I don't think it's silly, you want the opposing teams defense to at least respect that aspect, and come playoff time you might need that part of the passing game to actually work.
Allen would have to really take off the second half of the season, more throws, more points, hitting deep balls all the while beating better competition and not playing down to the level of lower competition. Not impossible, but not likely either.
I was watching the Ravens game and their TE did the same thing a couple of times. It happens a lot in the NFL, guys pressing to make a big play instead of securing the catch first.
Yeah, I am actually surprised McDermott is going along with the pass first approach. As far as the run game, Singletary so far is not what I was hoping for, and Gore is more than I expected.
I really don't understand what happened. He connected on those last season and his short game was crap, now it is opposite... He needs to get both working.
Teams can't give players 5 years anymore, that's no longer the rebuild cycle. GM's want to win when their players are on rookie contracts. Tannehill is a prime example of giving a middle of the road QB that much time.
QB's typically do not get a career to determine whether or not they will be your franchise QB. They get about 1.5 seasons. As of right now, Allen is a middle of the road QB with only a few games left before he hits that threshold. So far, Allen is only a small step above Tyrod Taylor, Taylor is not out there winning playoff games for anyone.
Next game, start in the man cave and we can see if they play better from the start of the game. If so, it will be prof enough for me and I will send you a cookie.
If Allen would have found a way to beat NE and not give the ball away so much, I'd feel better about this teams chances against better competition. Theoretically the next game was supposed to be that better competition measuring stick, but the Eagles right now are not so great...