What does Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen think about being considered “overrated” by some? He’s embraced the title. “If 31 other fan bases and 31 teams like you, you’ve got a problem, right? “The other teams should not like you,” Allen stated on The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast. “The other players should not like you.
The other fan bases should not like you.” That’s correct… yet this wasn’t simply about “fans” or “dislike.” To be frank, this was all about interceptions and playoff wins. According to one July story, an NFL executive described Allen as “one of the more overrated players in the” game.
That started the ball rolling… and then came a study of NFL players, who placed Allen as the league’s most overrated signal-caller. By the numbers? Allen has thrown a league-high 57 regular-season interceptions since the start of the 2020 season. And in the playoffs, he has a 5-5 record with a team that has long harboured Super Bowl dreams but has failed to achieve them during the Allen era.
Does the criticism bother Allen? Does it inspire him? “I see it as a term of endearment,” Allen explained. “At the same time, my teammates know what I am and who I am and what we do over here in Buffalo, and that’s all that matters to me.” What will Buffalo do in 2024? The Bills, the annual AFC East division champions, have a route to represent the AFC in Super Bowl LIX, according to smart money. That path begins Sunday, when the Bills are 6.5-point favourites over the Arizona Cardinals in the regular season opener.
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