ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Less dancing, more running.
That's the challenge Buffalo Bills coach Mike Mularkey issued Willis McGahee this week, prodding his running back to be more decisive.
Mularkey was confident the message was received from the straight-ahead pop he saw in McGahee's runs during practice Wednesday.
``Sometimes those negative things that happen in games may be a positive in the long run,'' Mularkey said. ``It obviously was a positive in practice, the way he was hitting the hole. ... It was a noticeable difference.''
It should be a welcome one, too, for an offense seeking to regain its run-first identity when hosting Atlanta this weekend.
The key is McGahee, evidenced by how Buffalo misfired in a 19-3 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
With McGahee limited to 34 yards rushing, the Bills didn't mount a threat. They managed 147 yards of offense, surrendered a safety and registered only eight first downs -- four coming in a mean-nothing drive in the final minutes.
That's the challenge Buffalo Bills coach Mike Mularkey issued Willis McGahee this week, prodding his running back to be more decisive.
Mularkey was confident the message was received from the straight-ahead pop he saw in McGahee's runs during practice Wednesday.
``Sometimes those negative things that happen in games may be a positive in the long run,'' Mularkey said. ``It obviously was a positive in practice, the way he was hitting the hole. ... It was a noticeable difference.''
It should be a welcome one, too, for an offense seeking to regain its run-first identity when hosting Atlanta this weekend.
The key is McGahee, evidenced by how Buffalo misfired in a 19-3 loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
With McGahee limited to 34 yards rushing, the Bills didn't mount a threat. They managed 147 yards of offense, surrendered a safety and registered only eight first downs -- four coming in a mean-nothing drive in the final minutes.
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