ESPN: How players feel about being hurdled by Josh Allen

[loyal2dagame]

Interesting perspective from the victims

https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/37646/art-of-the-qb-leap-how-bills-josh-allen-brings-backyard-style-to-the-nfl

[K D]

Interesting quote here by Josh: “Believe it or not, really the only thing that's going through my head is don't get hit."

 

So his instinct is to jump to avoid getting hit. I guess it makes sense if you consider that by sliding he might be putting himself in an unfavorable position to take a cheap shot to the head. Interesting take that I had not previously considered 

[RyanC883]

this is a great read.  Thanks for sharing!  Good stuff all around from LB Barr, and Bills OL Queensberry's re: the impact it has on the Bills players.   

[WotAGuy]

It’s becoming a thing now. Seeing it more and more in the recent NFL and college games. 

[Chaos]

The first NFL hurdle made Diggs want to be a Bill.  Single most consequential POSITIVE play in franchise history. 

[PromoTheRobot]

18 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

It’s becoming a thing now. Seeing it more and more in the recent NFL and college games. 

 

It's jumped the shark.  But seriously, Josh can't do this now because everyone is expecting it.

[RiotAct]

1 hour ago, KDIGGZ said:

Interesting quote here by Josh: “Believe it or not, really the only thing that's going through my head is don't get hit."

 

So his instinct is to jump to avoid getting hit. I guess it makes sense if you consider that by sliding he might be putting himself in an unfavorable position to take a cheap shot to the head. Interesting take that I had not previously considered 

I fee like bad things can happen too if you try the hurdle and fail!!!

[K D]

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

I fee like bad things can happen too if you try the hurdle and fail!!!

Yes definitely a possibility. I guess his split second thought process is this guy is going low so I have to go high. Makes sense if you think about it like that but still a dangerous play that could put him in a vulnerable position

[DaggersEOD]

Well if those D players, expecting a hurtle, try to go high to take Josh down, they’ll probably just get trucked. 

[wjag]

He has slid on 6 of 81 rushes for a staggering 7% of the time..

[Mark Long Beach]

36 minutes ago, wjag said:

He has slid on 6 of 81 rushes for a staggering 7% of the time..

An IMPROVEMENT!     Just might be able to squeeze a little bit more.

[The Wiz]

“I didn’t even really go low on him either, which is the craziest part” - Barr

 

You can easily see it in the reply.  Allen just jumped like 7 ft in the air on that play.  It was unreal.

[BillsShredder83]

2 hours ago, RiotAct said:

I fee like bad things can happen too if you try the hurdle and fail!!!

Theres a college play i saw where dude landed on his head, the back of his head touched his upper back it was so ugly. Literally looked like paralysis if itd been me. Dude got up went to sideline, was absolutely fine lol!!!

 

I dont think these expose him to more injury than other plays, and I doubt theres any real conscious decision to do it. Probably feels like being on his very own Josh Allen ride, "look at me im in the air" lol

[LVGrown]

Yep. I'm flying through the air.  This is not a good thing. 

 

I legit appreciate JA's ability to quote epic movie lines at the drop of a dime. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

It's jumped the shark.  But seriously, Josh can't do this now because everyone is expecting it.

You still have to go low to tackle him as a db/ smaller linebacker so knowing he likes to hurdle doesn’t really change a whole lot.