Kelly the Dog

I think they are mostly one and the same. And I don't think it's possible that Allen is ready to play and Peterman gives them a better chance to win. If he's ready to play he gives them a better chance to win by definition. He can do ten different things that Peterman can't. I also think that Allen in the game alone has an enormous affect on the run game, similar to how having Tyrod in the game had an affect on the run game. And without it we are sunk.

Except Allen is totally used to it. His entire career was playing with a crappy line and getting jailbreaks on most passing plays. That's a big difference. Not to mention his awareness, his size, and his agility/mobility. The guy who would get killed behind this line is Peterman.

I just assumed he was a moron for getting in trouble so often. But then I read a bunch about him and listened to him talk about his issues and I completely reversed my opinion. I'm really pulling for him. He's extremely likable as you say, and very thoughtful. He takes the blame for his troubles. Doesn't blame others or the system or anything. I really hope he does well.

They have been alternating them. Groy will start next week and I imagine has already all but won the job.

The difference is, with Allen the Bills can score a TD on any given play from anywhere on the field. Same thing with Peterman, except it's the defense that has a chance to score on any given play from anywhere on the field.

He's not always right but he's remarkably good via just watching TV.

That's the way he usually throws. It's a windup like a baseball. But he gets it out pretty quick. Darnold does that, too. Except he drops the ball way down, which could harm if not kill his career.

They allow you to go head first now and the defenders can't smack you. I don't mind when he does that. It's no more chance of injury and because of his big body it's 2-3 more yards than sliding, which is marked at the earliest place you hit the ground.

He made a great catch before the TD. And another one on the sideline. You're right.

O'Leary made a really nice back shoulder spinning catch before the TD. The TD was pretty easy for any TE. No one covered him at all and he could see it presnap.

No one covered O'Leary at all. He ran three yards and turned to look for the ball because he knew no one was near him. Just a total blown coverage presnap by the Browns. It was a very simple read and look and pass. Gerhard DeBeer could have thrown that TD.

Rules were different then. You could still keep the third QB dressed and not count on the active game roster, which pretty much every team did then. Now there is no real reason to. You're not going to dress three on game day. So one is a wasted roster spot. If a QB gets hurt you bring up your PS guy or sign a backup off another team's roster. The only time you would keep three is if you're stupid like the Jets and sign McCown for 10m, sign Bridgewater, who is your best QB for this year, and then draft Darnold. But I imagine the Jets are going to trade Bridgewater and only keep two as soon as a team has a serious injury to their starter and is desperate for a decent alternative.

Good analysis. Thanks for this. 96 was Fede, the guy they picked up from Miami. He had a very good game. Had one sack that was a highlight play but also made 3-4 other smaller plays where he looked good. Doubt he makes the team but the film will do him a lot of good with the coaching staff.

They may keep OLeary solely on the fact his grandmother went to Harvard.

Peterman was awful last night.

The main reason you start Allen, outside of the fact he is clearly better than the other two, is to open the field for Shady. Teams just have to protect against the howitzer. They can't stack the box and take Shady out of the game. The run game is dependent on Allen being in there.

I just watched the game again. Peterman was pretty awful. His first two series were brutal. He threw two good passes the entire half. And made a bunch of bad plays. The TD Steven Hauchska could have easily thrown. The first pass was a dropped pick six. He threw a dumb three yard completion on third and six when he had time. He threw a dumb pass when he was across the line going OB. He avoided the rush a couple times and still got sacked or tackled for short gain on both of them. He threw one nice sideline ball to Proehl but it was a 9 yard pass and he threw one nice pass that was a great catch by O'Leary we don't even know if it was a good pass (if he tried to throw it opposite shoulder and short on purpose it was very nice but it could also have just been a bad pass). He just wasnt good at all.

I'd ask him for ten more questions.

Two others.

Peterman has one full game of NFL experience more than Josh. And half of it was the worst half in NFL history. It's not like he has all this experience factor over him.

That's a good idea. I could be wrong but I think the NFL increased the CFL to up to four players last season.

He's also country strong. He did break his collarbone as a sophomore I think but he stupidly barreled into a LB when he didn't have to. He's shown an innate ability to sense where guys are, and to slide and run OB already. The guy that would likely get hurt behind this OL is NP. AJ already has.

Allen is used to facing jailbreaks on most plays. He's already far better handling the rush than Nate Peterdown or AJ.

Should be titled The Curious Case for Nathan Peterman, who will set the franchise back a decade.

Do you expect national media guys to be experts on all 32 teams when it's inarguable that the most devoted fans in this site who live and die Bills football 24-7 have wildly disparate views on virtually everything about the team, especially the QB?