Patrick Mahomes probably has an idea how Josh Allen is feeling. The doubts tied to being a “raw” prospect have melted away, and what’s left is just as easily identifiable.
Expectations.
Mahomes turns 26 next week and had to deal with those at 23, coming off his MVP year, and again at 24, coming off a championship. Now, the 25-year-old Allen, for the first time, is having to manage them. And that, to be sure, changes the dynamic for any young player.
What’ll happen when the Bills are everyone’s big game? Could the affirmation of last year’s results lead to Allen’s reverting to the freewheeling style that used to get him in trouble, but he’s since learned to corral?