2011 Buffalo Bills: Dissecting the Bills’ Pourous Run Defense

February 14, 2011   ·   Dan Van Wie   ·   Jump to comments

There was an interesting article written by Sean McCormick of Football Outsiders that was run on ESPN recently. The article broke down many different aspects of NFL rush defenses and it was very revealing about the numerous problems that the Bills are facing in trying to shore up this glaring area of need.
The link to the story is here. McCormick writes for Football Outsiders and their analysis was as thorough as any I have seen regarding rush defenses. A link to their charts is here.
When you start to go up and down these various areas, it is obvious that the Bills have to address the line of scrimmage first and foremost. It is all well and good to think about landing a franchise quarterback, but until the Bills can physically start to win at the line of scrimmage with more regularity, they will continue to be run out of the stadium by more physical teams.
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