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Numbers Paint an Encouraging Picture for the Bills Under Joe Brady

The Buffalo Bills believe Joe Brady will succeed as their new head coach, and Kay Adams says we should be excited based on Brady's statistics with the team.
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Joe Brady talks about his respect for his players at a press conference that introduced him as the new Buffalo Bills head coach.
Joe Brady talks about his respect for his players at a press conference that introduced him as the new Buffalo Bills head coach. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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On Thursday, the Buffalo Bills held an introductory press conference for new head coach Joe Brady, who was promoted from his offensive coordinator position to replace Sean McDermott.

Reactions to his hiring have been mixed, but the players believe he's the right coach to help them take the next step. Josh Allen said as much during the presser, stating a belief that players will respond well to Brady.

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Brady has believers outside of the building as well, including Kay Adams. The host of Up & Adams discussed the outlook for the Bills, and said Brady has made the team better since taking over as the offensive coordinator.

"I want you to look at these numbers from the 41 games that Joe Brady's been the OC versus the 41 games before he took over. And consider the context here, too. The Bills have had the best record in the NFL since they made that switch," Adams said.

"They averaged the second-most points per game over that span, most of that coming in the post-Stefan Diggs era. And if you look at that third row, that pretty little third row, Josh Allen's turnovers have been cut down significantly in the regular season. The offense as a whole has gone from the third-highest turnover rate to the second-best over that span."

Despite defensive slide, Bills kept winning

Bills quarterback Josh Allen talks with offensive coordinator Joe Brady during the Buffalo Bills training camp.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen talks with offensive coordinator Joe Brady during the Buffalo Bills training camp. | Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Adams said their offense has been vastly improved, which has helped them continue to win despite the defense trending in the wrong direction.

"And you also consider the defense. They're still very good. They went from number one in the league to 10th over that span as well. So all those numbers and data. to say this, despite losing an all-pro receiver and having the defense get worse, the team has won more. They have scored more since Joe Brady entered the door."

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She added that Allen deserves a lot of credit, as does former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who also interviewed for the head coach position. That said, she has faith in Brady's ability to improve the Bills' chances.

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RANDY GURZI

Randy Gurzi is a graduate of Arizona State and has focused on NFL coverage since 2014.