The Buffalo Bills carry a lot of players on their roster who are really special teams pieces in spite of their listed positions. This always stirs up offseason debate, as roster construction becomes one of the only things we have to discuss in the doldrums of June and July (well, if we’re lucky, anyway—there were a few years there back in the day where the Bills gave us some not-so-fun headlines in the summertime).
What makes a special teams player elite? Is it the number of tackles he makes on his own? Is it the function of the group as a whole?