Amid the drama in Buffalo the past few days since the Bills were eliminated from the postseason, general manager Brandon Beane told reporters that quarterback Josh Allen might need a procedure on his injured foot during the offseason.
However, Beane said Allen should be ready for OTAs in the spring. Despite the lower level of severity in Allen’s injury, this is yet one more stick of dynamite added to the late-season implosion in Buffalo. A season that many thought would feature Allen and the Bills playing in Super Bowl LX has quickly turned into a soap opera in the end.
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Allen was banged up with multiple injuries, especially late in the season, but that’s par for the course in the late stages of any NFL season. Over the last few weeks of the season, Allen was listed as dealing with multiple injuries, including his right foot, which was re-aggravated late in the regular season.
Along with Allen’s injury and potential offseason procedure, the Bills are heading into a retooling phase after firing head coach Sean McDermott on Monday. McDermott was the only NFL head coach many of these Bills players, including Allen, have ever known. After nine years that included the team making the playoffs in eight of those seasons and reaching two AFC title games, Bills owner Terry Pegula finally made the move to relieve McDermott of his duties in Buffalo.
The Bills are entering their most important offseason in nearly a decade, looking for a new direction and head coach. After an overall successful run under McDermott for the last nine years, Buffalo cannot miss on this next hire.
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Inheriting one of the top five quarterbacks in the league, who’s also a former MVP, doesn’t leave room for many excuses. With a healthy Allen and some tweaks to the roster this offseason, there’s no reason why the Bills shouldn’t be in the midst of a deep playoff run this time next year.
