SirAndrew

All this Bucs receiver talk, and I think I’d take ours over theirs, but I’d definitely trade Knox for Gronk.

Nah, it’s just the HGH.

She’s no Gronk though 😂

Dallas special teams stink.

This Tampa offense looks a lot like last season. An average offense that does enough to win with a really good D. They got hot in the playoffs, and had a good year, but not great. Somehow the experts talk about this 2021 Tampa offense like it’s an unstoppable juggernaut because all of the big names.

I can’t believe Dallas is still in this game.

Some people just aren’t cut out for Florida weather.

Brady is now associated with it, so it’s all bad.

Does McCarthy make it through the season as Dallas coach ?

Dallas is a joke. McCarthy is trash, and Prescott is like a high quality Trent Edwards.

The Brady/Antonio Brown bromance story was super gross.

That Tampa D is so good. Those guys really make Arians and Brady look brilliant.

I really can’t stand seeing Brady win, but a Dallas win would also make me sick. We’ll get to hear how the Boys are back, and have become the biggest contender. The Dallas offense does look creative this evening. Much better than Arians run run pass offense that somehow worked last year.

Brady’s hair transplant is working pretty good too.

Week 1: Seahawks over Colts

Exactly, that’s basically my point. Tyrod went from being an Alex Smith type game manager to Trent Edwards by his final season. I acknowledge the fact that we had the worst receivers in the game, but that’s who Tyrod is now. His recent stops in Cleveland and LA have proven that. I’ll always have a soft spot for Tyrod, and he did some good things for us, but he never continued to progress as a QB. Defenses figured him out, and he retreated into his shell of just being the guy who doesn’t make mistakes.

That’s fair, Tyrod lost me when I saw him play in person for the first time in 2017. He was spending way too much time scrambling behind the line missing tons of easy reads. That said, I’ll always think that he changed a little bit, and was coached by McD’s regime to be more cautious because they didn’t trust him, and wanted to win with defense. It was understandable given the fact that the offense had very little talent, and the defense performed very well. I’m not claiming that Tyrod was ever an elite passing QB, but for whatever reason I have a different perception of the Rex Ryan coached Tyrod.

That’s definitely correct. I will always remember Tyrod as a game manager who did well enough to break the playoff drought. He was also the best QB we’d had at that point for some time. That being said, the recency bias extends to his time with the Browns and Chargers. Tyrod now looks more like 2017 Tyrod than the 2015 Tyrod. It seems like something happened mentally to Tyrod from 2017 on. He’s a different player who’s completely timid and unwilling to push the ball downfield.

I was harsh on his recklessness after the Houston playoff loss. I wasn’t convinced he’d ever be able to overcome the destructive plays. I thought I saw a different player last season. He made mistakes, but no more than any other elite QB. Allen threw ten picks last season, while the Super Bowl champ Brady threw twelve. There’s always the possibility that his gambler mentality will get him in trouble, but the numbers aren’t indicative of a QB who makes excess mistakes. I really don’t expect a turnover extravaganza opening day.

I agree, I definitely didn’t say it’s impossible to see a stat decline. I guess I’m more surprised that people think he’ll carry less of the load. We have an elite QB, elite QB’s are asked to carry the team in the modern NFL. He might regress statistically, but I think he’ll get every opportunity to sling the ball around again this season.

Recruiting at a Big 10 level would be difficult for UB imo. NYS doesn’t have enough high level talent. You’re instantly at a disadvantage because you have little in state talent to choose from, which forces the school to compete out of state. The Midwest Big 10 schools have decent in state talent, and enough of a reputation to compete elsewhere. UB would be stuck as a Rutgers type football school.

Well, in all honestly passing for 58 more yards might have won that game 😆

Understanding that fact is a lost art in the world as a whole.

I’m actually surprised by the number of people who think Allen will regress statistically. He put up huge numbers last year, so it’s very possible he might “regress”, but not a given. Josh was asked carry to the team, but that’s going to be his role. I don’t understand the idea that he won’t need to carry the team as much.

I think a lot has changed with the economy nation wide since many left Buffalo in the 70’s and 80’s. There really isn’t a workforce promised land these days. You need the proper education or trade skills to find employment anywhere, and Buffalo is no different. This isn’t 1975 where a steel worker with a high school diploma loses his job, and finds good paying employment out west or down south. You need a certain skill set to be well employed anywhere. Finding employment isn’t impossible if you have that. Are there better paying jobs (also higher cost of living in many areas), and more options elsewhere ? Absolutely, but Buffalo isn’t this land without jobs that some would lead you to believe. There are many advantages to living elsewhere, so I’m not being a cheerleader for the city or showing a lack understanding for the myriad of reasons to relocate. I simply don’t think it’s totally accurate to act like the area has zero jobs.