The fact that the Buffalo Bills released wide receiver Elijah Moore on Wednesday isn't surprising.
He hadn't done enough to justify his roster spot, and the Bills had just signed the veteran Brandin Cooks, so they needed to clear space.
But the release is emblematic of so much more.
It epitomizes the whole problem with Buffalo's roster-building at the WR position.
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Moore was one of two key offseason acquisitions at wideout, the other being Joshua Palmer.
Palmer signed for more money, but Moore had been more productive in 2024. At least one would be expected to be a key contributor in 2025.
Nope, hasn't happened.
And really, look at that idea in the first place. The Bills' big WR signings, where "big" should really be in quotation marks, were Moore and Palmer.
Davante Adams was available. Buffalo didn't go after him.
Stefon Diggs was out there. The Bills passed on a reunion.
Cooper Kupp could've been had. Nope, not him either.
That's not to say one of those veterans would've been the perfect solution, but the Bills didn't try.
Then at the trade deadline, with names like Jaylen Waddle and Jakobi Meyers floating out there, the Bills stood pat again.
And with the way Keon Coleman seems on the verge of late-arriving his way out of Buffalo, the straits are starting to get dire.
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Allen has a case as the best football player on the planet. He can do so much by himself. He can win games practically by himself.
But to win a Super Bowl? The Bills have to do better at wide receiver. Maybe they thought this group would be good enough, but it hasn't been. Last season's "everyone eats" group was all well and good, but it didn't feel like a championship-winning WR depth chart, either.
The closest the Bills ever came to a Super Bowl was when Diggs was in town with four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Close doesn't count in football, of course, but it was a blueprint.
Now, the Bills are highly unlikely to even win the AFC East. They've been leapfrogged by the New England Patriots and oh, would you look at that, a number one receiver named Stefon Diggs.
Allen should have a bunch more prime years left, but these last couple seasons have proven this isn't how the Bills can afford to operate.
They've got to give the reigning MVP more weapons to work with. Allen can win a lot of football games by himself. But to win a Super Bowl, the moves have to look a lot bolder than just signing guys like Moore and Palmer.
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