1. It’s been written and said before, but is worth repeating: it takes a special kind of ineptitude to miss the playoffs for 17 years running and be up against the salary cap. That’s where the Buffalo Bills find themselves, though. ESPN’s Mike Rodak reported Monday that the Bills will enter free agency next month with the seventh-least cap space in the NFL — just a shade over $21 million. With 23 pending unrestricted free agents, including significant contributors like cornerback Stephon Gilmore, wide receiver Robert Woods and linebackers Lorenzo Alexander and Zach Brown, some serious maneuvering will have to be done.

Blame for the Bills’ cap situation falls directly on Jim Overdorf, the team’s senior vice president of football administration. Overdorf has given out some downright goofy contracts, including an ill-advised extension for defensive tackle Marcell Dareus worth potentially $100 million that is an anchor on the Bills’ cap. Left tackle Cordy Glenn is also scheduled to have a cap hit of more than $14 million in 2017. Glenn is paid like an elite left tackle, but has never made a Pro Bowl and missed the end of 2016 with a back injury, which is bad news for an offensive lineman.