The Bills are 1-1 after two preseason games, and during that time a select few players have put in impressive performances. However, very few of those performances have been offensive players.
It’s no secret to Bills fans that Josh Allen is the most important aspect of their success on the field, but the fact that Allen only completed two drives this preseason shows how poor the Bills offense is without him.
The offense has yet to score a touchdown in those games, and that could well be because some players, especially the starters, are a bit rusty or are trying to avoid injuries. But even with the starting offense on the field, they have not yet reached their full potential.
There were some improvements made from the last game against Pittsburgh, as the offensive line looked ten times better than it did against the Bears. Every back carrying the ball looked good in the running game, and the snap exchanges from the centers were much better.
However, one part of the offense was lacking, namely the passing game. Josh Allen did not play in the preseason game against the Steelers and the starting offense with Mitch Trubisky did not look impressive. Trubisky took some unwanted sacks, made some questionable decisions and had one missed throw that led to a bad interception.
Trubisky was on the field the entire half, even using substitutes, and still struggled, scoring a measly three points. Things got a little better when newly acquired quarterback Ben Dinucci came in, leading his offense to six points (on field goals), thanks largely to the Bills’ running game.
The severe lack of success is also likely due to the quality of the backups and the fact that this was only a preseason, but the offense looks completely different when No. 17 is on the field. Last year, many backups around the league were quite successful when the starters were out. For example, Bengals quarterback Jake Browning and Vikings/Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs filled in at times as backups for the starters.
However, given the circumstances, there is little chance that any other backup player can succeed in the Bills’ offense, which proves how valuable Allen is to the Bills.
