Bomani Jones calls Josh Allen a "moron" for costly interception, while defending Lamar Jackson for same thing

With Caitlin Clark eliminated from the remainder of the WNBA playoffs, the sports media has naturally shifted its attention to its other favorite target: Bills superstar quarterback Josh Allen.

Former ESPN host Bomani Jones has spent considerable energy trying to revive his media career by manufacturing a race war between fans of Allen and Lamar Jackson. Last month, Jones accused unnamed "" of favoring Allen, despite acknowledging on multiple occasions that he favors Black quarterbacks.

For the record, there is no evidence that white people broadly favor Allen over Jackson. That's why Jones never gets around to naming these supposedly biased white people.

Still, it's amusing to watch how determined he is to make Allen vs. Jackson a thing. And because his brand requires him to side with the Black athlete no matter the facts, he frequently invokes a senseless double standard in an attempt to justify his position.

Case in point: how he covered their game-losing interceptions this season.

On Monday, Jones uploaded a YouTube clip belittling Allen under the headline "Josh Allen Is Still THAT Guy…" During his critique, Jones called Allen a "moron" and suggested the Bills had made a mistake by deciding to live with his occasional recklessness.

"Look, [the Bills] cast their lot on the idea that we're just gonna live with Josh Allen and whatever he does, but that's not – I don't think that's what they're talking about. Like the idea isn't and every now and then be a moron," Jones said.

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He then mocked the idea that Allen should be the MVP favorite or considered the best quarterback in the NFL.

"They still called him an MVP. We still talk that. Remember how ready everybody was to make him the best quarterback in the league and everything else. Are they still saying that now? I'm asking that."

Hold that thought.

Now, compare Jones' reaction to Jackson throwing a similar interception two weeks earlier in a last-second loss to the Saints.

Jones acknowledged that Jackson continues to lose games late, even with a new coaching staff, but quickly cushioned the criticism by telling viewers that Jackson "is a sure-fire Hall of Famer and all of that."

Then came an alternative culprit: the receiver.

"I will say I felt like the way that Rashard Bateman reacted at that interception, it looked like he was the one that made the wrong move," Jones added.

By the end, Jones emphasized that while Jackson struggled late, "he looked awesome, awesome for three quarters."

To recap: Jackson's interception was costly, but perhaps it wasn't his fault. He's still a Hall of Famer. He was awesome for three quarters. And his receiver might actually deserve the blame.

Allen throws one, and he's a "moron."

There was also no sarcastic questioning of whether Jackson still belonged among the NFL's best quarterbacks, a designation Jones and his guests regularly apply to him.

Subtle.

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We first noticed this pattern in 2023, when Allen and Jackson