“Josh Allen Not Committed” Bills Manager Blames QB Player For….
It’s a perplexing and controversial opinion to blame quarterback Josh Allen for the Buffalo Bills’ 27-24 AFC Divisional Round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo was one of the teams identified as a loss in Sports Illustrated’s list of his winners and losers for the 2023–24 year. Furthermore, he stated that in the event that the Bills must deal Stefon Diggs to make cap space, they must ensure that Allen is willing to play in a different scheme. Additionally, he said that the quarterback for the Bills needs to become better at his “lack of productive, savvy plays during crunch time.”
“It wouldn’t be surprising to see Diggs traded in the offseason,” says Manzano. “The Bills had best make sure Allen is fully committed to any changes they make to their offensive plan because in times of pressure, he often abandons the smart, effective plays. For instance, the last quarter of the divisional round game versus the Chiefs.” Yes, because Diggs’ 60-yard bomb, which had the potential to be the game-winning score or to set up the Bills for an early lead, was undoubtedly Allen’s fault. There were only two minutes remaining in the game when Tyler Bass missed a potentially game-winning field goal wide right due to Allen’s lack of smart and effective plays in the fourth quarter.
In 2022, when he handed Buffalo the lead twice in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs and departed the field with a 36-33 lead with 13 seconds remaining in the quarter, Allen’s lack of effective, smart plays late in the game proved costly as well. Though Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones shoved Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins into Allen’s lap, altering the throw, Allen’s only minor mishap during Buffalo’s fourth-quarter loss to the Chiefs this postseason, if you even want to call it that, was missing Khalil Shakir on a possible go-ahead touchdown.
It’s obvious to anyone with two working eyes that Buffalo wouldn’t have had a chance against the eventual Super Bowl champs without Allen. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs tormented the Bills’ defense, allowing 21 first downs on 47 plays, including three kneel-downs towards the end of the game. Leading quarterback and rusher for the team, Allen received little assistance from a receiving corps that had four drops in the defeat and struggled to get open.
