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36 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
Some trivia - Mike Purcell played his college ball at Wyoming too.
Phillip Lindsay was on the list earlier this week. I guess his status is good to go too?
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13 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said:
Who is going?
I will be at a tailgate in front of Cicis Pizza on Collins St.
I'll be at the game. What are the details around this tailgate?
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1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:
If Lindsay isn't 100% it's going to be a long day for the Bronco offense.
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Just now, ColoradoBills said:
I've seen a lot of Josh Allen talk so far this week about Sundays game.
Not so much talk about Brandon Allen.
Playing on the road again against the Bills D I am puzzled as to how much of a thread he actually poses.
I have absolutely no doubt that the key to a win Sunday is our defense getting a turnover to two. I think the offenses will have it tough all game. We'll need the Bill's D to win this game.
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1 hour ago, stuvian said:
you wonder if they have any more trick plays in their arsenal. Their defense is till pretty stout. I think we'll come out ahead by ten. I'll say Bills 23 - 13.
I don't mind field goals but it sure feels like we have to settle on too many attempts. I'd like to convert one or two of those attempts into TDs down the stretch. Reduce the number of times we stall after crossing mid field. Those extra 4/8 pts are huge.
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Josh is having some fun regarding it called the Border War (Wyo vs Colorado State). Mike Klis' twitter has some of ii, with much appreciation. We love us some Josh in Wyoming!
https://twitter.com/MikeKlis?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
https://twitter.com/VicLombardi?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/20/josh-allen-wyoming-csu-football/
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1 hour ago, Phil The Thrill said:
A journalist in Denver put this tweet out the other day asking fans whether they would still draft Bradley Chubb over Josh Allen in the 2018 draft.
As you can imagine this trigger a lot of responses. For the most part it was mixed but overall a lot of fans actually said that they would take Josh Allen over Bradley Chubb.
Of course, you get the usually Twitter crowd trying to quantify why he Allen isn’t good.
Overall a lot of them seem to be down on Chubb and are concerned about the QB position. One fan called Chubb “an OLB with a bum knee” ?
Id say it’s about 60-40 Allen over Chubb based on those responses
Elway followed Josh around a lot his junior year at UW. Denver was one of the teams that I didn't want Josh ending up at.
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3 hours ago, matter2003 said:
If it was just speed? John Brown is way faster than Diggs...dude can blow the top off a defense...I mean his nickname is Smoke after all...as in vapor trail...Allen just hasn't been able to hit the deep shot...
Why do you think Brown has so much success on these comebacks and outs? Because the DB is terrified of getting beat deep and gives him a lot of cushion.
FYI Brown ran a 4.3 at the combine and Diggs a 4.46...
I guess I stand corrected. Perhaps it's the routes the Vikes use vs what the Bills use? Most likely, it's simply pure ignorance on my part
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12 minutes ago, TheProcess said:
That’s what it reads like to me. I’ll give him that Josh doesn’t have Cam’s resume yet. He may never get an MVP or take his team to the Super Bowl like Cam either. But you can’t deny Josh’s success as a runner in this league so far historically. To me the designed runs are for the birds with him outside the redzone. Certainly, he can do it, but Josh will really punish you on non designed scrambles and inside the red zone.
Red Zone or QB sneak with a yard or less to go. These should be the only designed runs called for Josh. His most exciting runs are when he's scrambling.
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12 minutes ago, Mango said:
Im not speaking to you specifically on this, rather your point that others have made regarding JA’s ranking in 2019, being due to a bad supporting cast.This years WR and OL are exponentially better than last years. If supporting cast is what’s holding him back, at what point is supporting cast also responsible for his improvements? Honest question.
Oh I totally agree with you. My point, which I just stated in another response, is that a QBs stats would improve simply by improving the talent around him.
Regarding your point about the supporting cast around Josh being exponentially better than it was last year, I'm not sure I agree. Perhaps because last year's cast was pretty weak. I love Brown but I'm not sure he's a #1 receiver, relative to other #1s in the league. He's certainly a very good #2. I think this O has a ton of potential. Overall, they are still below the NFL average in my opinion.
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39 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said:
Growth at the QB position is a good thing - hopefully the final 6 games of the season we see improved offense also.
I prefer the eyeball test and based on that, I agree with you. But my point is a better line, better RB and better WRs would make a QB's stats improve even if the QB remained static.
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9 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:
Okay, that's fine, but what if the Bills make it into the playoffs at 10-6 and Allen plays like he did against Miami 2 or 3 more times against teams like the Broncos, Steelers and Jets but doesn't play nearly that well against the Patriots, Cowboys, and Ravens?
Or what if he has 1 game like he did against Miami vs. the Patriots, Cowboys or Ravens and we win that game, but then also has another game like the game he played against the Patriots and we lose?
At some point I think people can just acknowledge that Allen is an improving QB and that while we scrutinize his play on a week by week basis, he's going to have bad games even if he elevates himself into a top 10 QB.
Every single QB in the NFL has their bad games.
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16 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said:
Considering he started 11 games last year but didn't finish the Texans game, maybe this is a good checkpoint:
QB Passing attempts
2018: 30th
2019 : 15th
QB passing yards per game minimum 150 attempts
2018: 35th
2019: 26th
QB Passing TDs
2018: 32nd
2019: 19th
QB TD %
2018: 31st
2019: 23rd
QB INT %
2018: 32nd
2019: 20th
QB Completion %
2018: 33rd
2019: 30th
QB YPA
2018: 32nd
2019: 24th
QB ANY/A
2018: 32nd
2019: 24th
Sack %
2018: 26th
2019: 19th
QB Passer Rating
2018: 32nd
2019: 23rd
Those are just his passing stats of course.
No, he did not pop into the top half or top 10 of the league. As I know many are aware, I thought he would.
I was wrong and can accept that. Already have a couple bets I'll pay up on.
But we've clearly seen some legitimate improvements in Allen as a passer this offseason. I don't know how anyone could argue against that.
And there's also, of course, his running stats compared with other QBs
QB rushing yards
2018: 2nd
2019: 3rd
QB rushing TDs
2018: 1st
2019: 1st
Many if not all of these stats are meaningless without considering the rest of the offense. I'm not suggesting Josh is better than the others because in fact he might be worse.
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3 hours ago, buffaloboyinATL said:
LOL. My daughter is 10 years old and this review sounds like it could have been written by someone in her class. "Josh Allen is good. He plays hard. This game will be tough." There, I wrote 3 sentences...
You a tweet critic?
5 minutes ago, FLFan said:I am not sure I understand the fear of the Broncos other than the usual BBFS. They are a well deserved 3/7 starting an unheralded (to be kind) rookie QB. If the Bills cannot take care of this team at home, they do not deserve to be in the playoffs. This one will not be close.
Seriously, we can't overlook Denver. I think they were leading at the start of the 4th in four of their losses.
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4 minutes ago, Tesla03 said:
I really hope we go uptempo all game vs the broncos. their fans say the defense really struggles with quick tempo offenses that get plays off quickly.
Yesterday was the first time I heard they struggled with the uptempo. Not to say we shouldn't try it, but I assume they're working on that this week.
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Josh was asked about Daboll being upstairs in his post game yesterday. He jokingly said there were a couple of times he stepped up for the snap and looked to Daboll on the sidelines and couldn't find him, then remembered he was up stairs. I don't think Daboll was talking to him.
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22 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:
Bills should definitely win this game at home. The Broncos aren't nearly as talented as the Browns.
Bills go 8-3 with 5 real tests coming to finish the season. They're going to have to play their best football at a time when they should be. This is when sleeper teams get hot and make runs.
With all do respect, don't say this
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57 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:
Allen has also been holding onto the ball a long time. He has more than enough time to get the ball out within 3-4 seconds, typically.
I agree but the question is why? Are the routes not opening as they should? Is he missing his receivers on their routes. Is his O line giving him additional time to improvise? Is he scrambling to buy himself more time to find an open receiver?
There are both good and bad about this. One of Josh's strength's is his ability to scramble and buy himself more time to find a receiver. Let's not be critical of that. Obviously given this, he needs to do the smart thing with the ball and throw it away if he doesn't find a open receiver. I think he's gotten better and recognizing that.
3 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:Bills should definitely win this game at home. The Broncos aren't nearly as talented as the Browns.
Bills go 8-3 with 5 real tests coming to finish the season. They're going to have to play their best football at a time when they should be. This is when sleeper teams get hot and make runs.
I think the Denver roster has good talent on it. Their weakness is Elway and the coaching staff.
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4 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:
Also stats have showed it out that our OL is a lot better than some Bills fans want to believe.
the middle is strong. Edges need some help.
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Denver was successful stopping the run, limiting the Vikes to just over 2yds per. They came averaging 4 1/2 yds per. Diggs tore up Davontae Harris, who was pulled the last two series. I'm not sure Brown is as good as Diggs, but Daboll needs to study that and see how Diggs was beating Harris. If it was just speed, we probably can't replicate that. I think our TEs could have a big game.
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1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:
Weather for Sunday looking cold (high 38) but low wind and no precipitation
Typical Denver weather this time of year. Shouldn't benefit either team.
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5 hours ago, H2o said:
In the same light that I can see the growth in Allen and believe he is a special player, I can no longer deny the fact that Lamar Jackson is a special talent at the QB position either. Yes, he has a great coaching staff from top to bottom that has tailor made the offense around him. Yes, he has a good/great defense to back him up. Yes, he has had some rough patches in the same manner as Josh throwing the ball. But again I watch him yesterday against the Texans and the young man does not disappoint. I keep thinking he will falter, but on the biggest stage he always seems up to the task. He is surely not just another system product ala Kaepernick or Tyrod with Roman at the helm. He can do things on the field that we haven't seen in this league since Michael Vick in his early days with the Falcons and when he is on throwing the ball, he is on. Even on the days he may be off throwing the football he can still beat you with his legs like he did the Seahawks or the Patriots. People keep hyping all of these other match-ups as the next Brady/Manning like Mahomes/Jackson or Watson/Jackson, but I can see the battle being Allen/Jackson for years to come. Hopefully his style of play doesn't lead to injury and it remains to be seen whether this style is also sustainable at this level, but right now he is one of my favorite players to watch in the NFL outside of the Bills every week.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with celebrating Lamar and his success. I want to see every draft pick become that special player.
7 minutes ago, Paulus said:I can deny it...
Give the league a year to adjust to his play and exploit his weaknesses. We have seen too many QBs crush it their first year, and then look human the next. Perhaps he is good, perhaps he is great, but I'd give it more time before I crowned him (or anyone with as little NFL playing time as he has had).
Of course, and that is true for any rookie through about year three, and thus the 4yr rookie contract. Some need more than a year or two to adjust to the NFL. Others peter out after a couple of years. Lamar is having a great year. But on every one of his runs, I find myself waiting for that train to come out of nowhere and flatten the kid. I've seen that too often. How many licks can the kid take? Yet to be determined, right?
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6 hours ago, MAJBobby said:
So he didnt violate ANY Rules? lol
This doesn't say that, right? It says what he did doesn't result in any suspension.
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On 11/13/2019 at 12:53 PM, YoloinOhio said:
I hope McDermott's actions match his words. We'll see if he walks the talk.
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Week 12: Broncos at Bills
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Win game first, then worry about Gore's yards