The Buffalo Bills face a critical offseason, and Brandon Beane highlighted two focal points for ensuring the team remains a contender in 2026.
of the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday to discuss roster and coaching staff construction and this year's batch of NFL prospects. Speaking with hosts Rich Eisen and Daniel Jeremiah, Beane brought up two critical points that'll shape Buffalo's offseason.
Nov 26, 2022; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Current Bills defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard prior to the Wisconsin Badgers' game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Camp Randall Stadium. | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images "Jim 's trying to make us a defense of multiplicity and trying to find as many 'position-less' players as you can have," Beane said of Leonhard, the new defensive coordinator who'll shift the Bills' defenseThat statement can be connected to last season with the Denver Broncos, where he served as the assistant head coach and pass game coordinator. He helped a defense that had eight players with at least four sacks, an example of using as many contributors as possible.played four seasons in Buffalo"He's got a little stealth attitude to him," Beane said. However, a big need for Buffalo this offseason isn't as stealthy as Beane says Leonhard is.Sep 14, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman makes a catch against New York Jets safety Andre Cisco during the first half at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Imagesfaced a lot of scrutiny"I think it's been good. We got a new wide receiver coach as well, Drew Terrell, that's very excited," Beane said. "Keon has said all the right things. He's been very accountable, he's never made excuses. We're all hands on deck. We're all gonna do our part." Beane added that Terrell, offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael and the rest of the staff are ready to work with Coleman after watching tape of him. Still, Buffalo could stand toFeb 28, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State wideout Carnell Tate during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Imagesin April's NFL Draft, did his 40-yard dash in front of Beane, and he prompted him to make a funny remark. "He's pretty slow. Probably wouldn't take him early," Beane said in reaction to Tate's 4.54-second time, drawing laughs from Eisen and Jeremiah. Buffalo has to find more targets for Josh Allen and reshape its defense if it wants to stay a contender in 2026, and Beane's insight could give an idea of what he'll do.OWEN KLEIN Owen Klein has covered football, basketball and baseball for Penn State athletics as a broadcaster on local radio, including producing Penn State’s 2024 men’s basketball Big Ten Tournament games and calling Penn State football’s Whiteout vs. Washington in November 2024. He has internships with the Buffalo Bisons and CBS affiliate WIVB in Buffalo, NY, in the summer of 2025. He is a Penn State University broadcast journalism student at the Bellisario College of Communications majoring in broadcast journalism and is passionate about college and professional sports, the Pokémon Video Game Championships and the Buffalo Bills.
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