The Buffalo Bills are in an unusual spot, coming off another double-digit-win season but with a new head coach. So what should they do when it comes time for the NFL Draft?
If that decision were up to ESPN analyst Ben Solak, Buffalo, which has made the playoffs seven straight years and is consistently among the NFL’s best teams, would trade out of the first round.
“Are the Bills a team in transition? Most teams with first-year head coaches are. But Joe Brady was an internal hire made by the incumbent general manager with the expectation of playoff success, and the Bills’ big offseason move (trading for DJ Moore) seems to indicate they’re still pushing for a top-tier offense,” Solak wrote.
“This question raises another question: Will they stay put or trade down from No. 26? I’m screaming trade down. This isn’t a great draft for a few early picks, but rather many middle-round dart throws. The Bills’ roster has endured some turnover and could easily absorb five-plus rookies. Depth at tackle and guard is needed, and a wide receiver addition should challenge Joshua Palmer at the third spot behind Moore and Khalil Shakir. On defense, linebacker needs a potential starter over Dorian Williams, and CB3 behind Maxwell Hairston and Christian Benford is a huge question.”
Solak suggested Buffalo flip the 26th overall pick for “two or three” picks to shore up the current gap between its first pick at No. 26 and second pick at No. 91 in the third round.
After a 12-5 season and a Divisional Round exit from the playoffs, the latest in a string of postseason disappointments, the Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott and replaced him with Brady, the team’s offensive coordinator. McDermott compiled a 98-50 record in nine years as Buffalo’s coach.
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