Are Bills preparing for 'big splash' in free agency?

You won't get a second guess when trying to figure out what the Buffalo Bills' biggest priority this offseason is under new head coach Joe Brady.

It has been the same thing that has been mentioned year after year, and that is receiver.

With the Bills again being linked with star receivers, most notably A.J. Brown, there are doubts over whether the franchise will actually be active in getting Josh Allen a top weapon.

But if there ever was a time to get down to business and get Allen the No. 1 weapon he and the offense have craved, the time is now. 

And The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia thinks the Bills could easily go big this offseason.

"A big move at wide receiver remains firmly on the table for the Bills this offseason," Buscaglia wrote. "With Khalil Shakir as their only trusted receiver under contract, the Bills could easily make a big splash at receiver this offseason."

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Who could Bills target?

Well, we have seen three names consistently mentioned as possible options, and they are Brown, Alec Pierce, and Michael Pittman Jr.

All three would walk into the Bills building and be the best receiver on the roster. No disrespect to Khalil Shakir, but in my opinion, they are.

Still, that doesn't mean that Shakir doesn't have a place in Buffalo, because he does, but Allen needs someone to take the top off a defense and a receiver to be a reliable target. He doesn't have one outside of Shakir.

So, whoever Buffalo gets this offseason, it has to be a player who moves the needle. Otherwise, history will be destined to repeat itself in the playoffs.

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