Buffalo Bills: Predicting best way to address roster needs this offseason

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 08: Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane watches warm ups before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on September 8, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Buffalo defeats New York 17-16. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 08: Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane watches warm ups before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on September 8, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Buffalo defeats New York 17-16. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 30: Linebacker Jabril Cox #19 from LSU of the American Team warms up before the start of the 2021 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on January 30, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama. The National Team defeated the American Team 27-24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 30: Linebacker Jabril Cox #19 from LSU of the American Team warms up before the start of the 2021 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on January 30, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama. The National Team defeated the American Team 27-24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

Linebacker

Best Way: NFL Draft

If the Buffalo Bills are to lose Matt Milano this offseason, there leaves a pretty big hole at the position next to Tremaine Edmunds. However, this past season the coaching staff was able to find a pretty successful replacement in A.J. Klein.

The veteran linebacker played pretty well in place of Milano and this could give the front office the luxury of drafting a linebacker in the mid-to-late rounds, like Jabril Cox, Chazz Surrett or Tony Fields II. These players can slowly be worked into the starting lineup and maybe become the starter by the end of next year.

Even if that rookie may not be ready, the Bills will also have Tyrel Dodson returning who also showed some promise early in the year. This is one position where the coaching staff has some options and be a little more patient with developing the right player.

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