Does anyone among Shakir, Kincaid, Coleman, Palmer, Moore, or Samuel stand a good chance of hitting the benchmark this season?
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The Buffalo Bills have the most important single position figured out thanks to quarterback Josh Allen. Almost every other team in the NFL would give anything to be in that situation, but Josh Allen doesn’t grow on trees.
With Allen’s success and thanks to the (ever-expanding yet limited) salary cap, general manager Brandon Beane has had to get a bit creative in building a group of pass catchers. The move to select Allen stands among the franchise’s best moves, but since the departure of Stefon Diggs (a shrewd move at the time), it’s meant uncertainty at the other end of Allen’s lasers.
It’s not as though the Bills are devoid of talent at wide receiver, tight end, and even dual-threat options out of the backfield. It’s just that in parting ways with Diggs, the team has shifted focus from one main target to a room full of guys who come after WR1.
It worked decently in 2024, at least when you consider the prolific rate at which the offense scored touchdowns. But it also failed to produce a 1,000-yard receiver of any type. Khalil Shakir came the closest with 821 yards on 76 receptions. Meanwhile former first-round pick Dalton Kincaid failed to produce more than 55 yards in any game as the team’s premiere pass-catching tight end.
Will the Bills run it back in 2025, where it’s not important who’s catching the passes — so long as they’re efficient doing so? Or will a 1,000-yard receiver re-emerge among the remade room of wideouts? Is this finally the year we see Kincaid break out as one of the league’s most talented tight ends?
Perhaps Keon Coleman, Curtis Samuel, Joshua Palmer, or Elijah Moore prove capable of functioning as Allen’s go-to in key moments. Though offensive coordinator Joe Brady will deny it until he’s blue in the face, the team could stand to bring back a featured player in the downfield passing game.
What do you have to say: Will the Bills have a 1,000-yard receiver by the end of the 2025 NFL regular season?
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