4-0

[DrFishfinder]

With a quarter of the season complete we are 4-0. The Buffalo Bills have beat two playoff teams from last year and two very desperate teams with their backs up against the wall. When you consider, we have whats really TE first full season as a starter, Turk Shonert taking over the OC position for the first time in his young coaching career, a newly revamped front office with Levys departure and a very young football team that hasn't even come close to playing their best game, I'll repeat , we haven't even come close to playing our best game.

 

I ask you, how good can this team be?

This team could be really great IF (in no particular order):

• They play up to their potential and not play down to the other team's performance.
  The offensive line can stand up against the blitz. The pass protection during blitzes was outright bad against the Rams. The O line has to be ready to block whoever is blitzing and not lock onto a specific player.
  The O Line starts some serious run blocking. Lynch will have 100+ yards/game IF they provide holes. This is a huge O line and they ought to be doing a better job.
  They don't have any serious injuries to players that can't be replaced at the same, or near same, performance level.
  The special teams deliver. Our kickoff/punt return teams have been a BIG part of the games. Our coverage teams have got to stay steady and keep teams from scoring cheap points, which they have.
  Avoid stupid, drive-killing penalties. The Bills have done a good job of that this year, up to the Rams game. Those penalties would spell the difference between a win and a loss in a tight game with a top notch team. Hopefully, that was an aberration in Saint Looey.
  Hardy steps up. He is going to be a serious threat if he can get separation and pull down passes in tight coverage. It's his rookie season and I don't think anyone expects him to be an immediate impact player. But if he does become an impact player, that will take the heat off Evans, especially while Parrish heals.
  Josh Reed keeps making clutch catches. He flies under the radar but has been making crucial catches in critical situations. Keep this guy on the team.
  Fred Jackson keeps on being "Lightning" to Marshawn Lynch's "Thunder". Fast, elusive and more than able to give Lynch a rest when necessary. Keep this guy on the team, too.