Josh Gordon: 5 NFL teams that should sign wide receiver
4. Buffalo Bills
What do we make of the Buffalo Bills at this point? It was just a few weeks ago that we thought this team might be a dark-horse contender, largely on the strength of their defense. Coming off of a Week 8 drubbing at the hands of the Eagles, though, there are questions about this team, particularly with the shortcomings on offense.
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Quarterback Josh Allen is not a perfect player by any stretch. He struggles with his accuracy on a consistent basis, his decision-making can be called into question and he’s just downright up-and-down as a second-year player. While all of that is true, though, it’s also no secret that the rest of the Bills offense — aside from the line — isn’t doing him many favors.
The wide receiver corps led by John Brown and Cole Beasley doesn’t scare anyone really, even with the emerging rookie tight end Dawson Knox. Despite efforts to improve the group of pass-catchers in Buffalo, this is still a group that could stand to be upgraded in a big way. So to try and elevate the offense and, thus, the team as a whole, why not go after Josh Gordon?
If Gordon is fully healthy, he has the tools to be the best wide receiver on the Bills roster. Like Brown, he can provide Allen with a deep threat that plays to the incredible arm strength of the signal-caller. However, he also would give the quarterback a 50-50 ball target that could be dangerous in the red zone and crucial needs of a first down. Put simply, keeping Gordon in the division would make Buffalo far more of a threat than they are now.