Bills Future Core Through 2029-30

[corta765]

2 hours ago, 716to540 said:

I'll be retiring in 2029 after a 35 career in engineering. I expect to be available for the Bills roster then.

Nice of you to wait so long in helping us get a lombardi lol

[oldmanfan]

4 hours ago, corta765 said:

I like to do this exercise during season once and during the offseason post draft looking at the Bills core/players who should be starters over the foreseeable future which in turn shows the holes they will have. My criteria for this is players who either are starting currently that I would expect will start for the next 4-5 years (reasonably of course) or they are young but showed enough potential/solid play that you should be able to consider them starting in that time frame and contributing regularly. On the flipside a player who is older and realistically probably ages or contract wise will be a cut I will not list like Taron Johnson given the odds he regresses overtime.

 

Offense:

 

QB: Josh Allen (duh)

RB: James Cook

WR: Khalil Shakir

TE: Dalton Kincaid // Jackson Hawes

O-Line: Dawkins - Edwards- McGovern-Torrence- Brown

 

Defense:

 

DE: Greg Rousseau

DT: Ed Oliver // Deone Walker // TJ Sanders // DeWayne Carter

LB: Terrel Bernard // Dorian Williams

CB: Christian Benford // Max Hariston // Dorian Strong

SAF: Cole Bishop

 

The good news for the offense is that offensive line is young enough where it is realistic to see the same group for years. Will they all actually stay? Probably not, but offensive lineman hold value and skill far longer then other positions and the oldest of the group is actually Dawkins. The TE & RB spot is in a good spot, the problem point is of course WR in a very bad way. Even if Coleman were to miraculously become a top WR they just really lack any youth at that position after him. Beane can say what he wants about the position, but realistically it will need some real investment in the next year or so (if not today).

 

The defense is far more interesting where spots like DT/CB you can feel potentially really good long term about the depth an quality. LB they really need a guy to come in and become a starter long term. SAF if Bishop develops as he has you need one more guy. DE forever feels like the biggest spot that they just cannot get it fully right despite picks. AJ has played quite well for the Bills but I will be stunned if in 2-3 years he is still here, Javon Solomon is too green to make a call on, and Landon Jackson can't get into the lineup at this point. Hopefully with Solomon & Jackson they can become quality starters that help that position out, but if there becomes a time they can ever get a in prime pass rusher it would be a big boost.

 

No team is perfect, Buffalo has Josh which is the biggest thing but the rest of the roster has a lot of good quality starters with some truly good ones. Overall you can see where the strengths are and the defense if the kids keep developing their is the potential for some real dynamite players there. At the same time godbless Milano, Watt, Poyer but you will need to reinforce those areas to keep progressing on D. The offense it feels like the same old song but WR you just need more. Beane with his more recent WR FA signings has missed more then you'd want as Samuels can't stay on the field, Palmer isn't bad but hurt like his record says, Moore is JAG, and Hollis was a fine role player. Assuming no move happens today for an Olave or Waddle or Shaheed, your are looking at needing a more quality WR FA and at least drafting one preferably two WRs in round 1-5 next year.

 

Hancock at safety?

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

I think a decision may need to be made between Edwards and McGovern as not sure they will want to pay both as have also drafted low cost rookie contracts on O-line too so wouldn't pencil both of them in.

 

I think either Oliver will need to agree to a pretty decent pay cut in the off season or he may be gone.

 

Agree to, take strong off of list and add Hancock