Grading Brandon Beane: Mastermind or Misstep in building the Bills’ 2024 roster around Josh Allen?

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🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Can the Buffalo Bills' 2024 roster, crafted by General Manager Brandon Bean, lead them to a Super Bowl victory? With the team navigating a challenging $50 million salary cap deficit, every decision is under scrutiny. Host Joe Marino evaluates key roster moves, including trading away Stefon Diggs, letting Gabe Davis walk in free agency and the strategic extensions of Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown. The episode also examines the impact of free agent signings like Curtis Samuel and Mack Hollins, alongside a critical review of the 2024 NFL Draft picks, featuring Keon Coleman and Cole Bishop. Marino's analysis highlights the Bills' in-season trades, such as acquiring Amari Cooper, and assesses Bean's overall strategy in building a competitive team. Tune in to discover whether the Buffalo Bills have the right mix of talent and strategy to achieve their Super Bowl aspirations.

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0:00.0	Did general manager Brandon Bean build a roster in 2024 that had the capacity to win the Super Bowl?
0:06.8	We're putting every decision under the microscope today on Locked On Bills.
0:16.9	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:22.4	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.3	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:30.3	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockedon NFL Scouting
0:35.7	podcast, co-host of the NFL First Read podcast,
0:39.2	and I'm your host of Lockdown Bills.
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1:12.0	slash locked on NFL terms and conditions apply. Well, folks, welcome in. It's time to reflect a little
1:18.5	bit and assess and look at what went down for the Buffalo Bills in 2024. We'll be doing that
1:23.9	for the next few days here on the podcast. And I want to start with general
1:28.1	manager Brandon Bean and really assess all of the decisions that he made in putting
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