Passing is better…so, why run?

[Nihilarian]

What a lot of Bills fans may or may not know is in the late 80s, early 90's the Bills ran more than they threw it. Even though it was called the K-gun offense. Then it developed into Kelly calling his own plays and the "hurry up" offense. even in that 1990 highest scoring offense in the NFL they still ran it more 425 to 479.

 

Those receivers in 1990 were Reed, Lofton, Thurman Thomas, Keith McKeller, Don Smith, Don Beebe. Steve Tasker even had 2 targets for 2 receptions for 44 yards

[Nephilim17]

Did the OP actually watch more than the first minute or two of the video?

The video does NOT advocate for passing all the time. In fact, here is a screen shot of what are almost the last words of the video, with captions, of course.

[BillsFanForever19]

1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

I made a thread about Davis coming back. I truthfully believe he will make a difference. Get some of that early 2020s swagger going again. Hopefully he put his drop issues behind him. 

 

Yeah, I think he's a definitive upgrade from a number of the guys we have in the core. Which says how bad of a shape we're in with the WR room.

 

But again, my hope was that he'd be coming in to a healthy pass catching room and providing more to it. Kincaid is far and away our top guy at getting open and making plays these days. 

 

Davis coming in and Kincaid coming out doesn't make us better in my eyes. Would love to be wrong though.

[Herc11]

2 hours ago, Nihilarian said:

What a lot of Bills fans may or may not know is in the late 80s, early 90's the Bills ran more than they threw it. Even though it was called the K-gun offense. Then it developed into Kelly calling his own plays and the "hurry up" offense. even in that 1990 highest scoring offense in the NFL they still ran it more 425 to 479.

 

Those receivers in 1990 were Reed, Lofton, Thurman Thomas, Keith McKeller, Don Smith, Don Beebe. Steve Tasker even had 2 targets for 2 receptions for 44 yards

 

Pre-2000's can't really be compared because the rules were not as offense friendly. Defense won championships and run first, ball control offenses prevailed. 

 

Post-2000 the league became more pass oriented as rule changes began favoring passing and scoring. 

 

Cook has been phenomenal and should be a focal point of this offense. However, I don't believe that's why our offense is so run heavy focused. If the reason was Cook, he'd be getting the ball 20-25 times a games. I believe McDermott is trying to cover for his defense by having a run first, ball control offense. Even when we pass, it's quick hitting bubble screens, short passes that are an extension of the run game. McDermott does not want a quick strike offense that is constantly putting the defense back on the field because he knows they can't hold the best teams, ie: 13 seconds, etc...

Edited 57 minutes ago by Herc11