4 questions for the Bills front office entering 2020 training camp

Here are four questions that Beane and company will consider ahead of the training camp period. 

Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

3. What is the criteria for the team to exercise Josh Allen’s fifth-year option?

This is the big one. Several NFL teams declined to exercise the fifth-year option on their quarterbacks this offseason, including former No. 2 overall pick Mitchell Trubisky. Now, it’s not the end of the world if a team declines the fifth-year option; however, it definitely sends a message that the team is not completely sold on the player.

The Bills will have another season of Allen’s play to use as evidence to decide if they wish to exercise his fifth-year option. They will have to make this decision next spring (this year’s option deadline was May 30th).

If Allen takes another major step forward in his growth, it will be a no-brainer to offer the extension. However, if there are missteps along the way, and dare the word “regression” is brought up, this will definitely be a speed-bump along the way of Allen being the franchise quarterback for a long time for Buffalo.

If he continues his growth trend, Allen will be around for a while. A lot can happen in a season, though.

 

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