‘It’s entirely fair to be concerned about Bass going into 2024. Bottom line: He wasn’t good enough at the end of last season, especially in the playoffs. It’s surprising that the Bills didn’t bring in any competition for Bass this offseason. Bass’ contract counts $4.42 million against the 2024 salary cap, and if they cut him before the season, the team would save just $100,000 of that, while having to eat more than $1 million in dead money in 2025, as well. Financially, the best-case scenario for the Bills is Bass bounces back to the form he showed in 2021 and 2022, when he made more than 87% of his field-goal attempts in both seasons. You’re right, Bill, that any reports right now about what Bass is doing aren’t all that important. Can he come through when the pressure is on? We won’t know that answer until September, at the earliest.’