Gimme your 53

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(08-28-2022, 07:24 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: Browning 2nd preseason game showed why they will keep Allen, he was getting pressure and throwing it all over the place a few times. Allen is more trustworthy,  knows the offense better and finished preseason with 11/15 130 yards was accurate and had zip on throws plus continued to have inconsistent line play of penalties,  sacks, no running game.

FWIW....From Jay Morrison in The Athletic.  He ultimately went with Allen because of his game experience

• Starter: Joe Burrow
• Backup: Brandon Allen
• Bubble: Jake Browning
  

Analysis: With local product and feel-good story of the preseason Drew Plitt released a few days ago, this one felt academic going into Saturday. But for the third time in three games, Jake Browning outplayed Brandon Allen and staked his claim to the backup job (although Allen left the opener after one series to be evaluated for a concussion).

After the game, The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. asked Taylor if Allen is the backup, and the coach gave a 49-word answer, none of which were “yes.”

“Those guys have competed all training camp,” Taylor said. “We’ve got a lot of confidence in Brandon. He’s got years in the system. He does a really good job operating our team. I think both of those guys have done a nice job, done what we needed them to do.”