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‘That starting five shouldn’t change, and the sixth man who joins the group, Alec Anderson, is poised to be back in that same spot again in 2025 after re-signing a one-year deal. Anderson can play guard or center and even tackle in a pinch.’

‘Year 3 will be huge for Kincaid.’

‘Tabor has an extensive history in the NFL as a special teams coordinator, having been in that position continuously from 2011-to-2023 with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and then finally with the Carolina Panthers.’

‘No position may have been more scrutinized or questioned heading into the 2024 season than wide receiver. Only one player returned from the previous year who had ever caught a pass from Josh Allen: Khalil Shakir.’

‘Smiley joined the Bills as an assistant special teams coordinator in 2017, serving in that role for five years before being promoted to special teams coordinator in 2022.’

‘In Jauron’s three seasons in Buffalo, Jauron led the Bills to three straight 7-9 records. Jauron led the Bills to a 5-1 start in 2008 before he was fired in 2009.’

‘Allen earned 27 first-place votes for NFL MVP, beating out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s 23 first-place votes. Jackson was gunning for his second-straight NFL MVP honor, and third-career MVP honor.’

‘Beane was right on both of those counts. Since 2019, the Beane/McDermott Bills have gone 71-28 in the regular season which is a winning percentage of .717. They’ve made the playoffs in each of those six seasons. They’ve won the last five AFC East division titles. They’ve made two appearances in the AFC Championship game in the last five years. The Bills are 7-6 in the postseason in that stretch. 0-4 against the Chiefs and 7-2 against all other teams.’

‘If so, how much money will that cost? If the two sides don’t agree to an extension, Cook will enter the fourth and final year of his rookie contract in 2025.’

‘To do that, they’ll either need to restructure his deal once again (as they have the last few years) or sign an extension. That may be exactly what happens in order to get his salary more in-line with the best players in the league, and also allow more years to push some of that money down the road, lowering his cap hit.’

‘I hope you voted for Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, but I’m worried you took the easy way out in this process. I’m thinking many of you took a look at Lamar Jackson’s stats, then compared them to Allen’s numbers, and voted for the Baltimore Ravens quarterback instead.’

‘Beane said the Bills mentality will continue to “keep kicking the door until you knock it down.”‘

‘McDermott followed general manager Brandon Beane, who spoke for an hour and 15 minutes, and touched on various topics, including some of the offensive and defensive breakdowns in the conference title game, the status of special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley amid fan criticism, and his perspective on certain players as they head into the 2025 offseason.’

‘All 10 of the players were on the team’s practice squad in 2024…’.

‘The team has 19 pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs), plus one restricted free agent (RFA), and one Exclusive Rights Free Agent.’