The Bills have a great starting quarterback in Josh Allen. Bleacher Report likes what they see with the entire group, too.
In a power ranking of QB units across the NFL, not just starters, Buffalo’s trio of Allen, Mitchell Trubisky and Jake Fromm finish in a promising spot all together. Fourth-best:
The 2020 season was a breakout campaign for quarterback Josh Allen, and it was one that should have Buffalo Bills fans absolutely jazzed about the coming season. The mobile, cannon-armed Wyoming product finally reached his potential, and the results were remarkable.
Allen ranked fourth in passer rating (107.2) and fourth in completion percentage (69.2) among qualifying starters last season. He was fifth in yards per completion (7.9) and led two fourth-quarter comebacks. In all, he passed for 4,544 yards with 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 421 yards and eight more scores.
Oh, and Allen also helped the Bills reach the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1993 season.
Allen has shown steady growth in his three years as a signal-caller, and there’s no reason to believe he’ll regress in 2021. He should be in the MVP conversation throughout the season and might only struggle if bitten by the injury bug.
Should Allen miss time, the Bills can turn to former Bears starter Mitchell Trubisky. While going from Allen to Trubisky would be a huge drop-off, Trubisky does have a 29-21 starting record. From a quarterbacking standpoint, Buffalo is prepared to handle just about anything that could come its way.
Since we are including the unit from top-to-bottom here, Trubisky is the key factor. Signed by the Bills in free agency via a one-year deal, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said the club believes his skill are a better match to Allen’s as opposed to former backup Matt Barkley. That’s an easy and likely correct assessment.
And the spotlight is on Trubisky because of the realistic review we can give on Fromm… there’s nothing to say. We’ll get our first NFL dose of him this upcoming preseason, but as of now, we haven’t seen the former Georgia QB in game action just yet.
In terms of the top-three QB rooms ranked, the Chiefs take the No. 1 honor, followed by the Seahawks and Bucs, respectively.
