In what is his last act as a Wyoming quarterback, Josh Allen showed us both why the NFL Draftnik culture is infatuated with him, and why some college fans have had enough of his hype. He did it all in a dominating performance against Central Michigan in which the Cowboys rolled 37-14. Then he declared for the NFL draft.
Josh Allen tears up CMU in the Potato Bowl, then declares for the NFL draft
He went out on a good note. And The League is next.
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Allen went 11-19 for 154 yards and no interceptions in the bowl game. He didn’t have the throw for 400 yards because the opportunistic Cowboy defense forced eight turnovers, which directly led to 23 Wyoming points. The Cowboys had five drives start in plus territory, and when that happens it’s hard to lose.
But Allen put on tape in his final game the things that have him high up the mock drafts that are all over the internet.
The three TDs Allen did have showcased his arm talent in different ways, and were each solid throws. He did it all with Denver Broncos president John Elway standing on the field watching him.
While Allen showed some feast, he also showed a bit of the famine.
A word of caution about that arm talent, by the way. That has gotten many an NFL scout into trouble when salivating over a QB prospect.
There is pretty much only one reason anybody outside the Mountain West has heard of Allen: He’s tall. People who coach or evaluate quarterbacks get so enamored by height because it generally means a lot of power (read: ARM TALENT). We don’t care if you can actually play the darn position, because we are so full of ourselves we think we can fix you. If we can just harness this strength, we’ve found the next Tom Brady. Again, this rarely works out.
He’s got high highs, and he’s got low lows.
We’ve got five months to dissect his game now that he’s NFL bound, so pace yourselves and understand what he is. There will be thousands of words written comparing him to Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson and anyone else who decides to leave school early.
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