Much has been made of the Jets’ sweeping roster overhaul and rebuilding project, but the Bills have taken a similar approach under first-year head coach Sean McDermott and new general manager Brandon Beane. So in some ways, the Jets-Bills regular-season opener is like two teams looking in the mirror.
Gone from last year’s Jets are Darrelle Revis, Nick Mangold, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Davis Harris and Breno Giacomini, among others, and in their places are mostly new and untested younger players. But the Bills have done their own housecleaning to start the McDermott-Beane era — just not as extensively as the Jets.