Josh Allen improved in many areas from year one to year two with the Buffalo Bills.

Completion percentage, passer rating, total touchdowns per game and interception percentage are just a few of many areas in which the Bills’ 2018 first round pick has improved upon. One Twitter user, Bills QB Watch, listed many of the categories in which Allen fared better in his second season.

The number of areas that Josh Allen has improved in from year 1 to year 2 is remarkable



📈 Comp%

📈 Passer rtg

📈 Pass yards p/g

📈 Pass TDs p/g

📈 Total yards p/g

📈 Total TDs p/g

📈 Yards p/att

📈 On target%

📈 Throwaway%

📈 Adj comp%

📈 xComp%

📈 DYAR

📈 DVOA

📉 INT%

📉 Sack% pic.twitter.com/q0d0z7k3pX — Bills QB Watch (@BillsQBwatch) December 27, 2019

Of course, that does not mean that Allen is a finished product. Just about anyone who has watched the quarterback knows there is room for plenty of improvement. Buffalo’s Wild Card Weekend game against the Houston Texans gave fans the full Josh Allen experience in terms of the highs and lows of his play.

Hall of Fame quarterback and Bills legend Jim Kelly loved what he saw from Allen in his second season, but noted one thing that he would like to see Allen improve upon in year three. In a radio appearance on ESPN Rochester’s The Sports Bar with Danger and Battaglia, Kelly said he would like to see Allen be more of a quarterback than athlete in 2020.

“I think what I’d like to see is him be more of a quarterback than an athlete," Kelly said. “He’s such a good athlete that, at times, he relies on his athletic ability a little bit too much maybe. I think what he needs to do sometimes is just be the quarterback. Go drop back, read coverages, go with your instincts instead of having to think that, you know, at times I have to make something happen with my legs and then hit the corner, which he does a very good job at. But I think there are times when he needs to drop back, take what they give him and not have to worry about making that big play all the time. He’s getting better. I love what I see. I like his athletic ability. Year three, I think everybody including myself and I’m sure including Josh too because I’ve spent a lot of time with him, knows that he has to improve on the part of being a quarterback and not just an athlete. I think he definitely can do it.”

While giving Allen his full support, Kelly mentioned hoping to work with the third-year quarterback this offseason.

"I’m behind him and hopefully I’ll be out spending a little time this offseason with him and with Coach Dorsey also, the quarterback coach, and try to get him to think ‘Okay, this year I have to really be a quarterback not so much an athlete and a quarterback.’ I have all the confidence in the world in him and I hope he takes that next step up because if and when he does, watch out because the Buffalo Bills are that close.”

In his second season, Allen saw his rush attempts increase from 89 to 109. Many of the runs were by design, but others came on pass plays where Allen felt pressure or had no one open downfield. One way for Allen to be “more of a quarterback” in year three is to get him more weapons in the passing game via free agency or the draft.

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