Bills emerge as potential landing spot for Raiders star Maxx Crosby (Getty Images)
The Raiders started 3-0 and have dropped four straight. The Bills beat them 33-30 on Oct. 18, yet every one of Buffalo’s four wins has come in a game where the defense allowed 30 or more points. Crosby’s $106.5 million contract runs through 2029, so any deal would cost real money and real picks.
The Buffalo Bills have a defense problem, and Maxx Crosby is being floated as the cure. CBS Sports listed Buffalo as a possible landing spot for the Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher this week.
Buffalo ranked first in points per drive at 3.13 after Week 6 and last in points per drive allowed at 2.76. The rest of the NFL went 8-42 in games where the defense gave up at least 30 points. Buffalo owns four of those wins, which flatters the record and hides the problem. Dajani wrote that “this Jim Leonhard defense needs some work. Then he did the math on a fix: “Imagine pairing Greg Rousseau and Deone Walker with a talent like Crosby, and what that could do for this defense and team at large. Then there is the price in picks. Las Vegas wanted two first-round picks when it tried to move Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in the offseason. ESPN’s Adam Schefter does not expect the Raiders to sell. “Maxx Crosby, the issue there is he means so much to that franchise. …Like, he’s an unbelievable player. I don’t think they’re getting two ones [first round picks]. And so maybe it just makes sense to hold onto him.”