The Buffalo Bills place a high priority on special teams. They keep players on the active roster whose role is to serve on the kickoff coverage teams, and those players have paid dividends over the years. Buffalo’s coverage units consistently rank in the league’s top half, and they can even help to cover for poor performance in the kicking or punting game.
Last year’s group of specialists looked like they would carry over to be this year’s group of specialists; however, some circumstances emerged that have muddied that picture. At least to start the year, Buffalo will have to go without one of its top special teams contributors from last season.