2021 NFL Draft Josh Allen sends message

Few players have been as severely criticized heading into the NFL Draft as was. The quarterback heard all the red flags as he Jared Dudley Jersey was becoming a top-10 prospect in the 2018 draft, starting with his low completion rate in college and poor decision making.Allen shed any hint of a "bust" label by his third season with the Bills, taking them to the AFC Championship Game for the first time in 27 years.This year's biggest wild card among quarterback prospects is Trey Lance, who could be taken as high as No. 3. Lance has his doubters, playing in in the FCS at North Dakota State with just one full season -- and just one Magic Johnson Jersey football game over the last two years -- causing many analysts to question whether he'll be succe sful in the NFL.Allen sent Lance a strong me sage with the draft just over two weeks away, a me sage that should help the 20-year-old quarterback as he prepares for the biggest day of his football life."Let me tell you something. You're always going to have doubters," Allen said . "I've heard it all before. You're not good enough to play quarterback in the NFL. You're untested. Your competition is too weak. Ignore them. Get on the field and let your game do the talking. It's time to make some noise, Trey." Allen is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL after an MVP-caliber 2020 season, proving his doubters wrong. Allen set the Bills' franchise record for pa sing yards in a season (4,544) and pa sing touchdowns (37), finishing with a 107 Gail Goodrich Jersey .2 pa ser rating. He finished fourth in the league in completion percentage (69.2), fifth in pa sing yards, fifth in pa sing touchdowns, and fourth in pa ser Kobe Bryant Jersey rating -- while also rushing for 421 yards and eight touchdowns.Allen is the only player in history with 400-plus pa sing yards, 30-plus pa sing touchdowns and eight-plus rushing touchdowns in a season and the only quarterback in NFL history with three consecutive seasons of seven-plus rushing touchdowns. He is also the first player in NFL history with two games in a season with 400-plus pa sing yards, three-plus pa sing touchdowns, zero Montrezl Harrell Jersey interceptions and a 130-plus pa ser rating.Lance has the potential to follow in Allen's footsteps. Lance completed 66.9% of his pa ses for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns to zero interceptions in his redshirt freshman season for North Dakota State, leading the Bison to a national championship. He also recorded 1,100 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns -- averaging 6.5 yards per carry. The doubts are there regarding Lance and whether he's ready for the NFL, but time is on his side. Just ask Allen how things turned out.