Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott both openly discussed running the ball more effectively in 2021 in their year-end press conferences ahead of the offseason. They were quick to point out that running the ball effectively does not necessarily mean running the ball more often, and Beane went as far as to point out that he didn’t think incumbent running backs Devin Singletary and Zack Moss “came up short for us.”
Their comments sparked one of the first narratives of the Buffalo Bills’ 2021 offseason: Do the Bills need to make a move for a new significant ball carrier in 2021 to accomplish the stated goal of running the ball more effectively?