Singletary is a Stud

[IronyAbounds]

When everyone was complaining about the lack of a running game I still believed the OL was the biggest problem, not Singletary. After all, you can't miss holes that aren't there. The guy has been rugged the last few games and gotten extra yards on just about every run. That in turn has helped Allen quite a bit. He could be the missing piece in a Super Bowl run.

[kjack151]

16 minutes ago, IronyAbounds said:

When everyone was complaining about the lack of a running game I still believed the OL was the biggest problem, not Singletary. After all, you can't miss holes that aren't there. The guy has been rugged the last few games and gotten extra yards on just about every run. That in turn has helped Allen quite a bit. He could be the missing piece in a Super Bowl run.

I was having a conversation with another Bills fan earlier this year who was trashing Singletary. I remember his rookie year when he led the NFL in yards per carry.  My argument was that his ability didn’t just disappear, so something else was wrong.  When you only got to carry the ball 9 times a game at the most, you can’t be expected to be effective.  I’m glad to see us FINALLY use him properly. 

[Motorin']

I adopted the Motorin' moniker during his rookie season. I thought he showed a lot of promise and didn't understand why he wasn't getting 90% of the carries by the end of 2019. 

 

It's taken nearly 3 years, but the Bills have finally realized they need to stick with Motor as their primary back. 

 

He's a baller. 

[Wyobills89]

Devin has been running with more fire lately. But damn has this OLine done a 180 last few weeks. That has been the single best improvement of the offense.

[Big Blitz]

The fumbles and the drafting of Moss - who had a strong enough summer of 2020 to get significant playing time (I remember Joe B saying don't be surprised if Moss becomes the guy) clearly impacted him.

 

But maybe all off season motivated him.  And when Moss wasn't doing anything he got his opportunity and said I'm not letting this go.  I know by the Saints game I was done with all them.  Something changed.  

 

This looks like the Motor I expected in 2020.  I can't explain the shift toward Moss and what they were thinking but this dude is running out of his mind.  

 

I'd argue after Allen he's been the most important part of the O the last month that's how startling this has been.  

[947]

I was harsh on Singletary for much of this year. I knew the run blocking was a major problem, but I thought Devin was too slow to be effective. Boy was I wrong, major props to him.

 

The blocking scheme now complements his style perfectly. I love how he always squeezes out another yard or three when he's initially stopped.

[LABILLBACKER]

8 minutes ago, Wyobills89 said:

Devin has been running with more fire lately. But damn has this OLine done a 180 last few weeks. That has been the single best improvement of the offense.

Dabol has finally realized the benefit of pulling guards and even Morse. Motor's bounce out TD was beautiful. No more RB by committee.  Give Devin 80-90% of the touches. He'll get ya 80-90 yards per game and keep pressure off Josh. No more zone blocking. 

[Buffalo716]

3 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Dabol has finally realized the benefit of pulling guards and even Morse. Motor's bounce out TD was beautiful. No more RB by committee.  Give Devin 80-90% of the touches. He'll get ya 80-90 yards per game and keep pressure off Josh. No more zone blocking. 

It's funny daboll HAS been pulling Morse for years 

 

He's been pulling on Josh's sweeps and toss sweeps for years 

 

What daboll hasn't liked doing is pulling out guards on powers consistently.. the last 5-6 weeks we see a power game alot more and it's paying dividends 

 

But Morse's pulling ability has been one of my favorite things about his game since he's been here

[Freddie's Dead]

30 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

I adopted the Motorin' moniker during his rookie season. I thought he showed a lot of promise and didn't understand why he wasn't getting 90% of the carries by the end of 2019. 

 

It's taken nearly 3 years, but the Bills have finally realized they need to stick with Motor as their primary back. 

 

He's a baller. 

 

You know those Cheats don't wanna play no more with you...

[JoshAllin]

It was disappointing hearing a lot of folks hating on Singletary with the broken OL they had for most of the season even though the guy was close to averaging close to 5.0 yards per carry. Then the OL gets fixed during end the of the season, he becomes feature back, confidence goes up, td's go up and helps relieve some pressure off Allen

 

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by motorj

[Aussie Joe]

1 hour ago, IronyAbounds said:

 He could be the missing piece in a Super Bowl run.

 

Let's hope brother ...

 

He was huge today...I feel so much better that Josh does not have to do everything now...

 

OL deserves a shoutout to

[Utah John]

1 hour ago, kjack151 said:

I was having a conversation with another Bills fan earlier this year who was trashing Singletary. I remember his rookie year when he led the NFL in yards per carry.  My argument was that his ability didn’t just disappear, so something else was wrong.  When you only got to carry the ball 9 times a game at the most, you can’t be expected to be effective.  I’m glad to see us FINALLY use him properly. 

It's amazing how much better Singletary got when Ford and Feliciano were watching from the bench.

[Lothar]

I think it's the move to Bates. He's allowed Morse to play his game better and now there are actual holes for Devin.

 

Still don't know why we waited until injuries forced the move. Maybe so we would peak at the end of the season.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Lothar

[John from Riverside]

I think it’s a combination of a couple of things you can’t ignore the fact that whenever baits went into the lineup The ol 

Stabilized bates is not a pro ball type lineman He just just his job and he steady which has been missing for weeks so then you have motor and now all of a sudden he’s not getting hit in the backfield when he takes the hand off and you see the results of him being able to show what he can do I would still continue to address the running back position and the line position in the off-season

 

[DC Greg]

He’s been really incredible the past few weeks and especially last night. I still hope they get another quality back soon to push him and share carries, but he’s proven he can be a really effective lead back. His vision and awareness last night was incredible. Exact right cut at the exact time, following blockers, letting the play develop... really something.

[billybrew1]

3 hours ago, IronyAbounds said:

When everyone was complaining about the lack of a running game I still believed the OL was the biggest problem, not Singletary. After all, you can't miss holes that aren't there. The guy has been rugged the last few games and gotten extra yards on just about every run. That in turn has helped Allen quite a bit. He could be the missing piece in a Super Bowl run.

There is zero doubt in my mind that Singletary is playing much better now. Additionally, we made changes to our run game to help the run game. All three phases stepped-up to give us that awesome run game you are seeing now. Devin himself,coaching and much better blocking.

 

After losing to the jags, I think most fans correctly doubted our chances this year, if you didn't; congratulations, but I'm enjoying this win as much as anyone.

 

As for now and the rest of the season, after that game, you'd be crazy not to Billieve we stand as good of a chance as anyone.

 

I Billieve!

[GunnerBill]

Singletary deserved criticism last year. There were not many holes running behind our line and instead of hitting them he was indecisive and trying to bounce - and the reason was he knew full well he lacked explosion into the hole. 

 

We don't need anyone else to tell us this. Devin told us himself. That is why he went away after last season and took his preparation and conditioning more seriously. He hired a trainer. He focussed on finding more explosion in his get off. He got his body into better shape. I said in the GDT he deserves a lot of credit.

 

He has been better all year this year. The only issue he had early was fumbling but once he cleaned that up and got a few more opportunities his production has followed (helped by the oline finding something with its run blocking). But there was something wrong with Devin last year. He accepted it. He hadn't worked hard enough and being the best he could be. He looks leaner, he is definitely more explosive and the results are coming. 

 

Kudos to him for accepting that last year was not good enough.

[Matt_In_NH]

The Bills and Singletary included have changed their approach to running.   We dont see the dancing out of him as much, he is hitting the holes and getting what he can.

[BuffaloBill]

5 hours ago, IronyAbounds said:

When everyone was complaining about the lack of a running game I still believed the OL was the biggest problem, not Singletary. After all, you can't miss holes that aren't there. The guy has been rugged the last few games and gotten extra yards on just about every run. That in turn has helped Allen quite a bit. He could be the missing piece in a Super Bowl run.

 

Not that long ago we thought Brenda was “the man.”

[Bookie Man]

To all the fools that said Buffalo should not bother trying to run the ball because of Josh’s contract. HA HA. 

[NewEra]

He’s just getting better and better.

[BananaB]

Starting to look like what most expected of him in his second year. I think the line has come together but the biggest thing is getting rid of that RB by committee crap. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I have kind of gone through a roller coaster with this guy so it’s going to be a long response.

 

In Devon Singletary’s first ever game against (the Jets), he was the best player on the field. The guy was so quick and just made plays every time he touched the ball. He was the reason we came back from down 2 TDs and won that game. From that point on he was my favorite player on that 19 team. He became my aviator on here, I grabbed a jersey, and I spent literally every week complaining about Frank Gore. Frank Gore taking carries and touches away from Singletary is why we didn’t go further in 19. Nobody will ever convince me otherwise. It was maddening to watch a completely done, slower then molasses RB steal high leverage carries from the best player on our offense. It cost us the Houston game and just drove me nuts. My entire take away from the 19 season was, love 26 just needs the ball. The birth of the frustrating RB rotation.

 

Last year was very different. We never ran the ball and when we did, it was a waste of time. I started to question Singletary and while deep down I still liked him, it was almost like he was a completely different guy. I still think the scheme and RB rotation had a lot to do with it but some of it was on him. Sophomore slump, lack of touches or confidence…whatever it was, it was rough. And there were windows where I was more comfortable with Moss. Last year was great but not for 26.

 

Fast forward to this year. The guy put in all kinds of work in the off-season. Looks like a different guy and it’s almost like the job is there for him to take. The first 10 weeks we just refuse to stick to a guy. Constantly rotating these guys unlike any team I have seen. To the point where it’s every other drive. Just throwing 50x a game, Fans crying we need balance, people seeing Dabol just has no interest in even attempting to put effort into run play designs. Started to think every running back we have is just a lost cause as long as this is what our offense looks like.

Then, halftime at Tampa happens. The Bills finally stick to Singletary. The guy makes plays to spark the comeback in that game and never looked back. He’s not looking over his shoulder every play thinking he might be coming out. He’s actually getting the ball and in high leverage situations and paying them off. The guy is making play after play and has completely transformed this offense. It’s probably been the case all along that he was capable of this. There just had never been a time where he got the ball consistently. From halftime of the Tampa game the bills have been the best team in the league. And Devon Singletary has been a major part of that turnaround. I’m so happy for him and so happy that through all the adversity he came out the other side. Balance makes this team borderline unstoppable. We have had a RB all along. You just had to leave him on the field and give him the ball to notice. Better late then never. Go Bills!

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Motor say hi

 

 

 

 

[T master]

It's about time i think they just weren't using him during the season for what ever reason & they may have thought Moss was as good a option but Motor has shown he's much better than Moss & he needs to be in while Moss rides the pine !! 

[racketmaster]

He has been the best back on the roster since he was drafted but has been playing at a level I did not think he could play at, which is be the feature back. He has gotten better with more touches and has proven that he is at least a capable back in the red zone and short yardage. I viewed him as a solid scat back but he has evolved into more and has become a real asset as a runner. 

[716er]

Anyone else laugh after Moss got stuffed on his one carry? Kind of felt bad.

 

Motor has been incredible since Tampa.

[GunnerBill]

10 minutes ago, 716er said:

Anyone else laugh after Moss got stuffed on his one carry? Kind of felt bad.

 

Motor has been incredible since Tampa.

 

Especially as rather than run it again with him from the 2 we threw to a tackle 😂

[Maine-iac]

The Doyle TD was a direct product of us actually using a RB at the goal line for the last 2 to 3 weeks.  Singletary is scoring TD's and now defenses are looking for it and I've never seen a guy so wide open.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

1 minute ago, Maine-iac said:

The Doyle TD was a direct product of us actually using a RB at the goal line for the last 2 to 3 weeks.  Singletary is scoring TD's and now defenses are looking for it and I've never seen a guy so wide open.

 

Was it a Diabolical plan to NOT run Motor until the end of the season?

 

 

[Maine-iac]

2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

Was it a Diabolical plan to NOT run Motor until the end of the season?

 

 

He was on pace for 1,000 yards after the first 4 games.  Not sure why we got so far away from the running game but glad we came back to it.  I remember one guy complaining that Josh couldn't find his "rythm" because we were running too much.  It was just windy.  If we can run the ball then run the ball, Josh obviously will be fine.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Maine-iac

[Bleed Bills Blue]

14 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

Was it a Diabolical Dabollical plan to NOT run Motor until the end of the season?😄

 

 

 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

😆

nice play 

8 minutes ago, Bleed Bills Blue said:

Was it a Diabolical Dabollical plan to NOT run Motor until the end of the season?😄

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce

[Dont Stop Billeiving]

It wasn't that long ago that some people were counting Singletary and Knox as wasted draft picks. After Allen, their performance this season especially down the stretch has been one of the biggest reasons for our offensive success (extending drives, winning the physical battles, etc.). You love to see it, Go Bills!

2 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

I have kind of gone through a roller coaster with this guy so it’s going to be a long response.

 

In Devon Singletary’s first ever game against (the Jets), he was the best player on the field. The guy was so quick and just made plays every time he touched the ball. He was the reason we came back from down 2 TDs and won that game. From that point on he was my favorite player on that 19 team. He became my aviator on here, I grabbed a jersey, and I spent literally every week complaining about Frank Gore. Frank Gore taking carries and touches away from Singletary is why we didn’t go further in 19. Nobody will ever convince me otherwise. It was maddening to watch a completely done, slower then molasses RB steal high leverage carries from the best player on our offense. It cost us the Houston game and just drove me nuts. My entire take away from the 19 season was, love 26 just needs the ball. The birth of the frustrating RB rotation.

 

Last year was very different. We never ran the ball and when we did, it was a waste of time. I started to question Singletary and while deep down I still liked him, it was almost like he was a completely different guy. I still think the scheme and RB rotation had a lot to do with it but some of it was on him. Sophomore slump, lack of touches or confidence…whatever it was, it was rough. And there were windows where I was more comfortable with Moss. Last year was great but not for 26.

 

Fast forward to this year. The guy put in all kinds of work in the off-season. Looks like a different guy and it’s almost like the job is there for him to take. The first 10 weeks we just refuse to stick to a guy. Constantly rotating these guys unlike any team I have seen. To the point where it’s every other drive. Just throwing 50x a game, Fans crying we need balance, people seeing Dabol just has no interest in even attempting to put effort into run play designs. Started to think every running back we have is just a lost cause as long as this is what our offense looks like.

Then, halftime at Tampa happens. The Bills finally stick to Singletary. The guy makes plays to spark the comeback in that game and never looked back. He’s not looking over his shoulder every play thinking he might be coming out. He’s actually getting the ball and in high leverage situations and paying them off. The guy is making play after play and has completely transformed this offense. It’s probably been the case all along that he was capable of this. There just had never been a time where he got the ball consistently. From halftime of the Tampa game the bills have been the best team in the league. And Devon Singletary has been a major part of that turnaround. I’m so happy for him and so happy that through all the adversity he came out the other side. Balance makes this team borderline unstoppable. We have had a RB all along. You just had to leave him on the field and give him the ball to notice. Better late then never. Go Bills!

Great post, well said! Hope Beane can grab a speed back in the mid/late rounds with some receiving chops to sprinkle in/provide a change of pace and we can roll with Singletary and said draft pick going forward. 70/30 snap ratio or so. 

[billsfan89]

It feels (and I am not trying to be a prisoner of the moment) that the Bills are peaking at the right time. I was worried that the Bills have mostly been beating up on bad teams in their recent streak. But since that second half come back against an elite Tampa Bay team the Bills have been finding themselves. They got right against the Panthers and then Josh had a fantastic game away against the Pats for control of the teams destiny and then the Bills beat up on two bad teams in Atlanta and the Jets despite Josh not having his best games. 

 

Then they go out and not just beat a Pats team (as they should have the Bills simply are the better team) but they wire to wire dominate the game. And two critical components are driving the offense. The O-line finally found a solid guard and got consistency. The O-line never had consistency. Mongo got hurt and Covid, Ike got hurt, Ford got yanked, Dawkins got Covid, and Spencer Brown got hurt and Covid. Now they have consistency and they found Bates at LG which has been at the worst solid. You now have an O-line unit that is the best 5 out there along with having played together for at least a few games now and a back in Singletary playing his best football for the team.

 

Josh with all of that going is going to be really hard to stop!

[bahamasbills]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

Not that long ago we thought Brenda was “the man.”

Totally different.  Brieda had a couple good runs in limited action.  Singletary has proven over the last few games to be running the ball very well.

[Joe Ferguson]