Bills DE Von Miller: Destroyer of QBs and Teammate Elevator

08/02/2022
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If the Buffalo Bills’ defense has had one fatal flaw the last few years, it is producing sacks. Buffalo finished with 42, 39, and 44 total sacks during the last three years. None of those seasons finished inside the top 10 in the NFL in sack totals. Insert Von Miller! Brandon Beane backed up the Brinks truck for the future Hall-of-Famer, giving Miller a six-year deal worth up to $120,000,000, and over 51 million is fully guaranteed. Miller is the NFL’s active leader in sacks with 115.5 career sacks – seven more than Chandler Jones, who is second.  And if Miller’s age is of concern, he is coming off of another dominant season with 9.5 sacks and 17 QB hits while playing roughly 78-percent of snaps in 15 games for the Broncos and Rams. To put those numbers in a Buffalo Bills context, last year’s sack leader Mario Addison (now a Houston Texan) finished with seven. Ed Oliver, a defensive tackle, led the team in QB hits with 14. It’s obvious through these first 200 words, or so, that Miller will have an individual impact on the Bills, but rising tides lift all boats, so what can we expect from…

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