to Josh, instead he just runs into the safety and takes himself out of the play. I really liked Kincaid as a prospect because I thought he showed an innate understanding of how to read leverage and space to make himself available to his QB. That mental game combined with his hip fluidity made me think he could be a real problem in the NFL. But the mental game just hasn't been there at all. Kelce's physical traits are obviously great but his mental traits are what make him the GOAT. I was hoping we could have a relationship similar to that for Josh. Hasn't worked out. -
After the first drive it was all Allen. Look at our final two TD drives. The first one the play to Davis downfield is all him making magic happen. Second one he vanishes and then re-appears to throw a TD to Knox. Quite literally we won this game because of Allen. Without those two impossible plays we lose by two scores.
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I'm really starting to love this WR room. We quietly got better
HappyDays replied to JerseyBills's topic in The Stadium Wall
Cooper would not solve all of our problems but he would absolutely open up our vertical passing offense, and that alone would have a snowball effect on all of our other problems. Scare defenses vertically and we'll pull them out of cover 1. Then all the underneath stuff theoretically will open up again. -
I'm really starting to love this WR room. We quietly got better
HappyDays replied to JerseyBills's topic in The Stadium Wall
It is some of both I am sure. Brady obviously is not Andy Reid. But the players just need to be better too. On that first play I posted, Kincaid if he was playing smarter would cut off his route in that giant hole of space and make an easy target for his QB. That's what Kelce would do. Instead he keeps running all the way into the safety and basically gives himself up to the coverage. I'm willing to lay some of the blame on the coaching for not having the players understand these little nuances. So it is a combination of players not executing, uncreative scheme and play calling, and a lack of coaching the fine details. Only one of those issues is fixable in-season so hopefully Beane does what's necessary. -
I'm really starting to love this WR room. We quietly got better
HappyDays replied to JerseyBills's topic in The Stadium Wall
Two consecutive plays from last night that sum up this group of pass catchers: Nobody is even close to open on at least half of our pass plays. Beane failed his QB and owes it to his team to find a solution. -
I'm worried about the Bills. I'm not worried about the Jets.
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Well there you go, we had no chance of matching this deal. Stupid teams ruin it for everyone else. Go get Cooper or Hopkins.
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Congrats to JA for most TDs in NFL history in first seven years
HappyDays replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
There is no easy stuff in this offense. That's just a thing people say. -
He also called his own play to ice the game:
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I'm glad we won but there are some very serious fundamental problems with the team that were very much on display in this one. Poor coaching in critical moments, uncreative play calling, complete nothings at the WR position, soft defensive players, and an unreliable kicker. I don't consider this loss a slump buster or a get right game. I consider it a win that helps us get to the playoffs, while also underlining some pretty serious changes that need to be made if we want to actually progress once we get there. And truthfully I'm not sure if those changes are coming in-season. It is getting hard to ignore that larger changes probably need to be made starting at the top if this team ever wants to reach its ultimate goal.