Buffalo Bills Training Camp: First Exhibition Game, Defensive Unit Primer

August 10, 2010   ·   Dan Van Wie   ·   Jump to comments


This week the Buffalo Bills will begin exhibition play when they go to Washington to see what the Redskins team looks like under new coach Mike Shanahan. Shanahan is same guy that spurned the Bills' offer to coach them instead. Shanahan gets to face Chan Gailey in his debut as coach of the Bills.
Last week we covered the offense in this article. Now we will cover the defense unit and detail what Bills fans should expect to see over the course of the next few weeks of pre-season games.
The defensive secondary, in my mind, is on a par with the running back unit as being the two main areas of strength for the Bills. The secondary has a combination of experience, playmakers, and depth. Consider the following accomplishments from the Bills secondary during the 2009 season:
Second in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game (184) trailing only the N.Y. Jets; Second in the NFL in interceptions (28) trailing only the Green Bay Packers (30); Tied for second in the N...

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