Bills make SNEAKY good signing... More Moves Coming? l Bills News

On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs cut a cornerback off their practice squad. Three days later, November 5th, the Buffalo Bills signed him. His name is Kader Kohu, and by Yahoo's count, he's the 11th defensive back move this team has made in a month. That's 11 in one month for a team that is 6-1 to start this season. That number feels ludicrously high for a team that is this good. So either the Bills know something about the secondary that the record is hiding, or they're about to do something much bigger before the trade deadline. By the end of this video, you'll know which one is which and whether Kohu is the fix or just a warning sign. So this is a very interesting situation for the Bills because on paper, nothing looks broken. The record says they're a contender, or what a lot of people are saying about the Bills screams contender, and I'm a big believer out there in the Bills, of course, but there is one thing we do need to take a serious look at, but before we do, I want to introduce myself. I'm Ben Rogers, new host out here on Bills Digest, and if you're enjoying all of the Bills content that we have coming, make sure you guys hit that subscribe button. We're on the road to 3,000 subscribers, currently at 2,776, so if you're enjoying this news, make sure you guys hit that sub button. It's completely free and down below. Let's dive deep into this, because Buffalo is 6-1, first in the AFC East, and a game and a half up on New England. Since 1999, there are only two Bills teams that won at least six of their first seven games, 2022 and this one. And you know what that 2022 team did right after their hot start? They ended up losing to the Jets and then they lost the Vikings back to back. Now they finished the season 13-3 and then lost at home in the divisional round against Cincinnati 27-10. And the crazy thing is the next two games for the Buffalo Bills are against the Vikings and the Jets. And we also have to look at what's happening behind the quarterback's back. The Bills are giving up 254.7 net passing yards a game and that's 30th out of 32 NFL teams. Here's the stat that shows how the Buffalo Bills are winning these games. And of course, it's Josh Allen and how he's thrown for 1,793 yards this season. Obviously, we know how good Josh Allen is, but the defense has given up 1,783 through the air. So 10 yards apart through seven games. So basically, in order for the Buffalo Bills to win, Josh has to win a shootout against his own secondary. And that number is the flattering version. Before last Sunday, it was 285.8 a game. The Rams threw 377 on them, and the Raiders put up 313, and outscored Buffalo 17-10 in the fourth quarter. Both games, the Bills survived by three. The Rams game was tied 34-34 after four quarters, and Buffalo needed a field goal in overtime to get out of LA. For Baltimore, this defense had given up 29 points or more in five of its first six games. And the one team that actually beat them, New England, scored 29. What changed against Baltimore? The Ravens threw for 68 yards, but Lamar Jackson left on the very first snap. Tyler Huntley got hurt too, and Buffalo spent most of the day against a rookie who wasn't even drafted. So that's not a fixed secondary. That's a bad secondary that got a day off against a quarterback most Bills fans have never heard of. And the front office clearly knows it because they haven't stopped shuffling. Here's what the last month in that secondary actually looked like. The depth chart has been reshuffled almost every week. TreDavious White came back on October 19th, and that's his third stint in Buffalo, and to make room, they went and let go of A.J. Woods. And then Woods came back, and Anthony Kendall came and went. You can see, these two guys were signed, released, and re-signed over and over. Against Baltimore, Harrison played 16 snaps, and IGB got the first interception of his career. And the injuries keep piling up. Jordan Hancock is on injured reserve, and Dorian Strong is listed as out, and D. Alford is questionable as well. Then CJ Gardner-Johnson got suspended for a game after we all remember him spitting during that Raiders game, so he sat out the Ravens game, and the day his suspension was over, they released him. That's right, a starter ended up getting released. Gardner-Johnson had started six games for the Bills, and Cameron Wolfe reported that the release had more to do with the inconsistent play rather than the spitting. T. Corey Couch then got promoted to the active roster to fill a hole before Baltimore. He'd already been called up off the practice squad for two games and for the Ravens game. They still had to elevate AJ Woods and safety Geno Stone just to have enough bodies. And Couch's spot on the practice squad. That's the one Kohu just took. All this is important right now because the Bills are a wagon. This is a team that's dominating the AFC East. They've been rolling out there so far this season, but realistically, you can see it in the waiver wire. You can see it in all the transactions that are being made by the front office. This team is worried about the secondary and is a clear hole that they need to figure out going forward, and that's exactly what this recent signing does. Kohu went undrafted in 2022 out of Texas A&M Commerce and a small school kid that nobody picked But nonetheless, he started for the Miami Dolphins anyway, and 38 starts in 47 games over three seasons. And obviously as an ex-Dolphin, Bill's fans are fairly familiar with this guy lining up against Josh Allen. And in those three years, he had three interceptions and 28 passes defended. And the guy hits. He has 180 tackles and forced two fumbles in those three seasons. And for a 5'10 corner, that's a guy who doesn't hide from contact. And here's the number that matters. In 2024, he gave up 0.71 yards per coverage snap. That's sixth amongst every cornerback in the NFL. And most of that came in the slot, which is exactly where Buffalo has been scrambling. Why on earth was this guy not on a roster? Well, the main reason was because in training camp in 2025, he tore his ACL and he missed the whole season. And the Chiefs gave him a one-year $1.81 million contract this spring and then cut him at final cuts and kept him on the practice squad and released him on November 2nd. So for all the talent, this guy hasn't played a regular season game since 2024. So the guy that had the sixth best coverage number in football is a question mark coming back from the serious injury. That's the whole bet. If the 2024 Kohu shows up, Buffalo found a starter for the cost of just a practice squad guy. And this brings us to Monday night and the day right after. Because there's a part of this signing that nobody is talking about right now. Look at the schedule. After Minnesota, it's the Jets on November 15th, then Miami on November 22nd, and then the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving night. You look at Miami, the team that found him as an undrafted guy and started him 38 times. Then you have Kansas City, the team that just cut him a few days ago. That's going to be a Thanksgiving night where the whole country is watching this team play. That's going to be a crazy matchup where there's going to be a lot of motivation, a lot of hype heading into that one. So within three weeks, Kohu is going to be facing off against two of his former teams. And you just know those games are going to be circled on his calendar. And Miami is one and six right now. So Kohu didn't pick the timing, but he is going to love it. But obviously, none of that matters if he can't get on the field. And that comes down to one week. So Monday night, Buffalo faces off against the Vikings. And Minnesota's quarterback situation is still up in the air. Carson Wentz is reportedly trending towards starting in that game. Obviously, Kyler Murray was their top guy for most of the season. He's thrown 1,000 yards for them this year. And Wentz has thrown 276. So whoever starts, this isn't the Rams throwing for 377. This is the kind of game where the secondary can catch its breath a little bit. Which is exactly why the deadline happening the next day matters so much for this team. Kohu is on the practice squad right now, so he can be called up for this game, but he's been with the team for just four days. Slot is the spot to watch. In March, Buffalo traded its longtime nickel, Taron Johnson, to the Raiders and gave D. Alford a three-year deal worth about $10 million guaranteed to replace him. And Alford is the guy on the injury report, as he's questionable for this upcoming game. If he can't go, that slot is wide open. So obviously, I don't think a lot of people expect him to come in and take Alfred's job, but he's going to be very important insurance to make sure the next injury this team has, it doesn't force them into making another move in terms of the revolving door of moves that this team has made regarding their secondary. Like again, some people might try to understate this move, but when you have made 11 moves to your secondary in the past month, this is a guy that is going to get used for your team. And then the day after Minnesota, November 10th, that is the The NFL trade deadline. Buffalo is just $4 million under the cap. That's not a lot, but it's not zero. Even AP's recap of the 36-10 win called this a thin secondary. What's the real take on this? Because Kohu is a smart signing for the Bills. He's cheap, he has really good tape, and if the guy could stay healthy, if he comes back strong for this team, he plays the exact position of need that they keep have guys going down in. But he's probably not the fix for this team. He's probably the warning sign, as if this front office believed in this current secondary that they have right now, there wouldn't have been 11 transactions, 11 moves made to that spot. If I'm Brandon B, I'm spending that $4 million on a real outside corner before this year's trade deadline. Kau can of course cover the slot, but he can't cover everything. And like realistically, a 6-1 team doesn't come out and sign an ex-Dolphin that's coming off ACL surgery to fix their biggest problem. They do it because they know more moves are coming for this team, and a squad that has the 30th ranked secondary out there in the entire NFL is going to be a recipe for disaster come January. Obviously, we're all going to be watching Monday night, and the Bills are 6-1. This team is a wagon. I will repeat that. This team is a squad that teams in the NFL are fearing. We've got to come out and beat the Minnesota Vikings, but obviously, this secondary is something that everyone is going to be watching, seeing if Kehu actually gets an opportunity, and then see what this team does out there at the trade deadline the next day. But they made this move with more things in mind, bigger things in mind for a team that has those Super Bowl aspirations. Let me know in the comment section down below. Do you think Kehu could actually fix a secondary if he gets elevated to this team? Type K if you do, or if you think the Bills need to make a trade, type T in the comment section down below. But if you want a preview for this game, definitely check out this video right here.