bigK14094 Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 I hope this board can open this link. good article. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-stefon-diggs-11611261040?mod=hp_featst_pos5 1 1
aceman_16 Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, bigK14094 said: I hope this board can open this link. good article. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-stefon-diggs-11611261040?mod=hp_featst_pos5 How about..ya know...a summary.
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, bigK14094 said: I hope this board can open this link. good article. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-stefon-diggs-11611261040?mod=hp_featst_pos5 I can open the link, but I have to subscribe to read it. The beginning does not entice me to do so: "Stefon Diggs Made a Miracle. Then He Made Josh Allen a Star." Um, No. You could say they improved each other, made each other stars - whatever. But Josh Allen made himself a star. "The Buffalo Bills needed to stretch the field, so they paid a huge price for a receiver who excels at just that." Again, Um, No. Diggs CAN stretch the field. But that isn't why we got him. That's just a lazy reporter looking at his 17.1 ypr in Minn last year where that was how he was used, and missing the point of what he's done this year. Not gonna pay to read more o' that. 1 3
HOUSE Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Very nice article but they ran out of ink at the very end. 1 3
Mr. WEO Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Hopefully the players can take this blatant disrespect from the national media and use it to fuel them to victory Sunday.
OutOfBubbleGum Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 So basically it said Diggs was a jerk and Allen was worse than JP Losman. Oh yeah, and Buffalo sucked bad. I saw Allen getting better each year from start to finish. I have a feeling they didn't show KC much in the first meeting. The players should read this article and then thrash KC. JMO
Pokebball Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 3 hours ago, bigK14094 said: I hope this board can open this link. good article. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-stefon-diggs-11611261040?mod=hp_featst_pos5 Great article. All sport's writers need to read this and see how it should be done.
LeviF Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 If you google the title of the article on your mobile device you may be able to read it in full. 1
Da webster guy Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 This is a perfect example of what we've seen for the last 2 decades from a lot of the national media, basically no clue whatsover when it comes to the details of our small market team. Wait until we get 2 weeks of superbowl coverage they're going to go way back to how Buffalo is a dying, rust belt town where everyone works at Bethlehem Steel, probably a few quotes from Russ Brandon our GM, Jake Allen our QB, and a bunch of stuff on how Roger Goodell feels like we need a new stadium to COMPETE with the other teams.
bigK14094 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Pokebball said: Great article. All sport's writers need to read this and see how it should be done. Being a business oriented paper, the WSJ has few if any sports articles, but occasionally they have something. The writers are not usually sports guys as a profession when they do this....more business perspective than many.
TPS Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 This quote should give you an idea of the quality of the article... Quote There was a growing sense that the Bills, who made the playoffs at 10-6 that year, were good not because of Allen—but in spite of him.
JESSEFEFFER Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 6 hours ago, TPS said: This quote should give you an idea of the quality of the article... In 2019 Josh was objectively good among his NFL peers in the 4th quarter, RZ possessions, 3rd and 8+, intermediate throws 10-20 and on the road. Those are game situations where QB play really matters to wins and losses and while there may have been a "growing sense" of good "in spite of" him, that does not mean it was an accurate take on what was really going on. I would respect any outside opinion that took that view of his 2019 season.
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