Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde was named one of the NFL’s best safeties recently by Doug Farrar at the NFL Wire. Overall, Hyde slotted in at the No. 9 spot of the top-11 ranked safeties in the league.
Since 2017, Hyde and safety partner Jordan Poyer have established themselves as one of the NFL’s best secondary pairings. Farrar breaks Hyde and his partner in crime down here:
Sean McDermott – along with general manager Brandon Beane – has assembled a top-flight defensive unit that could be one of the best in the AFC.
From where I sit, it begins with the safety tandem of Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde, already acknowledged as the best pair in the league in my opinion. Hyde in particular has raised his level of play the past few seasons. He does perhaps some of his best work down in the box helping stop the run, but he also has coverage skills that are necessary in today’s game.
He and Poyer work so well in tandem, with their ability to confuse quarterbacks like Brady – along with wide receivers – with how they can take basic coverage concepts and make them look exotic to an offense.
I expect to see more of plays like this from this tandem, and Hyde in particular, in 2020.
It’s true that Hyde is among the best safeties in the NFL and slotting him in around ninth looks right. Hopefully in due time Poyer will start to get his acknowledgement, too.
In 2017, Hyde earned a Pro Bowl nod. Cornerback Tre’Davious White was named an All-Pro just last season. Soon enough it’s going to have to be Poyer’s turn for some overlooked acknowledgement because all three of these guys put Buffalo’s defense to high levels each and every season since they were thrust together by Sean McDermott three seasons ago. But that’s not to take anything away from Hyde, either. The No. 9 overall spot here is a much-deserved placement for him.
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