(01-25-2021, 08:33 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(01-25-2021, 08:15 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: I see it the opposite. You say he gives them a chance to win, I say he doesn't mess things up, and there's a big difference between the two.

5-6 years ago there were people who thought Andy Dalton was a franchise QB, too. The real trouble for the bills comes when they have to pay him. They're probably going to pay him like an elite QB out of the sheer terror of having to go back to looking again. He's the next Tannehill in a league where you need the next Mahomes.

I think if the Bills make careful selections about who's around him, they'll do good. You make a good point about raising the level of play of the team. Much of that, I believe, is force of personality. Allen doesn't give me a Field General vibe, but then again he's young. He took them to the wildcard playoff round last year and the conference championship this year. Time will tell.

Seeing Tampa and Buffalo going so far gives me hope for the poor, poor Jaguars though.

Allen has insane arm strength, good size and decent athleticism (great for his size)

He needs to stop running so much or will end up burning out like Andrew Luck.

But his ox like arm and QB IQ will make him elite.
The size will help to in making him a Rothlesburger type fixture for the next 15 years.
And he has that Phil Rivers type moxie and competitiveness.


The one possible knock on Mahomes is he's on the smaller side for a modern NFL QB at 6 foot 2.
And that could leave him susceptible to injury or concussion syndrome.

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