(12-18-2023, 03:11 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: So odd that ppl think this offense is different than last year. LOL

It is almost exactly the same.

Trevor is on track for almost identical numbers in comp. % and yardage.
TD/INT ratio will likely end up pretty similar - a few more picks this year
Significantly more sacks on TL this year

we ran on first down last year 32% of the time.
29% this year (belying all the whining about how Press does this more LOL)

 22 points per game last year
23 ppg this year

The only glaring difference to me is that we went from being able to run the football a bit last year despite a bad line - to not being able to run it at all. The run design looks largely the same. Maybe a few more moving parts with the TEs and pulling guards than last year. Which would be normal in year two of a ZBS.

The X receiver does a few things different than last year because it's a new player.

Slot and Z receivers are doing the same stuff as 2022. Move TE is mostly doing the same stuff with an added wrinkle or two and more targets.

The scheme is the same, the playbook was expounded upon but definitely not changed.

Lots of the same situational calling with a few minor differences mixed in at times - nothing consistently different
We pass more to convert on 3rd/4th and short because the run game is so bad - but we didi that a lot last year too
nothing new there

We still struggle to protect
We still struggle in the red zone
We got worse at running the ball - that's the only real difference - and it sure looks like ETN getting blown up in the backfield is the culprit there - I guess Press Taylor should stop calling the runs that are designed to allow defensive tackles free reign of the backfield

If you watch the games... You can tell it looks different.  I don't know what to tell ya.

Showing Trevor Lawrence stats doesn't change the fact that this offense isn't run like it was last year.  Yeah, Lawrence is a great QB.  Based on your Logic, the O-Line isn't that bad because Lawrence is actually having a better year in terms of QBR, completion %, and yards per attempt!!!

It's not about how great Lawrence is.  That's another thread.  It's about how this offense looks, how this offense plays this year compared to last year.  Yeah, the OLine sucks.  The OLine isn't the only problem here.  And to ignore the fact that the offensive scheming, the runs up the middle, the fact that we're completely vanilla in terms of play calling is not helping the O-Line.  

Defenses know that we are running up the middle on first downs.  Defenses know that on passing downs we are getting the ball out quick so they all are sitting on routes not respecting deep routes.  That makes everything harder on everyone.  Defensive lines are pinning their ears back knowing what's coming.

Hell, we rarely even motion.  It's a regression on offense.  Showing Lawrence stats just shows how great he is inspite of the terrible game planning, play calling, and execution.

By the way, execution is not just on players.  Coaches should be emphasizing it.  We hear about lack of execution every week in press conferences.  And yet nothing changes...  Last year we saw the team improve from the start of the season to the end.  Including the O-Line, and we were nicked up last year too.  This year it looks like we're not getting any better, and honestly, it looks like we're regressing.

Yeah, injuries has something to do with it.  But every team has injuries.  That's not an excuse.

The bills have lost tons of players.  Look how well they are coming on at the end of the year.  I refuse to give excuses to the coaching staff.

EDIT: By the way... We didn't struggle in the red zone last year after the bye! Remember?? We got better in the red zone last year. By late November we were deadly in the Red Zone last year. Again, looks different this year compared to what we were after the London game last year. We got better. We executed better. We had great plays in the red zone dialed up last year. This year, we went backwards and we haven't improved. I mean, it's just obvious if you watch the games. Stats aren't going to explain the entire picture. But if you are watching and are being objective, you can see something is off. And no, it's not all because of the O-Line.

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