lizardbreath
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I watched Allen a couple of times at STA. Keep in mind that they recruit nationally and have 4* & 5* recruits all over the field so a huge talent advantage over most teams they play plus a very well-honed system. He was ok in that scenario. But his arm didn’t look strong nor was he particularly accurate.
The hope would be he could be an efficient McElroy-type. That’s unlikely anywhere and not the direction Mullen will go. His only hope is to follow Alex Smith’s path. Smith was a pocket passer who adapted to Meyer’s & Mullen’s system, learned to run and was an accurate passer. And he’s tough as nails. Allen needs to put on 50lbs of muscle, become a sharp reader of defenses pre-snap and decision maker post-snap, run and improve his accuracy.
Not impossible but that’s a lot to learn and he’s competing with Jones who has all of that already plus better physical tools and Franks who has much better size, arm and some experience (not saying that makes him ready or capable.)
I wish the kid luck, but that is one tall order. Even Trask, who was like number 9 million in the recruiting rankings doesn't have that many hurdles to overcome.