In the Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills demonstrated their supremacy. However, now the Bills will have to face a different beast altogether.
Former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed has put on his coaching hat and is freely distributing plans to stop Allen, especially the quarterback’s lethal run game.
Ed Reed Highlights That Josh Allen Can Be Stopped
In the regular season, Allen registered 531 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns. He scored eight more rushing TDs than Jackson this season.
In this light, during Reed’s appearance on “The Up & Adams Show,” he was asked if it was even possible to stop Allen from running with the ball.
“Yeah. You can stop Josh from running. You can stop any quarterback from running if you know what to do on defense if you got the players that can stop it,” Reed said.
How would HOF safety Ed Reed and the 2013 SB #Ravens STOP Josh Allen from running?? 😤
Reed: "We would come at Josh Allen… show me he can complete the football after he's getting hit all day… and it's proven that he can't."@TwentyER @heykayadams @Ravens | #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/QcvM0csuTe
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He further highlighted that the Ravens would have an added advantage since they train against Jackson. Host Kay Adams further pressed Reed to state how he’d stop Allen from rushing.
“We would come at Josh Allen, and Josh Allen would have to make throws. He would have to complete the football. Show me he can complete the ball after he’s getting hit all day, and it’s proven that he can’t,” replied the former Super Bowl champion.
Peyton Manning Advises Allen Before the Ravens Game
Peyton Manning appeared on the “This is Football with Kevin Clark” podcast, talking about the conundrum that both Allen and Jackson face.
He lamented that after the game is over, one of them would be labeled a playoff failure since both haven’t captured the Lombardi Trophy in their careers.
Manning: “My first eight years, that’s what I lived,” said Manning. “And I know Josh, you know, hears that from time to time. ‘Oh, he does these great things… ‘but.” I’d love for him to get rid of the ‘but.’ I’d say to kind of relax and let it come to him.
“I know he wants to get there, but don’t let that make you press and stress and force balls into coverage that you probably should throw away because you want it so bad. You know, to sort of let it come to him. That’d be my advice to him.”