Anthony Lynn

Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn walks off the field during warm ups before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

(Associated Press)

Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Anthony Lynn's version of the Buffalo Bills' offense has been tough to get a read one.

When he took over as the team's offense coordinator after Week 2, the Bills went on a four-game winning streak in which the rushing offense looked like one of the league's best. Now wrapped in a three-game losing streak, the offense has run hot and cold. The flashes are there, but a piece or two seems to be missing at times. The Bills piled up over 400 yards against the Seahawks in Week 9 but came up just short on the final two drives of the game.

Heading into a Week 11 game against the Bengals, the Bills' offense is healthier than it has been in some time. Here are a few takeaways from Lynn's media availability this week.

Tyrod Taylor trending up?

Tyrod Taylor has been without his top receiver all season long, and at times it has impacted his play. However, Taylor's Week 9 performance against the Seahawks may have been his best of the season, which Lynn took as an encouraging sign.

"You know, we completed some passes," Lynn said. "We had Robert Woods back. He was probably about 90 percent. That helped. You know he caught a few balls for us, made some plays. But like I've said, I evaluate Tyrod every single week on where the ball's going and he threw it to the right places and the guys made plays, and to me, that was the difference."

How will the Bills adjust to a new center?

The Bills' offensive line is going to have to adjust to playing without center Eric Wood, who broke his leg against the Seahawks. Ryan Groy appears to be Wood's likely replacement, and the offensive line will have to change how it calls protections.

"You know, we have to be careful with our communication," Lynn said. "Eric Wood had a lot of reps. He's very smart. He knows this offense inside and out, protection scheme. And it's not that (Ryan) Groy doesn't know, but he doesn't have the same reps as Eric. So you know we has some quick calls in and things where we can go up and get the balls snapped and out. We'll block protection that way, just slide the line."

Harvin to start

Percy Harvin played just 21 snaps in his first game since coming out of retirement, but now that he's had the bye week, it appears Lynn is ready to give him a bigger role in the offense.



"Well he's going to get some opportunities," Lynn said. "He's probably going to start and, you know, he'll start but he'll probably be in a limited role because you just can't sit out a year and come back and jump in in two weeks. And you know, I think he saw that last week. But he's doing some good things in practice. Looking forward to seeing him make some plays."



Woods doing damage out of the slot

Robert Woods had a career game against the Seahawks, putting up 162 yards on 10 catches. He did a lot of his damage out of the slot, and Lynn intends to keep him there.

"When we go three wide, Robert will be in the slot," Lynn said. "His feel for the game, his change of direction inside. We like the matchup that he presents."

If the Bills can get completely healthy, having Sammy Watkins and Percy Harvin outside with Woods in the slot would be a dangerous trio of receivers.

Right tackle rotation

Lynn said he has plans to give Jordan Mills, Seantrel Henderson and Cyrus Kouandjio a chance at playing time on Sunday. He doesn't yet know who will start at right tackle, but all three will enter the game at some point.



"It doesn't matter if I'm playing running backs or tackles or receivers," Lynn said. "The hot man stays in."

Where has Charles Clay been?

Charles Clay hasn't lived up to expectations during his two seasons in Buffalo, and that's been particularly evident over the last few weeks. Clay has five catches for 15 yards in the Bills' last two games and hasn't caught more than five passes in a single game all season.

"Well like I said, there's only one football," Lynn said. "We're trying to spread it to everybody and Charles is definitely a good receiver and if you watch the tape, he was open a few times last week. But unfortunately at times, the protection didn't hold up. And so that happens.



"I mean he ran a deep over last week, would've scored a touchdown on it if we would've held up in protection. That's the same deep over he caught two weeks ago three times so, you know, it's timing and you get in certain games and get in certain matchups and last week it was Robert Woods. It was going to be his game because we love that matchup."