Buffalo Bills
Give credit to the Buffalo Bills: The AFC East has been a constant “battle for second-best,” with the Patriots sitting atop the mountain year after year, and the Western NY bunch managed to win that battle in 2019. Josh Allen looked good, at times, and complemented the Bills’ solid running game—not vice versa. The defense was outstanding, a top 5 group that certainly factored in the Bills’ 10-6 finish.
2020 Resolution: Find Josh Allen a wide receiver. It can’t be made more clearly than that and doesn’t need to be, either. The Bills’ passing game was the weak link in 2019, and a lot of the plain-oatmeal malaise can be energized with a wideout who can cause coverage nightmares (or simply be an unstoppable force.) Yep, filling a need such as this falls under the “water is wet” category, but the Bills will need to balance the attack next season (and beyond) because the division is seemingly becoming less top-heavy.