Run & Gun Bills?
According to this blog post from Chris Brown of buffalobills.com (through profootballtalk.com), the Bills could use the no-huddle offense as much as 50 percent of the time this season.
Coach Dick Jauron generally favors a ball-control offense, but the addition of Terrell Owens gives the Bills two 1,000-yard receivers (Owens and Lee Evans) to go with two solid slot receivers in Josh Reed and Roscoe Parrish.
Couple that with two running backs who can catch the ball out of the backfield (Marshawn Lynch, pictured right, had 47 receptions in '08 and Fred Jackson had 37), and (shockingly) the generally anemic Bills could have the makings of a dynamic offense.
The key for QB Trent Edwards in the no-huddle isn't necessarily yards or touchdowns, it's completion percentage. Buffalo's defense isn't terrible (14th in yards per game allowed last season), but if it's constantly being forced back into the game because of three-and-outs, it could spell trouble.
Edwards completed 65.5 percent of his passes last season, which is a significant jump over the 56.1 from his rookie year in '07. If he can stay in the 66-68 percent range and complete the 3rd-and-5s (and under), the Bills could have something here.
Don't be surprised if they ease into the no-huddle, though — for two reasons. First, they start off against two tough defenses (New England and Tampa Bay) and second, Lynch is suspended for the first three games after violating the league's conduct policy (it is under appeal).
-Chris Mascaro
(AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
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