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Definitely agree here. Although Rivers does have the tendency to spread the ball, I highly doubt Allen would be able to function if he got any real attention from opposing defenses in his rookie year. As long as defenses still have to account for Gates, Brown and hell, even Royal, Allen should continue to draw favorable match-ups. As long as the targets are there (which they should), I think he can be productive.What's good about Brown's performance is that he showed he's not a scrub IMO. That means he can still draw the #1 cover guy on most teams, leaving Allen with a better match up. When Allen did most his damage, he had fellow rookie DJ Hayden on him and he took advantage. He also took advantage of a soft middle on the final drive, but it's not like the Chargers won't be in similar situations moving forward. I think he looked good and earned more confidence from Rivers in the process.Watched most of the game last night, and I'm not sure how anyone can say definitively that his TD that was reversed should have counted. The camera angles around the backside of the endzone were terrible in this game. He very well could have had his knee come down out of bounds. Which is what the referees reversed the call to.
Also, the reason Allen got the TD that he did was because of a 30 yard TD that Vincent Brown scored was called back a few plays earlier. The LT wasn't close enough to the line of scrimmage so there was an illegal formation penalty called.
I was impressed by Allen in this game. He's a better player than I thought going in. However, Vincent Brown showed he's far more than just a possession guy as well. He got behind coverage for a 51 yard bomb, and easily blew by coverage for the 30 yard TD that was called back. Brown still posted an 8/117 stat line.
I am very much inclined to agree with what the SD homers have been preaching. Gates is the #1 target. Beyond that, Rivers is going to spread it around. This week Brown and Allen shined. Next week it could be Royal again. IMO behind Gates everybody (Allen, Brown, Royal) is a dicey WR4.
In short, yes. You honestly wouldn't think he was a rookie after watching the last two games.FBG's saying he's a high floor WR2 going forward. Did he look THAT good this last week? I have Miles Austin rotting on my bench and I'm all for taking a shot on this guy if he could be legit...