ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen clarified on Wednesday that his current optimistic feedback towards his present teammates weren’t digs or in any means directed at his former teammates.
A few of what Allen mentioned 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 speak exhibits as referring to individuals who was once on the Payments, particularly now-Houston Texans broad 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 “everyone eats” philosophy this yr, which stresses that everybody may be concerned within the offense at any time and has gamers specializing in each route like they are going to be focused.
“I do know there’s lots of people speaking on the market, once more, I am not attempting to tear down anyone,” Allen mentioned on Wednesday. “I’ve beloved everyone that I’ve performed with, and you do not have to tear different folks right down to construct one another up. And we’re constructing one another up proper now and that is all we’re attempting to do and attempting to remain collectively as a staff. We’re actually caring about one another and everyone on this constructing’s obtained that feeling.”
When he was requested what he was referring to, Allen mentioned, ” 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 desires to maintain making this factor a factor. We’re so centered 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 great thing about it when guys get to purchase into this and actually perceive like I’ll not get the ball 4 or 5 instances thrown to me a sport however the one or two instances I do, I’ll have alternatives to be ultimately zone,” Allen mentioned on Monday night time. “It is a enjoyable and fantastic factor whenever you obtained a bunch of fellows that do not care concerning the stats, they do not care concerning the touchdowns.”
Diggs was traded from the Payments to the Texans in April together with a 2024 sixth-round choose (No. 189 total) and a 2025 fifth-round choice, with the Payments receiving a 2025 second-round choose (by way of 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 greater than his next-highest participant (Cole Beasley, 10%).
Ten gamers caught passes within the staff’s win over the Jaguars. Allen is off to the very 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 subsequent section of the matchup between 2018 first-round draft picks Allen and Lamar Jackson.
“[Jackson has] actually modified the best way that I believe guys play the sport, however make no mistake about it. He can throw the snot out of the soccer,” Allen mentioned. “Obtained quite a lot of respect for him, quite a lot of love for him. Love watching him play as a result of each play is rarely lifeless with him. He is obtained a loopy skill to maintain performs alive and make guys miss after which get the ball downfield. So, he is a particular participant.”
