NFL analyst compares Josh Allen’s domination of Tua Tagovailoa to Tom Brady’s AFC East domination
Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa are set to kick off Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. On paper, the battle between the two best teams in the AFC East over the last several years is prime for an exciting contest. However, the history of the two teams in the Josh Allen-Tua Tagovailoa era has become rather predictable.
Speaking on a September 12 edition of 'Good Morning Football,' analyst Kyle Brandt compared the lopsided rivalry to the former AFC East battles between Tom Brady and Buffalo. According to Statmuse, Brady was 33-3 against the Bills in his career.
"Seven games against Buffalo, [Tua has] lost to him six times. ... During that era, the Dolphins have losses by 28 points, by 30 points, by 35 points. Guys, the Miami Dolphins are why Josh Allen is in soda commercials, why he's in potato chip commercials. They pay for his beach house," he said.
"At some point the Bills had a Patriots problem. Year after year after year, patriots, patriots, patriots, and eventually, the team changed. And then now they beat the Patriots all the time," he added.
Brandt appeared to insinuate that until the Buffalo Bills face a quarterback-sized change in their roster, nothing will change in how the rivalry will go. With both quarterbacks still in their 20s, the wait for mammoth changes in either roster could be a long one. Based on Brandt's logic, it appears that this could be the tone for the foreseeable future in the AFC East.
Josh Allen's turnover at wide receiver offers the most realistic source of hope for Dolphins fans
The Buffalo Bills might not be getting a new face at quarterback for a while, but the team's wide receiver room is about as different as one could have. Last year, Gabe Davis and Stefon Diggs led it.
This year, the number one receiver is Khalil Shakir on some downs and the team's long-term hopes appear to be placed on rookie Keon Coleman, who shares the starting role.
Coleman never hit 1000 yards in college, which at least sets him up for a slower rate of development or a longer period to reach his peak. As such, Miami Dolphins fans can hope for a rookie mistake from Coleman or a wide receiver room that struggles to allow Allen to move the ball.
If that happens, Tua Tagovailoa will only need to produce a few scores to win instead of winning a shootout. Will Dolphins fans get a break from the pattern of losing tonight?
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