PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills were so thrilled with their 2016 draft class that general manager Doug Whaley declared in May that his first three selections -- Clemson outside linebacker Shaq Lawson, Alabama inside linebacker Reggie Ragland and Ohio State defensive lineman Adolphus Washington -- would all start "off the bus" in Rex Ryan's defense this season.
Unless, of course, that bus broke down with two flat tires before it could even reach the regular season.
Lawson's shoulder surgery and an announcement Wednesday that Ragland tore his ACL and will miss the regular season have rendered Whaley's comment moot.