Despite the media constantly counting out the Buffalo Bills due to the extreme roster turnover this past offseason, analysts over at NFL.com, specifically Gennaro Filice, still “Billieve” in them. In an article highlighting the NFL’s top 10 offenses in 2024, Filice ranks Buffalo as the No. 8 offense heading into the new season.

If we’re being honest, eighth feels generous considering the known state of weapons for quarterback Josh Allen to work with at this point. The Bills are ranked behind teams like the Los Angeles Rams, Cincinnati Bengals and even the surging Green Bay Packers. However, Buffalo did average the sixth-most points per game in 2023 (25.3) and is still led by Allen — widely considered to be the second-best quarterback in the NFL.

However, Filice primarily credits Buffalo’s top-10 ranking to Allen, noting that he’s a “rocket-armed, fleet-footed freak at 6-5 and 237 pounds” and has been Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded quarterback in each of the past two regular seasons. It’s no surprise that Allen is considered Buffalo’s “signature strength” — but when the “worrying weakness” is the over-reliance on him, it makes for a stressful upcoming season for many within Bills Mafia.

Filice credits Allen’s ability to “befuddle defenses as a one-man army” but is concerned that this isn’t a winning formula in an increasingly loaded AFC. The emergence of the run game under offensive coordinator Joe Brady was promising. Despite that, can the new wide receiver room step up to make plays for this offense?

What say you, Bills Mafia? Do you agree with the ranking? Are the new faces like Curtis Samuel and Keon Coleman enough, and are they ready to step up and unlock a new identity for this offense?