Bills release Elijah Moore

[LEBills]

19 hours ago, vincec said:

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

Our passing production is actually more prolific this year on average compared to last year. More yards, yards per attempt, a fraction less passing touchdowns per game. Our yards per play (3rd) is higher than last year and and points per game (5th) is still pretty solid. 

 

Our biggest fall offs from last year is we went from the best average field position in the league to the third worst only ahead of the Bengals and Titans. This is heavily attributed to our decreased turnovers per game (almost 2 per game last year to just over 1 a game this year). So the production we do have just isn’t getting us as close to scoring position as it did last year.

 

We are also still an elite team at scoring when we get into the red zone at home, getting a touchdown on 72% of trips. But on the road that has sunk down to 24th.

 

Certainly the offense hasn’t looked great consistently all year, but it is very similar to last year imo. Just its flaws were complimented by the Bills defense better last year with the amount of turnovers they got. That was the one good thing the defense did last year and has now fallen off. And Bills points allowed per game has dipped from 12th to 17th which I think is causing Josh to press more which is hindering the offenses other super power from last year - lack of negative plays (turnovers + sacks allowed).
 

All this is to say our offense is pretty much the same as last year. But as many pointed out in the offseason (me included), banking on our historical turnover differential to continue was foolish. So without any real upgrades to the offense over last year, the cracks that were there last year just are showing up more now. Definitely a failure so far on Brady not diversifying his scheme, Beane not adding offensive talent, and McDermott not elevating the defense.

[Shortchaz]

21 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Succinctly put.

 

Whether you call it football intelligence or instinct.......there are always some players who just can't translate their gifts because of a lack of it.

 

And it's hard for fans to identify.   Lil' Dummy McKenzie was a good example.  The negative impact he had was significant.

 

CJ Spiller is an all-timer kinda' example of unrealizable talent.  

 

Big red flags for "dumb" players always pop up though.  

 

For Moore it was as simple as following his brutal career passer rating when targeted and INT numbers.   He's literally NEVER been a positive for any offense he'd played in.

 

In an era with less statistical info available you might get a nugget like when Tasker let it slip on air that CJ Spiller wasn't getting more reps late in his rookie year because he still didn't understand the play calls(after playing in a flash card signal system at Clemson).   Then the emergence of the all-22 footage where he clearly had no clue where his blocking was going and was just running to daylight.   Even then, Sean Payton couldn't see it and thought he'd struck gold in FA.

 

Moore just seems to have the spatial awareness of a pinball compared to an average NFL WR.  If the Bills do decide to incorporate more choice routes back into their system that would just further diminish his potential value in their offense.

 

Good post