The Bills do not fare very well in ESPN’s future rankings.
The Buffalo Bills have become the butt of many NFL jokes over the past two decades. First it was losing four consecutive Super Bowls, now it’s a 16-year playoff drought. We’re plenty used to a fair amount of shade thrown our way. So much so that none of it really even bothers me anymore. When ESPN released its 2016 NFL Future Power Rankings on Monday, I didn’t feel disrespected. I didn’t feel embarrassed. I felt, well, surprised.
ESPN’s panel of analysts - Louis Riddick, Mike Sando and Field Yates - were asked to grade all 32 teams and see which teams are in the best shape to succeed in the next three years.