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Well no one has seen it in Buffalo. But the personnel sign is pointing to versatility. Specifically same grouping, against different defensive personnel, he wants to have at least one play for one player to have an advantage in match-up.
McCoy can run or catch. Felton can run, block, catch. Harvin is a good slot receiver, but can also run out of back field very well. They wanted Clay because he can do just about everything reasonably well. And they want a QB who can effectively use his legs well, too.
The Bills have a very predictable offense and they don't have a Manning, Rogers, or Brady back there (mind you in the playoff, even those guys can be beat if they are predictable). When they have Spiller in, its going to be a run and probably some bouncing outside (when he goes against grain to run inside, usually not successful). When Chandler is in, it's usually for pass because he can beat pretty easily if he has to do blocking.
This is by no means devalue an absolute stud like Watkins who can beat just about every one facing across from him just by doing one thing of running routes. That's where an stud QB is so, so valuable, but throughout the history of the league, at any one time, you have 5 or 6 in the whole NFL. There are no abundance of stud QBs in FA for you to sign, nor anyone available for trade.
So I imagine ground and pound is the main theme here. But if obvious match-up advantage is there, the QB should take it, like a single covered Watkins, a Brandon Spikes kind of guy on McCoy, a safety or gosh a linebacker on Harvin ...
They probably don't want the QB to make difficult throws, just make the right decisions.
McCoy can run or catch. Felton can run, block, catch. Harvin is a good slot receiver, but can also run out of back field very well. They wanted Clay because he can do just about everything reasonably well. And they want a QB who can effectively use his legs well, too.
The Bills have a very predictable offense and they don't have a Manning, Rogers, or Brady back there (mind you in the playoff, even those guys can be beat if they are predictable). When they have Spiller in, its going to be a run and probably some bouncing outside (when he goes against grain to run inside, usually not successful). When Chandler is in, it's usually for pass because he can beat pretty easily if he has to do blocking.
This is by no means devalue an absolute stud like Watkins who can beat just about every one facing across from him just by doing one thing of running routes. That's where an stud QB is so, so valuable, but throughout the history of the league, at any one time, you have 5 or 6 in the whole NFL. There are no abundance of stud QBs in FA for you to sign, nor anyone available for trade.
So I imagine ground and pound is the main theme here. But if obvious match-up advantage is there, the QB should take it, like a single covered Watkins, a Brandon Spikes kind of guy on McCoy, a safety or gosh a linebacker on Harvin ...
They probably don't want the QB to make difficult throws, just make the right decisions.
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