FOXBORO -- The thirst for the next best thing is real across industries, and the media machine covering the NFL is no different.

It comes as little surprise, then, that despite Josh Allen only recently elevating into the "league's best quarterback" stratosphere, people already want to know who will be the next Allen.

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For some, Patriots second-year quarterback Drake Maye fits the suit. Big frame. Big arm. Excellent athlete .

But those are near-impossible shoes to fill. Allen is bigger, he's proven to be a game-changing open-field runner, and he may have the strongest arm in the league.

That hasn't kept people from comparing the two , though -- especially since their production to this point in the seas

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