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The one move that defined the 2018 NFL season for all 32 teams

By Erik Lambert

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden looks on during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden looks on during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – SEPTEMBER 9: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – SEPTEMBER 9: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Buffalo Bills: Drafting Josh Allen

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Even dating back to the weeks and months before the 2017 season, the Buffalo Bills appeared to be priming themselves for a run at a young quarterback in the 2018 NFL Draft.

They were trading away players left and right, and continued to do so all the way into the 2018 offseason even after they made the playoffs unexpectedly.

The Bills’ playoff appearance didn’t hinder them from being one of the top three teams to take a quarterback in the 2018 NFL Draft, as they accumulated enough capital to move up and select the big-armed Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen.

Allen has come to the Bills and done a much better job than I think most expected him to considering his struggles in college.

Allen has shown some of the same boom-or-bust potential in the NFL he had in college, but he’s morphed into a much better runner than I think anyone ever imagined. He looks like a young Cam Newton running around out there, and that’s not just hyperbole. He looks like one of the best running quarterbacks in the league.

Still, tying your fate to a rookie quarterback often means you are in for a losing season, and the Bills have struggled with players behind Allen on the depth chart as he’s missed some time due to injury.

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