With the season officially halfway done, now it's time for us to look back at the first half of the Buffalo Bills season. We're going to be doing a series of mid-season articles that will talk about both the good and the bad of this year so far. Here's what we have discussed so far:

• Bills' mid-season rookie report cards
• Bills' mid-season MVPs
• Bills' mid-season grades for offense, defense, and special teams
  
• Bills' biggest disappointments
  
• Bills biggest surprises

Now, when looking at the rest of the year, we wanted to discuss what the team should do moving forward with eyes set on the ultimate prize of a Super Bowl. This isn't about bringing in a certain player, or making any coaching adjustments (I'm sorry if you wanted to see us firing Ken Dorsey here) instead it's going to be about what the team should be doing moving forward on the offensive side of the football.

With injuries plaguing this roster, something that I have discussed extensively throughout my midseason report on the team, we are pivoting our focus to how the offense can remain elite and put the team in a position to win more football games.

Unleash Josh Allen

We fully understand the issues that may come with letting sugar-high Josh loose on the football field. However, the entire success of this unit lives and dies by Josh Allen, something that we've known since his first few weeks in the NFL when he decided to steal all of our hearts and hurdle an All-Pro linebacker at mid-field.

Take the kid gloves off and let Josh Allen ball out. In the past few weeks, the team has made an effort to allow him to run the football more, something that he's shined at throughout his career (even though it makes us nervous every time he storms down the field.)

Allowing Allen to use his legs to extend plays, instead of forcing reads down his throat is something we want to see more of moving forward. When the play breaks down, Allen truly shines and it could be a nagging shoulder injury that's the main culprit in his downtick in aggression when running the football.

Nevertheless, let Josh Allen cook. Have him throw some deep shots, let him take off, and run the football. Don't hold such an explosive offensive weapon back. It's easier said than done with the injury concerns the team has faced, but they shouldn't try to contain the monster that is Josh Allen

Utilize your weapons

Speaking on the offense, the team needs to continue to find unique ways to get more people involved in the passing game. Against the Tampa Bay Buccanneers, the team did just that. When the smoke settled and the dust cleared, the number one receiver for the day was *checks notes* Khalil Shakir.

Then, against the Cincinnati Bengals, Dalton Kincaid shined with an uptick in targets. While the team did lose, we love that Kincaid is getting more targets.

Getting Shakir and players like Trent Sherfield and Deonte Harty more involved in the offense will only allow them to move the ball down the field at a higher rate. While Stefon Diggs is an absolute game-changer, he can't do everything on his own.

On top of getting more targets to some more players on the roster, the team did a good job of adjusting the routes for Gabe Davis in their game against the Buccanneers, something that we've been pounding the table on for weeks. Then, against the Bengals, he threw up a big giant goose egg. 

Use the weapons at Allen's disposal, and find ways to get Kincaid and Shakir more targets, which ultimately will free up some space for Davis and Diggs to shine.

With the issues at hand on the defensive side of the football, Buffalo could mitigate some of that by being a more explosive offense. The way to do that is get the ball to more players and let Josh Allen cook, regardless of the outcome.

Biggest surprises of the Bills’ season so far

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