None of the projected top six receivers in 2020 started the year on the Bills’ 2018 roster. Wade will most likely spend another season on the practice squad.ĭuke Williams (Frederick Breedon / Getty Images) Wide Receiverīeane has spent a lot of resources in the past two offseasons overhauling the wide receiver group. As for Wade, his best chance of making the roster will be as a return specialist, where he looked most natural during his first summer of transitioning from rugby to football. If the Bills don’t add another veteran back, Yeldon should be safe. While there isn’t an obvious threat to his spot on the roster just yet, there are a handful of capable running backs still on the free-agent market who could push Yeldon for a job. Yeldon’s limitations on special teams mean he’s likely in for another season of being a gameday inactive. While Yeldon would be the more obvious choice to stick around the running back room, the Bills could see more value in Taiwan Jones as a special teams asset. The Bills like to have a veteran in each position group to guide the younger players. If the Bills hit on the Moss pick, they will have a dynamic running back pair for the next three years on low-cost, rookie contracts.īubble Trouble: T.J. Moss will start off as the Bills’ downhill specialist to pick up the tough yards with heavy offensive personnel he also has the pass-catching skills to keep teams honest. While the game plan could vary from week to week, the Bills will take advantage of Singletary’s dynamic skill set and good vision as both a runner and receiver.įrank Gore had a good start to 2019, but his production dipped in the final two months and it made the Bills far less dynamic when Singletary came into the game. Singletary showed enough in a featured role for the Bills to build around him and take Zack Moss in the third round Friday night. In 2019, third-round pick Devin Singletary took them by surprise with his immediate contributions, leading the Bills to cut LeSean McCoy. The Bills have flipped their running back room from where it was just two seasons ago. In such a critical season, though, the Bills will likely want a veteran quarterback in the room, even if only as a third-stringer. If Fromm outplays Barkley during training camp and preseason, the Bills may use the rookie as Allen’s backup, making Barkley expendable. Barkley has been the backup quarterback in Buffalo since the middle of the 2018 season and still has one year left on his contract. The Bills did some homework before the draft on late-round quarterback prospects they could bring in and develop - without thinking Fromm would be available when he was. Beane also said Fromm would have to earn a spot, but it would be surprising if the Bills didn’t keep him on as at least the third-string quarterback. 167, which means the Bills felt they got great value. Beane said Fromm was sticking out on his draft board by a wide margin at pick No. The Bills used their fifth-round selection on Fromm, the three-year starter at Georgia, in the hope that he’ll become an asset to the organization and a long-term backup to Allen. If Allen can develop his ability to throw with more anticipation, improve how he processes against overload blitzes and clean up his deep ball accuracy issues, he has a chance to take that leap. But for the Bills to turn a corner from one-and-done playoff squad to championship contender, they’ll need him to take another big step in his third year. Allen made strides in several critical areas during his second season - short and intermediate accuracy, decision-making and getting the ball out of his hand more quickly. Josh Allen enters the year as the unquestioned starter and one of the primary leaders in the Bills’ locker room. So, what are the Bills’ options at each position? What might their roster look like as we get closer to the season? Here’s a full reset and way-too-early 53-man roster projection.
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