Aggressive Offense in Buffalo? You Better ‘Bill-eve’ It

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Published: May 27, 2009

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... it is today, became a coaching legend through his ultra-conservative offensive philosophy known as "three yards and a cloud of dust."

The bread and butter play in Hayes' playbook was a fullback off-tackle run, one his teams executed so flawlessly that it earned him 205 wins, 13 Big Ten Conference championships and five national titles in 28 seasons at the helm in Columbus.

Call it passive, boring or redundant, or whichever adjective you prefer, but place your label knowing that all NFL coaches would accept being called "boring" if it added a few Lombardi trophies to their legacy.

And while the Buffalo Bills of present day would never be confused with Hayes' Buckeyes of the 70's, in terms of success or style, when was the last time you used the words aggressive or exciting to describe their offense? Probably 1993, the last great year in the Jim Kelly-Andre Reed-Thurman Thomas era.

The odds of the 2009 Bills being as prolific as the '93 team are slim,...

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