Alaina Getzenberg11 de ago, 2023, 08:30Lectura: 5 min.
In the past draft, Buffalo set their sights on the tight end, although they perhaps had a greater need at wide receiver.
PITTSFORD — At first glance, flipping a first-round pick at tight end for the Buffalo Bills it might have seemed a curious choice. Dawson Knox He’s already on the roster and around draft time, there seemed to be a need at wide receiver.
But, as the cornerback explained Johnson conference“[Dalton] Kincaid He’s basically like a wide receiver, anyway.”
When studying to Kincaid late in the draft process, he stood out, as the offensive coordinator put it Ken Dorsey a ESPN, for “how it can be growing and expanding our offense.” The Bills they had to Kincaid as a primary objective. He dropped more than expected in the draft, so the general manager Brandon Beane decided to move up two places to No. 25 to bring Kincaid a Buffalo. He has quickly made an impact, in part, because of how little he appears to be a rookie.
With Dalton Kincaid on the field alongside Dawson Knox, the Bills hope to give opposing defenses a hard time.AP Photo
During organized team activities, By Miller bragged about him. the quarterback Josh Allen raved about him during training camp, noting, “He’s fun to pitch to, I’m telling you. He’s got great body language.” left tackle Dion Dawkins he said, “He’s a very good rookie. He’s not really trying to act like a rookie, and we appreciate that and it’s what we need as a player … we need guys who are ready now, not later.”
In this offseason, the Bills added multiple players who bring versatility to the offense, including Kincaid and wide receivers Deonte Harty y Trent Sherfield. When it comes specifically to Kincaidhis size (6-foot-4, 240 pounds) and receiving skills will force defenses to prepare for more, particularly in the middle of the field where he and Knox share the ground. The offensive of the Bills he will have more opportunities to catch defenses off guard.
Kincaid already spending significant time working with Allen and the first-team offense. The 23-year-old rookie has made some impressive catches throughout training camp, including a one-handed catch in midfield during 11-on-11 drills while on the ground and with the linebacker. Tyrel Dodson in tight coverage.
In 2022, the Bills used ’12’ personnel (one running back, double tight end) in the fewest snaps in the NFL (38 of 1,037), one of only five teams to rank below 100. Las Vegas Raiders they were the second team with fewer chances in that formation (52). add to Kincaid gives to the Bills a player who was looking for Beane and that allows more plays from personal ’12’, although Beane referred to it as ’11 and a half’, after the draft with Kincaid helping to connect an offense that is more of an ’11’ team, as he explained Beane. Con Kincaid on the field, defenses will have to choose whether to use a nickel formation thanks to the rookie’s skills as a receiver.
“Having two wings out there is one of my favorite things,” she noted. Kincaid“because you get another guy right there in the room with you.”
Knox he said during training camp that “a good part” of their roles are the same. But, when both are on the field at the same time, Kincaid fills the role of ‘F’ –acting as a larger slot receiver– and Knox it’s more along the line, but there’s some flexibility in that.
“You can also pull [a Kincaid] to the line”, specified Knox. “A little bit more versatility. I’ll be more on the line, if we’re both on the field at the same time, you know, we like to switch things up, where he goes to the line and I can open up, and there could be a linebacker. coming out to cover me. So, just add a different layer to what the defense has to prepare for, and it’s going to be tough for the defensive coordinator.”
The defensive coaches of the Bills they agree that Kincaid it will give opponents more to think about.
“Anytime you have a player on offense who can go to the line and block a defensive end, and then open up and route a defensive back, linebacker, I think that’s a challenge,” the linebackers coach said. , Bobby Babich. “We all know that when you play against the elite receivers in the world, you know where they are, don’t you? They’ll be wide open and they’ll usually go against a defensive back.
“With tight ends, it’s a little bit more tricky because they’re on the line, are they going to block? Is it run? And then do they have to react to run trickery where they probably have a little bit cleaner release than a cornerback that is he on top of the elite wide receiver?”
The exact quota that the Bills his rookie once the campaign starts remains to be seen. His blocking is a work in progress, as it often is in a transition for a tight end from college to NFL. El head coach Sean McDermott he also said it takes a little longer for rookies to earn confidence and playing time.
“You’re giving someone the keys to the kingdom, so to speak,” he said. McDermott. “The players around them have to trust them more than anything, that they’re going to execute and be where they’re supposed to be, whether it’s relative to, like in this case, a receiver or a tight end.”
So much McDermott as Beane have stressed that Kincaid You’ll go through the normal stuff a newbie has to deal with in terms of working and learning, keeping expectations grounded. But Dorseywhen asked what has stood out the most about KincaidHe said it’s how he looks so in control.
“I think what stands out the most is just the fact that he’s come in and he looks like someone who’s been here before,” he described. Dorsey a ESPN. “I think it’s an important part of who he is and the work that he’s put into it.”
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