Change is inevitable, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less.
The Buffalo Bills will look different in 2024. With their core of veteran leaders gutted for football and financial reasons, Buffalo will be tasked with reloading much of the roster while keeping its Super Bowl aspirations at the heart of every move. The Bills will be younger, cheaper, and potentially better next season.
That doesn’t make this offseason any more comfortable.
Although change is unavoidable, that doesn’t make the pain go away.
In 2024, the Buffalo Bills will appear different. With their core of seasoned leaders gone due to both football and financial constraints, Buffalo will have to rebuild a large portion of the squad with the Super Bowl in the forefront of every decision. Next season, the Bills will be younger, less expensive, and possibly even better.
This offseason isn’t any more comfortable as a result.
Josh Allen, the quarterback, feels like the lone seasoned veteran whose future is secure as the roster churning storm rages over Western New York. Although the career of superstar receiver Stefon Diggs may be coming to an end, tight end Dawson Knox witnessed his likely replacement make an impression in his first season.
How about Dion Dawkins, the left tackle?
He appeared to be concerned and resorted to social media amid the free agent exodus.
“Buffalo, NY will always be my home,” he wrote on X, the former Twitter platform. “Make that promise to me.”
By Week 1, Dawkins will be past thirty and will be watching key members of the current core leave for unrestricted free agency. Given that his contract only lasts for a year, he might have good reason to be worried.
But unlike cornerback Tre’Davious White or safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde, Dawkins hasn’t given Buffalo many reasons to cut bait.
Over his seven seasons with the Bills, Dawkins has been incredibly consistent, finishing each season as an above-average tackle. Dawkins was the 17th-highest graded (qualified) tackle by Pro Football Focus during the previous campaign. His consistency and longevity on the blindside make him more than worthy of a deal, even in the absence of great play.
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