I’m quite stunned by how flat and, at times, awful JA has been this season. Something is terribly off with him. A movie quote that comes to mind is from Rocky III when Mickey is telling Rocky why he won’t train him to fight Clubber Lang.

He says: “….then, the worst thing happened to you that can happen to any fighter. You got civilized, kid.”

A lot of hype, a huge contract, the demise of his relationship with a girl from the same small town he knew since childhood, a celebrity gf, etc., etc. might be okay for some players, but clearly it has all taken the fire out of the kid from Firebaugh.

  • MeeekSauceB
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    This is a lot of assumptions from people who watched him golf on bob does sports one time. It’s like hearing people say all the president does is golf or spend time at his house. Of course they do those thing in their spare time. That’s what people do. Maybe his work ethic sucks, but eating some chicken wings in Buffalo and hitting the links with some friends and having a few drinks has nothing to do with work ethic.

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    Yep, so accurate. That 4th and 2 play call had me pounding the floor like a deranged lunatic. Horrible idea to take it out of the shotgun with JA performing so poorly already. Horrible, horrible execution once the bad play was called. The quickest way to start correcting is to fire Dorsey today by noon. Light a fire. The Raiders went balls deep on their organization two weeks ago and the remaining team is playing like they’re possessed with a lot less talent. The Bills gotta do something or they are guaranteed to lose at least 5 more games.

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    1 year ago

    I guess the whole fire thing was for literary purposes. I get what you’re saying. Sure, he cares. My point, I guess, is he’s kind of psychologically off. He’s lost his edge. You can tell that he hesitates routinely to trust his own creativity and instincts. Some of that has certainly been coaching. Some is the overall underperformance of the team. Some of it could be all of it playing out against him losing his identity to the pressures of fame and high expectations. For the record: I’m not in the bench Josh Allen camp. I am firmly in the let Josh Allen be Josh Allen camp.