April 2019 was a busy month for the Buffalo Bills as it featured the NFL Draft. Here are some of our top stories about the Bills from the month.
What a month it was for Buffalo Bills fans.
The team entered April fresh off a hot start to free agency and the month ends after a great draft. All of this is on paper but it is hard to make an argument that the Bills totally flopped this offseason.
The optimism following the draft turns into getting excited about OTAs and mini-camps. Before those arrive I wanted to take one final look back at some of our top stories from April.
Top stories from April 2019
A closer look at the new skill players on offense
This article was written after the initial surge of free agency. It appears that the new receivers added pushed Brandon Beane away from feeling forced to take one in the draft. That puts some pressure on Cole Beasley and John Brown, along with returning players like Zay Jones and Robert Foster.
The good news is that Beasley and Brown are veterans and can show up as experienced leaders to help the group both on and off the field.
Initial takeaways from the 2019 schedule release
April also brought the release of the 2019 schedule! The Bills have a bit of an odd start with two road games played in the same stadium against those two teams not technically in New York.
Bills remain active in our final two-round mock draft
Want to grade our resident mock drafters? Check out their final mock draft here to see how they did this year.
A rapid reaction and grade for the Ed Oliver pick
And onto the picks. Ed Oliver fell to the Bills and that was a nice stroke of luck for the franchise.
Hopefully the hype surrounding Oliver translates into a great career on the field.