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The Bruce Exclusive with Bruce Nolan. It’s a different type of podcast to be sure, once a week and a quick half hour. This week he spends the first half of the pod talking about JADS (Josh Allen Delusion Syndrome) tongue in cheek ripping on all the BS narratives about why Josh isn’t good according to the haters. Second half is a great explanation of Adjusted EPA and why it’s a good thing Josh’s has dropped (it means he’s getting lots of YAC, which is what we’ve been clamoring for). Check it out.

Donuts, well written, amd not even sure who are these talking heads, but the fact Sal and Jeremy bring up not the # of turnovers, it’s the TD to Int %. He’s one of the best. Talking heads have nothing to talk about with Josh as he’s one of the top 2 in the NFL and it’s not close with Lamar. Lamar is a good QB, but he’s not in Mahomes or Super Allen’s league. Lamar has been the darling by media, and have my reasons on that, but when you’re Josh who has consecutively started approximately 100 games or so, and has a vastly higher TD’s than about anyone in NFL history for that # of years, and will no doubt someday be in the HOF. I'm feeling confident on Sunday night as it will be our biggest test this year, but we can do it. Lamar has been better contained by McD’s Bills defense than just about anyone. The Line will have to contain the edge and keep everything inside. King Henry in addition has some explosive plays against the Bills, but these are breakdowns on the interior. Overall his YPR have been pedestrian minus the 80 yard runs that skews everything.

LAMAR JACKSON CANT HOLD JOSH ALLENS JOCKSTRAP. 🎙️⬇️

Anyone that thinks Lamar is a better QB than Josh Allen should just jump off a tall bridge. There is no hope for you and you are a detriment to society.

*deep breathe* Ok, two things… they gave Josh his props. They really did. However, especially with Evan and Michelle. It came through great playing pains after extolling, their love and adulation on everything that Lamar Jackson has “done.” This was on a segment dealing with the second tier quarterbacks, which they say only right now contains Lamar and Josh and not Joe anymore, all agreeing that Patrick is the top tier, and that’s it, period, end of story. Evan was stating, “We all agree Lamar has the better career, the better numbers, and two mvps.” 🤨 No, I haven’t, I don’t think we all agree. I think what we know for a fact is that through 107 games Josh Allen has more touchdowns than any quarterback in NFL history. I think we know for a fact that Josh Allen has been to more straight playoffs than Lamar Jackson. I think we know for a fact that Josh Allen has won more division championships than Lamar Jackson. I think we know for a fact that Josh Allen’s playoff numbers are better than Lamar Jackson’s, easily, (but he admitted that). Michelle expressed her preference for Lamar, before so far this season. Look, I like Lamar. He’s great and I wouldn’t have minded him as a Bill. However, this continuing and tiresome narrative of who Josh Allen is and what people think about him and how he compares to others is beyond annoying. Michelle even mentioned her trepidation over Allen due to “all his turnovers.” Even amongst their laurel throwing and adulation over Allen it is always masqueraded with his “arrival, finally, this year.” Evan even talked, if memory serves, about Jackson being a Hall of Famer, achieving so much and Allen isn’t comparable?! 🤪 BTW, when it came time to pick the game they all picked the Ravens for various reasons, although I’ll admit I don’t like Harbough’s 20-3 record in primetime, but that was no big surprise. In short…yeah, I need our boys to go to Maryland and kick their round a$$es square on Sunday night. Go Bills!

Side deals, like NE* did with Brady. Part ownership in Topps Markets, ‘Allen Chevrolet’, Erie County Agriculture chairman, Leer Jet & lifetime pilot, etc..

PFF gave him the highest grade for the MNF game of all Bills. Others with high grades include Kaair Elam, Dorian Williams, Greg Rousseau, Josh Allen, Dalton Kincaid, Jamarcus Ingram, Kalil Shakir, Alec Anderson and Ray Davis. Notice anything unusual about that list? It is replete with rookies and depth players. The future looks bright folks. Add another great, unselfish WR, a Safety, a Guard to compete with Anderson, Torrance and Edwards as well as another stud 1-Tech and we have the best roster in the NFL top to bottom (If we don't already). With our draft capital and Beane's hot hand, that seems like an easy lay-up.

We will beat Baltimore. I am very confident for Sunday. The Ravens are more Lamar dependent right now than the Bills are Allen depenedent (imagine saying that two years ago) and history tells me McDermott and co are pretty good at holding Lamar in check.

Mediocre Giants team is generous but your point is valid. The Giants pull that game out if Jones doesn’t hurt them but that is the Daniel Jones experience. If anything the Cowboys are the definition of mediocre so far this season if not on the less than mediocre side due to the inability to run and the inability to stop the run. As far as the Ravens are concerned, they have the weapons to pose problems for anyone on Offense but generally making Lamar beat you with his arm and keeping him contained in the pocket is the strategy to limit how they can hurt you. Keeping Henry from getting a full head of steam past the LOS is the other key. The Bills have the speed to keep Lamar hemmed in, and it really is going to be about how well the D plays up the middle on stopping Henry. On the other side I think that is where the Ravens are a worse team than last year by a lot, bc they lost some important pieces in their prime and have had trouble stopping teams in the passing game. I think the Bills showed against the Jags that if you want to stop the run they are very comfortable throwing the ball to beat you. In fact you might be better off as a Defense when the Bills run rather than pass. The Bills backs are dangerous weapons in the pass game. The Ravens played their best game against KC, but they relied on Lamar’s legs a lot. Like Josh that can carry them but it comes at a high cost if a hit injures or impairs them. It really comes down to can the Bills continue playing the way that they have so far. The Ravens are a good team. However, Im not sure that they are as good as they were last year, but teams do figure things out as seasons progress.

Fair points. It will be interesting these next 3 games to see how much this offense has evolved. I feel we are in a much better place with this years offense than in the past. Brady did a great job game planning and prepping the guys for the Jags. Used motion to force mismatches and create good yardage. Different from Dorsey who seemed to rely more on Josh’s physical ability to run, and get the ball in tight spots. Sunday night Josh just needed to play within the game plan and guys were open quite a bit. Played a great game, but didn’t need to be a superhero. Just needs to keep creating good game plans moving forward.

Echoing some things from the OP. Josh and the offense hitting on all cylinders the first drive really put the jags on their heels. They had to respect everyone on the field, and not just target one or two. Brady did a great job using motion to find the openings and Josh took them. He was in sync with th guys on pretty much every pass, except a long pass down the right to Hollins. Shakir. Guy had a great game. The one pass to the right where he just got pushed out of bounds, could have been a TD. He had an open field ahead of him. Had a few great catch and runs, and a spectacular TD. Definitely WR1 right now. Loved how smooth Coleman looked on his TD. Looked the ball in, and continued up field. Did a great job getting open and had some back end speed to get away from the defender. Looking forward to more from him. Dorian Williams and Spector had great games. Williams played lights out and looks smooth and natural out there. Has really done a great job as a starter. Had serious concerns about this duo, but feel much better now. MVS. The misses were not all his fault. Josh did overthrow one, and into coverage on another. Which is all fine. Stretching the field is very important to opening the run game underneath/quick hits that we ate on all night. We had a tough time last season with a compressed field because the defense wasn’t worried about over the top plays. These two will connect soon enough. Josh had a great game seeing the openings and getting it done. Looked free out there. Loved the smile on his face during the game. Watched a few plays where he could have tried for a longer play, but opted for the shorter. Once or twice looked like he was going to run, but hit the outlet guy and gained yards. Had a great game keeping within the system. Let James Cook! And they did! I love this guy. Always seems to get a few yards when you think he is done. Showed some terrific burst on a few runs, and nimble feet in a few others. Had a great game. Gotta give a shout out to Brady again. Called a great game and this offense was prepared for the jags defense. Had a great game plan. We had left the game at halftime because my back was jacked up. Missed the Mr. Brightside sing along. Love how much these guys love each other! Watching them sing and dance together was great! Shows how deep of a TEAM they are! Great game. Atmosphere was amazing! Reminded me of the playoff win against the patsies. Drive after drive for TD’s.

I love the idea that everyone eats. Even if they're not deemed an elite receiver. You're going to see Shakir & Kincaid elevate their game. You're already seeing Josh 100% buy in to the structure of this new "Brady" offense. Now all we need is a dynamic speed wr to fall in our laps next draft, to compliment Coleman, Samuel & Hollins. Cook minimizes the drops and they'll be no stopping this offense.

Allen is the key to this engine. Everyone plays the "spare parts" role...Go Bills !!!

So you think Brady was unfairly compensated? He routinely took a discount, which allowed him to win 6 Superbowls and get a TV contract for another $300 million. Who do you think made more money overall? Brady or the highest paid QB's of his time (Vick, Rothlesburger, Rivers, Stafford). If Josh wins a Superbowl and marries Hailee Steinfeld he will likely make more outside of football than he ever will with the Bills. TV, commercials, endorsements, movies. Sky's the limit. He would be wise to make sure the team can afford the talent around him to make it happen.

Noggin, I agree you stick with an excellent tandem in Douglas and Benford. I’m almost always with Donuts, but you made the case. If we lose Josh, then it makes sense, but otherwise another two years for Douglas makes sense. Contracts can be written so they are loaded into a future year when we have cap space. As far as organizational continuity, it’s one of the Bills best strengths. These players are developing so well because of the right coaches, amd logevity, to keep the band going, vs. blowing it up every three years. That’s a death sentence for recurrent playoffs.

We won because the Jags Josh Allen, officially conceded, by giving up the name of the chosen one. It was over before it ever started.

For the first time in awhile, I don’t feel like we are being out-coached, on either side of the ball. That, plus Josh Allen, plus many other talented players on the team, has made me believe we can beat anyone.

Let's be real: they all make you nervous. In the most recent 3 games they played, McDermott has been very good at containing the Ravens offense. But, the most recent game was 2022; that was under Greg Roman. We have not played the Ravens offense under Todd Monken. IMO (others will disagree), it's a better passing offense now and Lamar Jackson has undergone an evolution in his passing abilities (as Josh did). Derrick Henry, while not the juggernaut he was in Tennessee 2019-2022, is still a formidable player. It's a real question how well our undersized LB will be able to cope. Simms picked against the Bills vs Cardinals and Dolphins, but picked the Bills against the Jags.

Seeing a lot of posters who consider Cook a priority re-sign candidate. That's kind of bonkers, innit. Unless he's willing to take a bridge deal or team friendly number (which is not super likely to be sure). I guess his mileage is fairly low, and his skillset is perfect for the modern game, but it just doesn't seem like a smart move if the RB wants top-end RB money. Actually really hope Kelce surprisingly hangs on for another couple seasons, forcing the Chiefs to pay him above average TE money while producing diminishing returns. Douglas is AWESOME in this scheme. Could definitely play another year or two at a high level. Plus would make an intriguing safety conversion. AND YET...he will almost certainly price himself out of Buffalo (and good for him, I guess). Don't the Steelers, Ravens, Chiefs, and 49ers for sure have similar orgs? Plus Rams and Packers joining ranks? You're not wrong that Bills are near the top for org stability, but there are more orgs striving for the same level of continuity than you're acknowledging. Detroit seems poised to be in this group of orgs soon as well. REALLY hate this idea, unless the season gets turned upside-down ASAP. If Josh Allen gets hurt, for example, then sure, yes, definitely recoup some value on a guy like Douglas. Otherwise, how is that move helping the Bills win a championship in 2024?

I used to think that way, but Beane taught me a lesson in the 2018 draft. Instead of bottoming out, they acquired enough draft capital that they could be sitting at 21 and still move up & get Josh Allen. Beane proved that if you have a plan there's no reason to bottom out. All it took was Glenn, a player who had already been replaced by a rookie (Dawkins), to get to 12, and trading their 2 2nds to move to 7. Basically, the only commodities they gave up to move up from 21 were Glenn, Watkins on the last year of his contract, and their own 2nd. They also got lucky that 6 teams didn't want Josh Allen. Here's the Giants example why sucking doesn't help if you're not bad enough. The Giants settled on Nabers because the QBs they were interested in were gone by pick 3. Now Nabers is really good, but I'm sure Giants fans would rather have Daniels instead of Daniel.

No thank you. Don’t need Josh regressing. Josh made Daboll, not the other way around. Giants should fire him and just get it over with.

No thanks. Dont want him anywhere near Josh. He got moved to the booth for a reason. Plus I think McD and Daboll hate each other.

Both teams in qb purgatory. I thot Jerry would go all in. To tank. (The smart play) NOT pay ceedee. And NOT pay Dak. As offseason wore on it looked like he was doing it. Then he pays both. They’re never gonna win w these. Bettter to bottom out and hope you find a Josh Allen That’s insane

Man, I think we all knew the Giants would stink. Daniel Jones just isn't the guy. But the Cowboys? Absolute dog water. How do you go into a season with a running back depth chart of Rico Dowdle, Deuce Vaughn, and the ghost of Ezekiel Elliott? It's only week four, and they have a primetime divisional showdown, and they're giving serious carries to FULLBACK named Luepke. But how could they have acquired a better running back? Well, aside from the obvious free agency option (they could have easily afforded Derrick Henry), there was the draft. Knowing they had a GAPING hole at running back, the Cowboys used their third round draft choice to select linebacker Marist Liufau. At the time, Bucky Irving, Braelon Allen, Ray Davis, Jaylen Wright, Audric Estime, and Marshawn Lloyd were all still on the board. Instead? Carries for Luepke. In primetime. Dog water.

When I see what other teams have, I fall on my knees and praise the baby Jesus for Josh and the Bills.