This was always going to be a pivotal offseason for Brandon Beane.
The Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott after another failure to make the Super Bowl with Josh Allen at quarterback. But instead of firing Beane, too, the Bills promoted him from GM to president of football operations.
It was up to Beane to prove that owner Terry Pegula made the right call.
He had a decent start, trading for DJ Moore and re-signing Connor McGovern. But since free agency started, it's been nearly nothing.
The Bills got cornerback Dee Alford, and they got a backup QB, Kyle Allen.
Besides that, it's just been some re-signings and some restructurings more than two days after the league's legal tampering period began.
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Sure, the Bills didn't have a ton of cap space. But there are other teams without much space that have done plenty.
And yes, Beane deserves a tiny benefit of the doubt, because there are still big names out there both in free agent and trade rumors.
But the Bills haven't blown anyone away with their activity, and it's prompting social media posts like this one, which copies the format of the Ravens backing out of their trade for Maxx Crosby on Tuesday:
Brandon Beane has backed out of his participation in FA. We will have no further comment at this time. pic.twitter.com/rRue4SVhxE
— BillsCentral (@billscentral17) March 11, 2026
Beane and the Bills have a new head coach, Joe Brady, promoted from offensive coordinator.
It's up to all of them to maximize their time with Allen. Right now, it's hard to make the case that they're doing that.
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