Bills QB Josh Allen ranked among NFL’s most ‘physically imposing’ players

You would be laughed out of the Hollywood backlots if you wrote a screenplay in which the Buffalo Bills deployed a human buffalo as their quarterback. You would be told that it is too incredible, even on the nose, that no one would buy it.

But reality is sometimes stranger than fiction.

The BIlls have perhaps the closest facsimile of a human buffalo in signal-caller Josh Allen’s former, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound wrecking ball that’s just as likely to run through or outrun a defender than to lift. the ball 80 meters above their heads. There’s simply no other quarterback like him in professional football – he’s one of them, a completely unique player who has pulled Buffalo from the depths of NFL irrelevance to to become an eternal contender.

It’s difficult to quantify the impact of Allen’s skills in any given game and how they affect the mindset of defenders, but his stat line paints a pretty effective picture: He managed 22 703 yards and 167 touchdowns during his six professional seasons, complementing that total with an additional 3,611 yards and 53 scores on the ground. He is the only player in NFL history to total 40-plus touchdowns in four consecutive seasons, and he will look to make it a fifth in the 2024 campaign.

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Bleacher Report highlighted Allen’s uniqueness, as the passer came in at No. 10 on writer Brett Sobleski’s list of the 10 “most physically imposing players” in the NFL.

“He’s a 6’5″, 237 pound tank that will crush opponents if necessary,” Sobleski writes. “The 28-year-old also has a howitzer strapped to his right arm. The informer can threaten anyone. blade of grass, throwing seeds at all three levels. Allen is talented, creative and tough. He can beat an opponent in any way imaginable, which is a big part of why the Bills own a 64-34 regular season record since he joined the team. team.”

Allen is the only Buffalo player who appears on the media outlet’s list, and given those who appear above him, his placement is probably fair. It’s hard to say the Bills were overlooked, but we’ll mention defensive tackle Ed Oliver and Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold medal freestyle wrestler who signed with the team last week.

Allen is also the only quarterback to appear in B/R’s rankings, a testament to his unique nature. He will look to translate his imposing skillset into more wins and potential accolades during the 2024 season, as leading a revamped Bills team to another successful season would undoubtedly garner consideration for individual accolades.