Buffalo Rumblings
The Bills are on their last major break before training camp and preparations for the 2025 NFL season begin. With that, it’s time to hand out an offseason grade!
Recently, we wanted to hear from Rumblers about the Buffalo Bills’ 2025 offseason. When taking time to reflect a bit on all that happened at One Bills Drive the last few months, what grade would you give the team’s offseason? As we like to do in partnership with FanDuel Sportsbook and SB Nation Reacts, it felt appropriate to ask for an assist from readers in handing out grades with school nearly finished for all ahead of summer.
In truth, the most reasonable grade at this point in time would be “Incomplete” — but we aren’t here to be reasonable and realistic. After all, there’s no time like the offseason to dissect each and every move and bit of news related to the Bills. Right? Well, you voted and also weighed in with some fantastic commentary on the subject.
Some of you are optimistic, which is an easy sentiment for Bills Mafia to grab hold of given how hope springs eternal for all sports fans. But others of you have some reservations despite overall approval.
For some, it’s less about the positions they targeted and more about the players they prioritized in those spots. That’s easily understood as well, since there’s hardly anything on Earth all people will agree about. There’s also the looming suspensions for new defenders Michael Hoecht and Larry Ogunjobi, plus the situation with James Cook to consider.
Yet, by and large, most readers are pleased with the work orchestrated by general manager Brandon Beane and company. Leading the way, better than half (54%) of voters gave the team a “B” for the moves made this offseason, while 38% of voters handed out an “A” to One Bills Drive. That makes for 92% of voters near-fully on board with the Bills’ plans.
The anomalous 1% of votes landing at “F” may very well be due to trolls, and other fan bases. Or, perhaps that 1% disapproving votes is tied to legitimate gripes with the current regime, and hopes for something more similar to what Bills Country experienced in the nearly two decades preceding the point when Buffalo finally made it back to the playoffs?
Nationally, voters were asked about HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” which will feature the Bills later this summer. A huge percentage of fans (81%) wish that the Cleveland Browns would have been the featured team on the now-canceled offseason edition of “Hard Knocks.”
No, that doesn’t imply NFL fans would rather watch the mistake-prone Browns over the Bills, just that they saw reason for the network and franchise to see the series through using Cleveland’s football team as it’s star this spring.
Also, an interesting poll asked readers about the situation with running back Nick Chubb. The Browns allowed Chubb to leave town and sign with the Houston Texans. Reacts wanted to know if NFL fans believe...
