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Buffalo Bills: Top 3 takeaways for the defense from the 2020 NFL season

By Matthew Hodowany

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Taron Johnson #24 and A.J. Klein #54 of the Buffalo Bills celebrate Klein's fumble recovery with teammates during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at Bills Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Taron Johnson #24 and A.J. Klein #54 of the Buffalo Bills celebrate Klein's fumble recovery with teammates during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at Bills Stadium on November 08, 2020 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /
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ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 09: Tre’Davious White #27 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates after breaking up a pass during the second half of the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts at Bills Stadium on January 09, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /

Respectable Coverage

While cornerback Tre’Davious White didn’t record the godly numbers that he did last year, White and the rest of the Buffalo Bills’ coverage had a solid year.

Tied for 11th in the league for interceptions (15), tied for 6th in yards-per-attempt (6.9) and fourth for passing touchdowns allowed, the unit performed. Providing timely pass breakups, interceptions and tackles, the secondary was there when need be.

While the unit did have their struggles against the “Hail Murray” pass for whatever reason, they were relatively reliable.

The issue for the secondary entering the offseason is what they will do at the corner position. Currently, Levi Wallace’s contract is set to expire, making him a restricted free agent. If Buffalo is not interested in matching the money that Wallace is offered, he will be free to sign with whoever he wants.

If that is the case, Buffalo will be down a starting cornerback. With Taron Johnson not showing the needed talent to be a man-to-man corner in the league thus far, Buffalo will have to look to improve the position in the draft or free agency.

Along with Wallace, cornerback Josh Norman’s time in Buffalo has expired as he was on a one-year ‘prove it’ deal which did not pan out he, nor the team would have liked.

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