The Buffalo Bills selected another big-armed pocket passer on Thursday night with Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen. Allen joins a club of projects that includes E.J. Manuel and Cardale Jones. Those players came from previous regimes, but the new one has their own motivation for taking a six-foot-five, 235-pound quarterback.
In Allen, Bills general manager Brandon Beane is surely hoping to see a similar impact on his roster to the offensive spark Cam Newton provided when he joined Beane’s Carolina Panthers after the 2011 draft. Allen’s cannon arm, muscle-packed body, and speed on the move are what separated him from the best remaining quarterback, Josh Rosen.