UNCERTAINTY: Dion Dawkins in Focus, Buffalo Bills’ Offensive Line Choices Loom Large Entering 2026

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🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face a defining offseason as crucial decisions loom for their offensive line. Can Brandon Beane retain top starters like Connor McGovern and David Edwards, or will the team turn to ascending talents such as O'Cyrus Torrence, Alec Anderson, or Sedrick Van Pran Granger to protect Josh Allen in 2026? The pressure mounts as market values for centers and guards soar, making tough calls on veteran contracts and in-house development inevitable. Joe Marino offers sharp analysis of Dion Dawkins’ performance drop, Spencer Brown’s surge in the run game, and the pivotal role of young depth from Tylen Grable to Ryan Van Demark. Key topics include potential restructures to free up cap space, a strategy for extending Torrence, and the sustainability of Buffalo’s line continuity. Will the Bills prioritize big free agent moves or lean on draft-and-develop success? Discover what’s at stake for the heart of Buffalo’s offense.

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0:00.0	The bills have some huge decisions to make along the offensive line.
0:04.9	How do things go in 2025?
0:07.1	And what's the outlook for 2026?
0:09.5	We're exploring that today on Locked on Bills.
0:17.5	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
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0:28.7	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:30.7	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack co-host of the Locked-on NFL Scouting podcast,
0:37.1	co-hosts of the NFL First Read podcast,
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1:10.6	Well, folks, welcome in.
1:11.9	We're talking offensive line today on this episode, a position where the bills are
1:18.1	going to have to make some big choices.
1:19.8	So we will explore what happened in 2025 and consider what the right ideas are for 2026.
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