Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll says players usually take a big jump from year one to year two — and he's already seeing that with Josh Allen.
"He's grown mentally, physically, off the field, on the field as a leader," he said.
On the field, most feel Allen needs to grow most by improving his accuracy, something Daboll already has a plan in place to help boost.
"The more reps we get, the better off it is for him. And that's not just out there on a seven on seven ... or a perimeter period. That's routes on air we've been doing since phase one and phase two, and making a move off the spot and reset, ball location on, underneath throws where we got a better opportunity to catch and run," said Daboll.
Tuesday's OTA showed that Allen's work is paying off, looking incredibly sharp during practice, including laser touchdowns to the likes of Zay Jones, John Brown, and Dawson Knox.
Sure, it's just helmets and shorts, but he's passing the eye test from what players and coaches alike have been saying, along with a change in the way the quarterback carries himself.
"Josh is more comfortable," said LT Dion Dawkins. "He's just in his swaggy self. Josh is just being natural and he's just being Josh. He's speaking up. Josh is a leader, Josh is our leader. He's just comfortable, fluent, and just being Josh."
"He's truly a franchise quarterback. When he speaks, we listen. He commands the huddle really well. He has a great eye and a knack for the game. He handles a lot of things on the field well. He gives checks and calls, if he wants to put a double move on something, or if he sees something on defense that he doesn't like, he communicates it. He's definitely done a great job of becoming that leader," said WR Zay Jones.
It's early, but it seems Josh Allen's on his way to leading the Bills offense to better results this season.