When the Buffalo Bills traded up to draft an eventual MVP quarterback in Josh Allen, it was one of those situations where it would be a big hit or big miss by Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott. Luckily, the regime got the pick right as he is the proven best pick in the 2018 draft class. While some will argue that Lamar Jackson was a better pick at No. 32 for the Ravens, Allen and the Bills have defeated Jackson and the Ravens twice in the playoffs.
Allen is someone who can do it all on the field, which makes him one of the most dangerous players in the game today. He can throw it the length of the field or run for endless first downs at 6-foot-5. He has established himself as one of, if not the best quarterback in the league.
In recent memory, another factor that has helped elevate Allen’s game is his ability to be successful (most of the time) with a quarterback sneak. Since he has a big frame for a quarterback, it’s an asset that he and the Bills can utilize in short yardage situations. It’s a very similar setup to what the Philadelphia Eagles have in the tush push. Much like Allen, Jalen Hurts is strong enough to pick up tough 1-3 yards each time when they run the tush push and Buffalo is right behind Philly in terms of trying it.
Josh Allen is in favor of tush push (and it should be no surprise to anyone)
In an interview by Liam McKeone of Sports Illustrated, Allen recently sat down with McKeone and one of the questions that was asked by McKeone was getting Allen’s thoughts on the tush push controversy that was almost banned from the playbook for this upcoming season.
According to McKeone (per Allen), Allen said he is “a big believer in if you can’t stop it, keep running it, right?”. Allen also said “just because a couple teams do it better than others, I don’t feel like it should be banned.” Allen then ended his answer with “if you don’t like it, my advice is to stop it” - Liam McKeone (SI).
It should be no surprise that Allen isn’t against the tush push because quite frankly, he does it well himself and it makes him even more dangerous than he already is. While Sean McDermott has told the media that he is against the play, having his star quarterback saying that it’s effective and that it shouldn’t be banned should tell McDermott that it works for his offense.