Brady served as Moore’s offensive coordinator for a season and change with the Carolina Panthers from 2020 to his firing in December of 2021. He was then working with a wide receiver very much on the ascent. Five years later, as Moore enters his age-29 season and Brady operates as an NFL head coach for the first time, he sees little difference in the wideout’s ability to make one.<\/p>\n
“You try not to go into it and be like, ‘Hey, I remember what the player was and let’s just do it.’ It’s natural in football,” Brady said. “Five years is a long time. But the player that I turned on the tape wasn’t any different in terms of the way that he moved, the skill set, the opportunity, the big plays, using him in a bunch of different ways. I saw that, and I didn’t see a guy that has had any drop-off. I saw a guy that there’s a clear vision for how we’re going to utilize him and get the ball in his hands. I know him and Josh, there’s been a lot of work this offseason getting them on the same page, but I’m really excited about where that’s gonna go.”<\/p>\n
Whatever outside narratives remain regarding Moore losing a step or not, he fits into the Bills’ plans. He’s a boundary wideout who pairs perfectly with Khalil Shakir<\/a> manning the slot and adds another red-zone threat alongside tight end Dalton Kincaid<\/a>. He takes some pressure off Keon Coleman<\/a> after some awkward finger pointing<\/a> over who exactly wanted to draft the 2024 first-rounder. Plus, Brady knows how to use him; Moore’s most prolific campaign as a big-play threat, when he averaged a career-high 18.1 yards per reception, came under his new head coach.<\/p>\n For all those reasons, Brady is fully buying into Moore as someone who can help propel Buffalo’s fourth-ranked scoring offense to an even better place. That was evident when Buffalo sent a 2026 second-round pick to Chicago for Moore and a ’26 fifth-rounder, and again made plain through Brady’s words Saturday.<\/p>\n “I know the person, the player, the skill set,” Brady said of Moore. “I know we had a really good offense last year. Adding DJ to it should only make Josh’s life a lot easier and make Khalil Shakir’s life a lot easier. He’s dynamic and he’s going to make our team a lot better.”<\/p>\n