Gman10 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Im a newer football fan, but came across this Josh Allen draft reaction. Was everyone really upset when he was drafted? 7 Quote
FireChans Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Josh Allen wasn't great in college, and a lot of toolsy QB's who are gigantic and look the part get overdrafted and suck. 4 1 1 1 Quote
stuvian Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) He didn't come from a major football program. We've all eaten a lot of crow since then Edited January 31 by stuvian 4 1 Quote
Captain_Quint Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Rosen would have THRIVED in the McDermott incubator system, too. 1 4 1 Quote
The Jokeman Posted January 31 Posted January 31 As an anti-Allen pre draft my concern in watching his college highlights it felt like he relied on his athletic traits. Usually when get to the NFL it gets equalled out. Toss in bad completion percentage and low level Conference. One thing pre draft writeups didn't cover is his willingness to improve/accountability/drive to succeed/leadership etc. I've never been happy to be so wrong when I muttered "Wrong Josh" after the selection of Allen. Quote
flutie5 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 When we drafted him, I wanted to give him a chance since we used a draft pick on him and glad we made the right choice over Josh Rosen. 1 1 Quote
KentuckyBillsFan Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I’m not right often but I was thrilled when we took him. His physical traits were elite. He just needed some refinement. People just listened to the “experts” on ESPN. 2 1 1 Quote
Westside Posted January 31 Posted January 31 14 minutes ago, zevo said: This board was in full meltdown mode… Ahhhhh……..the good ol’ days! 1 Quote
Warcodered Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I'm sure there were plenty of bad reactions but that compilation video from a year ago is definitely focused on as many bad ones as it could find. I remember when the Giants drafted Daniel Jones, man the live broadcast could not hide that reaction. Quote
The Jokeman Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Westside said: Ahhhhh……..the good ol’ days! Nah the good ol' days was ICE wanting to fire everyone in sight after a loss 😄 or the board getting Jay Rosen'd or endless Belinda posts. Edited January 31 by The Jokeman 1 1 Quote
Low Positive Posted January 31 Posted January 31 You don’t have to wonder what people thought. Here it all is in glorious detail: 1 Quote
Thurman#1 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 38 minutes ago, Process said: Everyone wanted this guy I thought all four of the top guys had a good chance to be very successful. But I had wrong Josh here as my third preference, and Allen as my fourth. That didn't work out quite so well, looking back. But plenty argued with me that Allen had no shot. I argued he really did. At least I was right on that. Many people absolutely hated the Allen choice. Many didn't, but many did. Quote
Process Posted January 31 Posted January 31 11 minutes ago, Low Positive said: You don’t have to wonder what people thought. Here it all is in glorious detail: Is there a way to search to see if a user made a post in a certain thread? I want to see if I posted in there but don't want to look through 100 pages lol. Quote
The Jokeman Posted January 31 Posted January 31 3 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: People believed all the draft experts … That and Rosen felt Brady esque in that he didn't have an elite arm but was good at reading defenses. Able to lead his team back (see win at USC). He just seemed to be the safest QB to draft. 1 Quote
RiotAct Posted January 31 Posted January 31 35 minutes ago, zevo said: This board was in full meltdown mode… not me!!! :: frantically deletes posting history from that timeframe :: Quote
Thurman#1 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 22 minutes ago, KentuckyBillsFan said: I’m not right often but I was thrilled when we took him. His physical traits were elite. He just needed some refinement. People just listened to the “experts” on ESPN. Some at ESPN hated him. Others loved him. Kiper loved him. Yes, his traits were elite. Everyone knew that. Know who else had elite traits? JaMarcus Russell. Traits aren't everything. They absolutely are something. A very real part of what makes a great QB. But they aren't the final word by any measure. There were real concerns with Josh for people who weren't thinking he'd succeed. His completion percentage was a real red flag, a legitimate cause for worry. Most QBs with low completion percentages in college don't succeed in raising that percentage much. But a few have, as I pointed out over and over. Kiper among others thought he could improve it. This wasn't all about the experts. It was plenty about people, including ordinary fans, believing that red flag was a picture of the future. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.