3. Buffalo Bills
It feels like the Buffalo Bills’ 2022 season flashed before everyone’s eyes. In one moment, they were hailed as Super Bowl favorites. In another, they were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Oh, how the mighty have fallen, and oh, how an elite running back like Zeke could help the team get back up.
It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where the Bills went wrong this year. Bills’ Mafia could only watch in bare-chested, frostbitten horror as Josh Allen, who lost his offensive coordinator last offseason, threw picks left and right in the end zone, and as the typically stout pass defense let the Cincinnati Bengals walk all over them in the postseason.
One of the perennial shortcomings of Buffalo’s offense has been its run game, and landing Ezekiel Elliott in 2023 could set their course straight.
Devin Singletary has failed to eclipse 900 yards in any of the past four seasons. 2022 promising second-rounder James Cook has the potential to usurp Singletary and break out as the No. 1 running back this year, but what has “potential” and “promising” done for the Bills in the last half decade?
After drafting extra-terrestrial talent Josh Allen, the Bills had all the potential in the universe to create a dominant dynasty on par with the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. While the Chiefs have reached the Super Bowl in three of the last four years, the Bills haven’t gotten there once in the Allen era.
Bills’ Mafia is understandably growing restless, and perhaps a big shake-up is coming this offseason. Getting Zeke won’t solve all of the Bills’ problems, but at least it’s a start.