Dan Orlovsky Defends Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen: 'No Interception Problem!'
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been a media darling for much of his career, but he's been going through the media wringer lately and it's not too hard to see why.
Allen has always been a volatile player, but it's easy to say that the bad has outweighed the good this year. He has the most passing touchdowns in the league with 19, but also the most interceptions with 11 on top of four fumbles. The Bills rank highly in most offensive stats, but they have the second-most giveaways in the league with 18. With the team outside the playoff picture at 5-5 and boasting one of the hardest remaining schedules, it's clear that Allen and co. need to play cleaner football to have any hope of making it to the postseason.
Even with all those troubling stats, not everyone believes Allen has a turnover problem. In an appearance on First Take, former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky was adamant that Allen isn't the problem in Buffalo.
Allen makes a throw during a loss to the New England Patriots on Oct. 22.
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“If people are going to say that Josh Allen leads the NFL in interceptions, we also have to put into the context that he leads the NFL in touchdowns as well," Orlovsky said. That he’s top-5 in QBR. Since Week 1 (when Allen threw three interceptions against the New York Jets), I count three interceptions that I sit there and go, that’s a dumb decision.”
Orlovsky's co-hosts questioned his thinking, but the former journeyman held his ground. He claimed that only a handful of Allen's picks were his fault, with others being attributed to drops or trying to make plays on third and forever.
At the end of the day, though, the Bills have to figure out their issues regardless of who's at fault, or they risk having one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history.
