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Steelers' Drew Allar: Next Joe Flacco?

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Drew Allar, the Pittsburgh Steelers third-round pick, is being hailed as the next Joe Flacco. Standing at six foot five and weighing two hundred twenty-eight pounds, Allar boasts a cannon arm and impressive play-calling smarts. Despite some flaws in his game, scouts and coaches are buzzing about his potential. Allars pro-style system at Penn State showcased his talent, but a broken ankle cut his senior year short. The Steelers see great upside in molding Allars tools for the NFL.

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Steelers' Drew Allar: Next Joe Flacco?

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Pittsburgh Steelers News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Steelers' Drew Allar: Next Joe Flacco?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 30, Pittsburgh Steelers got their eyes on third-round pick, Drew Aller, comparing his arm talent straight to a young Joe Flacco, that, Division Rivals still slinging in for the Bengals at age 40. Flacco burst onto the scene back in 2008 with the Ravens, known for that cannon arm and Aller matches up physically at 6 foot 5, 228 pounds, with those massive 3-2-3-quarters inch arms straight out a quarterback mold. Scouts and coaches buzzing about him, one NFC quarterbacks coach called him Flacco like, after a killer zoom interview, praising his play-calling. Smarts and straight line speed, though some mortg showed up in his tape. Aller balled out in a pro-style system at Penn State, throwing for 3,327 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 8. Picks as a junior, but his senior year got cut short by a broken ankle after six games with 1,100 yards, 8 scores, and 3. Picks. Penn State coach Terry Smith said it straight, saying their offense wasn't bill for

a LAR, holding him back unfairly, so now the Steelers see big. Upside, if they mold those tools right.

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