The Buffalo Bills had an outstanding season in 2024.
Josh Allen played the best football of his career, and the offense was never as balanced as it was last season.
However, as great as the offense looked as a whole, Keon Coleman’s first year in the league was slightly disappointing.
He was deemed a sleeper to be the best – or one of the best – rookie wide receivers in the game, but he wasn’t that much of a factor.
That’s why, now that he’s looking to take a big leap in his second year in the league, he had a tough self-assessment of his first year in the league:
“You want to know exactly what I see? When that [stuff] trash, you got to be better, simple as that,” Coleman said of his thoughts looking back on his tape from his first year in the league. “You gotta be more efficient here. You gotta get out of this break. You got to stack your DB. You got to give Josh [Allen] more room to throw the ball. You gotta catch that. You gotta make that block. You got to get that extra effort on the touchdown block so if Jimbo (James Cook) breaks it, he’s up the sideline. Just different things like that. Calling out everything that you’re doing wrong to make it right.”
Even so, it’s not like he looked lost or out of place out there.
There were some miscommunications and chemistry issues with Josh Allen, but the potential is there.
Some players just need more time to get used to the speed and the wear and tear of the pro game, and it’s never wise to count out a player after a dismal rookie season.
Coleman finished his first year in the league with 29 catches for 556 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games (12 starts), adding three receptions for 22 yards in three playoff games.
He averaged 19.2 yards per reception, showcasing his big-play potential.
Head coach Sean McDermott raved about Coleman’s offseason improvement and hard work.
Clearly, he’s highly motivated to live up to the expectations in year two, and having him take a leap could take this already impressive offense to another dimension this season.
