Brandon Beane on Josh Allen

[notacon]

While I agree the RZ interceptions are a problem it seems like McD and Beane are shifting blame to everyone but themselves. Who drafted all these big men who have bombed?

Sounds more like some fans wanting to shift blame to everyone except Josh Allen.

Josh regressed this season. Coaches do not force him to make terrible decisions and boneheaded throws. Yes, the O-line needs to improve, but on most (if not all) of his worst red zone INT’s, the O-line had nothing to do with Josh’s shortcomings.


How many of the videos that TacklingDummy posted do you hear from the guys in the booth....”Allen has time....” Throwing dumbass INT’s to the Jets handing them the ball inside the Bills 20 yard line....which set them up to score the go ahead TD....a lead they did not give up...

This short hopping the ball on 4th down vs Miami had nothing to do with the O-line or the coaches....





After the defense had an epic goal line stance, virtually handing the win to the Bills, Allen fumbling the ball on the snap had nothing to do with the O-line or the coaches....(besides the two terrible INT’s he threw, the second in OT to hand the win to Minny....basically, Josh handed Minny the game TWICE.....neither time had anything to do with the O-line or the coaches)




Josh Allen led the NFL in Red Zone INTS. I love him as the Bills QB, and do not want any other QB in his place. He has put the team on his back on won many, many games. And I firmly believe that he WILL lead the team to at least one Super Bowl title...probably more than one.


But, he simply committed too many boneheaded plays that cost the team every loss they suffered this season. Scoring only 10 points in the Cincy game is NFL offensive malpractice. A NFL team CANNOT score 10 or less point and win in the playoffs and certainly not in the Super Bowl.


Does not matter what the rest of the team does, either Josh Allen fixes his glaring issues, or the team is doomed.

[Woodman]

Does not matter what the rest of the team does, either Josh Allen fixes his glaring issues, or the team is doomed.

It does matter what the rest of the team does.

Does Josh improving matter of course.

[notacon]

Back in November I started a thread that has been proven to be almost spot on....

The Bills Have a QB Problem

I started the thread with this sentence....

"Josh Allen is THE reason the Bills are considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender, and Josh Allen will be THE reason they don’t even get there, much less win it.”....sadly, this is what eventually happened. Here is the post that starts that thread....and it rings true to this day....

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Josh Allen is THE reason the Bills are considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender, and Josh Allen will be THE reason they don’t even get there, much less win it.

Yes, we all love Josh. He is an unicorn of QB’s and has all the traits we Bills fans have been begging for for decades.

Yes, his amazing performances have titillated the whole football ball world (even in defeat) and has won so many games by his awesomeness.

But, he is THE cause for the Bills three loses this year. You can try and blame other players….the coaches….the play calling….even the massive amount of injuries.

But none of those come close to the damage Josh Allen has done, almost single handedly to prevent what should be a 9-0 record.

Miami game, he inexplicably threw a one hop pass on 4th down and goal at the Fins’ 2 yard line. A sure go ahead TD.

Against Green Bay, he tried his best to hand the game to the Packers with two boneheaded INT’s. The second one was inexcusable, 3rd and goal at GB 3 yard line that would have given the Bills a 34-10 lead. Instead, it breathed some life into the dormant Packers. Thankfully, the inept Packers just were too stinky to take advantage of Josh massive mistakes.

The Jets game, he correctly said that he “..played like ****”.

First INT in the red zone, and prevented the Bills from jumping to an early lead. The next drive, instead of being up 7-0 could have been 14-0.

His second INT handed the ball to the Jets at the Bills 19 yard line that even one of the worst QB’s in the league, Zach Wilson, took advantage of to take the lead for good.


The Minny game, the loss was almost ALL on Josh. THREE ****ING TURNOVERS in the second half.

TWO TERRIBLE INT’s, not only in the Red zone, but IN the Vikings END ZONE. Both of them inexcusable for a QB who is supposed to be one of the best in the NFL.

Earlier this year, a thread was started….

Mahomes has the easiest job in NFL history, and Allen’s still better……which was filled of hubris and nonsense (unfortunately all the posts were lost) with the thread starter flatly stating that (paraphrasing)….

‘Josh Allen is better than Mahomes and it’s not even close’

After too many idiots saying that Mahomes would regress after losing Tyreek Hill, what has REALLY happened is that Mahomes has shown WHY he is considered the best QB in the NFL, and with Allen’s recent regression to his rookie year mistakes, the reverse is true.

Mahomes is the best QB in the league over Allen, and it’s not even close.

Yes, the amazing GOOD of Allen and his playing style inevitably produces some of the worst boneheaded dumb plays.

Can he overcome his penchant for INT’s at the WORST possible time??? Can he come back from the QB with the MOST INTS’s in the NFL….and worse yet, the MOST Red Zone INTS’s???

No one has any idea. I certainly hope so.

This Bills team is one of the best in the NFL. The defense, despite the massive amount of injuries STILL is #2 in points allowed, only two tenths of a point behind the leader….16.8 PTS/G vs 16.6.

That is a championship level defense, and when Josh is not making HUGE mistakes, a championship offence.

Right now, the biggest obstacle to the Bills being the outright best team in the NFL in both performance and record, is JOSH ALLEN.

I have always been an extreme optimist for the Bills….and I still am when I predict they will go on a six-game winning streak and go into Cincy in week #17 with a 12-3 record.

But, so sad to say, the reality is that THE reason that may not happen is Josh Allen and that needs to be said.

Unfortunately, Josh did NOT overcome his demons, and the Bills end their season on a sour note. The main reason the Kansas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl and not the Buffalo Bills is Patrick Mahomes is a much better QB than Josh Allen. That reality is undeniable.


The Bills were in the position to win every one of the games they lost this season. Especially the three losses in the regular season were because Josh Allen LOST them.

In the Bengals game, going three-and-out after each of the Bengals opening TD drives is NFL offense malpractice. Mustering only 10 points, will lose you the game over 95% of the time in the NFL.

Josh has some serious reflection this off season to ponder. I’m still an optimist and have faith that Josh Allen can and will get his head out of his butt and perform up to his best self.


But, don’t fool yourselves. This teams lives and dies with Josh Allen. THIS season, they died with and mostly because of him.

[Woodman]

It does matter what the rest of the team does.

Does Josh improving matter of course.