5 positives of this Bills team

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1. A clear starter at QB going into training camp that showed promise last season.
2. A second year of playing together for Glenn, Incognito, Wood and Miller.
3. An offensive coordinator better than Hackett.
4. A young roster full of 'potential'.
5. Some key players locked up contractually (Dareus, Hughes, Glenn)

The Bills, where having a offfensive coordinator better than Hackett is actually worth mentioning ...

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Hackett was part of a Bills team that went 9-7. Roman has not done that, so how do you figure?

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Hackett was part of a Bills team that went 9-7. Roman has not done that, so how do you figure?

Yeah sure. And Brad Johnson is a better QB than Jim Kelly, because he has more Super Bowl wins. That really makes a lot of sense.
Romans O was top 10, Hacketts O was bottom 5 if I remember correctly.
But well, I guess I just fed the troll...

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Yeah sure. And Brad Johnson is a better QB than Jim Kelly, because he has more Super Bowl wins. That really makes a lot of sense.
Romans O was top 10, Hacketts O was bottom 5 if I remember correctly.
But well, I guess I just fed the troll...

Made me curious so I looked it up.
-2015 Bills : 1st rushing, 28th Passing, 12th in yards (not top 10)
-2014 Bills : 25th rushing, 18th passing, 18th in yards
-2013 Bills : 2nd rushing, 28th passing, 22nd in yards

Marrone/Hackett actually had the same ranked passing game in 2013 as 2015 (using Manuel, Lewis, Tuel), and were 1 off in rushing offense. The worst ranked team (2013) won the most games.

Not much to say about it. Marrone/Hackett were in over their head but seem to have had a better passing clue. Roman isn't over his head, but he knows running games. Lee/Lal bring little to the table in terms of passing game despite having a semi-steady low turnover QB.

We'll find out this year when teams stack the box and know what is coming, Taylor is intent on proving himself, and Roman/Lee/Lal have a year knowing what is coming.