oldmanfan

Hope you're right. Maybe he'll be like Moulds - took him a while to catch on.

It is not just vocabulary and not just pedantic though. There is a real difference between accuracy and precision. Allen is pretty accurate, but he needs to be accurate AND precise, and at times he's not as precise as he could be. The best QBs have both; not only are they accurate in that they put the ball in the catchable radius for their receiver, but they put it is a precise spot where, say, they can continue with run after the catch and not have to reach back for a ball and thus not gain as many YAC. That is why I don't think completion percentage means much, and why I'd love to be sitting with these guys from PFF when they do their advanced stats. Because I think they confuse the two terms. Granted I come from a lab background and it skews my thinking on this. If you get lab tests that are accurate but not precise or vice versa you can wind up in trouble. I do agree with experience he'll see the field better, and make better choices.

I may have missed it, but did McD and Beane every say they had a three year turn around plan? Or is that made up in the mind of the OP? I did hear them say they had short and long term goals, to make the franchise consistently competitive.

To me a #1 demands double teams and still makes plays. Those are rare and cost tons. I can see the value of having several guys perhaps not at that level but capable of running good routes, getting separation, and above all having reliable hands. I'm not sure we have even #2's right now on the roster. I thought Zay would be good when we drafted him, but he has not shown good separation ability and worst his hands are iffy - who would have predicted that from the guy who set an NCAA record? foster is unreliable catching the ball, although he can get separation. McKenzie is unreliable catching the ball. So is Croom at TE. Could some of these guys still contribute? Maybe, if they had more solid guys above them that take some pressure off of them. I just think we need two more solid WRs, and solid TE, and then we also have to figure out how to add at least three new O linemen plus replace Shady. Should be a very interesting offseason - you can't fix all of this but you have to make a sizable dent in it if you're Beane.

A privilege to watch him all these years. I hope they line him up at FB and let him score one more TD in tribute.

spot on

I read the article, and it's intriguing. Pff, as so many do, confuses accuracy with precision. Allen is accurate in that he gives players a chance to make the catch. He can be more precise; that is where you put a ball on a specific spot. The best Qbs have both high accuracy and high precision. Also, the work on his completion percentage with guys that are covered seems odd. To me that speaks more to the ability of a receiver to get separation and/or fight for a ball, not so much the QB's accuracy. I would love to sit down with the folks who analyze every play and compare notes on what they consider inaccurate, how they know that a receiver ran a correct route, etc. Lot of variables to consider on every pass; do the analysts take all into account? Allen IMHO needs to work on a couple things. One is recognition, knowing when to take the short throw for 5-10 yards vs. going downfield. That should come with experience (although as an aside, I find it amusing how many here complain about a guy not throwing checkdowns after reading for years how many of the same folks criticized guys like Edwards et al for checking down too much). Two, Allen needs to work on consistency. When he sets up and throws from a clean pocket he is much more accurate and precise, but still misses some throws he should make. With improved O line play, continued work in the off season on mechanics, and such, (not to mention better WRs) he should also improve there. Regarding WR, it cannot be overstated that his WRs have not helped Allen's stats. I was thinking about one of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history yesterday, the pass from Bradshaw to Swann against the Cowboys where Swann goes way up and makes the circus catch (a throw that was, by the way, accurate but not very precise). Sometimes WRs have to make catches like that; I haven't seen that in our WRs as of yet, but I have seen them drop a ton of easily catchable balls. Very few NFL QBs are finished products as rookies. The last one I can remember as being that was Marino. Allen should improve as things go forward. People around here need to give him time.

Your chronically injured LT

Used Glenn to get Allen. Everyone hollers they have to draft a QB, they do so, then it's how you should've concentrated on I line.

Of course you can. They elected to rip the band aid off quickly rather than stretch it out. They were clear on that to Terry and everyone. They had players they didn't want. Good bye.

The attorneys here can correct me if I'm wrong, but I always thought when you purchase a ticket with policies set forth by the team you enter into a contract. And if you violate the terms of the contract you can be dismissed. And if you then challenge authorities you can get arrested.

I agree wholeheartedly they have to focus on the lines, especially on offense. I think I would focus on finding a couple guys in FA, particularly a quality C if they see one. It takes a while for young guys to learn the position and Allen could really use a real pro at C to help with blocking calls, etc. Maybe the guy from Denver. But if they also see a plug in guy first round at either OT spot I'd take him. I'm betting they go for a pass rusher in round 1 because this draft is talent heavy there. And I'd be Ok seeing that as well. I see a long future for Allen, but that's assuming a good O line. Football is still won or lost in the trenches from my perspective.

This is a microcosm of what is wrong with our society at large.

Not to nitpick, but if you include Miller three starters were drafted in the last three years.

No one is saying he is. Quit being such a jackass.

Tight ends have to catch the ball. Clay isn't. Goodbye.

Doesn't bother me at all

We'd have been better. Obviously. Their loss shows the dearth of true offensive line talent in the league. And lack of good coaching. Guys from college and one read shotgun offenses don't learn the nuances of run blocking especially. We have a promising young QB that needs a run game and better pass protection. I hope they take some cap $$ and use it on O linemen in free agency. Maybe Paradis to solidify the interior at C and to tutor younger guys. Another G at least, maybe a RT. Have to trust their pro scouts to find guys ready to step up. Or if they see a stud O linemen when they pick in round one, get him. Also they need to really think about Castillo. I assume Daboll has told him what blocking schemes and fits he needs for his offense. Can Castillo teach that? I'm not confident.

Best wishes this holiday season my friend.

They need to bring better guys in. And you need to quit sounding off only inweekscwhen they may not have done that well. We never see you here after a win

Everyone knew they were going to draft their franchise QB and they did. Don't be deliberately ignorant. Now what do they have to do? Get some linemen to protect him and a decent WR and/or TE. Again you know this so stop being an idiot.

It starts with drafting a QB. Like they did this last year. I'll bet you were one of the masses screaming for them to do so.

Then don't.

A rookie QB losing to the Pats when on the road, against the genius Belichick, is neither alarming nor any predictor of a young QBs future.

Andca couple weeks ago it was a great week. Why do some here insist on wallowing in misery?