It's a conundrum st pete, that's for sure. I truly believe that one of the reason Allen was put into harms way so often was because the brass understand how important it is to get that SB win before all the money goes to the QB. This isn't news, but a big reason NE was able to maintain their mastery over the NFL was because Brady never demanded "what he was worth."
Now that Allen is in his second contract I'm interested to see if the offensive approach changes. If it doesn't Joshy will be Cam Newton before we know it (beaten and washed up). Newton had nowhere near the QB talent as Allen but that's immaterial. We know that RBs have a short shelf life. Why? Same thing with Newton and same with Allen if the team's approach doesn't change.