Let's ground this air show!

Forcing the passing game has cost the Bills several games already. Most recently it cost them the game against Kansas City in which Gilbride abandoned a perfectly good rushing game at the end of the game for a struggling passing game when the passing game had struggled in the red zone as well. Against New England, Gilbride chose to attack the Pats' 4th ranked passing defense, presumably to "win the Bledsoe-Brady Bowl", instead of the Pats' 26th ranked rushing defense that had yielded a per game average of 167 yards in the four games prior in order to win the game. The result was disastrous. There are times to throw and times to run the football. Gilbride thus far has not demonstrated that he knows the optimal time for each. His coaching history also suggests that he has an imbalanced favoritism towards passing the football.

The move to bring Bledsoe to Buffalo was also done as a marketing move that has worked out thus far on the field as well. However, yards do not mean much without the accompanying points. Gilbride has a proven track record of prefering passing to running. He is the passingest coach and offensive coordinator in the league over his 10 years prior to coaching in Buffalo. Some of his teams have been very good. Nonetheless, what this team and its fans want is a trip to the Super Bowl, not only to be in it this time, but to win it. Unfortunately, while Gilbride's offenses have racked up some handsome point totals and yardage statistics, he has not had any success in winning a conference championship let alone a Super Bowl. Part of that has to do with the lack of balance that necessarily exists when teams pass as much as they have under his guidance and leadership.

Travis Henry has improved and his fumble rate has been nearly cut to a third of what it was earlier this season. He is emerging as a dominant rusher in the NFL it would appear. Ultimate success in the NFL is usually surrounded by two things: a solid defense and a good rushing game. Gilbride's pass-first approach to coaching is going to hurt the Bills in the future. This season to date, the Bills have had 435 designed passing plays vice only 205 rushing plays to the running backs for a 68% passing frequency. The Bills need balance on offense and a lack of predictability, neither of which have been the standard this season to date. In order for the Bills to achieve that ultimate success that the fans now crave, this pass-first mentality will have to change one way or another. That approach, while racking up yardage and statistics for Drew, Moulds, and Price, will not gain us that elusive Super Bowl ring.

Pass the football please!

No way! Keep 'em flying Kevin. He is proving to be a mastermind when it comes to coordinating an offense, which goes back to his college coaching days with SCSU. As head coach of the Owls, they enjoyed some of their most productive seasons in school history setting rushing and total offense records under his helm.

And that's just the beginning of the Gilbride ride. We're talking about a guy who knows how to get an offense to score.

He has been praised by NFL superstars that have gone off to say "he is the best offensive coordinator they have ever played for." Head coaches have mentioned him in high regard. Gilbride has orchestrated top offenses in the NFL.

Why change now? He did not do so well as a head coach in San Diego, but he did come right back to show his genius as an offensive coordinator with Jacksonville and Pittsburgh, taking them to the AFC Championship game with his second and third teams. He also led the Jaguars over John Elway and the Broncos in a divisional playoff game.

Gilbride knows the way to the super bowl and that's through the air. Gilbride, if given the time will help the Buffalo Bills win the super bowl.