I would give Allen a pass on year 1. Rookie QB thrown into the fire. The Bills screwed up the QB situation that year with McCarron and Peterman. Josh was supposed to sit and learn for a year. Plus that team had no talent. Some even thought they would go winless that year or close to it.
I am not so sure anymore. Looking at it from a Bills perspective they will have to deal (potentially) with Burrow, Wilson, Herbert, Watson along with Mahomes in the playoffs. The talent of QB's in this conference is insane.
Well when looking at the history of Bills QB's the top 3 are
1. Kelly
2. Kemp
3. Ferguson
Flutie and Bledsoe had their 15 minutes of fame as Bills QB's but they really don't count. I am not counting Allen as he is still playing. When his career is over I expect the list of top Bills QB's to be.
1. Allen - hopefully with a couple of Lombardi trophy's
2. Kelly
3. Kemp
4. Ferguson
Their owner is still being investigated for all of their offseason problems. New HC coming in with a new coaching staff. Have to learn to new systems/schemes along with the distractions of all the offseason stuff that has happened. Maybe the distractions hurt them or maybe not but adjusting to a new coaching staff takes time. You hear players say it all the time that year 2 is a lot better than year 1 since they are more comfortable with how things are done and knowing what is expected of them.
Reminds me of when the NFC had a long winning streak in the Super Bowl back in the 80's and 90's. Unfortunately the Bills got caught up in that. Fans would say the NFC championship game was the real Super Bowl.
It always was but not because of this trade. The amount of good/great QB's in the AFC is insane. While the Bills won't face many of them in the regular season they probably will in the postseason.
With Allen, Von and the rest of the team. I don't really give a **** that he is in the AFCE. It changes nothing. Going from Mahomes to Tua is like going from dating a "10" to dating a "3".
Their cap situation may not allow it but I wonder if the Giants would make a move to get Mayfield. Jones hasn't exactly proven to be "the guy" and Taylor is nothing special. Mayfield would certainly be an upgrade over those two.