Bills Have Enough Offensive Weapons To Beat Broncos, Says Former Super Bowl Champ

Since nan outset of nan season, nan Buffalo Bills’ offensive weaponry has been questioned.

Outside of Josh Allen and James Cook, location hasn’t been overmuch to constitute location astir erstwhile it comes to nan Bills’ accomplishment players, peculiarly nan wide receiver position.

However, erstwhile Super Bowl champion and NFL expert Torry Holt sees things a spot differently. In fact, nan legendary Rams WR is enamored pinch what Buffalo brings to nan array on nan outside.

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His comments

While appearing connected a caller section of Up and Adams, Holt was asked to supply his thoughts connected nan Bills’ WR group, and his consequence was a showering of praise for nan team’s 3 remaining patient players astatine nan position.

“Maybe they don’t person a number 1 receiver, a family sanction location astatine nan position,” said Holt. “But collectively, you mentioned (Khalil) Shakir, his expertise to get it successful his hands and tally aft nan catch, it’s beautiful doggone good.

“And past past week, we saw a Brandin Cooks sighting. And Brandin Cooks did precisely what he’s ever done. And each he’s done since he’s been successful nan National Football League is to spell deep. And he provided that constituent to this Bills’ offense.”

Shakir caught each 12 of his targets successful Buffalo’s Wild Card win complete nan Jacksonville Jaguars, while Cooks recorded a captious 36-yard reception and vanished nan crippled pinch 3 receptions for 58 yards.

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That’s not all

And those 2 aren’t nan only players Holt has his eyes on.

“(Keon) Coleman — his ability, he has tons of ability,” he added. “The point pinch Coleman is, is just maturing and increasing up and accepting nan truth that you’re successful nan National Football League and nan expectations for you is to show up and produce.”

Coleman made a contribution this past week, hauling successful a 36-yard reception of his ain against nan Jaguars. And now, pinch Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers each sustaining season-ending ACL injuries, nan second-year pro is apt to play a cardinal domiciled for nan Bills’ passing crippled this week against nan Broncos.

In last season’s Wild Card game against Denver, Coleman vanished pinch conscionable 1 reception for 5 yards. But aft Cooks and Shakir came disconnected specified awesome performances against Jacksonville, nan Broncos’ walk defense will beryllium keying connected Buffalo’s apical extracurricular duo, perchance leaving Coleman to gobble up immoderate high-leverage targets.

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The eventual answer

And beyond nan WR position, Holt’s eventual belief successful nan Bills comes down to nan team’s awesome caller, the reigning MVP, Josh Allen.

“I deliberation collectively, this shot team, nan wide receiver position collectively, they’re OK,” he added. “And nan logic why I opportunity that is because they person a feline successful Josh Allen that tin get each of them nan shot anyplace connected nan shot field.”

Allen put distant a remarkable capacity against nan Jaguars, completing 28 of 35 of his passes to 9 different walk catchers, finishing pinch 273 yards and a touchdown. And according to Holt, his violative weapons spot him successful a bully position to replicate his effort this week against a reliable Broncos’ defense that has pressured opposing QBs astatine a precocious complaint this season.

We’ll spot what happens connected Saturday, erstwhile nan Bills participate Empower Field astatine Mile High for a 4:30 p.m. Divisional Round kickoff.

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