The last two years for the Buffalo Bills offense was sometimes a sore sight to see for fans. The biggest reason that stands out was because of the lack of support from the wide receiver room. Having a superstar quarterback like Josh Allen and not having a true No. 2 receiver made the Bills take on a lot of criticism, especially when the offense couldn’t get the passing attack going.
During that span, Joe Brady was the offensive coordinator and there were times he had to get creative because of the lack of overall talent. While Brady definitely faced some criticism for his playcalling, he also deserves a bit of a break because of the lack of true investment in the wide receiver room.
However, now that he is a head coach, he now has a say on how the offense should look all-around, and that includes getting more true receiver help. DJ Moore is now in the building, Skyler Bell was drafted back in April, and the whole receiving room has another year of Brady's offense underneath their belts.
Bills offensive approach has focused on establishing rushing attack
Even though it is very easy to criticize the wide receiver room and the passing attack overall, no one can deny the fact that Buffalo’s rushing attack has been one of the best the last two years. Led by James Cook, who led the league in rushing touchdowns in 2024, and rushing yards in 2025, the Bills haven’t had a problem getting the ball to move on the ground.
However, with acquiring Moore via trade with the Chicago Bears and drafting Bell during the NFL Draft, the Bills should be looking to improve the passing attack and Ben Solak from ESPN has a feeling that Buffalo’s offense could be more pass-heavy in 2026.
ESPN’s Ben Solak, Jeremy Fowler, and Dan Graziano put together their training camp intel on the teams that they visited, and Solak was in attendance up at St. John Fisher University. Solak discussed how even though the Bills were ranked among the highest in terms of run rate the last two seasons, he believes that the Bills will be more of a pass-heavy offense under Joe Brady.
"The Bills were third in called run rate last season and eighth in the same stat the year before. When you win a lot of regular-season games, it makes sense. But I'd wager the Bills are a little more pass-heavy now that Brady is the head coach -- especially as they endeavor to protect a defense in transition by building bigger leads earlier." said Solak.
While the Bills should not completely abandon the rushing attack, getting help at wide receiver this offseason gives fans hope that the offense will be looking to move the ball more down the field through the air.
Not to mention, Solak also wrote that he had a sense that the Bills are looking to get James Cook more involved in the passing game as well:
"My sense was already that the Bills want to involve James Cook III more in the passing game this season, and if [Ty] Johnson is at all limited going forward, that drumbeat will only get louder." Solak said.
Establishing the run game is very important, but the Bills need a more well-balanced offense and with the upgrade at wide receiver, they should be able to have it. Hopefully Buffalo’s offense won’t look as predictable as it has at different times the last couple of years.
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