Lee Smith was WIDE open on Allen's dart to Davis

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

1 minute ago, Dan Darragh said:

 Yeah, now that Pat DiMarco is gone Josh needs a new favorite receiver.

maybe. Until he finds one, I’m good with the guy that has 121 targets through 12 games. 

[Buffalo Boy]

3 hours ago, dneveu said:

 

He still wasn't open enough... 

that’s what TT said😜

[Dan Darragh]

1 hour ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

What is it with Bill fans, is Lee Smith the new whipping boy now that DiMarco is gone?  For years it was Kelsay.

Not the new whipping boy, he's been the whipping boy ever since he got an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in a game that he didn't even dress for.  Got in the way of the gunner on the sideline.

[CardinalScotts]

1) we tried Lee before, no thanks

2) hes not walking in anywhere his career yards after catch is 3

[buffalo2218]

4 hours ago, Rk_Bills86 said:

So Allen did actually initially check Smith, but when he looks the DE looks like he's going to run with him.

 

This is an example of what Allen should work on next year, Yes he clearly sees the soft spot in the zone and the Davis is going to be in the clear to get there - but just as he's gotten better at initial reads of "is this man or zone" - he'll need to be able to say "that's too many defenders on this side of the field- can't be right" and be able to instinctively turn and hit the TE that's released. Having a better TE that he could trust to beat a DE that dropped in coverage with him might also make this an easier choice.

 

This is a prime example of how Allen has gotten so much better but is NOT at the same level of say Rodgers. There is a great clip from a game where Rodgers comes to line, scans the D set up, and does a literal double take on who's defending his #1 WR.... He literally stares at it a bit longer and then smiles - snaps, pretends to go through his reads away from the WR he already knows is going to be wide open and then just calmly snaps back and throws to the mismatched coverage for an easy and open TD. 

Quite honestly, I think if that was Kroft instead of Smith, Josh would have made that throw. I don't think Allen would trust Smith to make that catch over Knox or Kroft

[DCbillsfan]

5 hours ago, jletha said:

where have you seen that claimed? If they knew what we were doing why didnt they stop us?

49ers players said it in post game pressers

[Kelly the Dog]

4 minutes ago, CardinalScotts said:

1) we tried Lee before, no thanks

2) hes not walking in anywhere his career yards after catch is 3

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand 

Walkin' through the streets of Soho in the rain

He was lookin' for the place called Lee Ho Fook's

Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein.

[Bob in STL]

Lee Smith.  You can only hope to contain him.  
 

Daboll might try that one again and make TE the primary.  

[buffaloboyinATL]

I’m sure he would have caught it...

[Numark3]

Knowing Lee Smith....he was probably supposed to stay back and block lol

[John from Riverside]

For all the talk of how the niners had coaches better then ours......I didnt see it

[The Bills Blog]

There's no phrase I hate more than "wide-*ss open," but yet I feel compelled to utter it here.

[Royale with Cheese]

Comparing this to ski ball.  Allen missed the 1000 pointer but still at least got 600....I’m good with that.  

[Mat68]

5 hours ago, sherpa said:

 

Right here.

 

Read the thread started yesterday on this forum.

 

It was started at 9:21AM, and the thread title was:

"49ers to a man say they knew what the Bills were going to do on offense, were not surprised but were helpless to stop them"

 

Thats a better sign than suprising them in my opinion.  If they went zone they couldnt cover up the holes.  If they went man Diggs was open.  He ran a 5 yard route and was open by 5 yards at one point.  That throw to Davis was a complete heat check throw.  It was the equivlent to Steph Curry pulling up from 40ft and draining a 3.  Allen having the ability to heat up like that makes Buffalo the biggest threat to KC.

[Saxum]

42 minutes ago, Crayola64 said:

Knowing Lee Smith....he was probably supposed to stay back and block lol

 

[BillsShredder83]

5 hours ago, Rk_Bills86 said:

Get used to it - Long time lurker with a bit of free time on my hands

i lurked for 8 years before i started posting anything... and a few people around here wish id go back to doing that lol

[Saint Doug]

Totally open. I still think Josh made the right decision throwing it to Davis though. 

[Kelly the Dog]

I was just watching the all-22. On the miss to Lee Smith in the endzone he totally blew it. It was an easy score. He was wide open and should have just stopped in the middle of the endzone with no one really on him. But he waited forever and by the time he looked for the ball he was covered. Josh threw it to where he was hoping Smith would go but he never did. A normal TE has an easy TD. 

[Augie]

11 hours ago, Process said:

LOL

 

First time I see this angle. The pass to Davis was as impressive a throw you'll see a QB make. Honestly the fact that he made it while he had a guy wide open for a walk in TD makes it even better. I'm glad a blown coverage didn't rob us of that beauty.

 

JA is a baller. 

 

 

 

The great news? Josh will see that, and he will learn from it! 

 

He’s a great, hard working young man. He wants to get better, and he’s proving it on the field, year after year. 

[Buffalo716]

11 hours ago, jletha said:

where have you seen that claimed? If they knew what we were doing why didnt they stop us?

They did say they knew what we were going to run. And that it was even more frustrating because they couldn't stop it