The 1-3 Bills are a quarter way through the season and coming off their first shut out loss in a decade in a downright ugly outing versus Green Bay on Sunday.

The offense sputtered against the Packers, returning to the lack of production seen in their first two games of the season. They were shut out, while mustering just 145 total yards, their fewest in 12 years. So what exactly went wrong in Green Bay?

"Well, pretty much everything. It starts, again, with me," said head coach Sean McDermott. "Overall, offense wasn’t good enough at all. Bottom line. Not good enough. Running game, passing game, hits on the quarterback."

 

The Packers beat up on rookie QB Josh Allen, racking up seven sacks. McDermott's top priority is winning games, but says Allen's development is a big part of what this season about. The club's feeble offense and the pounding on Allen raise major concerns about that process.

"The only way to get reps is when you’re healthy, so we have to start every game plan with that in mind," McDermott said. "How do we protect the quarterback first and foremost, and then where we go after that falls in line? Because this is a quarterback driven league, as you’ve heard me say before, so in order for the young man to play, he needs to be healthy, and in order for him to be healthy you can’t stand back there and take hits."

McDermott says some of the blame falls on the leaky offensive line, along with lack of output from receivers and the running backs, but there are ways Allen can help himself stay out of trouble.

"I think that knowing where his answers are pre-snap it will be important for him moving forwards as he continues to grow," McDermott said. "You take what the defense gives you and you can move the chains and I thought was key. Yesterday [Sunday] we didn’t get that done."

McDermott's comments about the state of his team were telling, and asked about his level of frustration with their performance this season, McDermott said he's not a very patient guy to begin with and while his patience hasn't worn thin, yet, he said "when it's not up to our standard, my tolerance is not very high.

The Bills will host the 3-1 Titans at New Era Field on Sunday at 1 p.m.