The bar is set high for the Buffalo Bills in 2020. In particular, it’s set high for their offense.
After years of the defensive side of the ball leading the way, the stars are aligning for that gap to begin closing. While it’d certainly be a surprise to see the offense hit top-three status like the defense, improvement will be, and should be, expected.
In order to do so, there’s a few guys on the Bills offense that will need to step up next season.
Here’s four of those guys right here:
OL Cody Ford
The Bills are hoping that 2019 second-round pick Cody Ford is their answer at right tackle. So far, hoping is the best they can do. As a rookie, Ford had mixed results, as the team’s offensive line as a whole did as well. The group was better than the year prior, but not great.
Here, we are subscribing to the, “as strong as your weakest link” policy. Ford was pretty good at times, like when facing Broncos pass rusher Von Miller. But for his full-season efforts, up-and-down. Ford ranked as Pro Football Focus’ 73rd best tackle in the NFL last season. Even though that takes both left and right tackles into account… that’s not good. Buffalo’s main backup tackle, Ty Nsekhe, clocked in at a much better 43rd. Might be something to keep in mind early in the season, how long of a leash is there?
Just watch #70 Cody Ford on this play. Makes his defender buckle and buries him. #Bills pic.twitter.com/XOWMqzRoPg
— Nate Mendelson (@NateMendelson) August 24, 2019