ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen clarified on Wednesday that his latest optimistic feedback towards his present teammates weren’t digs or in any manner directed at his former teammates.
A few of what Allen stated in his postgame information convention following the staff’s 47-10 win in Week 3 over the Jacksonville Jaguars was perceived by some folks on-line and on sports activities discuss exhibits as referring to individuals who was on the Payments, particularly now-Houston Texans huge receiver Stefon Diggs.
Allen’s clarifying remarks got here in response to a query about how encouraging it’s to see the staff embrace the offense’s “all people eats” philosophy this yr, which stresses that everybody could be concerned within the offense at any time and has gamers specializing in each route like they are going to be focused.
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“I do know there’s lots of people speaking on the market, once more, I am not making an attempt to tear down anyone,” Allen stated on Wednesday. “I’ve liked all people that I’ve performed with, and you do not have to tear different folks all the way down to construct one another up. And we’re constructing one another up proper now and that is all we’re making an attempt to do and making an attempt to remain collectively as a staff. We’re actually caring about one another and all people on this constructing’s obtained that feeling.”
When he was requested what he was referring to, Allen stated, ” what I imply. what I imply. Whether or not it is former gamers…”
He was then requested whether or not by that he meant Diggs particularly. “Yeah, and once more, I really like 14, I nonetheless do. However everybody needs to maintain making this factor a factor. We’re so targeted on what is going on on inside our constructing and that is the one factor we’re caring about proper now.”
Allen’s preliminary feedback that sparked curiosity have been in reply to a query about what six Payments gamers catching touchdowns vs. the Jaguars exhibits about their offense.
“That is the fantastic thing about it when guys get to purchase into this and actually perceive like I could not get the ball 4 or 5 instances thrown to me a sport however the one or two instances I do, I will have alternatives to be ultimately zone,” Allen stated on Monday night time. “It is a enjoyable and fantastic factor if you obtained a bunch of fellows that do not care in regards to the stats, they do not care in regards to the touchdowns.”
Diggs was traded from the Payments to the Texans in April together with a 2024 sixth-round choose (No. 189 general) and a 2025 fifth-round choice, with the Payments receiving a 2025 second-round choose (through the Minnesota Vikings).
The three-time Payments captain led the staff in targets and receiving yards every of his 4 seasons with the staff. Coming into 2024, Diggs accounted for 21% of Allen’s profession targets, 11 proportion factors larger than his next-highest participant (Cole Beasley, 10%).
Ten gamers caught passes within the staff’s win over the Jaguars. Allen is off to one of the best statistical stretch of three video games in his profession.
The three-0 Payments will journey to face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night time (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), marking the following section of the matchup between 2018 first-round draft picks Allen and Lamar Jackson.
“[Jackson has] actually modified the way in which that I feel guys play the sport, however make no mistake about it. He can throw the snot out of the soccer,” Allen stated. “Acquired a number of respect for him, a number of love for him. Love watching him play as a result of each play is rarely useless with him. He is obtained a loopy potential to maintain performs alive and make guys miss after which get the ball downfield. So, he is a particular participant.”
