03-21-2019, 03:42 PM
So, FWIW, its interesting to see an outside view.
First and foremost, make to mistake - Bills fans couldnt get away from Tyrod quick enough. In fact, with the fans he overstayed his welcome by at least a season (a 'playoff'one at that) bc he was what he was.
Guarenteed 175-250 yrds per game, 1 td and no picks. A game manager, nothing more. Its why no one in buffalo wanted jackson last year. They were all afraid of Tyrod part 2.
In general, buffalo had a huge mess on their hands. Their GM was spending $$ like his job depended on it and they were coached by Rex Ryan. After the old regime was booted, they brought in the new which was followed by a mass exodus of players trying to get as much dead cap eaten up while finding a few base key needs to build around going forward. They accidentally made the playoffs that year thanks to tyrods carefullness, defense and a lot of luck.
Everything now has a plan of development. Players must fit certian criteria to be considered and its not just a hodge podge. They went out of their way to essentially provide themselves with blank slate both in roster and cap and are finally free to start putting the plan in action.
Imo their signings thus far have been calculated and on point.
Back to Allen however, there is now two ways around it. Agree or disagree, you cant change the fact that Buffalo is straight jacked about their qb. For the 1st time in a long long tjme things are looking up.
The QB room returns for continuity- Barkley and Anderson. Also, Ken Dorsey will be qb coach (was getting OC sniffs 2 yrs ago) essentially recreating the room Cam had with CA - Mentor Anderson, qb coach Dorsey. Dabol has shown he can be very smart and creative with game plans that not by considence starting coming along woth Allens progression.
Allen started rough. Looking just as green as he was as the initial plan was to have him sit. Half way through the year he got injured and upon his return 3 weeks later it was like a switch flipped. Almost night and day. What followed was contant growth while ozzing potential. The trick will be to keep him on that trajectory. The thing with Allen (and similarly Newton in a way) is that his game (at least now) isnt to complete 6 of 8 passes for 4 yrs a piece. His game is completing 2 of 4 passes for 20-30 yds a clip and doing it consistently. His last 5 games were essentially putting a squad of scrubs w no run game and no line on his back. However he faired, the team faired. He had a terrible line and no name WR but STILL managed to show potential and most importantly took steps and improved each week.
Rookie years and generally a wash. They are generally spent on bad teams and consist of bad stats. What made last year the most fun losing season ever was watching Allen play hero ball and watching him do things we couldnt believe bc we hadnt seen a qb do things like that since 1996. All this from the least polished qb prospect who more than anyone needed to develop and he got to do so with live action for better or worse. The 1st half of the year was rough but the last 5 games were super fun
Now, could it crash and burn? Sure. Its interesting to see most pundits flip their position on Allen. Sure, the guys who totally hated the guy still arent fans. But the ones who didnt dislike him but sinply didnt believe in him have totally flip flopped. The kid is just a spark, has 'it', seems super coachable, hasnt made the same mistake 2x, and is already proving to be an excellent leader. Of course he may never assend. He has however given Bills fans hope and lots of it. Feel free to criticize as much as you want rightly or wrongly - but you cant change how the fan base as a whole feels. One thing is for sure, itll be fun to watch ESP now that he has some weapons and some proven talent - something that up until this year he has never had either in the pros or college.
First and foremost, make to mistake - Bills fans couldnt get away from Tyrod quick enough. In fact, with the fans he overstayed his welcome by at least a season (a 'playoff'one at that) bc he was what he was.
Guarenteed 175-250 yrds per game, 1 td and no picks. A game manager, nothing more. Its why no one in buffalo wanted jackson last year. They were all afraid of Tyrod part 2.
In general, buffalo had a huge mess on their hands. Their GM was spending $$ like his job depended on it and they were coached by Rex Ryan. After the old regime was booted, they brought in the new which was followed by a mass exodus of players trying to get as much dead cap eaten up while finding a few base key needs to build around going forward. They accidentally made the playoffs that year thanks to tyrods carefullness, defense and a lot of luck.
Everything now has a plan of development. Players must fit certian criteria to be considered and its not just a hodge podge. They went out of their way to essentially provide themselves with blank slate both in roster and cap and are finally free to start putting the plan in action.
Imo their signings thus far have been calculated and on point.
Back to Allen however, there is now two ways around it. Agree or disagree, you cant change the fact that Buffalo is straight jacked about their qb. For the 1st time in a long long tjme things are looking up.
The QB room returns for continuity- Barkley and Anderson. Also, Ken Dorsey will be qb coach (was getting OC sniffs 2 yrs ago) essentially recreating the room Cam had with CA - Mentor Anderson, qb coach Dorsey. Dabol has shown he can be very smart and creative with game plans that not by considence starting coming along woth Allens progression.
Allen started rough. Looking just as green as he was as the initial plan was to have him sit. Half way through the year he got injured and upon his return 3 weeks later it was like a switch flipped. Almost night and day. What followed was contant growth while ozzing potential. The trick will be to keep him on that trajectory. The thing with Allen (and similarly Newton in a way) is that his game (at least now) isnt to complete 6 of 8 passes for 4 yrs a piece. His game is completing 2 of 4 passes for 20-30 yds a clip and doing it consistently. His last 5 games were essentially putting a squad of scrubs w no run game and no line on his back. However he faired, the team faired. He had a terrible line and no name WR but STILL managed to show potential and most importantly took steps and improved each week.
Rookie years and generally a wash. They are generally spent on bad teams and consist of bad stats. What made last year the most fun losing season ever was watching Allen play hero ball and watching him do things we couldnt believe bc we hadnt seen a qb do things like that since 1996. All this from the least polished qb prospect who more than anyone needed to develop and he got to do so with live action for better or worse. The 1st half of the year was rough but the last 5 games were super fun
Now, could it crash and burn? Sure. Its interesting to see most pundits flip their position on Allen. Sure, the guys who totally hated the guy still arent fans. But the ones who didnt dislike him but sinply didnt believe in him have totally flip flopped. The kid is just a spark, has 'it', seems super coachable, hasnt made the same mistake 2x, and is already proving to be an excellent leader. Of course he may never assend. He has however given Bills fans hope and lots of it. Feel free to criticize as much as you want rightly or wrongly - but you cant change how the fan base as a whole feels. One thing is for sure, itll be fun to watch ESP now that he has some weapons and some proven talent - something that up until this year he has never had either in the pros or college.
