I've said the same thing. When you're not scoring TDs and your defense isn't great, you end up working against yourself because you're doing the opposing defenses job for them: stopping Allen from getting possessions
An easy win would be good for many reasons, one of which is so you could put Hairston in when the game is in hand and give him plenty of snaps. I assume if it's close he might not see the field much since it's his first game