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Josh's greatest run?


Dan Darragh

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First off GREAT QUESTION thanks for starting the thread. I would go Dallas NE Vikings but am ok with any order. 
 

the thing about yesterday’s run was how totally dead the play looked at first - two defenders in ideal position to stop him short. I thought he would lower his shoulder and come up short but was as surprised as both NE defenders when he chose a finesse option I had not spotted. 

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If you ignore all context and just name his best play, without hesitation it is the Minnesota hurdle. I believe that will go down as the greatest individual play of his career, passing or running (again, if you ignore context... the 4th and 1 conversion yesterday was a bigger moment but not a more impressive play). He hurdled a 6'5 LB to convert a 3rd and 10. I can't imagine anything close to that has ever been done by a QB in the NFL. It's a play that symbolizes everything that makes Allen elite - athleticism, understanding of game situation, willingness to put it all on the line for his team. The play itself has become an icon in WNY and Bills fandom everywhere. Depictions of it are used as bumper stickers, shirts, online profile pictures, you name it. It's the one play where I can say Josh Allen did something no one has ever seen before and maybe never will again.

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14 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

I'm debating which was better, Josh's 4th down run in the fourth quarter against NE or his 4th down - fumbled the snap- recovered the fumble but got stopped - second effort bust through the DLs run against Dallas on Thanksgiving in 2019.

 

What do you think?

 

(Honorable mention - his "leap the linebacker" run for a first down against Minny in his rookie year)

I am so sad they didn’t rule he got the first down at the end of the titans game because that would’ve been my favorite and he was literally an inch short 

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15 hours ago, Captain_Quint said:

I like when he grabbed the Rams defender by the face mask and used him as a blocker. 

 

But I think that the one yesterday for real Bills fans was much more gratifying than the Minn run or even the Dallas one. Both of those were more eye popping, but yesterday was against NE and it meant more. 

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37 minutes ago, Bleed Bills Blue said:

Great memories, all. But what really excites me is the thought that his greatest run hasn't been made yet.

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I don’t think some of you are truly appreciating the New England run.  The hesitation move slowed the defender down just enough to get by him with JC Jackson perfectly positioned to make the play only to have Allen make a slick crossover like move that Juked JC Jackson so badly that he completely whiffed and made him hit the other pursuing defender while Allen scoots by for the critical first down.   Considering the importance and the degree of absurdity and difficulty of that run, I would say that run is my favorite.

 

Only a handful of QB’s, if that could have made that play.

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58 minutes ago, Magox said:

I don’t think some of you are truly appreciating the New England run.  The hesitation move slowed the defender down just enough to get by him with JC Jackson perfectly positioned to make the play only to have Allen make a slick crossover like move that Juked JC Jackson so badly that he completely whiffed and made him hit the other pursuing defender while Allen scoots by for the critical first down.   Considering the importance and the degree of absurdity and difficulty of that run, I would say that run is my favorite.

 

Only a handful of QB’s, if that could have made that play.

Absolutely.  That was was very Barry Sanderisque !!!!!  Go Bills

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18 hours ago, Captain_Quint said:

I like when he grabbed the Rams defender by the face mask and used him as a blocker. 

 

But I think that the one yesterday for real Bills fans was much more gratifying than the Minn run or even the Dallas one. Both of those were more eye popping, but yesterday was against NE and it meant more. 

I'm having fun re-watching all these, our QB is a Bad Ass

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Honorable mention his rookie year turning Kiko Alonso totally around and using him as a lead blocker.

 

So many great runs for Allen  over the last four years.

 

I think the next one on the bucket list for Allen is breaking a 50 yard touchdown. He’s been closed a couple times if he just gets maybe one more block. Or if he can bust through on a quarterback sneak which he has come close to a couple times as well.

 

Hard to say if this most recent run against the patriots or the one from 2019 against the Cowboys is his best. But those are definitely number one and number two for me.

 

 

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