The NFL trade deadline is closing in fast, and the Buffalo Bills are staring at a chance they can’t afford to waste. With Tuesday at 4PM EST looming, there’s a real case for Buffalo to make a move - maybe even two - to shore up a defense that has an obvious problem.
Last season, the Bills stood pat when fans wanted help for the wide receiver group. This year, the urgency looks even sharper on the other side of the ball. The pass defense has become the glaring weak spot, and it’s the kind of issue that’s impossible to ignore when the deadline is this close.
A secondary upgrade would make sense, and no one would blink if Buffalo went that route. But linebacker help also belongs in the conversation, and Cody Williams of FanSided.com pointed to one name as the ideal fit: Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun.
“At some point, we need to see the Buffalo Bills and general manager Brandon Beane give Josh Allen more help on the opposite side of the ball. Against the best teams on their schedule, the Bills are set up to need to put a huge number on the scoreboard.
They’re capable, but the level of difficulty shouldn’t be that high. The Eagles’ huge downturn could make Zack Baun available, and the versatile linebacker is the all-angles presence that the Bills defense lacks in the middle right now.”
That Eagles slide is part of what makes Baun such a logical name to watch. Philadelphia opened 2-0, then dropped six straight, and that kind of collapse can push a front office toward next season. If Howie Roseman decides to move veterans, Baun could be one of the pieces that brings back a pick or two.
For Buffalo, the fit is easy to see. The linebacker room has gone through plenty of growing pains under Jim Leonhard, and while it hasn’t been as rough as the secondary, it still needs help.
Baun has been one of the better off-ball linebackers in the league over the last two seasons, with at least 120 total tackles in each of those years. He’d give the Bills a sideline-to-sideline presence and help strengthen a run defense that has already been solid this season.
Whether Buffalo lands Baun, another linebacker, or help in the secondary, the message is the same: this defense needs an upgrade. The Bills have a chance to fix it before the deadline passes next Tuesday.
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