Our long lost sack machine seems to have developed a nasty streak this season.  Or perhaps now that he is the league's highest paid defensive player, more attention is paid to his actions.  Jared was fined $50k for two hits on Matt Schaub in last Sunday's game, one of which damaged the MCL in Schaub's left knee.  The full story on NFL.com can be read here.

I know Allen was somewhat controversial at times while in KC, mostly for his off-field issues.  But I don't remember him causing a lot of fuss on field, especially for roughing the passer penalties eventually resulting in fines (one late hit and two below-the-knee shots).  He always seemed to play pretty clean while in KC.  I haven't seen any of the hits that he got fined for, but I may try to track down the replay of those hits on Schaub to see how bad they were.

One thing that doesn't seem to have changed is his mouth.  He seems to like the "woe is the defender" position that has been taken up by a lot of defenders lately.  I personally don't think the game has suffered much due to this heightened stance on QB safety.  Most of the rules seem to be logically sound in my book.

So I have two questions for everyone.

1.  How much of an impact do you think Allen would have had on this year's KC team, positive or negative? 

2.  Do you agree with Allen's stance on the rules being too much in favor of QB's and/or of offensive players in general?

I certainly think Allen would have racked up several sacks for us and has certainly left a hole on our D-line.  But if he were having the same year here as he were having in Minnesota, would it just be another added distraction?  At what point would he have demanded a trade to a contender, or blown up about our losing season?  Curious to hear your thoughts.