26CornerBlitz Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 By Matthew Fairburn | mfairburn@nyup.com Orchard Park, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills' playoff run is over. It was a thrilling few weeks for a fan base that desperately needed it after 17 seasons without tasting the postseason. Now the real work begins for general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott. When they arrived in Buffalo, Beane and McDermott talked about not just getting back to the playoffs but building a team that could sustain success and return to the postseason year in and year out. That work begins now. Despite a 9-7 record and a playoff appearance, the Bills' roster needs some tender love and care between now and the start of training camp. I don't know if Beane and McDermott are the type to make to-do lists, but just in case they are, here are a few items that should probably be near the top of said list. 1. Decide on an offensive coordinator 2. Make a call on Tyrod Taylor 3. Figure out Kyle Williams' future 4. Revamp the linebacker depth chart 5. Keep the secondary together 6. Add two offensive linemen 7. Add some juice to the wide receiver room 8. Find depth at running back 9. Bolster the pass rush 10. Draft a quarterback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 It can't be that hard to write this stuff. Just as I've been saying....the Bills have to address pretty much EVERY level of both offense and defense: QB, RB (back up), WR, OL , DL, LB and according to the author CB as well. In short.....everything! Go Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, ScottLaw said: QB, defensive and offensive lines should be main focus in terms of personnel. After that WR and LB. Dennison needs to go. LB is near the top imo. QB of the D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: It can't be that hard to write this stuff. Just as I've been saying....the Bills have to address pretty much EVERY level of both offense and defense: QB, RB (back up), WR, OL , DL, LB and according to the author CB as well. In short.....everything! Go Bills Yeah. It's kind of amazing. We made the playoffs for the first time in 17 years and we don't have a lot to build on. Congrats to McD for taking a roster with so many holes to the dance. But it'll be a hard feat to replicate without a successful roster makeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: Yeah. It's kind of amazing. We made the playoffs for the first time in 17 years and we don't have a lot to build on. Congrats to McD for taking a roster with so many holes to the dance. But it'll be a hard feat to replicate without a successful roster makeover. WHy? If they were able to do it this year with better schemes and better coaching, why wouldn't they be able to do it again next year. They have the draft ammunition and the cap space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Kevi Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, ganesh said: WHy? If they were able to do it this year with better schemes and better coaching, why wouldn't they be able to do it again next year. They have the draft ammunition and the cap space. I would argue thaat even if we were to go 9-7 again, it probably won't get us in again. That was a very lucky situation to get in this time. There were som real powerhouses left out just in our conference. 8 new playoff teams. It was a "get right" year, and teams like Baltimore and San Diego are (imo) better than the Bills, Jags, Cheifs, and Titans. I'm not devaluing the playoff makers, or saying they should not have made it, but it was a massively weird year. We can't count on crazy scenarios going our way every year. I am super happy we made the dance, but to do it consistently we NEED a QB that can succeed at something besides protecting his qbr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Regarding that draft ammunition.... while they have lots of holes, I would like to see the Bills roll over some of the additional picks so that next year and the year after, they have a little extra ammunition. When opportunity knocks, it nice to have the 'cash' on hand rather than using credit - i.e. your future base picks - to be able to move up and grab a player that has fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, ganesh said: WHy? If they were able to do it this year with better schemes and better coaching, why wouldn't they be able to do it again next year. They have the draft ammunition and the cap space. If we don't end up having to trade away picks to move up for a QB, then I think our bevy of picks is a reason to be excited for next season. I know, I know, Beane was not there for the draft, but if we can come close to replicating the production we got from White, Dawkins, and Milano, then we should be able to net at least 3 more solid starters in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuklz2594 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 wr is not a huge need unless we get a good/decent qb to get them the ball. rb needs to be addressed. i like sony michel and rashard penny. we need oline and dline. drafting a qb is great idea but i am not enamored with any of them. the biggest need is offense coordinator. i think dennison gets a pass because tyrod just is not the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, nuklz2594 said: wr is not a huge need unless we get a good/decent qb to get them the ball. rb needs to be addressed. i like sony michel and rashard penny. we need oline and dline. drafting a qb is great idea but i am not enamored with any of them. the biggest need is offense coordinator. i think dennison gets a pass because tyrod just is not the guy. The WR corps is in need of a talent infusion aside from the QB issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuklz2594 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, 26CornerBlitz said: The WR corps is in need of a talent infusion aside from the QB issue. a qb with any kind of accuracy and not running for his life would make our wrs pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, nuklz2594 said: a qb with any kind of accuracy and not running for his life would make our wrs pretty good Keep telling yourself that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Keep telling yourself that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: Regarding that draft ammunition.... while they have lots of holes, I would like to see the Bills roll over some of the additional picks so that next year and the year after, they have a little extra ammunition. When opportunity knocks, it nice to have the 'cash' on hand rather than using credit - i.e. your future base picks - to be able to move up and grab a player that has fallen. They should always trade all their picks for future picks and then eventually they will have an entire draft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, nuklz2594 said: wr is not a huge need unless we get a good/decent qb to get them the ball. rb needs to be addressed. i like sony michel and rashard penny. we need oline and dline. drafting a qb is great idea but i am not enamored with any of them. the biggest need is offense coordinator. i think dennison gets a pass because tyrod just is not the guy. I agree WR is not a huge need. If we have a solid starting NFL QB, then Benjamin/maybe Matthews/Thompson/Jones/Holmes is not a terrible set of WRs. I also agree that we should build the lines and take a HB in rounds 3-5 because it is a deep HB draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFront_USAF Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: The WR corps is in need of a talent infusion aside from the QB issue. Agreed, but I still think qb is more of an issue. If we trade up to get our guy at qb, we will probably have to wait until the next draft to land a top wide receiver. Besides, I think the separation stat posted earlier has a lot to do with TT not being a good timing guy, and that caused our WRs to get covered as the windows closed by the time he threw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuklz2594 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 aj mccarron has had me intrigued for a while. it's just there is not enough of a body of work to really judge him. i do not think he would be too expensive of a draft pick trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, ColdFront_USAF said: Agreed, but I still think qb is more of an issue. If we trade up to get our guy at qb, we will probably have to wait until the next draft to land a top wide receiver. Besides, I think the separation stat posted earlier has a lot to do with TT not being a good timing guy, and that caused our WRs to get covered as the windows closed by the time he threw. No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 The author missed out on a couple important things. A) Search for the Franchise QB B) Get some quality DT's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said: I also agree that we should build the lines Agree. Besides QB, both lines are in need of attention; this includes coaching and blocking scheme for OLine. If we do nothing but get a QB(s) and fix both lines this offseason, I'll be content. Of course we need a RB2, WR, LB, CB depth, but I view those as secondary compared to QB and OLine and DLine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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