This offseason, the Buffalo Bills have retooled a defense that was remarkably poor at doing damage in the backfield last year. New additions include enticing prospects such as Trent Murphy, Tremaine Edmunds, and Harrison Phillips. While we can’t yet know how these players will perform on the field, we can take a look at the 2017 season for an idea of which incumbents the Bills may want to build around when it comes to disrupting the backfield.
Methodology
For the Bills, there’s plenty of opportunity for both the defensive line and linebackers to impact the backfield.