oldmanfan

When it hits older RBs it hits quick. Not sure he's absolutely done, but his dancing style just ain't working behind this young O line. O line has to be the main priority this offseason; then we'll see next year if the old Shady comes back. Best bet is he'll start to transition into a third down more spot player role.

I agree overall with the OP, although I would take exception to saying the throw to Clay wasn't accurate. He hit him in both hands. Might have been a foot or two short from 60 some yards; that's accurate to me. I think if you watch the kid, he seems more accurate when he has a solid pocket to throw from, as might be expected. He seems to miss more throws when moving around. The central premise of the OP that completion percentage is overblown is so spot on. if you do the math from his college days, and if you're one of those people fixated on the 60% completion thing as a magical yardstick, it came down to about one completion a game. One. Per game. In a game where there are so many variables such as offensive style, quality of competition, quality of players on your side of the ball, and it is just meaningless. You watch the last couple games, and you see a kid that is getting the game to slow down. And that's the key for young QBs. Get the game to slow down so you make quicker decisions, get the ball out more precisely. Is he perfect? No. Does he have a ways to go? Sure. But you can't watch that game yesterday, particularly the last series, without being excited about the future for the kid. And without thinking that the accuracy thing is way overblown.

Too many ticky tack calls in football in general. Plus they miss too many blatant ones. Not just against the Bills but throughout the league.

This is just absurd. Truly absurd. I guess you didn't watch the last series, or the rest of the game for that matter. A pick into coverage, rookie mistake. Just misses Foster on a 60 yard pass. Misread with Jones. Those were on him. KB shortarms a TD, Clay gets two hands on the ball and drops it. But those are Allen? Please. He has work to do and a ways to go. But the distance to travel is shorter every game, and much shorter than we thought.

It contributes in the sense that the young QB is coming on as are several other young guys. But McD needs to look at some things. Before the game he said Phillips needs to be a pro but his dumb penalty may have lost the game. The overall number of penalties has to get under control. And I believe the stat they quoted is that he's won one challenge out of like 11. That means to me he needs to really evaluate how he makes those decisions, what advice he gets from upstairs, etc. I am a believer in culture and they're putting a good one together. But the HC, as good a job as I think he's done, needs to also show continued improvement.

Allen might have had a fraction of a second to set and get more into it, but when you have a veteran TE who gets hit in the hands and can't hold the ball, nor figure out he needs to work back a little towards his QB, is there a reason to have that veteran TE?

Other than say Moon and Rogers and Wilson and Elway to a degree? Your act is ridiculous at this point. The 7 th start for the kid. He makes plays, and that's what you need in a QB.

The game is slowing down for him. The missed TD to Jones hurt. The pick was a rookie mistake. But you can sense the positives the team has when he's out there. And stop with the accuracy stuff. Delivered a lot of very nice balls today.

Tough season, but anyone with an ounce of football sense has to be excited about Allen and his future

Win or lose this will be fun to watch the young QB

Too much dumb stuff. And the league needs to realize the refs don't play the game. Opportunity for the young QB to develop here.

I don't know why he's on the field

Nice throw. It doesn't make him a star yet, just like a bad throw doesn't make him a bum. But a nice throw.

Like when to run for 30 yards

A learning game for Josh.

Missed that throw. Let's all now define his entire future based on that.

I don't understand what game you're watching.

O line is awful in the run game today

They also would have traded up to get the other kid

I have no need to be anonymous. No way would I sign this jerk.

Good for the Chiefs.

You don't think Edmunds looks shaky, do you? He just needs to learn to read his keys more, and that takes a bit of time.

I thing you are wrong. You have two guys that have played about 3/4s of an NFL season. To say that indicates anything about long term potential and who should or should not have been drafted is folly. The world in general has no idea what the word patience means anymore. regarding the WRs, it also takes time. Are you old enough to remember Eric Moulds?

He may be farther along, but as you say Edmunds may be better long term. We just have to get away from these instant analyses that have no real value.

Guys, come on. Have we really reached such a stage in society, have we really gotten to a point where our patience is so limited that one game from a player tells you that he is so much better than another guy? VanderEsche had a good game last night from what I've read. So Edmunds has shown he's coming along as a 20 year old rookie. It is entirely possible that they both are going to be very good. We have to stop thinking that everything is an either/or, bad or good choice in life. Sometimes you can have two good things at once, or two bad things, or whatever.