BillsImpossible
07-02-2014, 05:51 PM
This article was from May and I'm pretty sure the guy who wrote it was on the John Murphy Show a few weeks back.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/05/20/secret-superstars-2014-buffalo-bills/
Secret Superstars 2014: Bills (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/05/20/secret-superstars-2014-buffalo-bills/)Peter Damilatis (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/author/damilatis/) | May 20, 2014
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Bradham finally earned two starts in the Bills last four games, and when all was said and done his +6.3 run defense grade was the best of any Bills linebacker last season.
He earned the eighth-best run defense grade of any inside linebacker in the NFL, despite playing a quarter of a season’s worth of snaps.
And with five positive grades in his final six contests, he once again headed into the offseason with some momentum.
Competition in 2014
...Moats may have left in free agency, but the addition of Spikes, Keith Rivers, and third-round draft pick Preston Brown, along with incumbent Manny Lawson, creates fierce competition for playing time in new coordinator Jim Schwartz’s 4-3 scheme. Spikes, as our highest-graded run-defending inside linebacker for two years running, is likely assured a starting spot, but there’s reason to believe Bradham can be the one to win the job aside him and Alonso.
Buffalo has been a bottom-five team in rushing yards allowed for each of the last five seasons....
If Bradham finds his way onto the field more often, the 2014 Bills become an even better bet to buck their recent history.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/05/20/secret-superstars-2014-buffalo-bills/
Secret Superstars 2014: Bills (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/05/20/secret-superstars-2014-buffalo-bills/)Peter Damilatis (https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/author/damilatis/) | May 20, 2014
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Bradham finally earned two starts in the Bills last four games, and when all was said and done his +6.3 run defense grade was the best of any Bills linebacker last season.
He earned the eighth-best run defense grade of any inside linebacker in the NFL, despite playing a quarter of a season’s worth of snaps.
And with five positive grades in his final six contests, he once again headed into the offseason with some momentum.
Competition in 2014
...Moats may have left in free agency, but the addition of Spikes, Keith Rivers, and third-round draft pick Preston Brown, along with incumbent Manny Lawson, creates fierce competition for playing time in new coordinator Jim Schwartz’s 4-3 scheme. Spikes, as our highest-graded run-defending inside linebacker for two years running, is likely assured a starting spot, but there’s reason to believe Bradham can be the one to win the job aside him and Alonso.
Buffalo has been a bottom-five team in rushing yards allowed for each of the last five seasons....
If Bradham finds his way onto the field more often, the 2014 Bills become an even better bet to buck their recent history.