MISSING PIECES: Buffalo Bills, Brandon Beane Face URGENT Questions Regarding 2026 Roster

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Buffalo Bills face a pivotal offseason as brand-new defensive schemes under Jim Leonhard take center stage. With Brandon Beane yet to fill key roster gaps, pressing questions loom—can the defensive front seven adapt amidst uncertainties at linebacker, defensive line, and edge rusher? The health and production of Terrel Bernard, Greg Rousseau, Michael Hoecht, and Dion Dawkins remain critical, while the futures of O'Cyrus Torrence and key depth pieces add intrigue. Joe Marino spotlights concerns over thin cornerback and offensive tackle depth, debating whether Christian Benford and Maxwell Hairston can finally stay healthy. Are the Bills ready to trust Tyrell Shavers, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, or Tylan Grable with expanded roles? Wide receiver verticality and special teams roles also need answers, with Dalton Kincaid, Khalil Shakir, and potential new additions under the microscope. Will the upcoming NFL Draft and free agency wave plug these holes and keep Buffalo’s playoff aspirations burning bright?

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0:00.0	The 2026 NFL draft is right around the corner.
0:04.6	And Brandon Bean has plenty of questions yet to be answered.
0:09.6	We're going to explore what those are today on Locked on Bills.
0:18.4	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:23.9	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:29.8	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:31.8	It's Joe Marino.
0:32.7	On today's episode, I want to break down the biggest questions that I have regarding this
0:40.2	Buffalo Bills roster as it currently stands. And look, you might listen to this episode and come
0:46.6	away pretty concerned or even panicking over what this roster is still missing. Keep in mind,
0:53.2	the opportunity to answer the questions,
0:56.3	it's all right there. There's a draft. There's going to be a post-draft wave of free agency
1:02.2	where I think the bills will have the opportunity to find what they need. And especially in that
1:09.1	post-draft wave of free agency where there's been a lot of veteran players
1:13.7	that are in a holding pattern right now because they want to see where they can go that will provide
1:20.6	the best opportunity to play. If you're a north of 30-year-old linebacker and you're trying to pick a team.
1:28.2	You don't want to sign with a team and then them turn around and pick a
1:31.4	linebacker in the first round and now you know you're not going to play.
1:35.4	And so there will be answers in the draft and then there will be answers after the draft
1:40.5	that I think will put this entire puzzle together.
1:43.3	But right now the puzzle is not
1:46.6	put together and there are missing pieces. And so I want to break down what those are today on
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