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Originally Posted by Detoxing
Lol, not bull ****ing shit.
You developed this opinion years ago and you, unlike Josh Allen, haven't changed.
It's a thing fans do. Form an opinion, and then stick to it regardless of what's changed.
Josh Allen is an accurate QB.
Look, context matters. Few teams run their system entirely through their QB.
The Chiefs do. So do the Bills. These teams ask their QB's to carry the offense.
The Bills play ENTIRELY though Josh Allen. He has no run game worth speaking of. His defense was historically bad for half of last season, and only became serviceable in the 2nd half of the season.
He has one good receiver in Diggs, and despite that, played outstanding football last season.
The numbers don't support your theories. He was nearly a 70% passer, and he wasn't dinking and dunking down the field.
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Bro, did you read my posts? I've been defending Allen. I think he's awesome.
I agree with most of the latter half of your post, except for saying Diggs is their only good receiver. Beasley and John Brown are pretty good for what they are: a slot guy and a speedster.
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
If last year is any indication on his future, Josh Allen is ****ing nasty. He's not on Mahomes' level (and certainly not better than Aaron Rodgers), but he was definitely a top 5 QB last year.
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
He's like 6'5" 240 or something which is perfect size. His arm is probably stronger than Mahomes'. He can run like a gazelle. Physically speaking, you can't ask for a much better specimen.
If he can continue to work on his accuracy, processing and learning when to slide, he could be elite for a long time.
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Yeah, but Josh Allen is clearly a bit further along in the passer progression than Lamar Jackson. Jackson is a running QB, whereas Allen is a QB who can run.
I think that's evident in the eye test, but also statistically as well. Allen just attempted 575 passes last season to Jackson's 375. Even in Jackson's MVP season, he only attempted 401 passes. He's clearly the guy they would prefer to limit his attempts. Allen is not that kind of QB.
I actually had no problem with that. He was young, in his first playoff game, attempting to bring his city its first postseason win in over 2 decades, and just trying to make something happen.
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See? I've thought he was really good for a while now.
But you've got the first half all wrong. I'm not the type of guy to form an opinion and not change it if given new information.
I've watched Allen a ton and his accuracy is still questionable.