Why I Love Watching Josh Allen play

[K-9]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

He will do ANYTHING trying to win. 

 

It’s also one of the things he needs to rein in. 

 

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As long as the reining in is organic. The one thing we can be certain of on EVERY snap Allen takes is that he will compete his balls off until the whistle. Every. Play. I just don’t want a coach to get in his ear to the point where Josh starts losing that edge. The old “no negative plays” mantra has ruined too many QBs. 

[Royale with Cheese]

Sounds like I’m not the only one who watches the game without pants.

[Buffalo716]

5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Sounds like I’m not the only one who watches the game without pants.

Thrice. My father hates it

Edited September 19, 2020 by Buffalo716

[Logic]

[Nick the Greek]

He has heart. That’s why he is the MAN! 

[LB48]

55 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

Favresque

Agree 100%

54 minutes ago, K-9 said:

As long as the reining in is organic. The one thing we can be certain of on EVERY snap Allen takes is that he will compete his balls off until the whistle. Every. Play. I just don’t want a coach to get in his ear to the point where Josh starts losing that edge. The old “no negative plays” mantra has ruined too many QBs. 

Great comment & observation!

 

[brianthomas]

Not only will he do whatever it takes to win the game. He also has lots of fun out there & gets excited & amped up for the games just like we do.

He's also a humble guy who grew up modestly & had to prove the naysayers wrong. Can't wait to watch him continue to grow.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

Seems like a genuinely good person both on and off the field, and makes it easy to feel proud that he’s the face of our program—armed with off the charts intangibles and crazy physical tools, will he be the new and improved Kelly of the current Bills iteration? I say with full optimism yes, certainly more so than any of the wretchedly ignominious hall of forgettable non-heroes we’ve trotted out since Kelly imho. 

[ganesh]

2 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

Everybody I talk to that is not a Bills fan is always saying how exciting Josh is to watch.  I think that carries more weight than just us saying it. 

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2 hours ago, K-9 said:

As long as the reining in is organic. The one thing we can be certain of on EVERY snap Allen takes is that he will compete his balls off until the whistle. Every. Play. I just don’t want a coach to get in his ear to the point where Josh starts losing that edge. The old “no negative plays” mantra has ruined too many QBs. 

100%...only thing the coaches should be teaching him is to protect his body.  We simply cannot afford an injury to him.   Our backup position is quite shaky as evidence in the season finale last year,

[GunnerBill]

2 hours ago, K-9 said:

As long as the reining in is organic. The one thing we can be certain of on EVERY snap Allen takes is that he will compete his balls off until the whistle. Every. Play. I just don’t want a coach to get in his ear to the point where Josh starts losing that edge. The old “no negative plays” mantra has ruined too many QBs. 

 

Allen's most boring uninspiring stretch as a Bill came after the first New England game last year when I think he had been encouraged to be more cautious. It reached its nadir in Cleveland when he would barely let the ball go he was so scared of a mistake. If you remember after that was the week McDermott called him in and had the "play fearless" conversation and I just hope the Bills coaches have learned now that you have to give the kid encouragement to be himself. I think generally the Bills have done a good job developing Allen but those few weeks last year they did get a bit conservative with it. 

[Seasons1992]

9 hours ago, Rc2catch said:

Is there a quota for starting threads we need to meet every week? 

 

I believe @Chandler#81 set the number at 47 before the season. Check local listings.

[Coach Tuesday]

Agree and after Thursday night I will add this:

 

The NFL is full of exciting young QBs for the first time in my lifetime.  For decades there were only 3-6 truly special QBs in the league at any given time.  Now we’ve got:

Mahomes

Watson

Allen

Baker

Burrow

Murray

Lamar J

Dak

Wentz

Plus older but no less exciting QBs:

 

Rogers

Wilson

Cam

Stafford

Ryan

 

And the old but still very capable:

 

Brady

Brees

Big Ben

Rivers

 

That’s like 2/3 of the league with good QB play and then you’ve got competent starters like Tannehill, Fitz, Darnold (maybe), Jimmy G., Cousins, etc.

 

The NFL is super fun to watch right now and it’s because we may be witnessing the Golden Age of Quarterbacking.

 

[Real McClappy]

9 hours ago, LB48 said:

He's unpredictable.  He's not boring. He is flawed.

He can make mistakes and then follow-up with great plays.  Josh isn't perfect but that's part of his persona.  A big man with great skills throwing or running the ball.  Every play is a thrill  for better or worse! 

An NFL game can be pretty static or predictable.  Josh changes that dynamic and I'm very happy to watch him as the Bills QB.

Truth!  I love that SH#$...

 

So much better then watching and screaming at TV to broken Tyrod.

[Dragoon]

Josh Allen is very good 70% of the time, elite 20% of the time, and ‘WTF WERE YOU THINKING’ 10% of the time. 
 

He may be a knucklehead for 10% of the snaps — but he’s our knucklehead! 

[Royale with Cheese]

8 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

Thrice. My father hates it

He sounds like he hasn’t tried it.

[BuffaloFan68]

Love the fact that you can see Josh’s passion on almost every play. He kind of wears his emotions on his sleeve and it reminds me of Kelly. Whenever either 1 gets/got a big hit, they pop right back up with more motivation & it just pumps him & the teammates around him up more. 

Go Josh & Go Bills!!!!!

[eball]

9 hours ago, NewEra said:

He’s really everything we could ask for athletically.  Big, strong, fast, cannon, agile, untackleable (new word).  And that arm.  He’s got spunk.  He loves the city.  He loves the fans. He’s a QB that mauls people and can dance cool.   Did I mention that arm?  I don’t care if he throws a pick if he’s trying to thread a crazy pass.  I love that he’s confident enough in his arm to try it.  Sure, it may lead to a loss, so be it.  He’s my quarterback!!  

 

But he never dominated in college!  How can he ever be a good pro?

 

Sincerely,

Ham Biscuit

 

[BuffaloFan68]

21 minutes ago, Dragoon said:

Josh Allen is very good 70% of the time, elite 20% of the time, and ‘WTF WERE YOU THINKING’ 10% of the time. 
 

He may be a knucklehead for 10% of the snaps — but he’s our knucklehead! 

I remember Kelly starting a game off with 2 early interceptions and even starting a game down double digits in the first quarter, you knew he would bounce back. Josh has the potential, with the weapons around him now, to do the same thing. 

[eball]

29 minutes ago, BuffaloFan68 said:

I remember Kelly starting a game off with 2 early interceptions and even starting a game down double digits in the first quarter, you knew he would bounce back. Josh has the potential, with the weapons around him now, to do the same thing. 

 

I remember a Monday nighter against Cincinnati when he threw three picks in the first half, then threw five TDs in a rout.

 

Josh is that kind of QB as well, I think.

[RobbRiddick]

He has big meaty hands like a butcher.