ESPN reveals Bills' bottom line in NFL Draft
The Bills have a lot of needs and only a handful of picks to use.
ESPN reveals Bills' bottom line in NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Buffalo Bills have faded quietly into the background after their trade for DJ Moore, and for a team that is on the Super Bowl hot seat with a first-time head coach, that is where they want to be.
As the draft edges ever closer, what the Bills will do in the first-round with their No. 26 pick is unknown, as there doesn't seem to be the chance that the Bills will get the proper difference-maker it wants. Of course, the team could trade up, but that would require more draft capital, and with the defensive needs glaring, Buffalo likely won't do so.
So, for ESPN's Ben Solak, his "bottom line" for Buffalo is rather simple. "Have to move back," Solak wrote . "There are depth needs everywhere, but the biggest ones are at linebacker, cornerback and wide receiver.
" More: ESPN labels Commanders terrifying if 1 draft selection is made Bills to load up on defense? That would appear to be a good strategy for Beane and the front office, and in the first-round, if the Bills don't trade back to acquire more draft capital, then defense, and possibly an edge, should be the play. Receiver is still a lurking problem, even with the addition of Moore, but it is hardly the blinking light on Buffalo's dashboard right now.