But that doesn’t mean Allen didn’t show improvements and get much better as an NFL QB. Was 2019’s success a result of the defense more than the offense? Yeah, probably. If the starters all played in Week 17, it’s most likely an 11-5 finish. In Allen’s second season, his team finished with a 10-6 record and a Wild Card berth. If you don’t do this for your guy, you become the Jets and ruin a fantastic QB prospect like Darnold. Say what you want about how all of these guys have performed to date, but this is an example of a GM giving his young QB a chance at improvement and success. GM Brandon Beane brought in guys like Mitch Morse, John Brown, Cole Beasley, Tyler Kroft, Dawson Knox, Devin Singletary, Jon Feliciano, and Cody Ford. It was very important to remember (and still is) that Allen did not play as much football at the college level in comparison to his 2018 draft classmates and was a huge work in progress. Josh ended the game with five total TDs and left Bills fans very hopeful heading into the offseason. The season finale at home vs Miami was great as well. This game came down to the drop by Charles Clay in the endzone, but Josh was the entire offense in this game. He played his butt off in Miami despite the loss. Both games against Miami are easy to remember as well. He struggled mightily, but he was on the sideline firing up the defense and showing his leadership skills. Games that stand out to me off the top of my head include his first start against the Chargers. He showed leadership, toughness, and heart. But, Josh Allen showed things in his rookie season that don’t show up on the stat line. Yeah, that’s an UGLY stat line and graph. Below is a graph from NFL’s next gen stats: Stat line: 12 games, 52.8% completion percentage, 2,074 yards, 10 TDs/12 INTs, 631 rushing yards, and 8 rush TDs. Let’s look at Allen’s stats from his rookie season. The offensive line was abysmal with guys like Jordan Mills starting. You are not putting up numbers throwing to Kelvin Benjamin and Zay Jones as your top 2 WR’s. The media couldn’t wait to watch him struggle and fail, just so they could point their fingers and say, “I told you so!” I don’t care who you are. Allen was thrown into the fire as a raw project QB with a horrible supporting cast. I don’t need to tell you how 2018 unfolded. I know you all watch the games religiously as I do. Josh Allen was a raw prospect coming out of Wyoming and many felt he shouldn’t see the field at all his rookie season. Whatever, let’s take a look at Josh Allen’s stats so far and his progression from year 1 to year 3. I thought to myself “Oh, here we go again.” I’m willing to bet Cowherd hasn’t watched a full Bills game yet this season. During this, Cowherd started talking about many of the young QB’s in the NFL and started talking about Josh Allen and how he “continues to struggle”. Tua is their future, no matter how he looks the remainder of this season. He was saying how it’s a possibility that Tua could be auditioning for his job despite only going into his second career start because the Dolphins do hold the Texans’ first and second-round draft picks, and could be in the position to grab Ohio State QB Justin Fields.įirst off, I don’t buy this at all. Earlier this week, I heard Colin Cowherd talking about Miami and Tua Tagovailoa. (You have to feel bad for San Francisco fans at this point.) I want to dive into Josh Allen here for you because, as Bills fans, who doesn’t want to read more about the QB?Īt work, I usually have the radio on in the background because I’m a football junkie, whether it’s WGR 550 via the app, podcasts from fellow Buffalo Fanatics contributors, or popular media guys like Colin Cowherd. As we all know, the Bills’ injury report is as long as a CVS receipt, as are most teams’ injury reports in 2020. Hey Bills Mafia! I wanted to switch it up here and stray from only talking to you all about injuries.
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