Buffalo Bills Roster Holds Answer to Offseason’s Burning Question

The Buffalo Bills lost 1,929 receiving yards and 15 touchdown receptions this offseason with the departures of Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.

With a remade receiving corps, coupled with other pass-catching weapons, the Bills will need to make up for the loss of production at the WR1 and WR2 spots. “Replacing the production of missing receivers” is a major concern for Buffalo, according to Pro Football Focus, which listed one remaining question for each of the NFL’s 32 teams.

From PFF Remaining questions for all 32 teams:

Will Buffalo be able to replace the production of the missing receivers?

“Bills signal-caller Josh Allen was PFF’s highest-rated quarterback last season, which suggests he can elevate the play of any receivers playing with him. This theory will certainly be tested in 2024, because the Bills lost Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis, their two best receivers from a year ago.

No player can be expected to replace Diggs. So the question becomes whether the production of Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel and rookie Keon Coleman can replicate what Diggs and Davis brought to the passing game. »

PFF is accurate in suggesting that Buffalo likely won’t directly replace Diggs and Davis, but will instead rely on multiple contributors to collectively make up for losses. Since author Zoltan Buday asked the question, the Bills have added two-time Super Bowl champion Marques Valdes-Scantling, who should help bolster the team’s passing attack on the ground.

PFF, however, failed to identify tight end Dalton Kincaid and running back James Cook as potential pass-catching options in offensive coordinator Joe Brady’s scheme.

Kincaid, a 2023 first-round pick, will likely play a bigger role in the passing game as a second-year pro. He has seemingly already earned the trust of quarterback Josh Allen, catching 73 of 91 targets during his rookie season. In two playoff games combined, Kincaid had 104 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions.

Meanwhile, becoming RB1, Cook had 44 receptions for 445 yards and four touchdowns. He was effective coming out of the backfield and also separating widely in empty sets. He was targeted 55 times by Allen.