The Buffalo Bills have fired offensive line coach

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Juan Castillo Ed Oliver NFL Draft , according to NFL insider Jason La Canfora. He becomes the first casualty of the 2019 off-season.While many would say Castillo was saddled with sub-par talent on the offensive line, you could also argue that he was working with lots of NFL experience at his disposal. Buffalo signed Russell Bodine and Marshall Newhouse last off-season and drafted Wyatt Teller to solidify the offensive line, but they could not gel this year in the wake of the loss of Eric Wood and Richie Incognito. Buffalo was 21st in rushing yards per attempt in 2018 at 4.2—a figure that was unacceptable to head coach Sean McDermott. That number was buoyed by Josh Allen Cheap Ed Oliver Jersey , who averaged 7.1 yards per attempt. Running backs averaged just 3.5 yards per carry in 2018. Quarterbacks were sacked on 7.6% of their drop-backs this season.Castillo was with the Baltimore Ravens from 2013-2016 as their o-line coach and run-game coordinator. Before that, he was with the Philadelphia Eagles and actually took over as defensive coordinator for two seasons when McDermott was fired from that job following the 2010 season. He was Andy Reid’s offensive line coach for 12 seasons prior to that.The Bills will now look to hire a new offensive line coach. With a quarter of the league overhauling their entire coaching staff and several more teams firing offensive coordinators and offensive staff, there will be plenty of guys to choose from. ORCHARD PARK Red Ed Oliver Jersey , N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills shook up their coaching staff by firing offensive line coach Juan Castillo and receivers coach Terry Robiskie following a 6-10 finish.A person familiar with the decision confirmed to The Associated Press of Robiskie’s firing following his first season in Buffalo. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the team has not announced the move first reported by Sirius XM’s Alex Marvez.Earlier in the day, general manager Brandon Beane said Castillo was fired Tuesday.The shakeup comes after Buffalo’s offense finished 30th and despite rookie quarterback Josh Allen showing gradual development in winning three of his final six starts to finish 5-6.Castillo also oversaw the LeSean McCoy-led running game, which sputtered during his second season in Buffalo.The Bills ranked ninth in the NFL with 1 Andre Reed Jersey Stitched ,984 yards rushing, though Allen accounted for nearly a third of that with a team-leading 631 yards. McCoy had career lows with 514 yards rushing and by averaging 3.2 yards per carry.Buffalo’s patchwork offensive line never entirely jelled in having difficulty replacing the offseason losses of center Eric Wood and guard Richie Incognito.“There were some times throughout the season where I didn’t think we played well enough; we were out of sync up front,” McDermott said during his season-ending news conference on Monday. “That’s an area that we have to look hard at this offseason.”McDermott and Castillo previously worked together with the Philadelphia Eagles. Castillo was the Eagles offensive line coach before taking over as defensive coordinator after McDermott was fired following the 2010 season.Robiskie was hired by the Bills to replace Phil McGeoghan Infant Jaquan Johnson Jersey , and inherited a mostly young and unproven group of receivers behind returning starter Kelvin Benjamin.Benjamin’s production regressed to the point he was released with four weeks left in the season.Robiskie did play a role in developing second-year receiver Zay Jones and undrafted rookie Robert Foster. Jones led the team with 652 yards receiving and seven touchdowns, while Foster established himself as a starter over the final month of the season.