Snap Count (Week 15)

[Cntrygal]

Bills offensive and defensive snap counts vs. Dolphins.
-Less rotation than we usually see on DL (Jones 76%, Rousseau 71%)
-Dane Jackson/Elam split almost evenly at CB
-Beasley played his jersey number (11) of snaps
-McKenzie still with 56% even with Beasley addition pic.twitter.com/nxQiPw5MeH

— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) December 18, 2022

[YardRat]

Re: Snap Count (Week 15)

I was wondering how many snaps Beasley got, didn't seem to be out there too much.

[notacon]

Re: Snap Count (Week 15)

Joe B. (as usual) made so very interesting and insightful expert observations concerning the snap counts of Shakir...


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3. A Khalil Shakir tell?

Even with Cole Beasley back on the team and getting 11 snaps in the game, the Bills still found plenty of time for Khalil Shakir. The rookie receiver wound up with 21 snaps, which was well behind Isaiah McKenzie’s 46, but still a legitimate workload considering Beasley’s presence. But Shakir’s presence on the field might be a tell to opponents moving forward. If it felt like the Bills ran the ball a lot when Shakir was on the field, it’s because they did. They had a run rate of nearly 62 percent when the rookie receiver was in the game, running the ball on 13 of his 21 total snaps. When Shakir wasn’t on the field, the Bills passed it on 67 percent of those snaps.



The Shakir usage could go one of two ways in future games. First, their upcoming opponents will likely be at a higher alert of a run play when Shakir is in the lineup, making the Bills a bit more predictable through their personnel usage. McDermott made sure to commend offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey for how often they mixed in running plays. As we’ve learned about McDermott, those subtle comments are rooted in his desire to possess a better threat to run. It could be the start of similar game plans in future games. They must like Shakir as a blocker for how often they ran when he was in the game. But it’s also an opportunity for the Bills to flip those tendencies, pass out of personnel groupings with Shakir at a majority rate and catch the defense napping. It’s part of the game within the game as opponents scout tendencies from one week to the next.

[Woodman]

Re: Snap Count (Week 15)

Working him back in slowly ..... no problem with that at all.