Allen is struggling to slow the game down and make reads. On the whole our receivers are terrible. But Allen was a project when we drafted him, nothing has changed. No one can say what he will or will not be yet.
I think Whaley genuinely wanted Clay. I'm with you that he's gone in 2019. I truthfully don't see much of a difference between him and Croom, especially on the pass catching side. Clay may have a leg up on blocking.