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Author: Peter DiPaola
Buffalo went 6-10 in 2018, just a season after making the playoffs, they were rebuilding and had some ups and downs.
Per Pro Football Reference here are their offensive and defensive rankings from 2018
OFFENSE:
Points (269) 30th
Total yards (4778) 30th
Passing yards (2794) 31st
Rush yards (1984) 6th
Passing touchdowns (13) 32nd
Rushing touchdowns 15 (11th)
DEFENSE:
Points (374) 18th
Total yards (4706) 2nd
Passing yards (2867) 1st
Rushing yards (1839) 16th
Passing touchdowns (22) 8th
Rushing touchdowns (17) 25th
It was also quarterback Josh Allen's rookie year, he completed 52.8% of his passes for 2,074 yards, 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also ran for 631 yards, and 8 touchdowns on 89 carries. He led the Bills in rushing yards, touchdowns and yards per carry (7.1).
Buffalo struggled on offense in 2018, and the numbers show this, this offseason they not only made moves to improve the offense with adding play makers, but also by adding offensive linemen to a team that allowed 41 sacks. If you had a chance to watch any Bills games in 2018, you would have noticed how porous at times their offensive line could be.
Some notable players they added in free agency on offense were wide receivers Cole Beasley, John Brown, and Andre Roberts, they also signed two tight ends in Tyler Kroft and Jake Fisher, and they also signed running back Frank Gore. They did, as mentioned add offensive linemen: Ty Nsekhe, LaAdrian Waddle, Spencer Long, Jon Feliciano, Quinton Spain, and Mitch Morse. All this per tweet from Mike Rodak, ESPN's Buffalo Bills reporter.
Aside from adding offensive players in free agency, they took offensive lineman Cody Ford in the 2nd round of the draft, and then in the third round they took running back Devin Singletary and tight end Dawson Knox. Their first round pick was spend on defensive tackle Ed Oliver, who can help fill the shoes of now retired Buffalo Bill, Kyle Willams.
Ed Oliver can help with bolstering the Bills run defense which ranked (as shown above) 25th in rushing touchdowns allowed and the 16th most rushing yards allowed. The Bills also ranked 26th in sacks, with 36. In his collegiate career (2016-2018), the Houston Cougars defensive tackle had:
13.5 sacks
53.5 tackles for loss
192 total tackles
5 forced fumbles
1 recovered fumble
11 passes defended
Buffalo had added plenty of talent to help fix their issues on offense and defense, and did so in both free agency and the draft. Josh Allen could take a step forward now with an offensive line with some new faces, and new play makers to help him and the offense be able to move the ball and score points.
Defensively, with Ed Oliver coming in via the draft, signing two cornerbacks (E.J. Gaines and Kevin Johnson), and linebacker Maurice Alexander, the Bills made sure to help work on both sides of the football.
Buffalo's offseason shows they have made moves to improve themselves, at the very least on paper, now they have training camp and the preseason to get this team ready to improve from a 6-10 record. Perhaps the Bills could even make a run for the playoffs, they are a team to keep an eye on moving ahead into the 2019 season.
All NFL statistics are from www.pro-football-reference.com
Ed Oliver's college statistics are from www.sports-reference.com
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