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‘The 63-year old Culley joined the Bills in 2017 as part of head coach Sean McDermott’s initial staff, coming from Kansas City where he was the Chiefs Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach.’

‘The Bills have had just two long snappers in the last 10 years. Reid Ferguson took over for Garrison Sanborn in 2016, after Sanborn spent eight seasons here in Buffalo.’

‘It’s possible they could still grab that offensive lineman in the second round, given how much lower he is on their board, giving them one of the ten best prospects in the draft and still addressing that need later with a player they like. But if they take that lineman at nine, they’ve given up any opportunity to take one of the top players in the draft just to fill a current hole with a much less thought-of prospect.’

‘Hughes has been a very good player for the team since arriving in a trade prior to 2013. He’s stayed healthy, not missing a single game in his six seasons with the club. He’s averaged 5.5 sacks over the last four years, but is now five years removed from his last double-digit sack season. The Bills already need to find a premiere pass rusher and Hughes will be 32-years-old before the 2021 season kicks off, which means that position should be on the table no matter what already. If they grab one early-on, it would give the team a lot more options on what to do with Hughes, knowing they already have a young pass rusher in the pipeline.’

‘“I’m always going to be emphatic about that,” he said. “I know people say, ‘well last year you needed a quarterback and you drafted one.’ Well, my answer to that would be, ‘we didn’t draft him at 21. We moved up to where we thought we had to get to do that.’ If we had stayed at 21 and just taken whatever quarterback was left then, that would have been drafting for need. We’re at nine and we’re going to take the best player, offense or defense, and we’ll continue to do that rounds two, three, and beyond.’

‘“It’s weird,” Beane said. “This year we’re in the top ten and we don’t need to be. It’s funny how it all works out, but it’s nice to be able to focus a little more of our energy all the positions.”’

‘Most folks, whom I’d probably tend to agree with, have beaten the anti-Allen drum since he was drafted last April. One of the things they say is that a quarterback who struggled in college likely won’t all-of-the-sudden be good in the NFL. That is probably spot on, but saying that without context can get messy. If he was set up to fail as a passer at one level but given the proper tools at the next, wouldn’t it be possible to see growth considering the tools he possesses? Some food for thought.’

‘Here are some of the early projections, several of which include the Bills taking the same player and a majority that have them going with the same position.’

‘Let’s not forget how the team got in the situation they were in in the first place when Beane arrived. He said from the day he was hired that it would take two years to fix the cap mess. That resulted in having to eat close to $70 million of dead money this past season. Now, in his own words, “that’s fixed,” but that doesn’t mean Beane is, nor should, just start writing blank checks to average players just because they play wide receiver or offensive line.’

‘One of the biggest impacts Alexander has had with this Bills team is his role as a leader in the locker room and on the field.’

‘Sirles’ most attractive attribute is his versatility. After being signed during the season after his release from the Carolina Panthers, he played mostly tackle, but some guard, and often lined up as an extra offensive lineman in heavy sets. That’s a nice thing to have on any roster, so it’s no surprise the Bills were interested in retaining him.’

‘Colts head coach Frank Reich let go of DeGuglielmo, as DeGuglielmo was a coach that was not brought in by Reich. Josh McDaniels, who famously backed out after accepting the Colts head coaching position last offseason, was the coach who brought in DeGuglielmo and Johnson. With the offensive line coaches dismissed in Indianapolis, Buffalo made the move to bring in Johnson to the staff.’

‘Farwell was a coaching assistant for the Seattle Seahawks in 2016, promoted to special teams assistant in 2017, then moved on to Carolina where he served in the same capacity last year.’

‘That means, provided Barkley, Anderson, and Josh Allen all go to training camp as expected, the team will head to St. John Fisher with a combined 18 years and 71 starts of experience in the NFL among their quarterbacks. That’s a far cry from the trio of Allen, Nathan Peterman, and A.J. McCarron, who had just five years and five starts among them when they opened camp six months ago.’

‘In the survey emailed to Bills fans on Wednesday, respondents were asked questions regarding preferable seat locations, how much they’d be willing to spend on certain seats, including luxury boxes and club seats, how important certain amenities such as Wi-Fi and in-seat concession service is, and many more. All responses are confidential.’