5. Looking ahead to 2023
As we spoke to several players at their lockers, they all expressed the same sentiment. They all didn’t expect to be packing up their lockers today. Instead, they were ready to head to Atlanta. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, so the Bills must begin to look to the offseason.
The team faced lots of questions as to what needs to be fixed for next season, and many couldn’t put their finger on just one thing being the main reason why their season ended early.
“I don’t think there’s any one thing that pops out immediately, but that’s why it’s an important question because it’ll take some digging to get to the bottom of it,” Dawson Knox said. “But I think I’m speaking for the whole locker room when I say that we have faith in the people who will try to fix the problems.”
There were also several rookies and younger players on the team who got their first shot at playing in the NFL. With a season under their belt, they’ll head into the offseason with a list of things they want to improve on. Wide receiver Kahlil Shakir who finished the regular season with 10 catches 161 yards an a touchdown said he wants to get better in every facet of his game.
“Faster, stronger, obviously watch and learn from tape as well, trying to expand my knowledge on defenses as far as getting more of a better feel for the game as well and things like that,” Shakir said. “It’s gonna be a big jump from the first to second year, so just kind of make sure that I focus in on a lot of those deep key details as well as the small details as far as within my route running and cleaning things up with that.”
For the veterans who can’t count the many offseasons they’ve had across their double-digit years in the NFL, the message is simple.
“As competitors, whenever you lose, you go back to the drawing board,” linebacker Von Miller said. “Like I’ve got to make some changes, I’ve got to do this, I’ve got to do that. I need to work harder. You should always debrief, but I honestly feel…
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