Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady is not a huge fan of the play style of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Not from an ability or a talent perspective, but in terms of risk.
Allen is well known for his athleticism, which is becoming par for the course in a modern NFL in which many signal-callers are dual threats.
However, running with the football carries potential consequences, and Brady explained it to Allen on his Let’s Go Podcast this week.
“Because he makes a lot of plays running ball, I think sometimes he gets used to and he wants to run it because he knows he can gain yards. There’s a lot of confidence in it,” Brady said to Jim Gray, with Allen listening. “But the only problem is, from my standpoint, you’re putting yourself in harm’s way. And when you put yourself in harm’s way, it doesn’t take much for someone to land on you to set you back.”
Brady isn’t alone in his thinking.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane both said this past offseason that they hoped Allen would take less hits in 2023.
The good news is that Allen seems to be heeding the advice, as he has only rushed the ball 36 times through his first eight games. That puts him on pace for about 77 carries this season, which would be a career low. As a matter of fact, the 27-year-old has tallied over 100 rushes in each of the last four years.
“Not that he shouldn’t run, but when he does run, (expletive) slide and make sure no one hits you because I don’t ever want to see him get hurt and I want to see him out there playing out there because he’s such a (expletive) stud,” Tom Brady added.
On the season overall, Josh Allen has thrown for 2,165 yards, 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions while completing 71.7 percent of his passes (a league-high) and posting a passer rating of 101.5.
Buffalo is 5-3 and will battle the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday.
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