Kyle Williams will be back in 2016 and turns 33 years old in June. His knee injury rehab schedule is right on track, and I expect Williams to have another excellent year without injury. Every time he's been injured, Williams comes back the next season better than before. 33 isn't old, he's got at least another year or 2 left in his powerful tank. After losing KW to injury in Week 6 against the Bengals, the Bills defense struggled to replace him. Having Kyle Williams back on the field is a huge plus.
Cutting Mario Williams is addition by subtraction. His teammates knew he quit last year, and the Bills D won't miss him or his colored contacts one bit.
Preston Brown had a bad year in 2015. It was more mental than physical. If any coach can teach a guy how to be more vocal, it's Rex Ryan and his twin brother, Rob Ryan. Vocalizing was Brown's problem last year, he couldn't communicate with his defense loud enough because he wasn't used to barking out orders like a Drill Instructor on Parris Island, SC. I have no doubt that Preston Brown will learn from his past mistakes and return to form with a new, much louder voice.
The return of Aaron Williams helps the Bills secondary a lot if he can stay healthy. Much like Stephon Gilmore, AW gets injured too often because he's over aggressive and lacks body control. It's very hard for a fish out of water to recover from blown coverage without being overly aggressive and getting hurt in the process.
I was always a fan of Donnie Henderson, but I can see why Ryan and Whaley let him go. He gave his players too much free will to his players, which was a detriment to the overall defensive system/scheme, and health of Aaron Williams, Stephon Gilmore and every other DB on this Bills roster.
If Doug Whaley can manage to draft 2 defensive players and they earn the right to start in Week 1, the Bills 2016 defense will be better than 2015.
When it comes to defensive talent, this year's NFL Draft is loaded with potential.
The Bills defense is 1 rookie linebacker, and 1 rookie defensive lineman away from being better than they were last year.
Cutting Mario Williams is addition by subtraction. His teammates knew he quit last year, and the Bills D won't miss him or his colored contacts one bit.
Preston Brown had a bad year in 2015. It was more mental than physical. If any coach can teach a guy how to be more vocal, it's Rex Ryan and his twin brother, Rob Ryan. Vocalizing was Brown's problem last year, he couldn't communicate with his defense loud enough because he wasn't used to barking out orders like a Drill Instructor on Parris Island, SC. I have no doubt that Preston Brown will learn from his past mistakes and return to form with a new, much louder voice.
The return of Aaron Williams helps the Bills secondary a lot if he can stay healthy. Much like Stephon Gilmore, AW gets injured too often because he's over aggressive and lacks body control. It's very hard for a fish out of water to recover from blown coverage without being overly aggressive and getting hurt in the process.
I was always a fan of Donnie Henderson, but I can see why Ryan and Whaley let him go. He gave his players too much free will to his players, which was a detriment to the overall defensive system/scheme, and health of Aaron Williams, Stephon Gilmore and every other DB on this Bills roster.
If Doug Whaley can manage to draft 2 defensive players and they earn the right to start in Week 1, the Bills 2016 defense will be better than 2015.
When it comes to defensive talent, this year's NFL Draft is loaded with potential.
The Bills defense is 1 rookie linebacker, and 1 rookie defensive lineman away from being better than they were last year.
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