‘The offense receives the most criticism, the quarterback in particular, but there are decade-long defensive trends that are no less disturbing. Only once since 2000 – in 2004, with Bledsoe at quarterback nonetheless – have the Bills finished a season with more sacks than the opposition. Overall they’re a minus-84 in sacks over the last 10 seasons, this one included. Granted, a good portion of that disparity stems from the earliest portions of the decade. But last year they were a minus-14, this year thus far a minus-5. The numbers reflect not only on the ends, but the entire defense and the coordinator as a whole. Is there a single player on the defensive side of the ball that opponents truly fear?’