Allen started 3 games and created 5 turnovers during those three games.
Starters Lewis (1 FF) and Ike (1 int) created 2 turnovers COMBINED.
Cortez Allen is the first corner of the Tomlin era to create 5 turnovers in a season- He did it in THREE GAMES.
Cortez Allen created 3 turnovers in one game. During the combined 14 year career of Ike and Keenan only once did Ike surpass 3 turnovers during a 16 game season. Ike had a career high of 4 tunovers in a season, Allen had 3 in ONE GAME.
Without Ike and with Allen we gave up 34 then 13 and 10. Two out of three teams shut down offensively with Allen a dominant factor making all 5 of his turnovers in those two games.
The one game we gave up a 34 TDs were thrown on Brown and Lewis but not Allen.
Allen gave up three completions for 26 yards and no touchdowns in his worst career start.
Bottom line facts:
- Cortez Allen in 3 games as a starter gave up ZERO touchdowns
- Cortez Allen in 3 games as a starter created FIVE turnovers (something no corner on this team has done in a SEASON)
- Cortez Allen in 3 games as a starter NEVER gave up a single 20 yard pass (Dalton in particular tried several times and failed going deep on him)
Can one anoint him as better than Ike? Perhaps not. Ike has done it for years. but the operative expression in the original post was
"it looks like".
I can say considering the turnovers Allen created, Ike has never had a better three game stretch in his decade long career.
While I respect you Shawn we, have been watching the same player but you must have not paid attention to call it "hype that hasn't translated into game production".
Sure the sample size is small but you will not see a better three game stretch by a Steeler corner than Allen had since Rod Woodson.
Allen literally could not be more impressive during so short a time as a starter.
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