The most important position battle: Kicker! Buffalo is making almost all the headlines back in attack and defense, a testament to the handling of General Manager Brandon Beane’s roster in his 38 months on the job. But such consistency threatens the health of the What To Watch For industry. Luckily for us, the Bills will have a very special hand to hand Showdown, pitting a Super Bowl champion in his mid-30s against a sixth-round rookie from Georgia Southern. Stephen Hauschka vs. Tyler Bass, the PK competition we’ve been fighting for all the quarantine, will kick off later this month, available on PPV and BBC +. Hauschka, the starting veteran with two years remaining on his pact, is the favorite, according to the coach of his special team. But Bass has the youngest and strongest leg, one that could take Hauschka, who went 1-for-5 out of more than 50 last season, out of town.
Strongest force on the list: Front seven. I could cheat and list all the defense, but I’ll narrow my focus down to a unit that thwarts offenses last season and only got stronger this offseason. The additions of rookie AJ Epenesa and veterans Mario Addison, Vernon Butler and Quinton Jefferson increased the lack of passing that slowed down the Buffalo ace last season. Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano are back, arguably the best linebacker duo in the league, with the latter in a one-year contract. It was difficult moving the ball at Buffalo High School in 2019, adding to veteran wild card Josh Norman, who arrived alongside fellow former Panthers Addison and Butler this spring, but in 2020, the top seven figures will anchor the defense of head coach Sean McDermott.
Biggest weakness: running back. Quarterback Josh Allen feels too sorry for these and other websites, in part, most. guaranteed. Despite all its flaws, Allen is at least one known product that has proven to be positive in enough scenarios to deserve a break. The same cannot be said for his equally promising fieldmates, Devin Singletary and Zack Moss, who, with a combined season of NFL experience, will carry the majority of the carries for the alleged AFC East favorites. Singletary averaged 5.1 yards per carry in his rookie season, showing veteran instincts and acceleration as Frank Gore’s backup before taking the reins in the rear half. But 2020 will be Singletary’s first year as a full-time starter, and the cast behind him is lacking in experience and reliability. The fact that a 22-year-old player with a 5-yard YPC average can be seen as a team’s greatest weakness is largely reflected in Buffalo’s roster management. Regardless, bills should not take the sophomore for granted.
Newcomer / player returning from injury to watch: Stefon Diggs, wide receiver. The division’s most eye-catching takeover – that is, before Cam showed up – is the best catcher at his best to join the Bills since Antonio Brown did it for a second by two months ago. Diggs, who averaged 17.9 yards per catch in his last season with the Vikings, is the missing piece in Buffalo’s offense, the weapon that can maximize Allen’s potential and prevent Bill Bunyan from becoming Captain Checkdown. Unfortunately for Allen and Diggs, field work has been minimal this offseason due to the pandemic and so on, limiting their ability to understand each other’s territorial trends; the two were connected in late May, but it is unclear if they have joined since. August should give the couple one more month to solve the problems and the deep ball.
