He's not a cure-all. They still need to address their OL and their WR group could use a boost
The Jets are spending big money on the LB's
I really thought the Raiders were just going to tank out for a couple years and build a team from scratch with players that Gruden wanted and let them grow together. But then they trade for AB (31) and extend him to a bigger deal, sign Trent Brown (26 next month) to a massive deal, despite drafting Kolton Miller at LT last year ni the first round (albeit, it was a bad pick). I defended Gruden when I thought he was going to totally rebuild, now I'm not really sure what he's doing.
I agree. They seem to have no direction. But I'm happy about that, don;t care for them or their coach.
Gruden: "OK guys, here is the plan: First, we let our best player (Mack) go. Then we let our best skill position guy (Cooper) for a 1st rounder also. We are building for the future."
"Hang on guys, we are going to pay a fortune for AB, who is like 5 years older than Amari, and a cancer in the locker room. He's great! And now we pay big $$ for a Patriots OL also. My plan is obvious isn't it? Forget rebuilding we are ready to win!"
The Jets are spending big money on the LB's
Sounds like a bidding war between the Jets, Raiders & Rats for Lev Bell
The Buffalo Bills are quietly having an excellent free agent signing period. They are addressing critical needs with a number of solid, reasonably priced players. And they still have substantial money available to make another couple of impact signings.
With the #9 pick and 10 picks total in the draft the Bills IMO will be a dark horse team with the potential to jump into the playoffs next year.
Agreed, lotr. The Bills have been very active in FA this year. They killed it with the Moose signing at center, not sure why they even brought in Bodine last year. They now have a solid WR core, albeit no #1 guy. They added good depth (if not a potential starter or two) to their offensive line and CB. Gore and Kroft are great back up guys too. Where do you see them going with the #9 pick? I think they can snag a good TE in rounds 2-3.
AB is a complete narcissist get out of here :laugh:
Agreed, lotr. The Bills have been very active in FA this year. They killed it with the Moose signing at center, not sure why they even brought in Bodine last year. They now have a solid WR core, albeit no #1 guy. They added good depth (if not a potential starter or two) to their offensive line and CB. Gore and Kroft are great back up guys too. Where do you see them going with the #9 pick? I think they can snag a good TE in rounds 2-3.
Also take a look at Brown's numbers when Flaco was QB. They were outstanding and he was on his way to a great season averaging 18 yards per catch.
Joe Flacco is also an accurate QB (62%) while Josh Allen (52%, which is horrible) is not.
IMO this is not true. Analysis of Allen's throws have shown that the accuracy issue is overblown - he had more throwaways & dropped passes then most QB's in the NFL. He also arguably had the weakest set of skill players trying to run routes and catch the ball then any other QB in the NFL including Rosen at Arizona. And his pass protection was tied with Arizona for worst in the NFL.
As an example, before he was hurt and missed 4 games Allen was sacked 21 times in 5 games despite his being the most athletic QB in the NFL. Sitting on the bench and working with veteran QB Derrick Anderson Allen learned the value of throwing the ball away and he was only sacked 7 times in the final 6 games. And trust me when I say his O-line was worse after he came back from injury (due to injuries on the line). Obviously this drop in sacks was due to throw away's which killed his completion %.
True Allen will never be a 65% passer but he will be a 60% completion passer. Allen doesn't dump the ball off very much in part because of his gun slinger mentality and in part because the Bills didn't have the RB/TE talent to make dump offs worth the effort. Allen pushes the ball downfield and IMO that's a good thing.
As for Flacco, his throws to Brown were not high percentage passes but deep throws which Allen is strong at. Brown averaged over 18 yards a catch with Flacco. Brown is a savvy vet and he knows that with Allen at QB he'll generate the numbers he was at Baltimore with Flacco at QB.
What evidence leads you to believe that he will ever be a "60% completion passer?" His best collegiate years were 56% at Yee Haw Wyoming then he comes to the league and completes 52%. History says that guys with poor completion percentage in college don't suddenly have a light go off and they increase 5-8% against tougher competition.
What evidence leads you to believe that he will ever be a "60% completion passer?" His best collegiate years were 56% at Yee Haw Wyoming then he comes to the league and completes 52%. History says that guys with poor completion percentage in college don't suddenly have a light go off and they increase 5-8% against tougher competition.
AB is a complete narcissist get out of here :laugh:
I concur. I was hoping the browns would take him because I didn't think too highly of him!
Yeah, his WRs in college weren't great at that level, but you can bet against those lesser defenses his wideouts were going to be much more open than in the NFL.
I just didn't see him being that good and his completion percentage wont ever be that great unless they go to a complete dink and dunk sort of offense.
I concur. I was hoping the browns would take him because I didn't think too highly of him!
Yeah, his WRs in college weren't great at that level, but you can bet against those lesser defenses his wideouts were going to be much more open than in the NFL.
I just didn't see him being that good and his completion percentage wont ever be that great unless they go to a complete dink and dunk sort of offense.
AB played the Steelers real bad ... all for a new contract .... he was everywhere before the trade with blue hair white mustache talking all crazy ... get to Oakland/LV and it all gone talking really quiet and low key ... and the Steelers got almost nothing for him :laugh::laugh::laugh:
I agree with both you and BR here on Allen.
It was a great relief to me when we did not draft him, and he was the only one of the top 4 QB prospects in that draft that I wanted NO part of. I've seen very little recently to change my opinion.
He has exhibited years of bad tendencies, and has a very small sample size showing him doing the right things under pressure. Time will tell, but I think he'll be an ongoing source of frustration for Bills fans.
I personally think he's a MUCH more athletic version of Derek Anderson. Checks all of the boxes physically and has a cannon for an arm but can't hit the broad side of a barn. Their completion %'s are also fairly comparable.
So if a QB had a 52% in college ... you would say that there is no way for him to go onto lets say a Hall of Fame career right?
While I am not comparing these two athletes ... I am just saying it can happen ...
Joe Montana had a career completion percentage of 52% in college ... end up with a 63% completion percentage in the pros and one of the greatest QB in the history of the game.
Matt Stafford had a 57% completion percentage in college ... in his first 4 or 5 years was about 59% completion percentage in the pro ... since then is about 65%
Drew Brees was a sub 60% completion percentage his first 3 years in the pros ... since a 69/70% rate ... players can improve is the point I am making.
While I am not guarenting anything about Josh Allen ... I also would not right him off just yet ... he has all world talent ... if he puts in the work and has the right mental makeup he could improve significantly ... I don't know if he will or not ... I just know that he has show flashes of real talent ... he did improve as the season progressed ... righting him off now as a bust is a little bit premature in my opinion.