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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
He's Buffalo's most reliable safety and best coverage safety.
Damar Hamlin can be "got" in coverage and rookie Cole Bishop has had problems in coverage.
I think it's a fairly big deal. If the Bills commit to flooding the short area of the field to try and give their pass rush time to get home, and limit YAC, you're putting those S in much more precarious spots, especially against a team like the Chiefs that can put two real speed merchants out there with Brown and Worthy.
I think it will make 11 sets really tough for them to defend. If they play zone, Mahomes-Kelce-Hopkins are pretty tough to consistently defend. If they play man and leave single high or even split safeties deep, you've got a pair of S back there who don't excel in coverage AND who haven't played together a lot.
It's possible they use backup NB Cam Lewis as the second safety, too. But Taron Johnson, the primary NB, is also pretty dinged up and has an injury it wouldn't be take much to re-injure...
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It's not apples to apples but the feeling I am getting is very similar to last year when you look at the Chiefs O and Bills D, and it's just hard to see how they're going to be able to contain the passing game.
Only, and I mean the only way, is if their DL just absolutely wrecks shit. I don't think they can on the road here. I believe the Bills will need at least 30 to win, and that's not happening.