The Buffalo Bills will have 24 free agents heading into the 2017 offseason, the most in the league by a large margin. Yes, most of our core will remain is tact but for a team that already struggles with depth issues at key positions, this is extremely troublesome. To make matters worse, we won't be one of the teams with a ton of cap space to throw around.
What happens if the Bills aren't successful next year? How long of a rope does Whaley have? If Whaley goes, the next headcoach is going to go as well. If you can't turn the bills around after year 2, the Pegulas will most likely clean house. These are all things that potential candidates will think about. Sure, there's plenty of coaches out there that will take this job, but no quality coach is coming to Buffalo this offseason with all things considered.