The churn is also correlated with changes in coaches and GM’s. New regimes usually bring different philosophies and therefore they look at the “fit” of players very differently. Look at the current roster flip where I believe the current number of remaining players from the Whaley / Ryan years is five and that number may very well come down once training camp and the pre-season is over.
I also don’t know that churn across the league is so unusual. However, what the Bills have not had is a consistent “core” since the Polian / Levy era which was before the modern FA period. Look at the cheats* they have turned their roster many times without too much pain and difficulty. With Brady as their “core” and a stable coaching situation they have been able to swap other players in and out relatively easily.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mysterious-footprints-of-mythical-beast-yeti-sighted-claims-indian-army/articleshow/69107428.cms
The beast is found!
The Bills pull off the draft swindle of all times and Get the Giants pick at #4 for a bunch of cut offensive linemen and running backs.
No no way are we worse than last year unless there are a bunch of serious injuries.
It all really comes down to Josh Allen taking a few steps forward, the o-line improving, having a run game (play action opens up)and the special teams taking a big step forward.
Do do all of these and playoffs should happen. From there who knows?
These situations are so hard and so personal. It may be even harder for young players who have not seen a ton of this sort of situation in their lives. Like many twenty something year olds players are still in the we (all people around me that are near my age) are invincible. It’s not until people your age or even younger start to pass that you realize the notion of invincibility is full of holes.
Maybe teams rushed on the Bills because they were shut down in the air. Keep in mind this was the #2 ranked defense in the NFL last year.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/total/position/defense
They also accomplished this without much help from ST’s nor the offense. Imagine the stats if the Bills were ahead in games and teams had to pass more frequently in the attempt to catch up.