Brandon Beane: The only thing I’d criticize Josh Allen for is taking too many hits

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Bills General Manager Brandon Beane has no doubts about Josh Allen as his franchise quarterback. But he does want to see Allen do more to protect himself on the field.

Allen had a career-high 124 rushing attempts in 2022, and he also took 33 sacks, the second-most in his career. Beane thinks that’s something Allen can work on.

“The only thing I’d get on to him is he’s got too many bruises on him,” Beane said, via the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. “And we’ve got to work on taking less hits. That’s the only reason I’m going to ever criticize Josh is just take less hits.”

The Bills still believe they have a wide-open Super Bowl window with the 26-year-old Allen under contract through 2028. But injuries to Allen could derail those plans, and Beane knows that keeping Allen healthy is a top priority.

40 responses to “Brandon Beane: The only thing I’d criticize Josh Allen for is taking too many hits

  1. But, but, but…..we were told how great it is to play hero ball and show how tough he is at 43 mil per.

  2. There’s two kinds of QBs in the NFL. Designated Star QBs (ones they profit off) and the others (who they don’t profit off). Star QBs get flags whenever a defender barley touches them, they others just get beat up and hardly ever draw a flag. Josh is in the other category…

  3. Still don’t understand how he gets a pass. He clearly hasn’t won anything yet and he constantly turns the ball over at crucial moments. He struggles against good teams. I get he has everything you want in a QB. Big, tall, blue eyes, strong arm….but he isn’t getting the job done. Baffles me.

  4. The playoffs are not as entertaining without Allen. Beane and company need to field a better team around Allen.

  5. Or, instead of drafting and signing 10 DL men, maybe you (Beane) could draft/sign some capable OL men and help the kid out! McD is a defensive minded coach, but the approach this team has taken (i.e. mega-focus on defense) is ridiculous. It’s a wonder Allen didn’t suffer the same result to his elbow as Purdy this year. Wake up Beane!

  6. Might wanna get him an O-Line brando. ALso, he probably should work on not fumbling and throwing red zone INTs, and he needs a RB to help block and has some physicality to take some pressure off of his running 124 times a season, oh and another WR so he can get the ball out quicker….sheesh..thats alot of stuff it sounds like YOU have to do Brandon.

  7. Anybody who thinks Josh Allen and/or the Bills are going away are sorely mistaken. The UCL injury did affect him and he’s got plenty of time to heal. Be back next year much to the haters dismay.

  8. He should also add the sometimes bonehead decisions and untimely fumbles, but other than that, he’s a quality QB who carries his team. Definitely, needs a running game, so it’s not all on him.

  9. Two things to add to that list
    1) Be more careful with the football, especially when passing. Way too many bad interceptions

    2) This is more on McDermott and Ken Dorsey, but he HAS to get rid of the ball sooner. Takes way too long to get rid of it or throw it away. Doesn’t help when you have a Swiss cheese like offensive line

  10. Well if Beane had signed/drafted a running back that was as physical a runner as Allen he wouldn’t have had to get all those bruises. Or better offensive linemen that don’t force him to move when they collapse too quickly before receivers get open.
    But sure, criticize the guy whose lumps papered over your inept roster build…

  11. That style of play is completely unsustainable. It’s a matter of time before one of his knees pays the price for his machismo.

  12. The O-line really underperformed this past season. Allen had very little time in the pocket.

    I’d be surprised if Beane didn’t have that as the top offseason priority. Get Allen a little more time in the pocket, and it will be tough to stop that offense. It was pretty easy to see against the Bengals – there were open receivers down the field, but Allen didn’t have time to either identify that or get an accurate pass out in time to take advantage of it.

    And some pretty predictable comments on this article. All but maybe 3 other fanbases would love to have Allen as their team’s QB.

  13. He can’t read defenses and beat them from the pocket. Cam Newton was the same way and he was broken at 32 years old.

  14. If Beane would fix the OL then JA17 wouldn’t be running for his life and getting hit on almost every play. The hits he is taking is partially due to your ineptitude.

  15. He is consistently in the bottom half of the league in completion percentage and at the top of the league in interceptions and fumbles. Also the bills fan’s whining about talent around him are the same ones that a couple months ago said their backups are better than most teams starters and boast about how they had the best draft every year lol

  16. The current QB rankings in the NFL
    1. Mahomes
    2. Burrow
    3. Hurts
    4. Lawrence
    5. Allen
    Josh Allen regressed this year after Dabol went to NY. He can be a punishing runner but punishing runners at some point get punshined themselves. He still seems to panic in the red zone when he’s pressured and throws too many stupid picks and doesn’t take care of the football. If he wants to play 15 years he needs to realize he can’t panic and just take off running whenever the pressure comes, he needs to learn to step up in the pocket and find the open receiver. That and take the chip off your shoulder, of all the above QB’S Allen seems to be the one always running his mouth and being chippy with the defense.

  17. Allen definitely needs some upgrades at OL and WR, but the main thing is better offensive coaching. It’s great that he and Dorsey work well together, but Josh needs someone who’s going to coach him hard and put him a position to succeed without the heroics. Too much of Allen running around, waiving at his receivers to go deep and then chucking the ball.

  18. Well here’s the problem, if he isn’t making those plays, he isn’t Josh Allen. In this year’s playoffs, we kept waiting for some of his signature runs from the season before when he was literally unstoppable, and there were many instances in which Allen would normally take off and run… and he just didn’t. I remember his very first playoff game against Houston on 2019, on the first drive they call a designed run and Allen took off for 40 yards. Drive ended with Allen catching a TD (yes, catching). Fast forward to 2022, first 2 possessions against the Bengals, 0 first downs, 0 runs by Allen. I’m just saying, when Allen is mixing runs and passes, nobody can stop him. Listen, I’m a Bills fan, I want Allen to play as long as he can, but I also recognize he won’t be the same player if he is not being himself out there. The only POSSIBLE solution here is fix the dang OLine because it was terrible this year, and against the Bengals, Allen’s protection was no better than Burrow’s was against KC. Look what happened in both games.

  19. I’d also add that he is still WAY too much a part of the Bills running game.

    Cook has a great skillset and really came on the 2nd half of the season, but the Bills need someone more physical for some of the downs. They need to take that off of Allen’s plate.

    I’m excited to see what they do this offseason. Quite a few on this site have guaranteed that the Bills window is now closed, but ya never know.

  20. LOL People have short memories.

    Allen brought his completion percentage up to almost 70% in 2020 and 65% the past two season, Doubt thats bottom of the league.

    He also was know and a red zone efficient QB before the injuries this season. He was lighting people up before the injury outside of the 155 degree Miami game. Vegas isn’t biased and had him as the favorite for MVP before his injury.

    And for people who say he chokes in big games go back and watch the Bills Chiefs game before stupid coaching at 13 seconds robbed him of a win in one of the greatest QB performances in playoff history.

    Funny how people think they understand this game and will spout of whatever unoriginal take they hear online and make it their own. Allen is a legit top 3 QB when healthy and the Bills will always be in it as long as he’s in the game.

    If anyone doesn’t think he is elite you have shown you know nothing about professional football.

    Same guys probably play pickle ball regularly.

  21. sportscoconuts says:
    January 31, 2023 at 11:10 am

    LOL People have short memories.

    Allen brought his completion percentage up to almost 70% in 2020 and 65% the past two season, Doubt thats bottom of the league.

    He also was know and a red zone efficient QB before the injuries this season. He was lighting people up before the injury outside of the 155 degree Miami game. Vegas isn’t biased and had him as the favorite for MVP before his injury.

    And for people who say he chokes in big games go back and watch the Bills Chiefs game before stupid coaching at 13 seconds robbed him of a win in one of the greatest QB performances in playoff history.

    Funny how people think they understand this game and will spout of whatever unoriginal take they hear online and make it their own. Allen is a legit top 3 QB when healthy and the Bills will always be in it as long as he’s in the game.

    If anyone doesn’t think he is elite you have shown you know nothing about professional football.

    Same guys probably play pickle ball regularly.
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    With PFT folks, you’re only as good as your last game. That’s why everyone thought Cincy would beat the Chiefs, totally ignoring Burrow’s poor performance against the Ravens. I would take Allen over Burrow any day of the week. Burrow squeaked by in multiple playoff games and nobody ever mentions the Raiders game that started it all where the Bengals were gifted a TD AFTER the whistle was blown. Burrow is overrated and won’t be able to escape AFC North deficiencies next year in which he has benefited from the last 2 years.

  22. Josh Allen regressed this year. Too many red zone interceptions, injuries throughout the season, and a tendency to hold on to the ball for far too long causing sacks. Allen reminds me of a ringless Ben Roethlisberger. Took way too many hits for his own good for wow plays that would either yield big chunk plays or turnovers. In the playoffs Allen surprisingly has great numbers but the regular season he just keeps shooting the Bills in the foot. Bills need an offensive line and a star running back to keep opposing defense honest.

  23. LOL People have short memories.

    Allen brought his completion percentage up to almost 70% in 2020 and 65% the past two season, Doubt thats bottom of the league.— Josh Allen completion percentage. 4 out of 5 years ranked 34th 33rd, 22nd and 24th . One year he was in the top ten. So yeah consistently in the bottom half of the league..

  24. I’m still waiting for that Bills dynasty to start. I’ve heard their fans talk about it for 3 years. However, if they’re ever going to win at least one championship Allen needs to improve his reads, awareness, decision-making and accuracy.

  25. Buffalo has a GM and HC tandem that sit through every game holding their breath and crossing their fingers that Allen carries them into the Hall Of Fame. They have put the entire organization on Allen’s back, and when the game gets down to the wire, time and time again, the play calling goes limp and the decision making up top spins it’s wheels, and Allen ends up getting wide-eyed when it all caves in around him. The only HoF players on the team besides Allen are Diggs and Von, Beane needs to point the blame inward and step up to become the GM he was talked up to being a few years ago

  26. Hopefully Berne can get Allen the necessary help. We have to keep this Bills dynasty going .

  27. beej says:
    January 31, 2023 at 9:59 am
    Running QB’s never last beyond 30

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    That is certainly true for QBs who run more than 8-10 times a game. If a QB can both run and pass well, even then the best balance is to use that skill sparingly to get quick 5-to-10-yard gains or to extend passing plays while avoiding the sack. That is what Drew Brees did and he retired at 42 after a very successful career.

  28. Oh and one last thing. Pro Football Focus had Josh Allen their number one rated QB this season. But they probably don’t know anything.

  29. cowboysfan8369 says:
    January 31, 2023 at 9:50 am
    He’s big and all but man them hits are gonna start piling up.

    Just ask Lamar.

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