Here are my top 5 reasons for hope (when I say hope it's a Wild Card berth) this season.
1) JP- 1st season 1-7, 2nd 7-9 3rd? Can he get us 3 more wins?
2) Improved running game!! While I caution us fans on relying on a couple of rooks at RB, it is the easiest position to come into the NFL as a rook and make an impact! Plus the upgrade of Dockery over Gandy and the right side being improved with Walker/Butler etc... Should allow us to get more than 97 yards per game!
3) Improved passing game, how you may ask? Again with the (on paper) improved right side of the O-Line, it should allow us to deploy the TE's and RB's into the passing attack, which in turn will give JP the ability to dump off the ball! The dump off will get us positive yards vice a negative play in a sack!
4) Improved defense (look out homers, incoming!!). Yes, I said improved defense! How you may ask? With the loss of Clements, Spikes and Fletcher can this defense be improved? Well, it really is predicated by the production of the offense! If the offense can produce 26-28 points per game (Bills avg. 22.2 over the last 9 games, after the bye week changes), so I am not looking for a quantum leap only another drive or 2 that results in 6 points! This defense relies on the offenses ability to dictate what the other team does I.E. make them pass to catch up!
5) This is the second year running this offense and defense, the QB should be better at understanding the offense as well as our starting safeties on defense!
So, lets hope for this team to improve! We are the youngest team in our division and getting better!
1) JP- 1st season 1-7, 2nd 7-9 3rd? Can he get us 3 more wins?
2) Improved running game!! While I caution us fans on relying on a couple of rooks at RB, it is the easiest position to come into the NFL as a rook and make an impact! Plus the upgrade of Dockery over Gandy and the right side being improved with Walker/Butler etc... Should allow us to get more than 97 yards per game!
3) Improved passing game, how you may ask? Again with the (on paper) improved right side of the O-Line, it should allow us to deploy the TE's and RB's into the passing attack, which in turn will give JP the ability to dump off the ball! The dump off will get us positive yards vice a negative play in a sack!
4) Improved defense (look out homers, incoming!!). Yes, I said improved defense! How you may ask? With the loss of Clements, Spikes and Fletcher can this defense be improved? Well, it really is predicated by the production of the offense! If the offense can produce 26-28 points per game (Bills avg. 22.2 over the last 9 games, after the bye week changes), so I am not looking for a quantum leap only another drive or 2 that results in 6 points! This defense relies on the offenses ability to dictate what the other team does I.E. make them pass to catch up!
5) This is the second year running this offense and defense, the QB should be better at understanding the offense as well as our starting safeties on defense!
So, lets hope for this team to improve! We are the youngest team in our division and getting better!
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