and because their front office is inept in evaluating talent, they targeted the wrong players, severely overspent, and cut them within 2 years of the big splurge.
the problem with the Bills, now and for the last 15 years, is the inability to evaluate players - in college, other team's free agents and on their own team.
no surprise, since the scouting dept has been pretty much intact for the last 10 years
when it is a surprise to the organization that your 2nd round WR never had to adjust his routes in college, you get the idea how weak the scouting and talent evaluation process really is