Brandon Beane's ego is failing the Buffalo Bills

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Brandon Beane's ego is failing the Buffalo Bills image

"B*tching about wide receiver is one of the dumbest arguments I've heard."

Those were the words of Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane this past April while speaking with WGR550 in Buffalo after host Jeremy White made the comment that the Bills don't invest heavily in the receiver position in comparison to other contenders.

Just over six months later, Beane just watched his Bills team get blown out 30-13 by a two-win Dolphins team because Buffalo has no quality wide receivers to throw the ball to.

Per Carl Jones of News 4 Buffalo, Josh Allen had an average of 3.53 seconds to throw the ball against the Dolphins - the highest he's had in a game since his rookie season in 2018. Yet, the reigning MVP and the Bills' offense put up just 13 points on a Miami team that just fired its general manager and traded one of its top defenders at the trade deadline. Despite playing against backup cornerbacks for the Dolphins - a group that has been injured and struggled all season in the secondary - the Bills' receiving corps that Brandon Beane swore up and down all offseason didn't need improved upon, stunk.

Keon Coleman proved to be useful for one jump ball, which frankly isn't nearly enough to redeem how poorly he's played in the first two years of his career. Curtis Samuel had one catch for 21 yards, but it came off Allen scrambling from right to left to right again and holding the ball for roughly nine seconds before Samuel finally got open.

Fear not, though, Bills fans - Beane is just as upset as you that a deal didn't get done. After the Bills made no moves at the trade deadline, Beane exclaimed disappointment on not executing a trade, but noted that he can't make teams trade with him. It was then reported that the Bills reached out to the Dolphins about Jaylen Waddle and offered a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 first-round pick. However, Tom Pelissero reports that the Dolphins wanted the Bills' 2026 first-round pick, which apparently was too much. Because why would you trade the 2026 first-rounder for Jaylen Waddle when you can take another slow receiver who will probably underwhelm?

There are plenty of people to blame for the Bills' shortcomings over the last half-decade, and for the inexcusable loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. Sean McDermott's defense choking when it matters most, Joe Brady's bad play-calling (we got another reverse to Elijah Moore that was stuffed out immediately vs. Miami).

In totality, though, it all starts with Beane. His bad drafts and poor rosters are never good enough to get over the hump. Now, not only will this team not be good enough to get to the Super Bowl, it may not be good enough to win a playoff game. Because the book is out on the Bills. Load the box, stuff James Cook, and make their bad receiving corps beat you. That's what the Dolphins did, and it worked to perfection. If the Dolphins can do it, what do you think the Chiefs will do in January, or any other good AFC team, for that matter? When you don't have a receiver that teams fear, it's easy for your opponents to make you one-dimensional, and that's what we saw in Week 10.

Yes, Beane made a great move in 2018, trading up twice to get Josh Allen. He's also coasted off that decision ever since and has yet to put a totally complete roster around Allen at his absolute peak. Should the Bills not be able to win a championship with No. 17 under center, this era will be looked at as a massive waste with Beane rightfully wearing the lion's share of the blame.

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