With the Buffalo Bills’ season over and most of us not exactly being thrilled with who will be in this weekend’s Super Bowl, it’s already time to set our eyes on the 2026 season. One of the first items on the agenda for the team will be making decisions on free agents. As fans, it can be fun to play along with the process, so let’s take a look at Joey Bosa’s film to see what our opinion is on whether or not the Bills should work to retain the defensive end.
Note: I may also be toying around with various formats, so let me know your thoughts on those as well.
As part of my mixing things up, I’m going to start with my summary and end with some notes. I’m assuming you’ve all watched the video cut-up I did. I’m not opposed to the Bills retaining Joey Bosa, unless they’re retaining him as part of Plan A at the position. As a depth player or rotational piece, I’m sold on it. I usually stay away from the contract talk, but this would also be contingent on “the right price” of course.
I’m not really down on Bosa, to be candid. His early results were quite good with Buffalo, but I chose the playoff games for a reason. Career injuries, including those this season, appear to have taken their toll — which is most evident at season’s end.
Bosa’s film shows no lack of effort, and his hand-fighting technique is still very good. You might have noticed he’s able to spin pretty well, use the long arm, leverage, and he still has some power. All of that is great, but the reality is that these games show a lack of pop and speed.
Now for the notes I promised: