Figure out what to do with the pass rush
Aside from Quinton Spain, the Bills have two other “bigger fish” among their free agents. Both reside on the defensive line in tackle Jordan Phillips and edge defender Shaq Lawson.
The Bills can stand to improve along their defensive line. While the defense is the Bills’ strength, it’s more due to their stout secondary. Buffalo’s defensive line is by no means bad now, but an upgrade isn’t out of the question.
Phillips led the Bills with 9.5 sacks while Lawson’s 13 tackles for loss led the team in that category as well. In a perfect world, the Bills keep both of them and add a top-tier prospect via the draft as well. Which, could be possible. But in order to do so, the Bills likely move on from Trent Murphy at defensive end just by the nature of things.
The scenarios here seem endless, but they of course comes down to dollars and cents. Both Phillips and Lawson said they’d like to be back, but you can imagine that they’ll at least sniff around free agency. Both have earned the right to do so.
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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 6, 2019