‘The Bills didn’t give Spiller $20.8 million in guarantees to sit on the bench. They expected him to be a game-changer. Spiller was the first pick of the new regime, a test of Nix’s reputation as an astute personnel man. It was a dubious choice for a team with greater needs. But a new regime favors its own players and distances itself from the old guard. They’ll do what they can to justify the investment.’