Joe Brady backs Josh Allen on Bills' controversial play
There's plenty of controversy surrounding the recent Buffalo Bills-Philadelphia Eagles matchup, but one topic has risen to the top of debate pile: The miscommunication between Josh Allen and Gabe Davis in overtime.Just as a quick refresher, this is the play where Allen threw deep and inside to an open Davis, but Davis' route was geared […]
There's plenty of controversy surrounding the recent Buffalo Bills-Philadelphia Eagles matchup, but one topic has risen to the top of debate pile: The miscommunication between Josh Allen and Gabe Davis in overtime.
Just as a quick refresher, this is the play where Allen threw deep and inside to an open Davis, but Davis' route was geared toward the outside pylon and not the inside goal post.
Sure enough, the ball fell incomplete. The Bills had to settle for a field goal instead of what would've been a walk-off touchdown to win the game. And we all know what happened, afterward.
Allen took blame for the mishap after the game and Davis said it's a concept the two have known for years, so it was even more frustrating when adding in that specific context.
Naturally, the play has sparked a big debate among the Bills community and even the national media. Plenty of people have weighed in on who's at fault and it's not just your random Twitter handle with a bunch of numbers and no picture – it's people who actually know what the hell they are talking about.
Joe Brady takes the blame off the shoulders of Allen and Davis
If anyone knows what was truly supposed to happen, it's Bills interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who was asked about the play on Tuesday.
And, sure enough, Brady took the fall like any good OC would do."
"At the end of the day, if there is a miscommunication, that falls on me as offensive coordinator," Brady told reporters. "There's nothing easy about it from a Josh Allen-standpoint of, it's a "Blitz 0" situation, which you knew you would kind of get, where there's a lot of guys coming at you [and] you're going to have to drift and make a decision on the fly.
"We didn't connect on it. And Gabe's not at fault. Josh is not at fault. As offensive coordinator, I've got to point the thumb at myself [and ask] what can I do to put them in a better position to have success next time that we get that opportunity for a walk-off… I'm pointing the thumb at myself and making sure that whatever the communication is, we're all on the same page, next time."
It probably won't squash the debate anytime soon, as most will probably look at it as coach speak – and a lot of it is. But still, it was the right thing to say and Brady certainly didn't give any room for the conversation to grow, which is the most important thing, anyway.
