We’ve all dissected and discussed the elephant in the room when it comes to how and what might help improve the Buffalo Bills on offense in 2020.
Stefon Diggs, of course.
But a bit under the surface, there might be something else that gives the Bills the edge next season.
… and it’s Pilates?
On Wednesday, Bills wide receiver John Brown mentioned some new preparations he took this offseason that might help better his game heading into his second season in Buffalo. While Diggs was added, Brown, Cole Beasley and the rest of the weapons on the Bills offense still are very important. If the rest of the returning group can’t get open and quarterback Josh Allen is just forcing balls into double coverage on Diggs? Yeah, that’s not good.
Brown knew that this offseason, and in order to improve his game, he added the yoga-esque workouts to his offseason regiment.
“I definitely added Pilates to my work, that was something new to me,” Brown said via video conference at Bills training camp. “I think that’s something that’s helped me.”
Specifically, Brown said he did Pilates and other workouts this offseason in order to improve his efforts after the catch. That’s what makes someone an even more explosive playmaker which garners the respect of opposing defenses. If Brown has this impact, that’ll affect the entire Bills offense. Brown breaks off a 50-yard grab in Week 1 against the Jets while they double team Diggs? You can bet the Dolphins, prior to Week 2, will see that on tape.
In taking these extra efforts this offseason, Brown did so in order to help the team as a whole… not just for his own individual stats, he said. Brown mentioned guys in the Bills locker room have to “stop being selfish and focus on winning.”
This isn’t just a mantra Brown has taken, either. In August, Beasley admitted earlier in his career he cared about his stats a little too much while with the Cowboys. Now, that’s changed in Buffalo and by his own admission, for the better.
“We’ve got to know that there’s only one ball and guys have got to be patient and wait for their time to make a play and be ready to make a play,” Beasley said. “We’ve done a good job talking through that and establishing the goal and everybody knows we’re after one thing and that’s just to win.”
A perfect attitude to be found from the Bills’ senior-most wide receivers which could have a massive impact each game.
And if Pilates helped along the way… then that’s great, too.
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