Does Josh Allen Have Enough Offensive Help? 'Not At The Moment'
The biggest question mark that has been laid at the feet of the Buffalo Bills this offseason is how the offense will work with their current receiver talent.
With Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis no longer on the roster, the heavy workload will now fall on the likes of Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, Curtis Samuel, Chase Claypool, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
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ESPN's Dan Graziano doesn't think Josh Allen has enough weapons right now to win consistently in 2024 but did state that it could change.
“No, not at the moment,” Graziano said on GetUp. “But I think Josh Allen can help change that as the season goes along. It’s going to be a transition year for the Buffalo Bills on offense, especially in the passing game. I expect them to lean very hard on their tight ends; Kincaid is a guy they have very high hopes for, and James Cook, I think, emerged as a running back last year; I think he’ll be a big part of it. They have to figure out wide receiver."
We need to look no further than what Patrick Mahomes managed to do last season with a below-par receiver room to see what Allen can do in 2024.
While it won't be exactly the same, Allen does have a future star tight end in Dalton Kincaid and a good running back in Cook as his starting point. It will then be up to coordinator Joe Brady to figure out how the rest of the receivers can impact games.
If he can, then as Graziano states, Allen can help move things along, but if not, then it could be a trying year for the Bills.
In a tough division and conference, the Bills can't afford a repeat of last season when they started 5-5 because, with Aaron Rodgers back with the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins looking stronger, Buffalo doesn't have any margin for error.