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Terrel Bernard could be answer at middle linebacker if Tremaine Edmunds leaves via free agency

‘In other words, the Bills should at least have a plan if Edmunds does indeed depart. Part of that plan could involve Terrel Bernard. The team’s third-round draft pick in 2022, Bernard had a miniscule role defensively as a rookie, playing just 110 defensive snaps, 10.5% of the team total. Bernard started just one game – a Week 9 loss to the Jets that Edmunds missed because of injury – and finished with 16 tackles for the season. He did not take a single defensive snap over the final six games in the regular season or either of Buffalo’s two postseason games. Because the Bills needed more depth up front along the defensive line, Bernard was a healthy inactive for the team’s final game of the season, the loss to Cincinnati in the divisional round of the playoffs.’

Bills news, notes from NFL draft combine: Potential options to fill safety need

‘Logically, it tracks that Tre’Davious White and Elam – who came on at the end of his rookie season, partially because he wasn’t sharing snaps with Benford – will be the starters at cornerback. And the Bills will probably try to re-sign Dane Jackson as a restricted free agent, though it’s possible they could lose him. If Jackson returns, that makes for a crowded situation at boundary cornerback, so moving Benford might make sense.’

Frazier’s exit doesn’t pass the sniff test

‘Still, it seems odd that it took over a month for him to make that decision. And while we haven’t heard a word from Frazier, McDermott and Beane said all the right things at the Combine, but neither seemed particularly shocked or bothered by his exit.’

Bills LB Von Miller Reveals He Wants to Be a GM After Retiring

‘“It’s what I want to do,” Miller said, via 9News. “I don’t have any experience. I know what a great football team looks like. I know what a winning football team looks like. A great staff, great equipment guys, great athletic trainers. I know what that looks like, I know what it takes to build those teams but that’s it.’

Opinion: 2023 State of the Bills: Offensive line

‘When it comes to Morse, his future may be tied into his health and the multiple concussions he’s suffered throughout his eight-year NFL career already. But there’s been no indication that Morse isn’t coming back in 2023, so he should be the starting center once again.’

Carucci Take 2: Bills ‘need young players to play,’ especially on the D-line

‘The Bills’ massive investment to sign Miller as a free agent — a six-year contract worth $120 million — paid initial dividends. He had eight sacks, giving him a share of the team lead with Rousseau, in the 11 games he played and also helped Rousseau and fellow members of the D-line by drawing extra blocking attention. However, with Miller out of the lineup, there was a noticeable decline in the performance of the rest of the pass rushers. Despite his eight sacks, Rousseau, the Bills’ first-round draft pick from Miami in 2021, was the most conspicuous by his absence.’