I said it earlier this week...COMMIT to Devin as a feature runner. No more committee.

[BillsShredder83]

7 hours ago, MJS said:

It sure helped and I hope they continue to feed him in future games. Give him at least 15 touches a game.

Singletary is decent in pass protection too, so it shouldn't be a hard decision. 

 

The nice thing about Singletary is he is shifty and he also has good contact balance so he is tough to bring down once he gets a little momentum. Even though he is small he can still break through tackles and get a couple extra yards, sometimes more. The problem is when he is hit immediately. He doesn't have enough sand in the pants to deal with immediate contact.

This is the best description Ive ever seen on him.  Ive always noticed this in his game, but wouldnt have been able to put it in words. Excellent!!!!!!!

[eball]

I think the biggest reason Singletary has lost carries is his tendency to put the football on the ground.  It was great to see him run hard yesterday with no ball security issues; that’s what is going to get him more touches going forward.

[Marvlevydraftdaygenius]

13 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I made a case earlier this week that if we are going to be able to run the ball we must commit to one feature RB, and that back clearly should be Devin Singletary.  Our OL and RB's cant find a rhythm if they aren't seeing enough carries.  Use Brieda as a third down receiving back more and few runs to spell Devin, but without question Devin is our best runner.  

 

Daboll finally pulled his head out of his back side this week and ran the ball 22 times with Devin...a handful of that came about because we were chewing clock the second part of the 4th quarter protecting the lead.  But its what we needed to do, and it benefited Devin and our run blocking today allowing us to run the ball more effectively when it mattered.  I realize Devin had a 3.9 ypc, but that was more due to late game obvious runs.  

 

And this was behind a patchwork offensive line with several guys hurt and playing out of position. 

 

I hope they stick to this featuring of Devin as the primary runner and keep getting him 15+ carries per game min.  

I still like Moss over Devin just need a better o’line coach.

[bmur66]

I sure wish he had one more gear. So many times he could have huge runs if he just had another gear. But he doesn’t.

[Teddy KGB]

8 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

Think the problem with this is a valid one hes too small and he had too many carries whenever he was in college The problem is the competition that he has on the team is not even close

 

Devin is fine, just block for him. 

[TBBills]

Or just pass the ball when you are thinking about running it.

[LABILLBACKER]

13 hours ago, Rigotz said:

I feel like everyone had this take a few weeks ago, so not exactly a revelation. Moss has been garbage this year. Breida can’t be trusted, but should be mixed in a bit.

Agree, let Devin take at least 80% of the snaps. And while we're at it leave Gabe in the game too.  So tired of the Bills obsession with rotations.

[george c]

Fix center and guards, and Devin is a feature back for years. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 hours ago, streetkings01 said:

I still think we trade for CMac or Barkley next year.

Too old, and  the wrong sport!

[Dablitzkrieg]

2 hours ago, streetkings01 said:

I still think we trade for CMac or Barkley next year.

I'm convinced you are just a troll with all of your posts this weekend.  🙄 

[Fan in Chicago]

50 minutes ago, Marvlevydraftdaygenius said:

I still like Moss over Devin just need a better o’line coach.

At the beginning of this season, I thought both were good complements to each other. But Moss has had a disappointing season , he has neither the shiftiness nor the vision. 

 

Curious to know - what are you seeing which makes you prefer him over DS?

[TheBrownBear]

I must be pretty dumb, because I liked both Devin and Moss heading into this season.  I was a huge Moss fan from his college days and thought he'd turn out to be a steal, but that just hasn't happened.  NFL appears to be a step too quick for him.  I'm good with featuring Devin going forward, since he's the only RB we have on the roster that can make something out of nothing.  Still need a legitimate feature back this offseason through the draft, FA or trade.  Devin would serve as a great change of pace to a legit No. 1.

Edited December 20, 2021 by TheBrownBear

[BuffaninSarasota]

12 hours ago, ganesh said:

you work to your strengths.  It is on Daboll to make plays that will utilize him

 

Coach Tuesday's point still stands - it's not Daboll's fault DS was caught from behind by the DB after cutting back. That play made it painfully obvious.

[Frostbite]

12 hours ago, 947 said:

I was impressed with the yardage Singletary was getting through contact. Several times, he was stuffed but squirted through to get a couple yards.

Agreed. He's not going to steamroll anyone but the fight he puts into every run is exactly what this team needs.

[MJS]

2 hours ago, eball said:

I think the biggest reason Singletary has lost carries is his tendency to put the football on the ground.  It was great to see him run hard yesterday with no ball security issues; that’s what is going to get him more touches going forward.

That's a good point. But all of our ball carriers have had fumble issues, including Josh.

[WhoTom]

I don't know if it was Motor or the o-line, but whatever they did to improve the running game, keep it up.

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

39 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

I must be pretty dumb, because I liked both Devin and Moss heading into this season.  I was a huge Moss fan from his college days and thought he'd turn out to be a steal, but that just hasn't happened.  NFL appears to be a step too quick for him.  I'm good with featuring Devin going forward, since he's the only RB we have on the roster that can make something out of nothing.  Still need a legitimate feature back this offseason through the draft, FA or trade.  Devin would serve as a great change of pace to a legit No. 1.

Moss would be so much better on a team with a semi-decent oline. He will be in the league for a while. But on our team, if there is a hole, it closes rapidly— Moss isn’t as productive in that situation. 

[Jay_Fixit]

14 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I made a case earlier this week that if we are going to be able to run the ball we must commit to one feature RB, and that back clearly should be Devin Singletary.  Our OL and RB's cant find a rhythm if they aren't seeing enough carries.  Use Brieda as a third down receiving back more and few runs to spell Devin, but without question Devin is our best runner.  

 

Daboll finally pulled his head out of his back side this week and ran the ball 22 times with Devin...a handful of that came about because we were chewing clock the second part of the 4th quarter protecting the lead.  But its what we needed to do, and it benefited Devin and our run blocking today allowing us to run the ball more effectively when it mattered.  I realize Devin had a 3.9 ypc, but that was more due to late game obvious runs.  

 

And this was behind a patchwork offensive line with several guys hurt and playing out of position. 

 

I hope they stick to this featuring of Devin as the primary runner and keep getting him 15+ carries per game min.  

I’ve been saying this since he was a rookie.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

I've been saying it.

[FilthyBeast]

I've also felt along that Singletary is the best back on this team and needs to get the bulk of the carries. Not a superstar by any means but there are very few truly elite RB's left in today's NFL.

 

But in this case it's better late then never and hopefully this coaching staff realizes they need to stick with the hot hands in other positions as well (i.e Gabe Davis, Obada, etc.).