New Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey has an enormous amount of pressure on his shoulders. Dorsey must maintain the explosiveness of the Bills’ high-flying offense that propelled them to fifth in DVOA in 2020 and 10th in 2021 (according to Football Outsiders), but at the same time, he must inject some new ideas to combat how defenses began to defend the Bills. One area where there is room for improvement and which has been a talking point all offseason is improving the yards after catch numbers. It’s been the focus on the offensive side of the ball since Dorsey took over. “We’ve talked about that (improving YAC) since day one of the players coming back,” Dorsey told the media on day four of training camp. “We’ve talked about that (improving YAC) since day one of the players coming back.” While most believe that adding weapons who are good after the catch, players who are fast, elusive, or can break tackles, will ultimately improve the offenses’ YAC, the conversation is much more nuanced than that. Personnel absolutely plays a part, but the scheme and how Dorsey gets the ball into those players’ hands is the driving factor behind YAC. The…
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