‘“I think instincts are really big at safety,” Beane told reporters Tuesday here at the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “If you’re telling me, ‘you can have an athletic guy that’s a 4.3 (in the forty yard dash), 4.4 safety but he doesn’t have instincts,’ I’ll take the 4.6 guy with instincts, ball skills, and a little less range.”’
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Opinion: 2024 State of the Bills: Linebacker
‘Bernard enters year three as the unquestioned starter at the MIKE position, and is under contract for two more years, still on his rookie deal. It’s a great situation for the team to have him and Milano locked up for multiple years.’
Opinion: Capaccio: 2024 State of the Bills: Defensive tackle
‘The first thing that jumps out about this group is the sheer number of pending free agents. Of the seven players who ended the season on the roster in some capacity, only two are actually under contract for 2024.’
Matt Milano, Tre’Davious White continue to rehab injuries
‘“I think it’s still early,” Beane said when asked if either would be ready for any offseason activities. “They’re still working through it. I don’t want to commit to that at this point. Both of them are in Buffalo, rehabbing, doing everything they can.”’
‘Unexpected’ salary cap jump to $255 million had Brandon Beane smiling
‘For a team that has a lot of challenges just to get under the cap, let alone have the ability to re-sign some of their own free agents and those from other teams, every dollar counts.’
McDermott reiterates importance of explosive plays
‘McDermott even cited data on drives that end in scores with or without explosive plays, saying “usually a scoring drive has baked into it an explosive run or an explosive pass or a big-time penalty on the defense.”’
McDermott says Bills are still discussing who will call defensive plays
‘“We’ll make that decision when we need to,” McDermott said about calling the defense. “Right now we’re just one step at a time.”’
Opinion: Capaccio: 2024 State of the Bills: Defensive end/edge rushers
‘There are some big question marks with this group this offseason, and they mostly start with Von Miller.’
Opinion: Capaccio: 2024 State of the Bills: Offensive line
‘It’s pretty remarkable to look at the roster and see only one of twelve players in the group on an expiring contract.’
Sean McDermott named to NFL Competition Committee
‘Both McDermott and McVay were hired by their respective clubs in 2017 and join six others already on the committee.’
Opinion: 2024 State of the Bills: Tight end
‘While the wide receiver position certainly has plenty of question marks, the tight end group is exactly the opposite. The Bills appear to be pretty set heading into 2024.’
Opinion: Capaccio: 2024 State of the Bills: Wide Receiver
‘General manager Brandon Beane said at his end-of-season press conference that he believes Stefon Diggs is still a true No. 1 wide receiver in the NFL. Diggs’ production at the beginning of the season was certainly on par with that. But from Week 10 on, he topped 50 yards only once, scored only one touchdown, and caught more than five passes only twice. Was it due to diminishing skill? Injury? Was it the result of Joe Brady‘s offense and play-calling? The Bills have to find out the answer to that question as they look assess the position.’
Opinion: 2024 State of the Bills: Running back
‘Hines, on the other hand, is still under contract with the team. The 27-year-old tore his ACL in an offseason jet ski accident and never played in 2023. The Bills will have a significant salary cap savings of close to $5 million in 2024 if he’s released this offseason. It’s hard to see them holding onto him at a $5.48 million salary cap price. A release or restructure at a lower salary cap are probably the two most likely outcomes.’
Opinion: Sal’s 2024 State of the Bills: Quarterback
‘The only pertinent discussion about Josh Allen this off-season as whether or not the team will restructure his contract to create more salary cap space. Allen is scheduled to count for over $47 million against the team’s cap, but the Bills can convert most of his base salary into a signing bonus and take that number down to below $30 million. That seems like something they’ll be doing, at least in some capacity, if not all of it.’
Bills release 2024 ticket packaging, new stadium seating info for Season Ticket holders Thursday
‘The Bills are increasing Season Ticket package prices by an average of 10% next season, though the per-game price will mostly remain flat for most seating areas.’