Buffalo Rumblings
To upgrade at guard or not to upgrade at guard—that is the question for an excellent offensive line group
The Buffalo Bills put together one of the league’s top offensive lines this season. In terms of protecting the quarterback, they were elite, allowing just 14 sacks throughout the regular season. Part of that might be a result of blocking for a modern-day Houdini, as quarterback Josh Allen is exceptionally adept at avoiding pressure. However, the protection squad did its job.
In the run game, Buffalo’s line was excellent, as well. The Bills averaged 4.5 yards per carry throughout the regular season, and lead back James Cook reached the 1,000-yard plateau for the second straight year. In the playoffs, the Bills ran the ball almost at will, gaining 504 yards on 112 attempts to maintain that 4.5 yards per carry average. They did that against some of the league’s best run defenses.
In the final game of the season, however, one glaring issue came up over and over again: the inability to complete a tush-push play that had been successful over 95% of the time. Each time the Bills run that play, quarterback Josh Allen tries to sneak over left guard. The Kansas City Chiefs were able to stuff it three of the five times Buffalo ran it.
Does this mean the Bills need an upgrade up front? Or does it mean that they need to spice it up once in a while and consider going right just one time? In today’s continuation of our look at the state of the Buffalo Bills roster, we discuss the interior offensive linemen.
Contract Status for 2025: Signed his exclusive-rights free agent (ERFA)
Age: 25 (26 on 10/3/2025)
Playing Time: 17 games (4 starts), 143 special teams snaps (32.06% of team total), 291 offensive snaps (26.75% of team total)
Key Statistics: 6 penalties, 0 sacks allowed
It’s wild, but Anderson played more snaps offensively this season than Quinton Morris and Reggie Gilliam. The Bills love running a six-offensive lineman look, and Anderson was their guy. It was curious late in the season how he was called for multiple penalties—one in the finale against the New England Patriots and then two more in the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs—where he supposedly didn’t report as eligible. Given how often the Bills ran out of a six-man front, one would assume that he knew how the procedure needed to go. I assume that Anderson will continue in his role as the sixth man up front.
Contract Status for 2025: Unsigned; UFA
Age: 29 (30 on 12/10/2025)
Playing Time: 1 game (1 start), 67 offensive snaps (6.16% of team total), 3 special teams snaps (.67% of team total)
Key Statistics: N/A
Clapp was a healthy scratch for much of the year when he was on the 53-man roster, and after he was released and signed to the practice squad, he did not play until the end of the season. Buffalo...
