Just a few short years ago, the Buffalo Bills had one of the league’s worst receiving groups. Of the Bills’ top wide receivers in 2018, which was quarterback Josh Allen’s rookie year, only one—Zay Jones—even played a down in the NFL this year. He caught 14 passes for the Las Vegas Raiders this season.
Essentially, the Bills were trying to break in a brand-new Ferrari, but rather than giving that car the set of tires it deserved, they equipped it with a set of balding Supermax tires and hoped for the best. General manager Brandon Beane quickly realized the error of his ways, investing heavily in the position in the offseason in both 2019 and 2020.