Braelon Allen miss very costly for Cowboys, he’s already a star on the New York Jets

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Heading into the third Thursday Night Football of the season, the New York Jets are thrilled with their offensive pick in the 2024 Draft.

Braelon Allen started his rookie year in the best possible way. The running back was drafted by the Jets and has already shown his talent in the first two weeks.

After a memorable performance against the Tennessee Titans, Allen was largely responsible for the Jets victory, scoring two touchdowns.

He became the youngest touchdown scorer in NFL history. At just 20 years old.

On the other side of the coin, there’s another franchise that may be hurting to see their RB taking off with another team.

Braelon Allen pre-Draft talks

At a time when the Dallas Cowboys were still unsure about Tony Pollard’s future in the squad, there were talks about the possibility of selecting Allen in the Draft because he would be the perfect fit in the franchise.

What’s more, Jerry Jones was spreading the word that he was going ‘all-in’ for the season.

However, it turned out that Pollard went to the Titans and Allen to the Jets.

Apparently, the idea of having Braelon alongside Cee Dee Lamb and Dak Prescott will only remain a dream.

Increasingly keen to establish himself as an elite RB in the NFL

Following the win over Tennessee, Allen spoke about everything that happened in the game and what he was feeling.

“It means a lot. It was a lot of fun. I can’t say it gets much easier than the two touchdowns that I had. It was perfect blocking, and being on the field with Breece (Hall) at the same time, he draws a ton of attention. So that kind of took eyes off me, and we had perfect blocking on the screen.”

“So, it was really easy and kind of the same story on the touchdown run. So, I can’t thank those guys enough,” added.

The rookie then elaborated on the experience of becoming more and more familiar with the playbook.

“I’m extremely comfortable. I feel like I was able to get a pretty good grasp on it fairly early. Learning the scheme is nothing that I’ve ever really struggled with. I played in three different offenses at Wisconsin. This is the fourth year in a row I’ve had to learn something new and haven’t really had any trouble with it, and Aaron’s (Rodgers), obviously, if I don’t know something, he knows it, and I’m right there with them. So just ask him a quick question. He’ll let me know.”

It seems that Allen will take on more responsibility in the backfield.

Head coach and Aaron Rodgers share common ground on Braelon Allen’s potential

Robert Saleh is very confident with his rookie – right from the start, in fact.

In a video conference last Wednesday, the head coach spoke about the running back’s approach.

“When we watched his tape from two years ago, we saw a guy that was very capable of running an NFL-style offense,” claimed. “For us, when we drafted him, we just knew that he was going to be a really good player.”

In addition to Saleh’s praise, quarterback and veteran Aaron Rodgers didn’t spare any nice comments about Allen.

“He’s a smart kid, he knows this game, it’s not too big for him. He was running over people, hittin the hole.”

This Thursday, against the New England Patriots, Braelon has the chance to be an even bigger part of an attack that has everything it takes to put on a show in 2024. He has the support of the senior guys.