So says the lucid, ever-positive, TBD elder-statesman... Unfortunately, I'm not reading a lot of winning into that plan... The unnamed exec is well within his rights to be skeptical if you're right... For example, I don't think two years in is the time to be figuring out "what they have" in their franchise QB. -That's what a rookie season is for... Lest we forget that these are NFL professionals with decades of experience between them. -They should all know what they have by now...
To your point about development, I think JA has already proven he can not only develop, but also adapt, and improvise within an offense. Through his first eight games JA had 464 rushing yards. -That's more than Michael Vick had at the same point in his career. (418) Through weeks 11, 12, and 13 Allen averaged 111.7 rush ypg. -That's more than Zeke Elliot through the same period (97.1)... A kid like that deserves a better o-line, which I credit Mcbeane for addressing. However, he also deserves easier, more reliable passing targets. -Players who can actually score... Loading up on 2 sub 6-foot WR's, a TE coming off major foot surgery, and the oldest RB in the league does not inspire much confidence in McBeane's offensive planning.
I'm waiting see what they do in the draft, but I submit that any plan that doesn't involve securing a top flight TE, and reliable #1 receiver for this Athletic, rocket-armed, QB, is misguided, and likely won't serve the team's best interest, A.K.A. winning football games.