Bills offense has failed to properly utlilize Evans

By Connor Byrne  |   Wednesday, September 28, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Through the first three games of the 2005 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills' offense has sputtered and the team's record is an unsatisfactory 1-2. One of the main reasons for Buffalo's inability to move the ball down the field on offense has been the failure to get the football to second-year receiver Lee Evans. Evans led all rookie receivers in 2004 with 9 touchdown receptions and showed that he was worthy of the first round pick that was spent on him.

The Buffalo Bills coaching staff is mostly at fault as they have failed to utilize Evans the right way. It seems as if he has caught nothing but screen passes and curl routes. The key is to send him down the field to use his world-class speed against the opposing defensive secondary. Evans proved to be the Bills best receiver during the team's surreal playoff run at the end of last season when they went 8-2 in their last 10 games.

The last two Buffalo losses has seen the Bills' offensive coaching staff, led by head coach Mike Mularkey and offensive coordinator Tom Clements, give up on stretching the field far too early. Young quarterback J.P. Losman hit Evans for a 42 yard gain in the opener against Houston but since then, they have barely called any deep plays to Evans. The inability to go deep has led to an offense that has been far too predictable and far too easy to stop. Many would blame the quarterback for Evans' lack of success in the young season, but the play-calling is something that needs to be repaired before the offense can turn itself into a well-oiled machine. Only then can we truly judge the play of Losman.
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