Josh Allen explains why it’s still ‘Super Bowl or bust’ for the Bills

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz checked in with the Buffalo Bills quarterback to discuss his preparations for next season without Stefon Diggs and what that means for the team’s expectations. Josh joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of Gatorade.

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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, hanging out with Bill’s star Josh Allen, joining us on behalf of Gatorade.

Are you in your campaign?

I’m very excited.

We’ll get to that in a second, but first, Josh needs to talk a little about the football OTAs that are happening.

Let’s be realistic here.

Stan Digg is no longer part of the team and that has led to this real loud narrative that the Bills are going to take a step back this year.

There seems to be some talk about Windows.

Do you feel any internal pressure in the Super Bowl window?

No, I mean, I think that’s our mentality.

Every time we step on the field, every year, in our opinion, it’s Super Bowl or bust and anything you do from here on out, you know, has to be in hopes of winning a Super Bowl.

You know, every time we step onto the field, every time we step into our facilities and, frankly, every time you’re off the field and representing the Buffalo Bills as an organization, all you’re doing is ultimately leading to to win a Super Bowl.

So obviously adding a lot of new faces and a lot of new pieces on both sides of the football.

Um, we got a little younger, which, you know, is an opportunity, in my opinion, to be a leader and develop some of these young people and bring them into our system.

And I think Coach Mcdermott and Coach Bean have a plan of what they want in this building and, you know, we’re just trying to follow it and put together a team right now.

Does that put more pressure on you as a quarterback?

No, I don’t think so.

I think, uh, take over and again, be the best, uh, the best defender I could be, the best teammate, the best leader I could be.

And, uh, every year it changes and you wear different hats as a quarterback and, um, this year is no different.

You know, it’s a lot of different hats.

It’s bringing some young people.

It’s making sure that I’m on the same page with Coach, um, not just Mcdermott, but Coach Brady, um, and some other vets in the locker room, making sure that the message that we’re delivering to some of the younger folks is, uh , very, you know, parallel to what we’re all thinking and again, all we’re doing is trying to win a championship here.

All good.

So tell everyone what you’re doing with Gatorade.

Yeah, so we’re bringing back the campaign is it in you?

You know, obviously one of the most iconic things that Gatorade has ever done.

Um, and Michael Jordan is, kind of, part of the launch and he’s the one who’s leading it.

So to be a part of this with some of the names that I’m here with, it’s a very surreal feeling, you know, obviously, Gatorade is one of the most important brands in all of sports and it’s an athletic drink, but they’ve been there before.

I even knew that.

Like as a kid, Gatorade was always something that I drank, um, on the sidelines, off the field and, uh, I just remember as a kid seeing, you know, seeing that campaign and seeing the colored sweat and, um, I’m a big Michael Jordan fan, you know, still, I think he’s the best that ever played the game and you’re involved in something like this with him.

I mean, I can’t say enough about it and thank Gatorade enough for allowing me to be a part of something so cool.

Josh, I’m going to give you a good look here because, like, look, I’m a Gatorade fanatic.

We are all Gatorade Fed Action.

We all love it, right?

But here’s the thing: the original flavor simply remains.

Like if we had the Lebron versus MJ debate from Flavors of Gatorade, I’m just saying there wouldn’t be any other flavors if it weren’t for the original lime, I just don’t think that’s enough love.

That’s all I’m saying.

I’m with you.

I’m also a lemon guy.

This is my chance to see this, that we are, we are one step closer to having a secret handshake.

Check out the campaign, Josh.

I appreciate your time, man.

Thanks for hanging out with me.

Thank you, Jason.

I appreciate you.

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