With their coaching staff now settled, beginning a position-by-position look at the Buffalo Bills' roster with an eye toward free agency and the draft:

Position: Quarterback

2014 snaps:

Stat of note: The Bills were one of six teams -- along with the Saints, Bears, Chiefs, Redskins and Rams -- whose quarterbacks completed more passes to running backs and tight ends (183) than to wide receivers (180).

Pending free agents: None

2015 cap hits (position rank):

Manuel: $2.423 million (31st in NFL)

Jeff Tuel: $510,000

Money line: The Bills had the seventh-lowest quarterback spending (by cap value) in 2014 and currently are among the bottom five teams for 2015. They have some money to spend, but where do they spend it?

Market watch: Pending free agents include Mark Sanchez, Michael Vick, Shaun Hill, Jake Locker, Brian Hoyer, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett and Matt Moore. Potential trade or release candidates include Jay Cutler, Sam Bradford, Mike Glennon and Nick Foles.

Draft need: High -- the Bills are in desperate need of help here. They don't have a first-round pick but they can take another swing at finding their franchise quarterback with their second- or third-round selections.

Scout's take: "I am not totally ready to write off Manuel, but counting on him right now seems ridiculously risky. Kyle Orton is gone and well, good riddance, as he was never vaguely close to being the answer. Maybe more than any other team in the NFL, the Bills are presently in QB No Man’s Land and if an option like Bradford becomes available, or even an option like Mallett in free agency or trading for Glennon, Buffalo needs to be proactive." -- ESPN NFL scout Matt Williamson

Quote of note: "I feel like [Manuel] has a lot of traits that you look for in a quarterback. He’s smart, he’s dedicated. I think he has movement skills. I’d like to see him use his legs more than he has. Sometimes, just like we mentioned through coaching and even playing quarterback, I think a little more experience, the better you are going to be, the more comfortable you are going to be. He’ll certainly be given an opportunity here." -- Bills coach Rex Ryan, during his introductory news conference