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After Buffalo's first preseason game, Chris Brown of smartfootball.com (not the official Bills writer Chris Brown) tweeted "Bills were doing some interesting stuff below the surface. More to come on it soon."
Here is the article he wrote:
He goes on to talk about how the passes are short and designed to get the ball to playmakers in space. Buffalo definitely seemed to move towards getting more playmakers on both offense and defense in the draft.
He also talks about a certain play that Buffalo ran against Indy and calls it "one of the niftiest plays I've seen." Says that even though these plays require QB reads, that it's not that bad for rookies because both Manuel and Tuel ran these plays a number of times and each time read them correctly.
Finally, he calls Marrone and Hackett "two of the smartest football guys you'll ever meet."
Pretty interesting stuff.
Here is the article he wrote:
"Combination" or "packaged" plays have been sweeping across college and high school football over recent years, enough that NFL coaches are clearly taking notice. The Bears, Panthers, Bills, Eagles, and Chiefs each ran a number of them in their exhibition games, combining running and passing concepts — meaning the offensive line typically blocked a run play while receivers ran pass routes or screens, leaving the quarterback to decide whether to hand off or throw it out wide — often at a no-huddle pace.
He also talks about a certain play that Buffalo ran against Indy and calls it "one of the niftiest plays I've seen." Says that even though these plays require QB reads, that it's not that bad for rookies because both Manuel and Tuel ran these plays a number of times and each time read them correctly.
Finally, he calls Marrone and Hackett "two of the smartest football guys you'll ever meet."
Pretty interesting stuff.
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