Quarterback questions for 32 NFL teams: Contracts, QB1 races - ESPN

No matter how good the team or quarterback, every NFL franchise has questions surrounding the most important position on the field. Some might be as simple as «Who is the starter?» Some might have to do with contract situations or injury recoveries. Some might have more to do with the supporting group than with the QB himself. But especially when we're this far out from the season, every team has at least one quarterback question it still hopes to get answered at some point before or during the season.

With that in mind, we wanted to take a look at one that each team is facing and try to get a sense of whether (and when) they might be able to answer it.

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ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Will Josh Allen still be an elite quarterback without Stefon Diggs?

Diggs' arrival in Buffalo in 2020 coincided with Allen's ascension into the top tier of NFL quarterbacks. Allen posted QBR numbers of 49.8 and 49.4 in his first two seasons in the league, but in the four since then, he hasn't dipped below 66.3. And he has had at least 4,283 passing yards and 29 passing touchdowns in each of those campaigns.

In an offseason of roster transition, the Bills traded Diggs to the Texans. They brought in wide receivers Curtis Samuel, Chase Claypool and Mack Hollins and used their first draft pick (No. 33) on another receiver, Keon Coleman, but a lot of pressure will be on Allen to lift the post-Diggs offense. Expect Buffalo to lean on what it used in the final weeks of 2023, with running back James Cook and tight end Dalton Kincaid featured prominently. But what the Bills need is Allen to elevate his