{"id":155851,"date":"2021-01-16T04:24:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T01:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lamar-jackson-josh-allen-set-to-take-center-stage\/"},"modified":"2021-01-16T04:24:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T01:24:11","slug":"lamar-jackson-josh-allen-set-to-take-center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lamar-jackson-josh-allen-set-to-take-center-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen set to take center stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen set to take center stage<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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One is a 237-pound bruiser who plants linebackers into the turf with a vicious stiff arm when he is not hurdling over their heads.<\/p>\n

The other is the embodiment of 4.3-second speed, who spins out of tackles and tiptoes the sideline like a ballerina.<\/p>\n

With two very different styles, the Bills\u2019 powerful Josh Allen and the Ravens\u2019 electric Lamar Jackson are two of the most dangerous rushers in the NFL. Oh yeah, they are quarterbacks, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an added dimension to their game<\/a> when they are mobile,\u201d said Bills head coach Sean McDermott, a former defensive coordinator. \u201cDefenses have gotten so fast, but at the same time they\u2019ve had to counter what the offenses are doing with these mobile quarterbacks. It\u2019s a continual cat-and-mouse game. These guys are headaches that can do both.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full talents of Allen and Jackson will be on display Saturday night as their teams square off in the AFC divisional round matchup. It will be their third career meeting \u2014 second as opposing starters \u2014 in the three years since Allen went No. 7 overall and Jackson No. 32 in a first-round draft class that included Baker Mayfield (No. 1), Sam Darnold (No. 3) and Josh Rosen (No. 10).<\/p>\n

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With apologies to Mayfield \u2014 whose Browns are playing the Chiefs in the other AFC playoff game \u2014 Allen and Jackson look like the cream of the crop. Jackson is the reigning MVP, and Allen is a dark-horse candidate to steal the award in 2020 after finishing third in the NFL in total offense for the No. 2-ranked scoring offense.<\/p>\n

Allen, during last week\u2019s win over the Colts, became the first quarterback in playoff history to pass for 300-plus yards, rush for 50-plus yards and complete more than 70 percent of his passes.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking about Josh, people always say, \u2018His big arm,\u2019 \u201d Jackson said, \u201cbut he\u2019s doing it all out there. He\u2019s getting out of the pocket, taking advantage of what the defense gives him, throwing the ball on a rope. He\u2019s slinging the ball like a Patrick Mahomes. He\u2019s one of the key reasons they\u2019re putting up so many points and winning games.\u201d<\/p>\n

To the surprise of many, the red-zone threat Allen actually ran for more touchdowns than Jackson this season by an 8-7 margin. Allen made an impression on Ravens coach Jim Harbaugh as a rookie, when he was knocked into the Baltimore sideline after a play.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came up jawing and talking and shoving and pushing,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cRookie quarterback. Man, I love this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty to like about Harbaugh\u2019s guy, too.<\/p>\n

The conversation with Jackson begins with his legs, because his passing accuracy remains under scrutiny. Jackson is responsible for two of the three 1,000-yard rushing seasons by a quarterback in NFL history and his game-changing 48-yard touchdown scramble on a stalled play against the Titans last week was the second-longest rushing score by a quarterback in playoff history.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him to kind of have the adversity of coming out the first year and people doubted him, and then go out and explode on the scene last year and just be this dynamic quarterback, I root heavily for him,\u201d Allen said. \u201cHow he\u2019s been able to do it, and how humble, how awesome he is off the field. But we\u2019re enemies Saturday and we both know that.\u201d<\/p>\n

One factor that could impact the quarterbacks are the freezing temperature and near-70 percent chance of snow forecasted at kickoff. Allen grew up in California\u2019s Central Valley, played collegiately at Wyoming and calls Buffalo home. Jackson grew up in Florida, played at Louisville and has limited experience with snow.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaturday would be my first time playing football in the snow, if it does. Hopefully, it don\u2019t,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cWe had a snowball fight [at Louisville], so that\u2019s totally different from playing in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

No wonder then the Bills are slight favorites. But, with these two quarterbacks, neither team should be counted out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve come up on the quote-unquote, \u2018other side of the tracks\u2019 from a football perspective, where they came up the hard way, doubted often, and had to overcome that,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cI always like the underdog.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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