is the Cornerbacks.
Say what you want regarding the departure of London, Takeo, Nate, and others. The only one I wanted out of that group is Nate. And I don't see a single CB on this roster capable to play at Nate's level this whole season.
Now Whitner and Simpson should get better and that may make up the loss of Nate a bit. Still, if we face a dominant WR that we need to cover one-on-one, we have no one. That, my friend, makes a DC sleepless at night, because he doesn't have that weapon any more.
DL is a concern. But they have played a whole year together with a couple of rookies and new comers last year. They have to be better than last year. How much better? We don't know. But they will be better and that's a nice thought going into the season.
LB corp was my biggest concern even when Fletcher was here. Unlike many I actually have had big hope for Ellison. Guys like him - having speed and very intelligent - have a history in NFL of improving big time in their second year. He won't be a superstar but he can be very good - always recognize plays quickly and go to the right place at the right time, until his body fall apart (we already got a taste of that as he went down near the end of last season). Poz to me filled the biggest need this entire off-season. I look for him to improve throughout the season. Based on his Penn State career, he's dependable with a great upside.
Ideally, the Bills would like to follow the Bears and Colts route in 2006 - scoring a lot early and force the defense to pass. But here is my concern, we definitely get worse in terms of coverage this year. For this reason I'm expecting a similar year like last year record wise.
Say what you want regarding the departure of London, Takeo, Nate, and others. The only one I wanted out of that group is Nate. And I don't see a single CB on this roster capable to play at Nate's level this whole season.
Now Whitner and Simpson should get better and that may make up the loss of Nate a bit. Still, if we face a dominant WR that we need to cover one-on-one, we have no one. That, my friend, makes a DC sleepless at night, because he doesn't have that weapon any more.
DL is a concern. But they have played a whole year together with a couple of rookies and new comers last year. They have to be better than last year. How much better? We don't know. But they will be better and that's a nice thought going into the season.
LB corp was my biggest concern even when Fletcher was here. Unlike many I actually have had big hope for Ellison. Guys like him - having speed and very intelligent - have a history in NFL of improving big time in their second year. He won't be a superstar but he can be very good - always recognize plays quickly and go to the right place at the right time, until his body fall apart (we already got a taste of that as he went down near the end of last season). Poz to me filled the biggest need this entire off-season. I look for him to improve throughout the season. Based on his Penn State career, he's dependable with a great upside.
Ideally, the Bills would like to follow the Bears and Colts route in 2006 - scoring a lot early and force the defense to pass. But here is my concern, we definitely get worse in terms of coverage this year. For this reason I'm expecting a similar year like last year record wise.
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