vincec

The Bills have systematically eliminated the downfield passing game over the past 2 seasons. Not sure why. I understand that McDermott wanted a more conservative offense after Daboll / Dorsey, but this predictable and one dimensional attack can’t be what he had in mind.

They have a clear identity. Power running, ball control offense with limited big play potential. It’s just not an identity that most people on TBD like.

It’s the only play where they try to get him the ball.

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Don’t worry. Shaq Lawson is back.

And people complain about the Bills offense. I can only imagine what they’re saying in Pittsburgh about the Steelers.

If they’re relying on Hawes then Brady really does need to be fired. Cooks and Shakir need to be the focus of the offense. Palmer is out right?

This would be a good game to try and throw something to Shakir besides bubble screens.

This is my opinion as well. Honestly, based on what’s happened with the Sabres, I’m kind of scared for him to touch the Bills coach/GM too.

It would be a better win than “solid”, IMO. Will need to show a lot of versatility and resourcefulness that few of us think they have.

Moore and Palmer are mediocre, no doubt. Otherwise they wouldn’t have been available. But I’m starting to think that this team could sign Jamar Chase and he would average 2 receptions for 10 yards.

They have a lot of options. They will be able to create pressure with 4, but likely they will also be able to lockup the WRs 1v1.

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but the passing game was decent last season so I’m not sure what happened.

The problem with this approach is that when the Bills kept a 6th and 7th man in Houston just rushed 1 or two more players, they didn’t drop them into coverage. There was no need because the coverage was already lights out. Houston got sacks when the Bills had 7 man protections in this game, like when trying play action.

I understand people not liking Brady’s offense. I think it’s too skewed towards the run/short passing game myself- especially when you have a guy like Josh Allen at QB. But in terms of play calling on Thursday, good luck finding plays that work when your offensive line is getting smoked the way they were. Maybe he could have called a few things differently but they did get like 350 yards of offense on the road, vs the #1 defense in the NFL.

I won’t pretend to understand the salary cap situation, so all this may be impossible, but here is my week one list: Offense Trade Coleman. Gabe is a better version. Trade Torrence. Not worth an extension. Resign McGovern, Edwards, Trubisky, Anderson, Gilliam. Release Moore. Draft 2 WRs. Speed is a priority. Defense Trade Bernard. Release Bosa, Ogunjobi, White, Epenesa, Milano, Rapp. Resign Thompson, Hamlin, Lewis. FA run stopping DT/NT. Top FA priority. Draft MLB. #1 pick.

This year’s shaping up to be a wash, so it is what it is.

Actually moved the ball ok given that the WRs were always covered and there was constant pressure on the QB. If the worthless special teams had helped them with some better drive starts then they would definitely have had more points. I know they had the TD return, but other that that it was a nightmare of bad decisions, penalties, and errors. It seemed like the Bills started every drive at their own 10 while the Texans were near midfield.

They also don’t have anyone that can hold a candle to Luke Kuechly or Thomas Davis so there are a lot of differences.

Maybe when Bosa inevitably gets injured.

This is kind of true. But I also think that the run defense has been steadily getting worse every year so at some point you would think it has to catch up with them.

Debatable, IMO.

They will also be relying on turning the Bills offense over in prime scoring position.

Again, total yards are deceptive. The Bills offense tends to hog the ball to protect the defense. Complimentary football. The Bills defense gives up 5.6 yards per play. That’s currently 22nd out of 31 teams. Also, they haven’t won a game when they scored fewer than 28 points. That’s below average no matter how you try to spin it.

You can’t look at total passing yards per game as a metric because opponents run it so well that they pass less often. If you look at things like yards per attempt, then the Bills have a pretty average pass defense.