When your Houston Texans signed Jeff Allen as a free agent in March of 2016, the hope was that he’d provide a reasonable facsimile of Brandon Brooks’ production at a cheaper price. That didn’t happen, as Allen performed quite poorly in his first season in Houston.
What I didn’t realize—perhaps I just missed it—was that 2016 marked Allen’s first foray into playing right guard; he’d played left guard with the Chiefs.
"I feel like it was kind of an up-and-down year," Allen, 27, said. "Obviously, you have to look in the mirror and try to figure out what you can do better.