With the playoff drought monkey off the organization’s back, the Buffalo Bills can now build a team and develop their young talent without the pressures of making the postseason. While not experiencing the same absence from playoff football, the Chicago Bears have laid out a template for the Bills to follow as they have rebuilt their team in a two-year timeframe.
The changes began for the Bears in the 2017 NFL Draft as they moved up one spot from No. 3 to No. 2 to select quarterback Mitchell Trubisky out of North Carolina. They then selected depth players and found an impact player like running back Tarik Cohen in the fourth round.