Doesn’t expect an offseason roster overhaul
After constructing a 6-10 record in the 2018 campaign, significant additions to the Bills roster were a necessity.
Beane answered the call, turning over more than 40 percent of the roster in the 2019 offseason.
The changes proved to be beneficial, as Buffalo finished the 2019 campaign with a 10-6 record and playoff berth.
Thus, a change to nearly half of the roster does not appear to be in order. Per Beane, a complete ‘overhaul’ is not in the cards in western New York, with adding valuable free agents to the already-present core appearing to be near the top of his priority list.
“I don’t think we’re looking at an overhaul,” Beane said. “I think last year, offensively, was an overhaul. We are going to look under every rock to find competition and upgrades where we can, but my philosophy has not changed. We have to draft, develop, and sign our guys.
“I do agree with continuity. The more cohesive you are out there, this is the ultimate team sport . . . I would say, we want to keep as many intact as we can, but we wouldn’t do it in spite of a clear upgrade. But if you’re talking about, I’m bringing in a guy with a similar skill set, why would I do that if this guy can do it? If we’re going to change out guys, other than people who leave in free agency that we can’t control, we do believe in continuity and we want to keep as many of this core, these guys that we’ve drafted and spent time developing and learning our system, we do want to keep them. That’s our plan here. Hopefully, we’ll just be able to add some pieces here and there to help us take the next step.”
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