Buffalo Rumblings
Sean McDermott is most certainly on the list. Which Buffalo Bills are under the most pressure in 2025?
The most recent version of the Buffalo Bills have checked off almost every box they can check outside of the really big one. Entering 2025, they have a league MVP, an Executive of the Year, plenty of Pro Bowlers and a stacked roster from top to bottom. There are always question marks, though, so as we enter the deeper part of the 2025 offseason, it’s time to look at some of those potential answers.
Which Buffalo Bills are under the most pressure to perform in 2025? There are a lot of factors that go into that, so let’s look at some candidates.
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Where have the Bills fallen short in the biggest moments? Coaching. Boneheaded mistakes in big moments like 13 seconds are one thing, but allowing the Chiefs to score their highest point total of the season two weeks before getting absolutely rocked by the Eagles is another. McD and his hand-picked protege Bobby Babich need to step up, especially in the playoffs, and especially against the Chiefs. This ain’t news.
I am lumping them together because their success not only impacts the team, but both are in the last year of their contracts. They are playing for big money in addition to big expectations. I don’t know if those deals will be in Buffalo or elsewhere, but these Pro Bowlers will want top dollar or else they would have signed by now. They could both play their ways into contracts near the top of the market in 2025. A.J. Epenesa isn’t a former Pro Bowl player, but he’s played a lot of snaps over the last few years and is also looking for a new deal.
Two Bills pass-catchers that underperformed admittedly lofty expectations in 2024, both Coleman and Kincaid could be looking down the barrel of being replaced on the roster if they don’t take a step forward in 2025. Both were dealing with nagging injuries last season, but could make huge impacts this season — or they could be replaced next offseason.
The NFL has tweaked their kickoff rules, which means more innovation is likely to enter the chat. Can Tabor make the change after giving up the first dynamic kickoff return touchdown in NFL history in 2024? Oh yeah, Quintin Morris (73% of ST snaps in 2024), Nicholas Morrow (41%), Casey Toohill (30%) , Mack Hollins (22%), Kaiir Elam (15%) are all gone and Baylon Spector (35%) and Cam Lewis (57%) aren’t roster locks. Such is the life of a special teams coordinator.
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