‘“When you watch the (college) film and you saw it translate to what he did in the preseason, still a small NFL sample (size), but we felt he made good decisions and fielded it cleanly,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said.’
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How will the Bills do this season? Buffalo News staff writers make their predictions on 2024
‘The defense needs for Von Miller and Greg Rousseau to have strong seasons. If you told me Miller would get 12 sacks and Rousseau would get 10, I’d feel good about their chances to win the AFC East again. I’m convinced safety is going to be worse than last season and a persistent problem. I think Cole Bishop will be ready to be an asset next season. But it’s a lot to ask a rookie to excel at that position. The injury to Matt Milano takes a lot of play-making out of the defense. That puts even more of a priority on Miller, Rousseau and the pass rush to be very good. One area I think will be improved is run defense. DaQuan Jones is excellent, and the interior backups (Austin Johnson and DeWayne Carter) are an improvement over last season.’
Hard-core football, hard-core fans: On the field and in fandom rankings, Bills are climbing
‘In the annual NFL Fandom Rankings released by Emory University professor and Fanalytics podcaster Mike Lewis, Buffalo ranks 17th. That’s up from 25th one year ago, but behind the nearby Cleveland Browns (16th) and Pittsburgh Steelers (eighth), and behind division rival New England (seventh) and archrival Kansas City (fourth).’
Six bold predictions for the Bills 2024 season: Josh Allen poised for a big year
‘However, while Rousseau has 17 career sacks, the time has come for him to be the primary pass rusher who the opposing offense has to identify on each play. He sure looked the part in the preseason game against the Steelers when he was in on three sacks, and that should manifest itself once the games start to count this week.’
Stefon Diggs feisty over Bills exit: ‘Pay attention’
‘According to the story’s author Clay Skipper, Diggs “specifically highlight[ed]” that the decline came when the Bills had decided they were moving on from offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.’
Texans’ Stefon Diggs says he ‘was in the worst mental space’ last year leading up to breakup with Bills
‘”Last year, I was in the worst mental space I’ve been in since I’ve been in the league,” Diggs told GQ Sports. “If I’m not in a good space, obviously that’s not the best for me. So that’s when things had to start shaking out.”‘
Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin On Possibly Winning The 2024 Comeback Player Of The Year Award And Potentially Starting In Week 1
‘“I wouldn’t say so,” says Hamlin. “I would say my motivation is walking my life, keeping God first, making sure that’s the relationship in my life that I’m mostly prioritizing. That’s my main focus — just as far as any process — whether it’s my career, family, business, is keeping God first.”’
Bills’ Joe Andreessen goes from Buffalo fan to 53-man roster
‘”I would say definitely grateful,” Andreessen said of making the roster. “… Grateful just to have the trust of the coaches, but I would say it was kind of like a switch because there’s still a lot left to be done. A lot left to prove, not to only me, but my teammates now because I’m given that opportunity to be on this team to help this team win.”‘
Texans’ Stefon Diggs finally breaks silence on what led to him leaving the Bills
‘”Last year, I was in the worst mental space I’ve been in since I’ve been in the league,” Diggs recently said in an interview with GQ Sports. “If I’m not in a good space, obviously that’s not the best for me. So that’s when things had to start shaking out.”‘
Disgruntled former Bills WR Stefon Diggs can’t stop talking about Buffalo
‘”None of those teams wanted to get rid of me,” Diggs said. “Things had to shake because I kind of wanted them to shake.”‘
NFL writer says wide receiver is far from the Bills’ biggest problem
‘”If there’s something to worry about, it’s the disappointing pass rush up front that couldn’t get home on Patrick Mahomes in the second half of last year’s divisional playoff game,” Lee wrote. “Still, these are the kinds of issues Josh Allen’s shoulders were made to carry the franchise through.”‘
Rasul Douglas blames himself for Bills’ playoff loss to Chiefs
‘“That last game was still my fault,” Douglas said. “If I was healthy, we would’ve won. In my head, that’s how I feel… If I was healthy, I could have made a couple more plays that I couldn’t make in that game. If I was good, we would’ve won that sh-t.”’
Report: Bills restructure contracts for two defensive players
‘According to a report from ESPN NFL insider Field Yates, the Bills have restructured the contracts of defensive end A.J. Epenesa and defensive tackle DaQuan Jones to create an additional $2.78 million of cap space.’
Tucker: Hard to look at Bills’ depth chart and feel they’re better than last year
‘”It just seems like a good chunk of the guys that, if you think about the last five years and we wrote down who we thought were the top-10 core guys on the Bills during this extended playoff run they’ve had, it feels like a bunch of them – [Jordan] Poyer, [Stefon] Diggs, [Mitch] Morse, [Micah] Hyde, Tre’Davious White, and then even just because the injury, [Matt] Milano – you’re probably talking about seven of the 12 guys that would be most associated with this era of Bills football. That’s a lot,” said Tucker during an appearance on “Schopp and the Bulldog” on Tuesday.’
Major talks new game day items for Bills fans to take note of for 2024 season in Orchard Park
‘”All the Bills parking lots are permitt only, so fans that, in the past, may have shown up and parked in a Bills lot, paid cash or used a credit card, they’re not going to be able to do that any longer. Those fans were encouraged to have an advanced plan,” said Andy Major, Vice President of Operations and Guest Experiences with the Bills while appearing on the “Jeremy and Joe Show” on WGR. “Know which neighborhood lot you might be trying to go to, possibly take the NFTA Game Day Express, possibly use rideshare, and definitely, we suggest strongly to carpool.’