Dan Orlovsky goes against general consensus by claiming Bills QB Josh Allen doesn’t have a ‘turnover problem’

Bills' quarterback coach Joe Brady has been promoted to interim offensive coordinator to take the place of Ken Dorsey.

Dan Orlovsky goes against general consensus by claiming Bills QB Josh Allen doesn’t have a ‘turnover problem’

Dan Orlovsky and Josh Allen (People/ESPN)

After a terrible loss to the Denver Broncos last Monday night, the Buffalo Bills have now fallen to a 5-5 standing. This isn’t just about one game, the Bills haven’t played any better throughout this season.

Many blamed the poor play-calling by the offensive coordinator, Ken Dorsey, who by the way, has been fired after the Week 10 loss. What many have been neglecting is the turnover problem of the quarterback Josh Allen. Throughout this season, all he has done is turn over the ball, which is partially the reason why the Bills are standing at this position.

However, not everyone agrees with that. The ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky boldly disagreed with the turnover problem of the Bills’ star QB. During his recent appearance on the First Take, Stephen A. Smith questioned him based on the stats:

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How can you possibly say.. this man doesn't have a turnover problem?

Orlovsky responded:

I don't think he has an interception problem this season. I promise a rule to you that if people are going to say if Josh Allen leads the NFL in interception, we also have to put in the context that he leads the NFL in touchdowns as well. Can we make that rule? That he is in the top 5 QBR.

He then said:

Since week 1, I count three interceptions that I sit during those dumb decisions. He's launching the ball from down the field to the 15-yard line, one-on-one to Davis..he's launching it out of pocket ball down the 7-yard line, to Stefon Diggs. This isn't a bad decision. It's an aggressive throw that he misses by two inches.

Orlovsky refused to call any of the missed throws by the quarterback a bad decision, instead calling him “essentially punts and risk vs rewards things.“

Why did Josh Allen take Ken Dorsey’s firing personally?

Despite being ranked 2nd in the AFC East, the Bills have suffered five losses out of their ten games this season. And the future journey isn’t even a little bit easy for them, as they would face the New York Jets again after Week 1 loss, to the Philadelphia Eagles, reigning Champions of Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys.

After the Broncos loss in Week 10, the OC Dorsey has been fired, with whom the quarterback Allen has worked since 2019. Dorsey joined as a quarterback coach and then got promoted to become the offensive coordinator. That’s why, this abrupt firing feels dearly personal to Allen, especially when Dorsey wasn’t the only one to blame.

Josh Allen and Ken Dorsey
Josh Allen and Ken Dorsey (Via NBC Sports)

While talking on the matter, Allen stated that if the team had played better, then the former OC Dorsey would still have his job. The star quarterback said:

It hurts a lot to see someone you care about go through a situation like that and to know that if I could have done more if this offense could have done more, we wouldn't have had to do something like that.

For the remaining games this season, quarterback coach Joe Brady has been promoted to interim offensive coordinator, who will have his first play call in the coming game of Bills in Week 11, against the Jets.

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