Bills Shutout Patriots Three Takeaways
By Dennis Moody
Tweaks on Offense are working well
The Bills made a minor tweak on offense and it led to a very positive result especially in the absence of Sammy Watkins who could be out anywhere from eight weeks to the rest of the season.
New offensive coordinator, Anthony Lynn, made a concerted effort to call more plays where the Bills rolled the pocket thus creating lanes for Tyrod Taylor to see up the middle and to make throwing lanes to the outside as well.
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It’s something Greg Roman failed to do this year and it hurt Tyrod Taylor’s production. Lynn has also done a good job of calling more short passes with screens and slants to help move the chains and keep the passing attack rolling along with the running game.
By moving the pocket Taylor was finally able to find some chemistry with Robert Woods and Charles Clay. Woods had the third most receiving yards of his career with 89 on seven catches.
Charles Clay had just seven receptions on the year coming into the game. Against the Patriots he had five receptions for 47 yards which is his highest total for the year. He still needs to improve upon that but it was a good start and the Bills are finally getting him more involved in the offense.
Taylor not only connected with his top two targets but he connected with eight different players on the day. He didn’t have a crazy statistical day with 246 yards on 27 completions and one touchdown but it was his best overall game as a passer from start to finish (against the Jets two big plays were most of his stats) and it’s something to build upon for future weeks.
What else can we take away from this game?