The Buffalo Bills are scraping the bottom of the proverbial barrel as they try to get Josh Allen more wide receiver help, so much so that they are considering a reunion with former deep-threat wide receiver Gabe Davis one year after he signed a big contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
If the Bills are able to beat out the Pittsburgh Steelers in their pursuit of Davis and work out a deal, Buffalo could both bring back an old friend and spell doom for a veteran signing who has not had the impact Sean McDermott may have hoped he would have.
Elijah Moore, who spent the early parts of his career with the rival New York Jets, figured to be a key part of the Buffalo passing attack. However, he has been one of the more disappointing members of the offense throught the offseason, and it seems like the Bills could have the perfect excuse to cut him loose if they can land Davis.
Unless Moore kicks things into high gear soon, it stands to reason that any Davis signing would be either preceded or followed by Moore's untimely release.
Bills could part with Elijah Moore amid interest in Gabe Davis
The thought process behind signing Moore was that adding a dynamic, fast player who has played most of his career with Zach Wilson, bad Deshaun Watson, and Joe Flacco as his quarterbacks to a team led by an MVP in Allen could unlock his true potential. Unfortunately, Moore has disappointed so far.
Not only has Moore been fairly anonymous in training camp, but 6-4 fan favorite Tyrell Shavers has been taking advantage of this by making more plays. Between those two, it seems like Shavers has been putting together a better camp. Davis would be a nail in Moore's coffin.
Davis himself is not going to represent a huge material change for this offense, as he is fresh off a very poor season with Jacksonville and had his limitations during his time in Buffalo. However, he appears to have much better chemistry with Allen and OC Joe Brady than Moore does.
Moore might be running out of road in the NFL if he is unable to stick on a receiver-needy contender like Buffalo. Then again, if what is left of Davis and Shavers are beating him out on the depth chart, Moore may have only himself to blame for this.