Bills general manager Brandon Beane is fed up with the criticism.
Fewer than 48 hours after the 2025 NFL Draft ended, Beane began receiving unfavorable feedback regarding the class he and the Bills front office had recently built. To make matters worse, he had to endure it while he waited to be introduced for a slot on a Buffalo radio program. And he made his dissatisfaction clear.
“It feels like a repeat of 2018 with you all,” Beane remarked during the early moments of his segment on WGR 550’s The Jeremy and Joe Show, according to ESPN.
“Look, you all were b——- about Josh Allen in 2018, preferring Josh Rosen instead, and now you’re b——- about not having a receiver,” Beane explained. “I’m confused. …” We have just achieved 30 consecutive points in eight games in a row. A year ago, I heard you all asking why we lacked receivers, but I still don’t get it now.
“You just witnessed us top the league in points; when considering the entire postseason, no team scored more points than the Buffalo Bills, even surpassing the Super Bowl champions.” Thus, you just witnessed us accomplish it without Stefon Diggs, same team. In what ways does this group fall short compared to last year’s group? Our task is to earn points and succeed in matches. In which areas must we improve? Protection. We accomplished that. I understand that you need to put on a show and find topics to complain about, but complaining about wide receivers is one of the silliest arguments I’ve encountered.
At this point last year, Beane was justifiably scrutinized after dealing Stefon Diggs, substituting him with Florida State rookie Keon Coleman, and rounding out the rest of the group with Curtis Samuel and Mack Hollins. As Beane observed, many did not anticipate Hollins to play a significant role as a secondary pass catcher, but Hollins performed remarkably, achieving his second-best career receiving yard total and securing five touchdown catches before moving to the Patriots in March.