Josh Allen is Philip Rivers 2.0

[dallaschiefsfan]

Originally Posted by Mecca

That Steve Young comparison isn't good, Young was a much headier player. He didn't run cause he had to it was when it was the best play...he also didn't think he was a badass trucking defenders...

Young would take a check down over running or making a dumb pass.

Unfair comparison based on eras. Today...Young would be running more. My comment was more about skill-set...not about the actual offense the offense these two guys have been given to run.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by dallaschiefsfan

Unfair comparison based on eras. Today...Young would be running more. My comment was more about skill-set...not about the actual offense the offense these two guys have been given to run.

Not to completely derail this thread, but i think Young would be throwing more today. He's said as much when questioned about playing today.

Back then, the middle of the field was kind of off-limits. Because things like what happened to Juju Sunday were completely legal, even encouraged by the NFL. Guys like Ronnie Lott and Steve Atwater, just to name a couple, were paid what they were paid to knock receivers' heads off if they tried to catch passes between the numbers. So, while they still threw over the middle, in general QBs were a lot more careful about when and where and how often they did so.