ATLANTA -- After the Buffalo Bills downed the Denver Broncos 26-16 last week, one of the Broncos' assistant coaches complimented Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier on how quickly his team's defense had come together in its first month together.
Frazier and coach Sean McDermott have implemented a new system in Buffalo that features a 4-3 alignment and a zone-based coverage scheme. Every starter in the secondary also is new to the team this season, and some of the Bills' returning players in the front seven -- particularly linebacker Lorenzo Alexander -- have drastically different roles in the new defense.