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Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Sep 12 @ 3:41 PM ET
Yup, saw it I. 2 games against the Chiefs.
Big game jitters just aren't good.
Ya it's game 1 of 17.
But Game 1nin Super Bowl is the only one as well.

- IonSabres

i've been saying it for a couple of years now...he is what he is...and a lot better than many thought
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Sep 12 @ 3:45 PM ET
Allen isn’t great but holy hell he’s getting drops, and terrible O line play
- sbroads24


Those drops ate due to poorly placed throws and throwing into double and triple teams.

But now, here we go...classic Josh in Q4 (I hope anyway!)
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Sep 12 @ 3:46 PM ET
Sean McDermott giving me PTSD here of the John Fox days in Denver.

Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Sep 12 @ 3:47 PM ET
Those drops ate due to poorly placed throws and throwing into double and triple teams.

But now, here we go...classic Josh in Q4 (I hope anyway!)

- IonSabres

right!?
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Sep 12 @ 3:49 PM ET
levi wallace still sux
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Sep 12 @ 3:56 PM ET
and that play was the precursor to the downward spiral they're in right now
- Michael Pachla


Just never going to like Daboll's playcalling, even when things are going well.
Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Sep 12 @ 4:00 PM ET
Bill are a joke!
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Sep 12 @ 4:02 PM ET
Bill are a joke!
- Rsh



Rsh
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.23.2021

Sep 12 @ 4:05 PM ET
Bills that is the worst opening game I have seen in years!!! Yes I’m shouing
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 12 @ 4:15 PM ET

- Michael Pachla

he got outcoached today
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 12 @ 4:16 PM ET
Bills that is the worst opening game I have seen in years!!! Yes I’m shouing
- Rsh

no it's not

unless you were born in 2013 or later
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Sep 12 @ 4:21 PM ET
no it's not

unless you were born in 2013 or later

- homiedclown


Special teams lost them the game.
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Sep 12 @ 4:22 PM ET
no it's not

unless you were born in 2013 or later

- homiedclown

True. But outside of one drive the offense was off. The defense was alright and special teams matters
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Sep 12 @ 4:24 PM ET
Special teams lost them the game.
- Wetbandit1

Yea and no. McKenzie set up an opening drive tip in and the offense couldn’t do it. They should have kicked the field goal instead of going for it on the first 4th down and the play call on the other 4th down was stupid.
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Sep 12 @ 4:38 PM ET
Special teams lost them the game.
- Wetbandit1

I’ll say goaltending
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Sep 12 @ 4:52 PM ET
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Sep 12 @ 4:57 PM ET
Yea and no. McKenzie set up an opening drive tip in and the offense couldn’t do it. They should have kicked the field goal instead of going for it on the first 4th down and the play call on the other 4th down was stupid.
- IndianaSabresFan


I agree with both of your posts. Allen was off on too many of his throws, and questionable decisions on both 4th downs, the coaching was also off today.
Perhaps this will serve as a Wake up call for players and coaches.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 12 @ 5:04 PM ET
Special teams lost them the game.
- Wetbandit1

I blame it more on coaching then the one block

we outgained them by 138 return yards so even if they ran the punt back it would have been a push as each kicker made their chip sots
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 12 @ 5:05 PM ET
I agree with both of your posts. Allen was off on too many of his throws, and questionable decisions on both 4th downs, the coaching was also off today.
Perhaps this will serve as a Wake up call for players and coaches.

- Ratsreign

I bet 8 of josh's 21 incompletes were drops

he still had over 300 combined yards and close to 60 percent completion

he was playing the steelers, not the lions


bad coaching
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Sep 12 @ 5:12 PM ET
I blame it more on coaching then the one block

we outgained them by 138 return yards so even if they ran the punt back it would have been a push as each kicker made their chip sots

- homiedclown

I don’t think I ever need to read or hear about how much of a “genius” Daboll is again.

That was one of the worst called games I’ve ever seen.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Sep 12 @ 5:18 PM ET
Yea and no. McKenzie set up an opening drive tip in and the offense couldn’t do it. They should have kicked the field goal instead of going for it on the first 4th down and the play call on the other 4th down was stupid.
- IndianaSabresFan


The awful "blocking" on the blocked punt was the difference.
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Sep 12 @ 5:29 PM ET
I don’t think I ever need to read or hear about how much of a “genius” Daboll is again.

That was one of the worst called games I’ve ever seen.

- sbroads24


The ridiculous qb sneaks up the middle will positively Jauron-esque. What was he thinking? They were giving us the whole short middle of the field to throw.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Sep 12 @ 5:36 PM ET
On the bright side, it’s only week 1.

Next week is a new week
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Sep 12 @ 5:39 PM ET
How does Bill Cowher get into the Hall of Fame before Mike Shanahan ?

Literally half the league is using Mike’s offence today and how many other coaches won back to back rings ?
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Sep 12 @ 6:30 PM ET
On the bright side, it’s only week 1.

Next week is a new week

- Pegullaville


Yeah, the Steelers were really good last year until Roethlisballs ran out of gas.

And it's hard to have success when you have no time to throw and have like 5 bad drops.

And to the people complaining about Allen's play today, and it wasn't great, I direct your attention to Aaron Rodgers.
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