Bills’ Brandon Beane Gives Bold Statement on Lack of Trade Deadline Moves
The Buffalo Bills opted not to make any notable moves as the trade deadline passed, which came as a surprise to many.
Buffalo could’ve added another pass rusher or receiver to its roster, but decided not to make a big move. General manager Brandon Beane believes the Bills’
“I do believe we can win a championship with this roster,” Beane told reporters on Wednesday, via Dan Fetes.
Buffalo Could’ve Added Another Pass Rusher
Beane would be the best to know his own roster, but this roster has been in place for many seasons and has come up short over the last five years.
Buffalo did add a huge free agent addition in signing pass rusher Joey Bosa, who has four sacks in eight games this season.
Even though the Bills added Bosa, adding another pass rusher at the trade deadline wouldn’t have hurt. While Bosa has been healthy this season, he is now dealing with a wrist injury that kept him out of Wednesday’s practice.
Bosa has faced several injuries, resulting in him participating in only 14 games over the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Since Bosa is known to miss time, adding another pass rusher would’ve helped, just in case Bosa had to miss a few games.
Many people weren’t thrilled with the Bills not making any trade deadline deals, including The Athletic’s Mike Jones, who named them as one of his trade deadline losers.
“The Bills needed help on both sides of the ball. Another pass rusher would have been nice, and an interior run stopper was definitely high on the needs list,” Jones wrote on Wednesday. “So too was an explosive pass catcher to give
The AFC is Wide Open For The Bills
The AFC seems as wide open as it has ever been before, especially with the Kansas City Chiefs sitting with a 5-4 record. It’s no secret that the Bills haven’t been able to beat Kansas City in the postseason, losing four out of their last five playoff games to them.
The Chiefs sit in third place in the AFC West, so they might not even make the playoffs. Many sportsbooks favored the Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl this season, but they have a 3-5 record, and if they don’t turn it around over the next few weeks, they will likely not make the playoffs.
If the Chiefs and Ravens both miss the postseason, the Bills will be the most experienced team in the AFC in the playoffs.
It would’ve been nice for Buffalo to add to its experienced roster at the trade deadline, which could’ve put them over the top this winter.
As the Bills aim for the Super Bowl, they are currently battling the New England Patriots, who lead the AFC East with a 7-2 record. If the Bills can’t clinch the division title, they’ll find themselves playing some of their playoff games on the road.
Saints Shocker? Former First Round RB Listed As Cut Candidate
The New Orleans Saints seem bound to have a very exciting couple of weeks leading up to the regular season.
Obviously, they need to figure out the quarterback situation. This battle seems to be down to second-round pick Tyler Shough and second-year signal caller Spencer Rattler, with Jake Haener lagging behind a little bit. This quarterback battle has taken over headlines in New Orleans for weeks now.
But the team is also going to need to make some cuts as they work down to 53 players on the active roster. There are a few obvious cut candidates, but there are also some players who could turn heads as cuts in the coming weeks.
Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport recently suggested the Saints would cut former first-round pick running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the coming weeks. Edwards-Helaire is battling for a spot in the Saints' crowded running back room.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire could be the perfect cut candidate for New Orleans
"Remember when Clyde Edwards-Helaire was a first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs, who was going to be the next big thing at running back? As a rookie, he was actually pretty solid, with 1,100 total yards, five touchdowns and 4.4 yards per carry," Davenport wrote. "But Edwards-Helaire's usage was never the same after that rookie season.
"He has just 154 carries over the past three seasons combined, and last year he spent his first season in New Orleans mostly holding down a bench, carrying the ball all of 13 times and averaging just 3.5 yards per carry. Alvin Kamara is the unquestioned lead back in the Big Easy. Kendre Miller appears safely entrenched as the RB2. With Devin Neal and Velus Jones Jr. widely projected to round out the position group, both Edwards-Helaire and Cam Akers are former NFL starters who could be searching for new homes after cutdown day."
Edwards-Helaire is a clear-cut candidate for the Saints. Holding onto him makes no sense at this point, as there's nothing in his game that makes him truly unique and a star.
The Saints have more than enough depth better than the former first-round pick, though they could still upgrade the unit by landing a trade for somebody like New York Jets running back Breece Hall.
Either way, it would be quite shocking if Edwards-Helaire made the 53-man roster. He's at the bottom of the totem pole in New Orleans right now.
