In 2018.
Allen was such an obvious pick for the Giants at #2 in 2018. So so obvious. I was screaming for weeks before the 2018 draft that they could not pass on this Future Superstar QB. I've been proven 100% right.
Allen had the same Intangibles as Eli Manning did at Ole Miss (gamer, extreme competitor, carried a terrible team to Wins) all while possessing the most explosive arm talent the NFL had ever seen, and elite athleticism.
He was the perfect heir apparent to Eli, and the Giants passing on JA17 will go down as the worst draft decision in Franchise History. It's something we will never recover from.
Josh Allen is the Gold Jacket guy and was "touched by the hand of God", not the irrelevant Running Back.
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Small school/lower comp, and inaccurate.
I was totally wrong on him. All his big plays in college came of broken / extended plays - which I did not think he'd be able to pull off against nfl talent.
I definitely wouldn't have taken him, but as I said, good for him and his development.
Good chance the Pats bounce back and the Jets and Dolphins should both improve.
Bill will paying him big money soon. That is where things can get tough if you don't draft very well.
Really nice start to his career and I hope he continues but nothing is guaranteed.
Stefon Diggs never made 1 Pro Bowl and never had a 1200 yard season before Josh Allen came along.
What are you on right now?
Allen is significantly better than Jones. At pretty much everything.
More accurate, much much stronger arm, better athlete, better pocket presence and feel for the rush, better leader.
Allen would have done far better than Jones, because Allen is a lot better than Jones, and that is a fact.
Arizona Cardinals had Josh Allen as the #1 overall player on their big board.
Bills got wind of that, and traded up from 12 to 7 to leapfrog the Cardinals who were picking 10.
Another BS media narrative.
Allen's team was completely overmatched in every way shape or form.
Allen took the 2020 Bills as far as humanly possible. No human could have gotten the 2020 Bills any further than Allen got them.
Allen finished 2nd in MVP voting, singlehandedly beat the Colts in the Wild Card round, and got his team to the Conference Championship where they ran into a superior team from top to bottom.
The logic in this thread can be applied any year. Maybe the Giants never got over passing on Brady. They could have won more than 2 SBs that they got from Eli.
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Insert Allen into our offense last year and he would of done about as well as Jones did. Allen finally played well because they gave him a major weapon.
What are you on right now?
Allen is significantly better than Jones. At pretty much everything.
More accurate, much much stronger arm, better athlete, better pocket presence and feel for the rush, better leader.
Allen would have done far better than Jones, because Allen is a lot better than Jones, and that is a fact.
Allen has had one accurate year in his entire life. Guy was completing less than 60% of his passes in high school. Guy has one good season under his belt and he didnt do shit in the postseason. How many offensive touchdown drives did the great josh allen lead in the post season? I think they scored like 3 offensive touchdowns in 3 games and one of the drives started inside the opponents 5 yard line.
I don't care what he's done on a big stage so far, he is miles ahead of Jones at this point. Sorry if reality is unpleasant for you.
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Insert Allen into our offense last year and he would of done about as well as Jones did. Allen finally played well because they gave him a major weapon.
What are you on right now?
Allen is significantly better than Jones. At pretty much everything.
More accurate, much much stronger arm, better athlete, better pocket presence and feel for the rush, better leader.
Allen would have done far better than Jones, because Allen is a lot better than Jones, and that is a fact.
Allen has had one accurate year in his entire life. Guy was completing less than 60% of his passes in high school. Guy has one good season under his belt and he didnt do shit in the postseason. How many offensive touchdown drives did the great josh allen lead in the post season? I think they scored like 3 offensive touchdowns in 3 games and one of the drives started inside the opponents 5 yard line.
3 offensive TDs vs IND
1 offensive TD vs BAL in 30 mph winds, which was enough to win
2 offensive TDs vs KC
So, that would 6 total Offensive Touchdowns. 6...not 3.
Hey - nice try tho.
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I’d like to see more of him on a big stage before I go putting him ahead of Jones.
I don't care what he's done on a big stage so far, he is miles ahead of Jones at this point. Sorry if reality is unpleasant for you.
This.
A lot of posters want to avoid reality.
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I’d like to see more of him on a big stage before I go putting him ahead of Jones.
I don't care what he's done on a big stage so far, he is miles ahead of Jones at this point. Sorry if reality is unpleasant for you.
This.
A lot of posters want to avoid reality.
The logic in this thread can be applied any year. Maybe the Giants never got over passing on Brady. They could have won more than 2 SBs that they got from Eli.
Absolutely not true.
If the Giants were going QB over Saquon, it was Allen all the way.
Allen over Darnold.
The Giants regime loves big, gamer QBs who elevate the talent around them. They loved Daniel Jones. They loved Justin Herbert. Who has a similar draft profile to those 2, Allen or Darnold? The answer is Allen.
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3 offensive TDs vs IND
1 offensive TD vs BAL in 30 mph winds, which was enough to win
2 offensive TDs vs KC
So, that would 6 total Offensive Touchdowns. 6...not 3.
Hey - nice try tho.
You’re right. I forgot to add in the wild card game td’s. Doesn’t change the fact he was lowsy against the ravens and chiefs.
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He was never on the Giants radar and the same can be said for most teams. If not Barkley, just about every account had the giants taking Darnold if they took a QB. Every single one of the top QBs that year had significant issue. And, prior to this year nobody here wanted to touch Allen.
The logic in this thread can be applied any year. Maybe the Giants never got over passing on Brady. They could have won more than 2 SBs that they got from Eli.
Absolutely not true.
If the Giants were going QB over Saquon, it was Allen all the way.
Allen over Darnold.
The Giants regime loves big, gamer QBs who elevate the talent around them. They loved Daniel Jones. They loved Justin Herbert. Who has a similar draft profile to those 2, Allen or Darnold? The answer is Allen.
Josh Allen had the #1 highest completion% from INSIDE the pocket.
His numbers outside the pocket, actually dragged his overall completion% DOWN.
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Teams wins titles not QBs.
Teams wins titles not QBs.
Agreed. Too bad for us.
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3 offensive TDs vs IND
1 offensive TD vs BAL in 30 mph winds, which was enough to win
2 offensive TDs vs KC
So, that would 6 total Offensive Touchdowns. 6...not 3.
Hey - nice try tho.
You’re right. I forgot to add in the wild card game td’s. Doesn’t change the fact he was lowsy against the ravens and chiefs.
Except he wasn't. 0 turnovers in 30 mph winds against Ravens, and the game was essentially over in the 3rd quarter, so he didn't need to be aggressive trying to score from that point on. The QB played a clean, turnover-free game in brutal conditions (30 mph winds)
Allen finished 2nd in MVP voting and deserved to win the MVP. He was the single most valuable player to his team in 2020. More valuable than Rodgers. He led his team to the AFC title game with 0 running game and a mediocre defense. No human could have done better.
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He was never on the Giants radar and the same can be said for most teams. If not Barkley, just about every account had the giants taking Darnold if they took a QB. Every single one of the top QBs that year had significant issue. And, prior to this year nobody here wanted to touch Allen.
The logic in this thread can be applied any year. Maybe the Giants never got over passing on Brady. They could have won more than 2 SBs that they got from Eli.
Absolutely not true.
If the Giants were going QB over Saquon, it was Allen all the way.
Allen over Darnold.
The Giants regime loves big, gamer QBs who elevate the talent around them. They loved Daniel Jones. They loved Justin Herbert. Who has a similar draft profile to those 2, Allen or Darnold? The answer is Allen.
Based on what? Pretty much every account of the draft going in was Barkley or Darnold. Allen wasn't a blip. If he was, we didn't know about it and likely never will.
No it wasn't. The Giants were never interested in Darnold. They were NEVER taking Darnold. Pat Shurmur's favorite QB in the draft was Allen - this was an actual report.
You are making things up.
Why isn't Darnold issued here? He was the one everybody was clamoring for. Oh, right.
Not really fair. He improved from year 1 to year 2 and improved again year 2 to year 3, as you would like to see with a young QB, especially one coming from a small school that faced lower level comp.
Mike, are you thinking Bengals or Browns after the Mara's file for bankruptcy?
But there were valid concerns about him making the jump from Wyoming to the NFL. FFS he was a 56% passer with a 16-6 TD to INT ratio his final year, a junior entry, and threw for only 1800 yards in 11 games. You never say never on taking a player like that high, but if there is a cleaner prospect, it's very difficult to take a project like that #2 overall.
Finally, I believe when all is said and done there won't be regrets on Barkley like there is now because of the injury problems.
And further, this is Allen's 3rd year, and he's now getting the recognition for being a franchise QB. Daniel Jones has yet to begin his 3rd year. Give him that chance.