1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl

Buffalo Bills

The biggest problem for Rex Ryan while with the New York Jets—one he never solved—was how to get anything out of the quarterback position. Can he change that in upper New York with the Buffalo Bills? That’s the key to the Bills having any chance at a Super Bowl.

It’s not a question which is easily answered. Looking at the players he has under his command, there aren’t any quarterbacks who have been able to carry a team for long.

Matt Cassel was serviceable in Minnesota after an unimpressive stint in Kansas City with the Chiefs. He doesn’t have a great deep ball and seems to fold under pressure, but with a decent offensive line in front of him, he might do OK for a while.

EJ Manuel has struggled since the Bills reached for him in 2013. It’s too early to label him a bust, but he was absolutely overdrafted at No. 16 and the rawness that made that the case has been all too clear in his first two years, though injury has certainly played a part. He has great mobility, but his accuracy and pocket sense, as well as his ability to read the defense, need work.

Tyrod Taylor and Jeff Tuel are backups and no more.

So who does Ryan tap? More than likely it starts with Cassel, though a good showing could give Manuel a chance. Ryan is going to run the ball early and often—that’s why he got LeSean McCoy and drafted Karlos Williams—to take the pressure off his quarterback but it still matters who that guy is. Because you have to throw the ball at some point.

Ryan needs to figure out which is his guy. If he chooses the correct player, this is a team with plenty of talent—both on offense and defense—to make a run at the Lombardi.

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