Nah, there will still be more "wait and see" folks out there than anything else. All the pro Bills fans are saying any given Sunday before the game. Al the anti Bill folks will be using "any given Sunday" as the excuse to still put the Bills down.
I'd really like to know who was behind the tweeting messaging that came out the day before the draft and what that was all about. Was it only to hurt Allen? Was it being done to drop him into a later pick by a team that wanted him? I'd buy this book.
I think Allen was in the Mayfield, Darnold class and I figured these would be the first three selected. Of these three I think Darnold was the safest pick, but safest isn't always the best pick. Mayfield had the attitude. Allen had the bigger upside.
Rosen was, is and always be a head case.
How's Belichick going to defend the Bills and disrupt Josh? The Bills need to counter this and take what they're given. I think NE will put as much pressure on Josh as they can. Allen, the WRs and TEs need to be aware of where that pressure is coming from and give Allen those quick hits and getting the YAC on that side of the ball. RBs have to pick up those blitzes, while looking to release for the short pass and YAC. I think Allen will have buy extra time with scrambles and all receivers down field need to find the open spots quickly. Take advantage of the NE's aggressive play.
On D, I don't think we'll get to Brady fast enough for too many sacks. Lineman need to get their hands up and tip some balls.
Allen has the ability to extend plays with his scrambling. I've been impressed with how Brown, Beasley and Sweeney/Knox have found the open space when Allen scrambles. The Pats haven't defended anything like that yet this year.
I don't disagree with you that Jones did a great job. I like the kid. I meant 20yds, but 10yds probably works just as well,. The greater point is that as distance of pass increases, accuracy decreases. Always has, always will.
Jones was good QB in college, there really is no arguing that. He looked good last week. I think he could be a great NFL QB. He's certainly got to earn that and he hasn't yet.
Every single player on the roster has to believe they can take the field and take the game. These young guys don't know better. They're going to do this.
I think there are some deep plays in the playbook that have been called...given Allen gets the time for them to develop. Otherwise he's looking elsewhere. We've seen the "elsewhere".
There is a balance here. It isn't one or the other. Josh throws pretty hard which makes it more difficult for defenders to actually make the catch/interception. They might get their hand in to tip the pass, but to actually make the interception is harder. We've got to use Josh's skill to our advantage. Bill's WR and TEs should be at the receiving end of a jugs machine every day. Use Josh's arm strength to our advantage, don't remove it.