Bills’ Brandon Beane on offseason roster-building goal: ‘First thing, I’m going to try and protect’ Josh Allen

Over the previous couple of years, the Buffalo Payments have been broadly lauded for his or her roster-building plan. After choosing Josh Allen with the No. 7 general decide within the 2018 NFL Draft, the Payments turned over virtually their total roster. The 2021 roster had simply 12 gamers left from the group that surrounded Allen in 2018. And so they’ve been top-of-the-line groups within the NFL since starting on that course of in earnest. 

Now, although, they’re getting into a unique part of their competition window. Allen signed a monster-sized contract extension final offseason, and is about to depend in opposition to the wage cap at a a lot greater degree than he did earlier than. So, basic supervisor Brandon Beane goes to have to string a finer needle than he did prior to now. 

“We’ll must make some strikes, however I would not see us being huge spenders or something like that,” Beane stated, per the Payments’ official website. “However we’ll positively look to fill some spots from the skin in addition to retain a few of our guys.”

His first aim, although, needs to be unsurprising. “Very first thing, I will try to defend him,” Beane stated of Allen. “As I stated earlier, I’ve to ensure the O-line is ready and that we’re assured in them. However past that, at all times searching for the assorted items.”

After all, it is sensible that the Payments wish to defend their funding of their star quarterback. Buffalo’s offensive line has been strong, if not essentially spectacular over these previous couple seasons, so it additionally is sensible that the Payments would search upgrades up entrance. We’ve seen in every of the final two Tremendous Bowls simply how vital it’s for an offensive line to carry up in opposition to relentless stress. Buffalo hasn’t been to the Tremendous Bowl but, however solidifying the road may assist them get there.