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Honestly the truth is likely in the middle. Allen likely turns it around, who knows if it's to 2020's level, but much better than what we have seen. The defense likely takes a step back. All I'm basing this on is the fact that we have played two really bad offenses and two really good defenses. If I had to put confidence in which one likely stays closer to it's current form as far as this season, I'm guessing defense. We will see. The defense is very encouraging. Rousseau is a steal for us. Epenesa is also turning it around. Kudos to the Bills for being patient with Epenesa. They seemed to have a vision of what he could be but that vision was a couple years out just with the way they wanted him to transform his body.

I don't have a problem not counting the playoff games. He looked the same, but it's the playoffs. So a little different. As far as the defensive adjustments I think teams learned a few things last year. Daboll is happy to act like Marv Levy in our first Super Bowl, our OL is below average, and don't blitz Josh. Then the game plan becomes simple because all three concepts run together. Play 4 man fronts, drop everybody, try and get pressure with your front four using max coverage. The Bills will still throw into it as we have saw. As we saw against Pittsburgh, eventually the line doesn't hold up. Blitzing Allen is futile. He just side steps blitzing players in an uncontrolled rush, it telegraphs your defense and just minuses a defender. So all these things that teams did last year because that's just how you play normal defense, they aren't doing this year. One way to get around all of these problems? Develop a real running game. If people don't recall, Josh is also elite in Play Action. I put this just as much on Daboll as anybody. Josh isn't going to get it done against the looks he's seeing.

Thank you, for the love of god.

Confirm priors and act smug? Nope, just worried our QB looks like a rookie of late. I think that's fair. I'm happy we won, as for the second comment, you constantly evaluate the entire body of work. As of the last two weeks I wouldn't have him in the top 15. Last year, I probably wouldn't have traded him for anybody but maybe one player and even then I like him as a person so much I would probably pass on that. Again, depends on when you evaluate him. Last year, he goes in the names you mention. As of now, not top 15. Like our win and our loss last week, I still think you can evaluate between the lines and not just go 35-0 mic drop, anybody not on board is trolling. How Josh has looked bad is why this thread was posted. If he was just missing throws that would be one thing. He doesn't know where to throw the ball. That type of issue can linger. I don't know that it will or will not. I obviously sure hope it doesn't and we see more of what Josh looked like last year with his decision making.

Both are long and quick to finish. Really like the development from AJ this year. Groot was just a steal. Future pro bowler IMO.

I actually posted last week that sky was not falling. I usually don't post anything "concerning" after wins. Yes, I would be more happy with that stat line because to beat KC Allen needs to be as good as Mahomes. Rest of it won't end up mattering as Mahomes will turn any decent defense into swiss.

JP's tape would actually look pretty similar as far as the last 4 games. Athletic guy, poor accuracy, can't read the field. I don't feel like this is cataclysmic stuff. He's a very young player. But he had to take the next step to compete against KC or Tampa. Otherwise this is a wild card squad. So while it's early, this is indecision we are seeing. Complete opposite of guy that is ready to take the next step. Long season, I get it. But are you putting your money on Josh matching last last year right now? Not better, just matching?

I think all the mechanical issues, especially his back foot throws are because he isn't decisive in where he is throwing. He eventually see's it, but not soon enough to step up in the throw. So i don't think it's as simple as fixing mechanics. I think it's in his reads on the field. I did enjoy the win, but I was looking at Allen hard this year just based on what level of play he needs to be at to beat Brady or Mahomes. This is going to be a playoff team even if Allen keeps playing the way he has. I just was looking for "next step" evidence.

Last 4 games: 98 of 169, 58%, 942 Yards, 6 TD's to 2 INT's, 80.53 Rating 2021: 47 of 84, 56%, 449 Yards, 3 TD's to 1 INT, 77.92 Rating 2020 Regular Season: 396 of 572, 69.2%, 4544 Yards, 37 TD's to 10 INT's, 107.1 Rating 2019 Regular Season: 271 of 461, 58.8%, 3089 Yards, 20 TD's to 9 INT's, 85.31 Rating So what we have seen this season and over the last 4 games is at or below the level of play we have seen in 2019. Which looks right from what I observed, in fact, I would say this team looks very much like the 2019 team. Allen capable of making plays, excellent defense. Playoff team, but not consistent enough to be more. The question becomes what's going on with Josh? To me Josh looks confused and indecisive which leads to a breakdown of his mechanics and poor timing in our passing game. He doesn't know where he wants to go with the ball and that is concerning. Why isn't he reading defenses as easily as he did in 2020? It seems it is not at all uncommon for QB's that have break out years to regress the next year once teams focus on taking away what they like to do with consistency. It was certainly a lot easier to communicate and audible last season. Whatever it is I don't think the answers are easy or simple. We will see soon enough.

Or it just smacks you across the face until you become unconscious.

Good comp.

Josh looks lost, which is infinitely more concerning than one win or one loss.

I think he's all over the place because he has no idea where he wants to go with the ball. His reads are not clean right now.

I would say yes, just because he has droves a tape on him last year and I think it was really swell studied. Not uncommon for a regression off a breakout year. Why I'm worried is he seems lost in his reads.

I don't see it that way. He never answers anything from the media that is relevant to his teams circumstances. A reporter gave him a chance to talk about something he enjoys that's isn't relevant to his team in the moment and he showed he's happy to talk, was even thankful for being asked such a question. I think he respected the question more than anything, which is why he elaborated so much. I found it interesting.

Like him or not, the guy worked with some brilliant minds and has done it for a long time. He is one of the best of all time. Here is the video, interesting even in his monotone BB voice.

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I don't see it in such a vacuum. Jordan and the Bulls would not have become the team they were if it weren't for being hardened by the Pistons. Further, when they finally did break through, they lose game 1 at home. MJ's take, didn't bother them. They almost won and played like crap. They went onto to win the next 4. I think some teams need to go through more than others to reach full potential. Not all, but some, and I think it that is the case for our young Bills team.

Most under appreciated comedy of all time.

I would really like to see Josh stop with the pocket stiff arm. I've never seen another player even do it once and he does it 2-3 times a game. Like a DL straight at him, you got the ball in your other hand flailing around. He makes magic out of it once in a blue moon, it's just a reckless play with poor risk to reward.

I agree with your statement. I don't see what separates us at this time and saw it marginally last year against higher end competition. I do think other teams perceive us as such because we are all over everybody's front runner list and Allen as a MVP candidate. Teams will be ready to play us this year, that's for sure.

We really don't look all that sharp in week ones. Don't know what it is. All of them under under McDermott have been fairly sloppy. Just as much as this seems to be the norm, we seem to really come together a few weeks into it. Didn't see this, I noticed the same trend with McDermott.

I think this is just as premature as calling us a Super Bowl team. We are a contender, among several. We are perceived as one of the very best contenders. Whatever the road is will not be easy. That said, I have no doubt we have the ability to be better this year and the competitive environment to help strengthen it.

Sanity through balanced expectations. This is a playoff team until they prove otherwise. That's all they're right now. That's all they were last year. Beat KC and I will change my tune.

Not sure how many people watched "The Last Dance". How often a previous SB team doesn't even make the playoffs. We caught teams off guard a bit last year, both in our offensive system and in terms of the quality of our team. If we want to make the next step we need to be the hunted and take everybody's best shot. It will make us better, Josh better. I think it's premature to just assume natural progression from Josh no matter what. Teams have so much tape now. That said, for Josh and the team, we will benefit a great deal over the season from facing such circumstances.