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How the Bills Can Win the Super Bowl, Part Two: The Defensive Line...Of Terror?

 
My grandfather George is a good man. A 93-years young WWII veteran, he enjoys sports, especially baseball lately, but he loves the Bills as well. He lives in an assisted-living facility a few blocks from my house. Sometimes he needs a wheelchair, sometimes he needs a walker, it depends on the day.     On any given Sunday last season, be it wheelchair or walker, my grandfather could have gained 100 yards on the Bills. Some may see this as an accomplishment. For the Bills, it’s a problem.   In Part One of my series, I addressed offensive identity. In part two, we discuss the defensive line, an area that was addressed significantly in the offseason.    There aren’t too many people who can ever say that they've acquired 1,000 pounds of anything, but Russ Brandon and Tom Modrak did just that in the offseason. The Bills happily acquired 1,000 pounds of speed, strength, and muscle on the defensive line.   Ryan Denney, a ... (link)

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