The Sabres and Bills plans have not been similar. A big part of that is the difference in financial rules, roster sizes, etc. The plans really can't be all that similar. Also Brandon Beane has neither his head or his thumb up his butt.
What can be similar is a recurring ebb and flow of seasoned vets with big cap hits and talented youngsters on the cheap. The Sabres are in a position where they will need to turn over half of their offensive roster in one year and all by acquiring them from a pool of available players that will not be nearly deep enough.
The Bills did turn over a lot of their offense in 2019 but the pool of players is generally pretty deep in the NFL. They have also drafted well and players move right into the NFL.
Bots hasn't really added much to the offense in his three years here. The players he has brought in mostly really stink and there isn't much to debate about that. Why are we to believe the magic salary cap space will change Bots ability to avoid players like Sheary, Vesey, Mittlestadt, and Thompson? Will he suddenly have an eye for talent? No. He won't. The Sabres need to add 5 or 6 forwards and a goalie. Seattle is in a better position because they have the opportunity.
Tim Murray burned this thing down better than any arsonist could have imagined. In three years Bots has turned a pile of burning embers into what looks like a tree fort built in the backyard by 4th graders. We had a couple pieces of the foundation in place and the rest is a random hodge podge of scrap yard materials nailed together haphazardly. We need an architect , stat.