The Buffalo Bills have a ton of cap space to spend in 2019

White Ryan Groy Jerseys , but that doesn’t mean NFL free agents are going to flock to sign in Western New York. In fact, there are some reasons why Buffalo might not be a great place to land.Offensive offenseThe Bills have a quarterback who isn’t very accurate, a porous offensive line, and weapons that have underwhelmed. And that doesn’t even mention the sheer number of holes, with possibly six or seven new starters on the offense next season. The offense is a work in progress and that’s not going to appeal to every free agent.Playoff DroughtIt’s still a thing. All of these players grew up, played college, and started their NFL career while the Bills were the NFL’s biggest losers (or at least longest losers). They still have a reputation as being a moribund franchise, even if they snapped the playoff drought in 2017.StereotypesThe weather in Buffalo gets a bad rap. Bills owner Kim Pegula said this month that Buffalo summers are so beautiful Ryan Groy Jerseys 2019 , and she’s right. Not to mention spring and fall, but for an NFL player who grew up in the South, played college football in the SEC, and has been in another NFL city for four or five years, a lot of what they hear about Buffalo is the massive snowfall totals. It’s hard to overcome a pervasive stereotype like that. There’s also nothing to do in Buffalo, if you ask Willis McGahee, and the hotels suck according to Tom Brady.Cap spaceNot Buffalo’s cap space, but other teams’. The Indianapolis Colts with their steady head coach White Vladimir Ducasse Jerseys , franchise quarterback, and domed games have the most cap space in the league and they made the playoffs. The Houston Texans have an exciting quarterback and play in Houston, plus have star J.J. Watt and DeAndre Hopkins to build around and $60 million in cap space. The Seattle Seahawks have $55 million, the San Francisco 49ers have $49 million, and the Dallas Cowboys are right behind them. Buffalo has the cap space, but do they have the cachet?Football Outsiders breaks down Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Tremaine Edmunds The selection of Wyoming’s Josh Allen with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft received plenty of buzz for the Buffalo Bills, but Buffalo’s second first-round pick, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds Vladimir Ducasse Jerseys 2019 , has drawn rave reviews with his play in the offseason and through two weeks of the preseason. Edmunds, selected No. 16 out of Virginia Tech, is barely 20 years old. When he steps on the field to make his NFL regular-season debut, Edmunds will be the second-youngest player to ever appear in an NFL game. Edmunds, who was 19 when he was drafted, was the second-youngest player drafted since 1967. He appears in line to start the season as Buffalo’s starting middle linebacker in the heart of defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier’s 4-3 defense. We asked Football Outsiders what gives Edmunds a chance at bucking that trend and excelling as the quarterback of Buffalo’s defense?“I don’t expect Edmunds to be an immediate hit. The tools are raw and obvious, which is why the Bills popped him where they did, but I think the instincts will take some time to develop White Jason Croom Jerseys ,” Rivers McCown said. “I think if you’re to believe that he’s good right away, it’s because you have a lot of faith in a coaching staff that churned out good linebackers over and over again in Carolina: Luke Kuechly, Shaq Thompson, and so on.”History doesn’t have many examples of 20-year-old middle linebackers leading their defense. “I think instead you’ll see some splash plays -- the potential is there, and he’s obviously going to make some great things happen -- and you’ll see some lowlight reel stuff,” warned McCown. “You’ll see some blown coverages, some bitten play-actions. Edmunds should be a fine building block in the long-term. I just wouldn’t expect great things instantly.”The Football Outsiders Almanac is available now.