Rex Ryan just said what all of Josh Allen's critics are afraid to confess

The Buffalo Bills have to be pleased with how the AFC Playoff field has shaken out so far. While the Chargers’ loss to New England ruined their chances at hosting the AFC Championship, the Bills have a recent win over the Patriots. The Bills just beat the Jaguars, who recently dismantled the Broncos in their house.

Of course, the transitive property doesn’t apply in football; every game exists in a vacuum. But that’s where the Bills find even more confidence. They’ve got Josh Allen on the field when they play, and no one else does.

Allen put on a clinic against the Jaguars, proving once again he plays his best ball when the postseason begins. In reaction, ex-Bills head coach turned ESPN NFL analyst Rex Ryan told the football world what they already know about Josh Allen, even if everyone doesn’t want to admit it.

Rex Ryan reminds everyone what separates Bills QB Josh Allen from the rest

“How about the best player in the league? Oh, how about that? Right again! I’ve been saying it for five years, right again! Best red zone quarterback in the history, right again! Oh my God, like, I’m trembling thinking about having to defend this guy. Like, woah, God, I’d be sick that day if I was a defensive coordinator,” he said on ESPN’s Get Up Monday morning.

Ryan went on to mention Allen’s most reliable receivers are often Brandin Cooks, who they picked up off the street at 32, and Tyrell Shavers, whom he called ‘Ernie’ in reference to the boxer.

“To me, 80% completion rate, and we can’t name half the damn guys. They weren’t even on the starting roster when the season started. That’s how good this guy is,” he said.

To be fair, Cooks has played well in the past two games. Early on, it seemed as though he wasn’t fitting in any better than the other wideouts not named Khalil Shakir. And to Shakir’s credit, he turned in a 12-target, 12-catch performance in the Wild Card win over Jacksonville, too,

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Nonetheless, it’s been well-documented all season long how poor Allen’s offensive weaponry is. General Manager Brandon Beane must list the wide receiver position as his top priority to fix this coming offseason. But that’s part of the magic of what Allen has done, especially now in these playoffs.

Allen got two huge monkeys off his back against the Jaguars, getting his first road playoff win and his first fourth-quarter comeback playoff win. He did it despite his top-ranked rushing attack being stuffed by the top-ranked run defense, and with a depleted receiving corps that lost two players the rest of the way to injury.

He himself, already dealing with a foot injury, took a beating against the Jags’ defense. Between the concussion scare, hitting his hand on a lineman’s helmet, and tweaking his knee on his first rushing touchdown, it’s a miracle he even finished the game, let alone won it.

Allen’s near-perfect play when the Bills were trailing, and especially in the fourth quarter, with all of the surrounding context, was just another example of the fact that Ryan echoed on Monday morning: Josh Allen is the best player in the league.