The Buffalo Bills won 13 games in the pandemic-altered 2020 NFL season. While general manager Brandon Beane has built a fantastic roster with plenty of depth throughout, the team’s fortunes really turned thanks to the growth of the man drafted to be the franchise quarterback.
The Bills haven’t had a bona fide “franchise” player at the game’s most important position since the 1996 season. That’s the year that Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly ended his illustrious career. Since then, Bills fans have watched a seemingly endless line of players try to be “the next Jim Kelly,” from Rob Johnson to Drew Bledsoe to J.