NFL analyst flames quarterback Drew Allar and isn't buying his pre-draft hype

Former Penn State football quarterback Drew Allar is an unfinished product coming out of college, and NFL teams know that.

It's not a deep draft class at quarterback, which gives Allar a boost in his competition given his skill set and tools he brings to the table. Due to that, some reporters and analysts believe Allar can rise to the top of the draft, including making a case to be a first round pick again. Others think Allar is too much of a project with not a lot on tape to prove he's worth that hype. Realistically, Allar falls in the middle of those two arguments, but reporter Steven Godfrey isn't convinced of that.

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"Drew Allar got a lot of people fired . . . I'm not saying it was entirely his fault, but if you think about where we were positioning Penn State as a brand, as a national title — they were the shoe-in to play Texas in the national championship this past year [and] that didn't happen," Godfrey said on Yahoo Sports Daily. "I need to know why Drew Allar is somehow greater than the sum of his collegiate parts, if you will . . . There's nothing in his tape that shows me NFL ability consistently."

Godfrey then listed the arguments people make for Allar and his talent, specifically his arm strength. The show's co-host made a relevant counterpoint, however, saying that this isn't news. These are all things the quarterback had available to him at the collegiate level.

"This isn't a situation where he was at some . . . Group of Five school and elevated them, but they only won eight or nine games, and so you're finding that diamond in the rough," Godfrey said. "It's not that. This guy was afforded every offensive weapon you could."

Now, Allar wasn't necessarily handed every offensive weapon that would've made hs tape shine. Wide receiver production was consistently an issue for the Nittany Lions, whether Allar was responsible for 75 percent of it, 50 percent, or 25 percent. Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki also tried turning Penn State's offense into something it's not — something that didn't help Allar whatsoever. That's not even mentioning Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin whose coaching of Allar throughout his career clearly fell flat.

Since Allar got injured the same game that sealed Franklin's fate as the Nittany Lions' head coach, this "chicken and egg" scenario will never be solved.

Allar isn't the only one to blame for the reason why Penn State underwent a massive coach and roster overhaul. He's not even the primary reason why. Franklin and his staff couldn't coach Allar into the true five-star quarterback the blue and white needed. Allar also couldn't get out of his own head at times, crumbled under pressure, and was inconsistent. With a different staff, Allar could've been all that was promised. With a different quarterback, maybe Penn State could've been too.