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hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 22 @ 3:55 PM ET
brown is better then both

hell I would rather have duke williams then sanu

- homiedclown

than pretty much every guy who is "on the block"
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 22 @ 3:56 PM ET
Sanders’ production was down because his quarterback sucks.
- Swedish_Jesus


Fixed.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 22 @ 3:56 PM ET
The O-line has been fine. Run-blocking has been well above average, and pass protection usually only breaks down when Allen holds the ball too long. Not that o-line depth is ever a bad thing, but I would say interior defensive line depth is a bigger need.
- buffalofan19


Here plays why you need a TE who can do all three.
Lee Smith is in there on run blocking (which is why his td was "so open")
Knox etc on passing plays.

so you are dictating your offense with the tight end.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 22 @ 3:57 PM ET
Yes, but each te has its own skill set I want a guy who takes the good from each into one guy.

I heard Gronk is available lol

- hubie


I like OJ Howard too. I just think we already have a log jam at tightend.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 22 @ 3:59 PM ET
The O-line has been fine. Run-blocking has been well above average, and pass protection usually only breaks down when Allen holds the ball too long. Not that o-line depth is ever a bad thing, but I would say interior defensive line depth is a bigger need.
- buffalofan19


I agree o line has been fine. But could use depth.

Pass rusher
Wr

Then o line help / depth

Are my needs for the bills. In that order
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 22 @ 4:05 PM ET
I like OJ Howard too. .
- Sabretooth9

the new bucs coach doesn't

no clue why
matty12345
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.11.2007

Oct 22 @ 4:08 PM ET
Here's a cool stat since this board loves stats:

In 17 games, Josh Allen has 7 comeback wins for the Bills (would have been 8 if Clay would have caught the ball in the endzone in Miami last year).

The other 4 qb's drafted in 2018 rd 1 have a combined 8 comeback wins

Josh - flaws = yes, balls = HELL YES

- turbo044

I've honestly never seen a player people react to like this guy. Even on the field, opposing players seem to want to kill him.

There's no middle ground. He's either the messiah or the worst QB in the league. And it isn't even based on his play. Minds were made up before the draft.

Personally, I think he's got the typical problem every young QB has, which is information overload. There is just too much going on too fast. When it gets to the fourth quarter, he seems to be able to tune that stuff out and just sling it. I almost would like to see the bills just go shotgun no huddle to start a game to get him in the zone of snap-drop back- plant- gun it-repeat.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 22 @ 4:11 PM ET
I've honestly never seen a player people react to like this guy. Even on the field, opposing players seem to want to kill him.

There's no middle ground. He's either the messiah or the worst QB in the league. And it isn't even based on his play. Minds were made up before the draft.

Personally, I think he's got the typical problem every young QB has, which is information overload. There is just too much going on too fast. When it gets to the fourth quarter, he seems to be able to tune that stuff out and just sling it. I almost would like to see the bills just go shotgun no huddle to start a game to get him in the zone of snap-drop back- plant- gun it-repeat.

- matty12345



There is a lot of merit to this. Most teams simplify things on both sides of the ball late in the game due to fatigue, and the fact that one small missed detail can be costly. Defenses become easier to read too. I think Allen benefits from that as well.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 22 @ 4:12 PM ET
If the Bill's do it, AJ Green and Carlos Dunlap for a 2nd and 5th this year and 3rd the following.
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Oct 22 @ 4:14 PM ET
I've honestly never seen a player people react to like this guy. Even on the field, opposing players seem to want to kill him.

There's no middle ground. He's either the messiah or the worst QB in the league. And it isn't even based on his play. Minds were made up before the draft.

Personally, I think he's got the typical problem every young QB has, which is information overload. There is just too much going on too fast. When it gets to the fourth quarter, he seems to be able to tune that stuff out and just sling it. I almost would like to see the bills just go shotgun no huddle to start a game to get him in the zone of snap-drop back- plant- gun it-repeat.

- matty12345


Yeah - I like your no-huddle idea.

Two things I like(d) about Josh better than the other qbs-

1. He had a ridiculously high wonderlick (like 42), much higher than the other qbs = he should be able to process info better.
2. He seems to have a short memory - when he makes a mistake he moves on. Darnold was absolutely shattered last night for instance
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 22 @ 4:16 PM ET
Yeah - I like your no-huddle idea.

Two things I like(d) about Josh better than the other qbs-

1. He had a ridiculously high wonderlick (like 42), much higher than the other qbs = he should be able to process info better.
2. He seems to have a short memory - when he makes a mistake he moves on. Darnold was absolutely shattered last night for instance

- turbo044



So was Allen against New England, though. The difference is that the Bills defense played lights out and kept them in it.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 22 @ 4:21 PM ET
Yeah - I like your no-huddle idea.

Two things I like(d) about Josh better than the other qbs-

1. He had a ridiculously high wonderlick (like 42), much higher than the other qbs = he should be able to process info better.
2. He seems to have a short memory - when he makes a mistake he moves on. Darnold was absolutely shattered last night for instance

- turbo044


3. He doesn't see ghosts
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Oct 22 @ 4:27 PM ET
But Cozens couldn't get a 9-game look?

Pick a lane

- jcragcrumple


Do you guys not understand the differences and age and where 6K came from he's already played against men and polished his skills in the OHL to dominate it but hey I guess they're the same person
gcomella34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Endicott, NY
Joined: 03.03.2015

Oct 22 @ 4:32 PM ET
I agree o line has been fine. But could use depth.

Pass rusher
Wr

Then o line help / depth

Are my needs for the bills. In that order

- Sabretooth9



Our O Line is horrible, ZERO pass rush, DB's can't cover anyone, and the QB fumbles too much.......

Wait, I'm in a Buffalo forum. This isn't about my Giants.

Nevermind.
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Oct 22 @ 4:33 PM ET
I've honestly never seen a player people react to like this guy. Even on the field, opposing players seem to want to kill him.

There's no middle ground. He's either the messiah or the worst QB in the league. And it isn't even based on his play. Minds were made up before the draft.

Personally, I think he's got the typical problem every young QB has, which is information overload. There is just too much going on too fast. When it gets to the fourth quarter, he seems to be able to tune that stuff out and just sling it. I almost would like to see the bills just go shotgun no huddle to start a game to get him in the zone of snap-drop back- plant- gun it-repeat.

- matty12345


They were kind of discussing this on WGR today when I was on my way back from lunch. Tasker said that you have to stop being afraid of failing and just do what got you where you are in the first place. Remove the fear of failure. Maybe he sees in all these comeback games that he's already failing at that point. I guess he really has nothing to lose based on what Tasker was saying. (he said it much better and explained it much more in depth than I am, it was interesting so I'd suggest going back and finding it in the audio vault if you want to know more.)
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 22 @ 4:36 PM ET
Do you guys not understand the differences and age and where 6K came from he's already played against men and polished his skills in the OHL to dominate it but hey I guess they're the same person
- gerbe75pts


out of curiosity as im not positive on the rules. Are the 9 games accumulating over his "junior" career?
like what if he did the trail this year could he do the same next and still send back?
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 22 @ 4:37 PM ET
If Ullmark shows me something this year I'd resign him. If he is about the same as last year, he's just a backup in my opinion, and I'd be looking for someone. A guy to split time in 2020-2021 with Hutton, and then to split time with UPL in 2021-2022.

Could be that guy is Ullmark, but I need to see something more first.

- matty12345


Hard to imagine Ullmark not being qualified this year. It's set up well to have the 3 of them compete. UPL can play himself into the mix.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 22 @ 4:38 PM ET
out of curiosity as im not positive on the rules. Are the 9 games accumulating over his "junior" career?
like what if he did the trail this year could he do the same next and still send back?

- hubie

I believe so.
TC4145
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.03.2019

Oct 22 @ 4:39 PM ET
No one is ever going to say a bad thing about their linemate
- jcragcrumple


Who is the guy in Minnesota that just threw the whole organization under the bus?
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 22 @ 4:42 PM ET
out of curiosity as im not positive on the rules. Are the 9 games accumulating over his "junior" career?
like what if he did the trail this year could he do the same next and still send back?

- hubie


Here's a description of the rule:

The Slide Rule affords NHL general managers the opportunity to see their notable prospects between the ages of 18 and 19 in an NHL uniform for up to nine games without burning a year off of the player's entry-level contract (ELC).

UPL is 20, so he is no longer a slide candidate.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 22 @ 4:42 PM ET
Here's a description of the rule:

The Slide Rule affords NHL general managers the opportunity to see their notable prospects between the ages of 18 and 19 in an NHL uniform for up to nine games without burning a year off of the player's entry-level contract (ELC).

UPL is 20, so he is no longer a slide candidate.

- Lunaion



My bad, I thought we were talking about Cozens.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 22 @ 4:45 PM ET
Here's a description of the rule:

The Slide Rule affords NHL general managers the opportunity to see their notable prospects between the ages of 18 and 19 in an NHL uniform for up to nine games without burning a year off of the player's entry-level contract (ELC).

UPL is 20, so he is no longer a slide candidate.

- Lunaion

was thinking cozens. Like see him some this year send him back try him next year send him back.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 22 @ 4:45 PM ET
My bad, I thought we were talking about Cozens.
- buffalofan19


May have been. If the question was, can a contract slide twice, then the answer is yes. Nylander did that.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 22 @ 4:47 PM ET
May have been. If the question was, can a contract slide twice, then the answer is yes. Nylander did that.
- Lunaion


i cant remember last week let alone years lol
I lost my memory about the same time i lost my ability to spell.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 22 @ 4:47 PM ET
A guy just called GR and said "we should trade for Mariota and start him."


Oh lord

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