The Buffalo Bills 2023 season concluded with an 11-6 record, another AFC East crown, a No. 2 playoff seed, and another division-round exit.
GM Brandon Beane is looking to improve and help get the Bills into the Super Bowl in 2024.
To do so, this offseason, he'll aim to get Buffalo's roster younger at key positions and to hit on draft picks for more immediate contributors. He'll also restructure contracts and look at extensions to get under the salary cap.
Buffalo has another long list of players poised to hit free agency and some who could be cap casualties, so they’ll need to make a call on which of those players could factor into the team’s long-term plans to know who to prioritize.
From potential cut candidates to re-signings, to whether to let some players walk as free agents, here are some roster decisions the Bills must make for 2024...
QB Mitch Trubisky
Trubisky is now the Bills' strongest trade chip.
Third string QB and former Jets starter, Mike White, re-upped with Buffalo, and the practice squad QB Shane Buechele provides depth. So Buffalo's in the best position they've been in to flip Trubisky for a good return.
In terms of the current market, and why it's the best it's been for a Trubisky trade, is this year's NFL Draft is historically weak at the quarterback position group, with a full round dropoff between the two top QBs of their class who figure to come off the board in the first several picks.
Trubisky offers veteran and starter experience at a younger, prime age than some of those in the free agency market, but he also offers the type of redeemable talent in the right system that could make him an attractive option to teams looking to fill their quarterback room.
Like Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield, Trubisky was a top draft pick who could thrive in the right offense. And at the very least provide a reliable and experienced backup.
There are a number of teams that need a quarterback this offseason, whether as a starter or backup, or as a bridge to a younger QB in development. It would stand to reason that not all of them are going to find one in this draft, or want to go with some of the remaining QBs in the free agent market nearing the ends of their careers.
Enter Mitch Trubisky as the best option who could be the latest NFL reclamation player, bridge starter, or backup available via trade.
Advice for the Bills is to give the Vikings, Steelers, Browns, and Rams a call to offer Trubisky for some draft capital, a trade up or down the draft board, or a player at a position of need.
RB James Cook
Cook turned up the hot stove at the start of the offseason with demands for a new contract at $15M per year. It was never a logical request in that the payroll and timeline are not ...
