The Buffalo Bills offense has been hot and cold at times since the beginning of last season.
Since offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey took over play-calling duties, there has at times been praise following a balanced offensive game plan and scrutiny when the offense has struggled to execute.
One consistent matter has been, well, consistency.
The team has been trying to find that, logging several high-scoring outings after a season-opener loss to the Jets.
That was followed by dry spells in each of their past two games in which QB Josh Allen and company went several quarters without putting points on the board.
Allen is keenly aware of the Bills’ offensive inconsistencies and spoke to that during his press availability on Wednesday.
Every time We Touch the ball we want to score and that hasn’t happened the last couple weeks and you know we know as an offense we got to be better,” the QB said to the media. “It comes down to the guys on the field and myself included on executing the plays that coach Dorsey calls.”
The Buffalo quarterback’s ownership of these matters is consistent, as he’s often among the first to voice personal responsibility in areas that need improvement.
Head coach Sean McDermott highlighted what areas he’d like to see the offense improve in as they move forward.
“I think it comes back to consistency more than anything,” McDermott shared. “And the things that lead to consistency, and I think that’s where our focus and intentionality needs to be is what gets us to be more consistent because there’s been games when we have shown what we can do but not enough on a consistent basis whether it’s within a game or game to game and I think that’s really where our focus needs to be this week is.”
Execution was also a central topic.
“Developing execution because that’s the key piece of offensive football, in particular, is execution, and the detail that leads to the execution is developed Monday through Saturday before a Sunday game obviously,” The coach added.
“To get into a rhythm it takes um a certain approach and a certain level of of detail to get the execution we need so that you can get in into a rhythm and we just haven’t had that level of execution and that has affected our Rhythm when you come off the field after an early third down or three and out it’s hard to get into a rhythm so it’s about establishing a rhythm through execution.”
While McDermott’s message is for his players, Allen is not without a sense of those watching externally who may have their own opinions on the offense, and about Dorsey as the coordinator.
“There’s a lot of All-Pro offensive coordinators out there watching games, a lot of quarterbacks in the stands who think they know what they’re doing,” he mused with some sarcasm.
He also stated how much of the criticism of Dorsey he believes is misplaced.
“All of it,” Allen added.
“I trust him implicitly. If you look at the statistics over the last couple of years, of how much we’ve scored and how efficient we’ve been as an offense, we’re at the top or near the top in almost every statistical category. Just because we’ve hit a lull right now doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the end of the world. We’re working through some things and this adversity is going to help us moving forward to get our answers quicker.”
McDermott supported Dorsey as well though the offensive coordinator moreso held himself responsible.
Buffalo will have a chance to find that rhythm and consistency and get back on track offensively, as they square off next against the Patriots and Buccaneers before a rematch with the Bengals.
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