Mobile, Ala. — After going through the “stressful" process of trying to find a franchise quarterback last year and ultimately getting Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane is excited to focus on the other positions ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft.

“(There’s just so much) uncertainty,” Beane said of trying to get in position to draft an elite quarterback. "Last year we were sitting here at number 21 and 22, and you’re going, “Man, there’s some good guys out there but how do you get up in the top 10 and how far do you have to go. It’s weird, this year we’re in the top 10 and we don’t need to be. It’s funny how it all works out.”

Beane and Bills coach Sean McDermott are at the Senior Bowl this week scouting the 114 players set to compete in the annual showcase game on Saturday.

The Bills have plenty of needs across their roster and Beane has been adamant about wanting to upgrade at several positions across the offense that ranked 30th in the NFL in 2018.

Buffalo had six rookies last season that played in last year’s Senior Bowl. Beane said it’s probably a coincidence that the number was that high but there are some advantages players have that played all four years in college.

“I do think you find guys that have been through their senior year and weren’t always touted as the five-star recruit (or) the blue chip player,” Beane said. “A guy that’s more mature than sometimes underclassmen may be. I do think there’s something to that. Sean and I are very thorough on (players) being smart, mature, culture, all those things. And I think you find that some guys find out who they are later in their career than maybe they were when they first got to whatever school they were at.”

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Beane has been like a parrot all season whenever he’s been asked about the Bills' draft strategy. He refuses to draft for need because that’s when teams get themselves into trouble. He wants the best player on the board and he’s committed to that plan for as long as he’s GM in Buffalo.

“People say, ‘Well, last year you needed a quarterback and you drafted one.’ Well my answer to that would be: ‘We didn’t draft him at 21. We moved up to where we thought we needed to get to do that,’” Beane said. “If we had stayed at 21 and just taken whatever quarterback was left than that would be drafting for need. We’re at nine and we’re going to take the best player on offense or defense and we’ll continue to do that in round two, three and beyond.”