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Bills in the 2010s: Best offensive players of the decade

Here are the best players of the 2010s for Buffalo’s offense.

The 2010s have come to a close. The Buffalo Bills found much more success toward the end of this decade, as the team broke their 17-season playoff drought in 2017 and then returns to post-season play following the 2019 season. 

Let’s thank general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott for the massive turnaround in this team’s fortunes. 

Now that the calendar shifts to 2020, it gives us a natural break to take a look back at the progress of the Bills over the past 10 years. Many players (coaches and front office personnel, as well) have come and gone through One Bills Drive. 

Here are the best players of the 2010s for Buffalo’s offense:

(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Quarterback: Tyrod Taylor

There’s a lot going on with the Bills quarterbacks over the past decades. Buffalo had 10 quarterbacks who started double-digit games for the team. Interestingly enough, three of the five led Buffalo to a winning record in games that they started. Each of the top-three players on this list has their successes and flaws. 

While Ryan Fitzpatrick led the decade averaging over 227 yards passing per game, the nod goes to Taylor. The Virginia Tech product had the best passer rating, interception percentage, and average yards per attempt among the top-three options. He also led the Bills to 22 victories in his three seasons as the team’s signal-caller, the most of all quarterbacks. 

Now, the ascension of Josh Allen has been impressive, to say the least. His six come-from-behind victories lead the group, and his 56-percent winning percentage is four-percent better than Taylor’s. As Allen’s passing stats improve, he will surely top Taylor in the long run with respect to Bills historical numbers. For now, Allen will probably be the top quarterback for the next decade in Buffalo lore. 

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Fred Johnson’s ascent is another sign Cordy Glenn is gone

Fred Johnson is making a move up the roster lately.

Fred Johnson was a small talking point when the Cincinnati Bengals added him off the waiver wire from the Pittsburgh Steelers back in mid-October.

Over the weekend though, Johnson became a bigger part of the plan than anticipated by soaking up nearly 70 percent of the snaps during the loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Which means the writing is on the wall for Cordy Glenn.

Zac Taylor told the media Johnson’s ascent is all about how good he’s looked in practice:

“He showed some positive signs. We’ll continue to give him more work this week. We’ll make a decision on how much that is, but he’s a young player that has done really well in practice. He did really well on the tapes we watched when we claimed him. He certainly has all of the size and the traits you look for in a tackle, so we felt that it’s important to evaluate him. He’s earned those reps, and he’ll earn some more reps against Cleveland.”

Johnson, a big rookie with upside the Steelers wanted to stash, didn’t even come off the field in overtime while manning left tackle. With the game on the line, coaches kept him in so he could prove himself.

From the sounds of it, Taylor and Co. saw what they wanted. Johnson isn’t a danger to supplant Jonah Williams when he’s healthy, obviously, but a backup swing role or even competing on the right side isn’t out of the question, which could change how the Bengals approach free agency and the draft.

As for Glenn, he’s got one more year left on his deal but cutting him doesn’t hurt the financials. After the impasse, suspension and eventual return, the relationship seems to have run its course.

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Cordy Glenn speaks out after making his unexpected Bengals return

Cordy Glenn met with the media after getting back on the field for the Bengals.

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Cordy Glenn unexpectedly got back on the field for the Cincinnati Bengals during the Week 12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

After all the drama, Glenn was out there for every notable snap and then took another step in the unexpected department by making himself available to media after the game.

Glenn spoke with the media and said “I am trying to help the team. That’s all I can worry about.”

He noted where his focus is now:

“Yes. It’s been like that for a while. As soon as the incident happened, I let it go then. I try to press forward every day. I don’t try to hold on to things for long. I try to help the team. That’s all I think about, not so much worrying about things that happened and drag it on. I try to move forward and let it go.”

Glenn also addressed his future:

“I see a lot of different scenarios. I’m trying to play as hard as I can these last couple of games. Whatever happens, happens. I can’t control that.”

Getting Glenn back on the field didn’t overly do much for the Bengals offense but it was helpful for the team to see he’s back in game shape.

As odd as it seemed to have Glenn play at all, it’s still hard to imagine he’s back with the team next season after prior events. But given how unpredictable this upcoming offseason seems after the way this year has unfolded, it isn’t a good move to entirely rule anything out.

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After all the drama, Cordy Glenn is expected to start for Bengals again

Cordy Glenn will surprisingly return to the Bengals starting lineup.

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In a season full of unexpected results, Cordy Glen playing for the Cincinnati Bengals again might be the most shocking development of all.

It seemed like the Bengals would cut Glenn. Maybe trade him. Or worst-case scenario, let the storm blow over until the offseason and make the split happen then.

Now the team intends to have Glenn start at left tackle Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Some background. A report said Glenn and the team got into a dispute over the handling of his preseason concussion. He then reportedly got into an altercation with a coach and was fined $200,000. Zac Taylor called it an internal discipline matter. The Bengals then suspended Glenn for a game the very next day. He didn’t travel with the team to games after that.

And now…Taylor has been bumped to starting left tackle again.

“He has been good. It looks like he’s in good shape,” Taylor said, per Bengals.com. “He’s been dialed in and focused and understands the things that we want him to do. He’s had a good week of practice.”

It’s an incredibly odd situation. The rift between the team and player seemed impossible to fix until quarterback Ryan Finley got tossed around badly in a loss to Oakland last week. The Bengals want to get a proper evaluation on Finley before a high draft pick this offseason, but one has to wonder what sort of message that sends to a locker room that was clearly done with Glenn.

Either way, Glenn’s football conditioning seems to be where coaches want it and he’s expected to be out there Sunday. Call it the latest turn in a season littered with sharp ones.

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Zac Taylor provides surprising update on Cordy Glenn, A.J. Green

The Bengals coach offered injury updates on Cordy Glenn, A.J. Green.

After all of the drama, it sure sounds like the Cincinnati Bengals could have left tackle Cordy Glenn back on the field.

Glenn, suspended and reportedly fined this year for an argument with the coaching staff, worked with the first team Wednesday as the Bengals prepped for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Zac Taylor spoke on the topic, as summed up by Marisa Contipelli of the team’s official site: “Zac Taylor update on Cordy Glenn – said he will start getting work at left tackle today at practice. There’s a chance he could go this weekend.”

That’s a stunner considering it felt like Glenn wasn’t long for the roster at all after the spat about his concussion suffered during the preseason. His sticking on the roster felt like a potential way to avoid a grievance, but it didn’t seem like he’d get back on the field at all. But if things are patched over, this is presumably right around the time he’d be back in football shape after months away.

Taylor also noted the following about A.J. Green:

This one is also interesting. It sounded like Green had fewer problems with swelling last week and he got some work in before the loss to Oakland. Hinting at already ruling him out this early in the week probably isn’t a good sign, though.

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