Josh Allen: Untold Stories

[Brand J]

Excellent story from ESPN that gives you a deeper dive into the making of Josh Allen. Includes accounts from friends, family, coaches, and former teammates. Co-written by Bills beat reporter Alaina Getzenberg:
 

Untold Tales on the Making of Bills QB Josh Allen

[cdl 716]

Great read…thanks for posting.

 

@Shaw66 this article has a reference to the story I mentioned on our way to the Dolphins game…when his dad used to interview him on the way to his pee wee football games.

Edited January 18, 2023 by Chris in MD
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[Nephilim17]

Gotta admit, it's a huge article and I didn't have the time to read this morning — but I did watch the 6-minute video on Buffalo and the rally cry "Where else would you rather be..." and man, if you don't get misty eyed and choked up, you're not a Bills fan or human.

[Warcodered]

Random takeaway from that first story, and to this very day Allen hates throwing short passes.

[Brand J]

47 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

Random takeaway from that first story, and to this very day Allen hates throwing short passes.

Hadn’t put those two together, he didn’t want to be on that field with “the others” throwing check down passes. You may be on to something there 😅

[nucci]

so they're not untold anymore

[BillsShredder83]

They reference him playing golf w/ a college coach.  Did anyone else read a story about him challenging his golf coach and betting who would win with candy?

 

^^ i absolutely read a story like that this week, and now I cant remember if it was about Josh or someone else entirely??

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ONE DAY DURING a fall camp practice at Wyoming in 2016, the specialists were standing to the side when an incomplete pass landed near them.

Typically in that situation, a player would hand the ball over to an equipment manager, who would return it to the offense.

Josh, however, had another idea.

"Throw it to me! Throw it to me, Cooper," Josh shouted to kicker Cooper Rothe. "Here! Here!"

Rothe, a freshman, thought, "Well, if the quarterback wants the ball, I'm going to give him the ball." So he threw the ball to Josh with what Rothe refers to as "probably the best pass of my whole life."

But instead of catching the ball, Josh turned away and let it hit him in the back of the helmet. In mock frustration, Josh turned around and threw his hands up.

"Cooper, what the heck are you doing!" Josh shouted.

All the coaches started screaming at the kicker, telling him to take a lap.

LOL!!!! Ive seen him do similar stuff pregame when hes mic'd up

Edited January 18, 2023 by BillsShredder83
Brainfart- That was an article on Beane!!

[strive_for_five_guy]

Awesome article.  How did I not know Josh was a Patriot fan growing up?  Given his last three years against them, he is forgiven 👍

[HOUSE]

I think he played football at Wyoming 

[dma0034]

After reading that the Bills should be prepared to offer Jason Allen a contract lol. A year younger and bigger? That's TE2 right there

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

8 hours ago, Warcodered said:

Random takeaway from that first story, and to this very day Allen hates throwing short passes.

 

Hot damn.

[WhoTom]

10 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Awesome article.  How did I not know Josh was a Patriot fan growing up?  Given his last three years against them, he is forgiven 👍

 

He's mentioned before that he grew up watching TB, so he's more of a Brady fan than a Patriot* fan. And he acknowledged that some Bills fans might not be cool with that.

 

 

[Brand J]

26 minutes ago, dma0034 said:

After reading that the Bills should be prepared to offer Jason Allen a contract lol. A year younger and bigger? That's TE2 right there

Curious where his brother is. For as close/combative as they were growing up, he doesn’t seem to be around much. I know everyone has their own life, but his sister and parents are prominent. Could he be… resentful? 😄 

[AlfaBill]

9 hours ago, Warcodered said:

Random takeaway from that first story, and to this very day Allen hates throwing short passes.

Lol

[BuffaloBills1998]

9 hours ago, Warcodered said:

Random takeaway from that first story, and to this very day Allen hates throwing short passes.

It’s hilarious how most Bills fans trashed Edwards for being captain checkdown and now you guys have something against Allen for not checking down/throwing short passes enough lol 

Edited January 19, 2023 by BuffaloBills1998

[AlfaBill]

35 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

He's mentioned before that he grew up watching TB, so he's more of a Brady fan than a Patriot* fan. And he acknowledged that some Bills fans might not be cool with that.

 

 

If he keeps kicking their ass who cares? 😝

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

How could the scouts be so arrogant and wrong? Oh yeah they do it regularly.

[Fan in Chicago]

10 hours ago, JayBaller10 said:

Excellent story from ESPN that gives you a deeper dive into the making of Josh Allen. Includes accounts from friends, family, coaches, and former teammates. Co-written by Bills beat reporter Alaina Getzenberg:
 

Untold Tales on the Making of Bills QB Josh Allen

"Allen spent the next two hours throwing dump-offs in front of no one who mattered" 

 

Is that why the dude hates checkdowns?

 

Edit @Warcoderedread it first

Edited January 19, 2023 by Fan in Chicago

[3rdand12]

8 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:

It’s hilarious how most Bills fans trashed Edwards for being captain checkdown and now you guys have something against Allen for not checking down/throwing short passes enough lol 

becuase Edwards had no deep threat ball and defenses just loaded up.

 Josh has the Luxury, yes luxury , of scaring defenses to protect over the top balls.
which is why Bills should run and play a complete offense. Josh Can do it all !
 Thats how you win the long game

[Westside Madness]

Did you know that he plays with his wedding ring on? He also went to Harvard...oh, wait...