While your 2:00 offense is trying to put points on the board in a hurry, your 4:00 offense is trying to do just the opposite - milk the clock and keep the ball out of the other team's hands to protect a lead.
All jokes about not having leads to protect aside, It's something the Bills haven't had in a long time. The ability to run the clock and get first downs, usually on the ground and when the other team knows it's coming, is what elevates a team from average to above average.
So why can't the Bills do it?
Is it O-Line? I don't think so - the OL (especially the interior) are very capable run blockers.
Is it coaching? Are we not smart enough to design/call/execute plays to make runs effective (and stay inbounds) against a stacked box? It's pretty basic stuff so I'm not sure that's it.
Do we need a bigger RB? This is possible. When we spread out a defense with WRs and the threat of the throw is there we seem to get lanes for our shifty backs to run between the tackles but when teams know we're going to run they seem to get bottled up.
Discuss...