All of us know that the Buffalo Bills are a passing offense, but they haven’t necessarily targeted the running backs in the passing game over the past few years. In 2021, the Bills only targeted their running backs 16% of the time, which ranked 27th in the NFL. Things may be set to change. Throughout Buffalo’s first training camp practice session on Sunday, the running backs were a prime weapon in the passing game. James Cook and Raheem Blackshear ran a multitude of “ram” routes out of the backfield. Even when they weren’t the primary option on the play, the quarterbacks still were able to find them. On one of these occasions, Allen quickly moved past his first two options in his progression to find Cook over the middle. I will say, Cook looked much quicker in person than on film. This will allow him to separate in the short area, but the Bills will need to be selective on when they are using him on those routes over the middle because he can get “bodied” and knocked off of his route by a linebacker. Cover 1 Glossary https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW5Jo4Hxmapbikpxcvl0D4qhcbbpYEXpb In the red zone, the running backs were the most…
Bills training camp: Running backs already seeing increased role in passing game
07/24/2022
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