After a season in which the Buffalo Bills fell short of their championship goals, the team now enters into an important offseason. The club no longer watches the playoffs from home. Since Sean McDermott became head coach and Brandon Beane the GM, the Bills have become a playoff team themselves and, more recently, a Super Bowl favorite.
But with that distinction comes different expectations.
Decision-making on personnel and economics by Beane is a big part of what’s made this team successful and given them a chance to win. Even still, after making the AFC Championship game two seasons ago Buffalo has seen consecutive division-round exits.
The team needs some help to take the next step toward a Super Bowl, and the person in a position to help make that happen is Beane as well. With that, here are six tough decisions for Brandon Beane this offseason: