The Buffalo Bills want to make the playoffs in 2015. They're going to try to do so by running the football, playing great defense and special teams, and minimizing the importance of the quarterback position (as well as the identity of the man under center) as much as possible.
Which makes their kicker, Dan Carpenter, one of the ten most important players on the entire roster heading into the 2015 season. That might seem like a bit of a stretch; it really isn't.
Carpenter has emerged as a bit of a folk hero to Bills fans in his two years with the team, and for good reason - he has been outstanding.