boater Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 CBS Sports listed seven top rookie matchups two watch in 2018. The December Jets game was listed as Number 1. Sam Darnold vs. Josh Allen: Ranking the best rookie matchups on the NFL schedule An ESPN columnist is quoted via Twitter: Quote my favorite defense of josh allen is that buffalo is the planet hoth Lolz. I can live with the Hoth label. It's not accurate, but it does psych out opposing teams. The game is touted as a sneak peak at a long running AFC East QB rivalry. 1 1
GreggTX Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Let's hope Allen vs. Darnold is THE matchup to watch for the next 20 years! I'm down. 6
wppete Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 If planet Hoth a football team it would be the Bills hahahaha
Green Lightning Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, peterpan said: Planet hoth?? It's a Star Wars reference for for people with no lives. 2
Wayne Arnold Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, Green Lightning said: It's a Star Wars reference for for people with no lives. May the fourth be with you. 2 1
Fadingpain Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 I love people around the NFL speak of Buffalo as though the weather there late in the season is radically different than lots of other NFL cities. It's not. We also don't play all the late season games at home. Weather doesn't really impact Bills football enough to even be a minor concern. 1 2
JohnnyK Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 Hoth was a moon...just saying! and this match up will make or break these two teams for years to come!!!!! go bills! please be right! but not not wide right!!!! 1
KellyToTasker Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 50 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said: May the fourth be with you. And also with you. 1
GETTOTHE50 Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 can’t wait for Allen to blow out Darnold and the jets 1
RocCityRoller Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Fadingpain said: I love people around the NFL speak of Buffalo as though the weather there late in the season is radically different than lots of other NFL cities. It's not. We also don't play all the late season games at home. Weather doesn't really impact Bills football enough to even be a minor concern. While I agree with you about snow/ blizzard conditions, the winds off of Lake Erie are a mess. 2
Doc Brown Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Chris in Syracuse said: Too bad that Miami didn’t draft Rosen. I'm good with Tannehill. Rosen has all the tools to be a very good NFL quarterback. Only time will tell. 1 hour ago, Fadingpain said: I love people around the NFL speak of Buffalo as though the weather there late in the season is radically different than lots of other NFL cities. It's not. We also don't play all the late season games at home. Weather doesn't really impact Bills football enough to even be a minor concern. If we ever had a home playoff game it might.
Green Lightning Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wayne Arnold said: May the fourth be with you. Well, I have to admit that is clever. Edited May 5, 2018 by Green Lightning
transplantbillsfan Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Ethos: Character and credibility, often inclusive of expertise and knowledge. (Thanks Aristotle ) If Jordan Palmer has it... then Allen >>>>> Darnold. All in all, I have listened to Palmer talk about Allen and Watson and Darnold a good bit... he really seems genuinely excited about Allen in interviews I've watched and listened to, slightly less about Darnold. On the DP show a couple weeks ago, unprompted Palmer brought Allen's name up when Darnold to the Browns was referenced. You could call it salesmanship, but listen to the interview... he's genuinely excited... even saying that Darnold would be the clear #1 in any other draft, but not this one. Sounds like he almost gets coerced into coming back to talk about Darnold. On Darnold's pro day, Palmer, at one point, says Darnold has probably about 20% less of the arm strength of his brother but about 20% more mobility. At another point in the interview he brings up how mobility is going to be necessary for Franchise QBs moving forward, but at the moments he talks about this in the interview, he's not bringing Darnold's name up. He also makes a point to bring up Allen's upcoming pro day in this interview. As for Palmer's feelings solely about Darnold... In other interviews like on the Rich Eisen show, for example, he just sounds so stoked about Allen. http://www.wgr550.com/media/audio-channel/04-27-jordan-palmer-one-bills-live Sorry if this was posted... I searched "Jordan Palmer wgr" and didn't find this Interview from Palmer right after Allen was drafted -Allen is so small town that his teammates are going to quickly become his family -Allen's completion %, after watching the tape, should have been at least 4-6% higher... that he even reached 56% with all the factors working against him (protection, offensive weapons, guys open, dropped balls, etc) is amazing... Allen's significantly more accurate than his numbers imply. -Incredible work ethic derived from being a farm boy... this is actually a really interesting part of the interview -Raved as a unique QB, but Palmer used a combo of his brother, Big Ben and Deshaun Watson in comparison to the mould he might fit -Incredible smarts. Palmer said his smarts/study habits were greater than Deshaun Watson, who he worked with last year. And he absolutely lauded Watson's smarts. -Allen has only scratched the surface. 2 years of real college Football after being injured and out for a year after a JuCo after playing HS Football at a tiny little High School. and a fun little tidbit... - The funniest QB Palmer's been around... and he specifically brought up Fitzpatrick. And on a sidenote... can we PLEASE friggin hire Palmer as our QB coach for continuity's sake?! Edited May 5, 2018 by transplantbillsfan 2
LeGOATski Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 meh...he sounds the same to me. Just excited about Allen's athleticism. But, who isn't?
Carter Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Ethos: Character and credibility, often inclusive of expertise and knowledge. (Thanks Aristotle ) All in all, I have listened to Palmer talk about Allen and Watson and Darnold a good bit... he really seems genuinely excited about Allen in interviews I've watched and listened to, slightly less about Darnold. On the DP show a couple weeks ago, unprompted Palmer brought Allen's name up when Darnold to the Browns was referenced. You could call it salesmanship, but listen to the interview... he's genuinely excited... even saying that Darnold would be the clear #1 in any other draft, but not this one. Sounds like he almost gets coerced into coming back to talk about Darnold. On Darnold's pro day, Palmer, at one point, says Darnold has probably about 20% less of the arm strength of his brother but about 20% more mobility. At another point in the interview he brings up how mobility is going to be necessary for Franchise QBs moving forward, but at the moments he talks about this in the interview, he's not bringing Darnold's name up. He also makes a point to bring up Allen's upcoming pro day in this interview. As for Palmer's feelings solely about Darnold... In other interviews like on the Rich Eisen show, for example, he just sounds so stoked about Allen. http://www.wgr550.com/media/audio-channel/04-27-jordan-palmer-one-bills-live Sorry if this was posted... I searched "Jordan Palmer wgr" and didn't find this Interview from Palmer right after Allen was drafted -Allen is so small town that his teammates are going to quickly become his family -Allen's completion %, after watching the tape, should have been at least 4-6% higher... that he even reached 56% with all the factors working against him (protection, offensive weapons, guys open, dropped balls, etc) is amazing... Allen's significantly more accurate than his numbers imply. -Incredible work ethic derived from being a farm boy... this is actually a really interesting part of the interview -Raved as a unique QB, but Palmer used a combo of his brother, Big Ben and Deshaun Watson in comparison to the mould he might fit -Incredible smarts. Palmer said his smarts/study habits were greater than Deshaun Watson, who he worked with last year. And he absolutely lauded Watson's smarts. -Allen has only scratched the surface. 2 years of real college Football after being injured and out for a year after a JuCo after playing HS Football at a tiny little High School. and a fun little tidbit... - The funniest QB Palmer's been around... and he specifically brought up Fitzpatrick. And on a sidenote... can we PLEASE friggin hire Palmer as our QB coach for continuity's sake?! It a big red flag when your coach takes the ball out of your hands during your senior season...
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