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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 05: DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 05, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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The Buffalo Bills have been one of the best teams in the NFL this decade, yet don’t have a Super Bowl appearance to show for it. When the Bills fired Sean McDermott after a 12-5 season and a divisional round playoff exit via a 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos, it signaled a sense of urgency.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen, a former NFL MVP, will turn 30 before the 2026 season and the promotion of offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach shows that they’re prioritizing the offensive side of the ball, as McDermott’s expertise was on defense.
Buffalo ranked No. 13 in passing offense last season. Receivers didn’t create enough separation and they didn’t have a legitimate red zone threat at the position. That changed in March when they traded a second-round pick to the Chicago Bears for receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick.
Joe Brady On Buffalo Bills WR DJ Moore
At the NFL Annual League Meeting in Phoenix, Joe Brady spoke about what Moore brings to the Bills.
“He can play inside, he can play outside, he can run block, he makes dynamic plays down the field," Brady said, per Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat. “You can get the ball in his hands and he’s a little bit like a running back. He can do so many different things.”
Moore brings to Buffalo explosiveness and reliability. Per Bills.com writer Alec White, Moore is one of five players with over 50 catches on throws of 20-plus air yards over the last five seasons. Further, Moore’s snap count was over 80% in 13 out of 17 regular season games.
Brady is excited to reunite with Moore as they spent time together when Moore played for the Carolina Panthers and Brady was their offensive coordinator.
“I’ve been wanting to coach him for the last few years, and so having that opportunity to kind of do it again excites me,” Brady said.
Brady believes Moore’s presence can help other receiving targets flourish such as slot-receiver Khalil Shakir and tight end Dalton Kincaid.
“Having a guy like DJ it’s going to help both of them. Can’t just focus on one particular person," Brady said. “It gives us another layer of somebody on the outside. Khalil and Dalton have attacked a lot of the middle of the field, a lot of the inside zones.”
Brady mentioned various ways that Moore can be effective in Buffalo’s offense and why trading for him was a big deal.
“It was important to get a skill set like DJ, a guy that can stretch it, can win one-on-one, can get the ball in his hands, and he can win on a slant,” Brady said.
While Moore is coming off a season that featured career lows in receptions (50) and receiving yards (682), the hope is he can regain No. 1 WR production. Moore had over 90 receptions in three of four seasons from 2021-2024.
“I saw a guy that there’s a clear vision for how we’re going to utilize him and get the ball in his hands,” Brady said earlier this week, per Alex Brasky of Sports Illustrated. “I know him and Josh, there’s been a lot of work this offseason getting them on the same page, but I’m really excited about where that’s gonna go.”
The genuine enthusiasm surrounding the emergence of Moore in Buffalo could be well placed. Josh Allen now has a receiver that’s versatile, durable and often explosive. Could Moore be the key to a Bills’ Super Bowl run? He’s certainly an integral piece to the puzzle.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
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