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Former QB Gives High Praise To Bills' Josh Allen
Former QB Gives High Praise To Bills' Josh Allen originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms has always turned heads with his quarterback takes. The latest one may shock fans across the league. And this one centers around Buffalo Bills signal-caller Josh Allen. Advertisement The reigning league MVP is coming off his best season, leading Buffalo to the AFC title game. And so ... Simms has Allen in the "Tier 1" ranking, including Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Joe Burrow. That wasn't the shocking part. If you look at most quarterback rankings, those are the top four that are consistently used at this point. No, the stunner here is Simms made it clear on his podcast that in his mind, the current top tier of quarterbacks compares to the greatness of signal-callers from the 1980s and 90s. "This is like [John] Elway, [Dan] Marino, [Joe] Montana, Jim Kelly in their prime," said Simms on his June 10 podcast. "I don't know if you can find four [QBs] at the same time that are playing at such a high level as the four right now." Advertisement Comparing Marino, Kelly, Montana, and Elway to the current four stars in the league is stunning. Of the original top four? The group won six Super Bowls while going to 14 of those Big Games. The current group has three titles (all from Mahomes) and multiple MVP trophies. That's fine, but ... Those trophies are no different from the success that the top four quarterbacks in the NFL enjoyed during the 2000s (Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Ben Roethlisberger). Allen is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL right now, no one denies that. But to rank this collection of signal-callers among the greatest in league history, one of these players outside of Mahomes has to actually win a Super Bowl. Advertisement And we bet Josh Allen agrees with that. Related: Bills' Brandon Beane Tight-Lipped On James Cook Contract Status Related: Bills' Josh Allen Reveals Biggest Life Accomplishment This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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27-01-2025
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Nate Burleson said everyone should bask in the Chiefs' greatness (and no one will listen)
With all due respect to CBS analyst Nate Burleson, he couldn't be more out of touch. As swaths of NFL fans seemingly roosted in pervasive angst about another Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl appearance on Sunday, Burleson took time to break the fourth wall and scold people for not wanting to see a team that will have now officially played in five of the last six Big Games. You know, because it's boring, exhausting, and expressly against the 'underdog' story America usually prefers for obvious reasons in its sports outcomes and otherwise. READ MORE: Josh Allen said two tragic words before Buffalo Bills' doomed final possession. Honestly, it was a bizarre moment that will assuredly resonate with almost no one outside of the Kansas City metropolitan area: "You are witnessing greatness and just be happy that you are alive to be there to see it." – @nateburleson — NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 27, 2025 Speaking purely for myself now, I don't know who this admonishing speech is supposed to be for. I don't watch sports for 'greatness.' Unless it's a team I root for, I don't consider myself lucky to be alive at the same time as a sports dynasty that will otherwise have no tangible effect on my life outside of that sports context. Given the excessive, inherent flattery, this was a strange way to frame people not wanting the same football outcome they've watched for half a decade now. I watch sports for the tremendous athletic feats. I watch for the athletes playing together, as one, for a common goal while pouring their hearts out together. If I'm a neutral party — meaning, I'm not a fan of either team in a high-stakes game — I'm rooting for the squad that has never broken through and won it all. In Sunday's case, that was the Bills. But alas, they couldn't pull it out. I don't have to be happy for the Chiefs or appreciate all of their accomplishments. Because that's not why I'm here in the first place. And I suspect many others feel the same.
