The Buffalo Bills may get a little breathing room in Week 6 if a bold training camp prediction comes true.
Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby is still slated to be on Buffalo’s schedule, but Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report floated a scenario that would send Crosby out of Las Vegas and to the San Francisco 49ers. If that happened, the Bills’ matchup with the Raiders would suddenly look a lot less dangerous.
Gagnon included the idea in a list of eight bold training camp predictions and argued that Crosby could be moved because of where the Raiders are headed as a franchise. “ The soon-to-be 29-year-old is still awesome but may be nearing the back side of his prime, and it makes little sense for a rebuilding team to keep him around on that kind of contract.” he said.
He then laid out why San Francisco would make sense as a landing spot. “ What does make sense is trading him to an NFC team that is ready and trying to win now, needs edge help and happens to be located in the same region in which Crosby started his NFL career.” Gagnon added.
For Buffalo, the appeal is obvious. Crosby is the kind of player who can wreck a game on his own, and even a solid pass-protection unit can only hold up for so long against him. If he stays in Las Vegas, the Bills will have to deal with #98 in silver and black in Week 6.
There was already one major twist around Crosby this offseason, when he was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for two 1st-round picks before the Ravens backed out of the deal and eventually signed Trey Hendrickson in free agency. That left Crosby with the Raiders, at least for now.
So while the Bills are preparing for a meeting with Las Vegas, there’s still a chance that the most dangerous part of that matchup disappears before the season gets there. For Buffalo, that would be a welcome development.
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