I combine the metrics with the eyeball test.
I want to know how well the Bills are doing (metrics).
Then I want to know how they are getting it accomplished (watching games).
If the Bills are high in metrics, and getting it done doing normal offensive things, then I think it can be replicated and it's sustainable. If the Bills are getting it done with circus catches, hero ball, and the "Josh Allen experience," then I think that offense if far more susceptible to breakdowns. Like the Cincinnati playoff game.
Ideally, I want the Bills getting it done and making it look easy, with a little bit of hero ball sprinkled in. Think the Broncos 1st Super Bowl win where Elway ran for it on 4th down.
i'm 100% convinced at this point that the best form this offense can take is 12 man, 3 step drop, just hit whoever's open. mix in runs toward the tackles. put a te/rb in motion for some misdirection. obviously throw in some play actions......just a normal basic offense. whenever they've done that (see miami, wsh, raiders) they've moved the ball, controlled the clock, still gotten the big plays, RBs have gone off, etc.
dorsey imo is a good coordinator and thinks the game well. but i think he has a tendency to get lost in the playbook/analytics and not just do what's working. the giants game was a perfect example. by the second quarter i was already full on screaming at the tv JUST RUN THE BALL. we were having success there but dorsey just didn't seem to catch on.
look at how the second half went, especially the 4th quarter, when we lined up and simplified things. we were gashing them on the ground nearly every time-- it was a thing of beauty, just took way too long for the coaching staff to see that.
forget the game plan. you have the players to pretty much do anything. if something looks good we need to recognize and adjust accordingly. it's so annoying to watch what seems like an obvious shift in strategy simply not happen when it should.
ok i'm done ranting now
