Bills don't "need" a WR, they need to use the ones they have better

[vtnatefootball11]

27 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

I guess the Bills see his value in the versatility it gives their offense to do anything they want. With 1 TE on the field they are 8th in passing efficiency, with 2 TE's they are 3rd and with 3 TE's they are 1st.

 

A large part of our success is having 3 TE's that have dual capabilities so that even in run heavy formations we can actually come out and be successful passing because we have created mismatches with the defense having to bring in bigger, slower, less athletic players to stop the run.

 

Now, I am not saying that to defend his contract, it's still absurd, but at least that gets to why they are OK with it right now.

 

Also, is it not strange that the Bills existed for so long without even a single good TE on the roster and now they have 3 of them?

 

Agree, very strange to be this rich at TE! And I don't hate the idea of leaning into the multiple TE looks even further. Just wish we had a Moulds to go with them (or heck, even a Lee Evans or Stevie Johnson would be perfect! ). 

 

[Big Turk]

4 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Kincaid missed the Atlanta game, and barely played in carolina (14 snaps) since that was just the james cook show.  Last week he played only 23 snaps and was outsnapped by knox and hawes, but also by samuel and shavers - and still managed 6 catches and 101 yards.  So in the last 4 weeks including the bye he's only played 37 snaps and has 7 catches for 124 yards and a TD.  

 

Wondering if they are doing a bit of load management with him and planning to unleash him fully down the stretch and into the playoffs?

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

6 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Wondering if they are doing a bit of load management with him and planning to unleash him fully down the stretch and into the playoffs?

 

Knee injury last year, oblique injury this year both probably factor into it.  

[Billy Claude]

4 hours ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Jeudy is currently rocking a 40.7% catch rate with cleveland this year.  QB does matter when it comes to catch %.  

 

Team Comp% where Moore has played in his career:

 

Jets 2021 - 59.2% - 29th in the league

Jets 2022 - 56.9% - 32nd in the league

Browns 2023 - 56.9% - 32nd in the league

Browns 2024 - 59.8%- 31st in the league

 

Now having said all that - and having seen him play - I'm not a big fan.  Him and Samuel are the only guys bringing vertical speed to the equation at the moment though, so at some point they may need to ramp up his snaps a bit - especially with Samuel being notoriously unavailable.  

 

However, except for 2023 his catch rate was significantly lower than team average.   As an apple to apples comparison, Jeudy (obviously a much better WR) had a catch rate of 63% last year while averaging 13 yards per catch versus Moore's 8.8.   If you are only getting 8.8 yards per reception your catch rate should be almost RB level.