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.

“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.”

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 manning the slot and adds another red-zone threat alongside tight end Dalton Kincaid. He takes some pressure off Keon Coleman after some awkward finger pointing 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.

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.

“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.”

A lot better remains the goal for a club that’s fallen short in seven straight playoff trips and made a coaching change because of it.