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Opinion: Buffalo Bills don’t need to “fix” run defense

It’s the time of the year when teams look to restock and upgrade on talent through various means. Free agency, the draft, offering rum to Jobu—teams will look in all directions to gain an edge. But, finite resources mean teams will live with the fact that they won’t come out on the other side and see perfection. This also means prioritizing those finite resources. For the Buffalo Bills a commonly cited weakness is the run defense. But this shouldn’t be an area of focus in 2020.

The 2019 Buffalo Bills’ rushing defense in context

In the 2019 regular season, the Buffalo Bills allowed over 100 yards a game—103.