Steve Fairchild's comments

by Steve

In a Buffalo News article found here Steve Fairchild, the Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator, seems upbeat and positive. We in the world of reality call this denial. If the Bills offense doesn't make significant strides in the next 2 weeks, Bills fans will be calling for more than just Fairchild's head, they'll be calling for every limb to be chewed up and spit out.

“We’re close [to moving the ball well],” Fairchild said. “Close doesn’t get you anything. But it’s not a panic situation. We are better than we’ve shown. If we keep our attitude right and keep working hard, we’ll work our way through this.”
Fairchild did not offer a lot of specifics after Wednesday’s practice about who’s messing up and what needs to be changed. His main points:
• He’s not worried about the accuracy of J.P. Losman, which was not pinpoint against the Steelers. “Sometimes that’s not him,” Fairchild said. “It’s spacing things out, timing things out. Really, I haven’t noticed it as being an issue.”
• Losman’s postgame suggestion that the offense needs more wideopen play-calling did not bother him at all.
“He’s a good kid,” Fairchild said. “We talk all the time. We obviously talk before and during [the game], and I always spend time with him after a game. He’s a good, solid team guy. I don’t see any issue there.”
• Using more spread formations is not necessarily the solution. Running the plays more effectively is. “Whether we’re in two back or four receivers, once we get up to the line we still have to execute it and do it,” Fairchild said. “We’re just not doing a very good job at this point.”
• Getting tight ends more involved is a good idea.
“We’re trying to,” he said. “We’ll get the tight end and backs involved. Again, the defense’s coverage sometimes will dictate where the ball goes.”
• Asked about using the middle of the field more effectively, he said with a smile: “We can use any portion of the field more than we have.”

1. Close to moving the ball? Based on the 10 points on the offense has compiled in 2 weeks? The special teams just about out scoring the offense? The lack of first downs, creativity, and general competence?
   
2. He's not concerned at all with Losman's accuracy? I guess he didn't see him skipping stones all over Hunt ketchup stadium Sunday.
3. No issue with the QB calling out the coordinator? Kool-aid much?
4. I agree spread formations won't necessarily help.
5. I don't blame you, the tightends blow. Marshawn in his third game hopefully is more than ready to catch the ball out of the backfield.
   
6. True you can use any part of the field more, but are you even trying? Can Losman and his lack of altitude have anything to do with this problem? Are there lanes, are there wide receivers? Ahhhhhh