ST coordinator Heath Farwell
We’re happy that Hauschka is back (hopefully). Aside from the kicker and a 44-yard suspect return from Andre Roberts, the special teams were terrible for Buffalo.
First, Roberts’ return came when he took the ball out of the back of the end zone. He should probably kneel that in most cases. Then the special teams unit was beat on a surprise onside kick and then allowed a 101-yard kickoff return for a score. Heath Farwell’s coaching is certainly a question mark moving forward as the Bills’ return team has to shore up these things. He is a first-year coordinator, though.
CB Levi Wallace
So not a good day for Buffalo’s secondary overall, obviously, if both starting cornerbacks are listed here. Wallace had been struggling in recent weeks and continued that pace against the Dolphins. Ryan Fitzpatrick had 323 yards on 32-of-45 passing against Buffalo’s secondary.
But unlike White, Wallace lost playing time. Kevin Johnson saw a season-high 52 percent of snaps played against the Dolphins. Wallace played a season-low 48 percent. Let’s see how the Bills address this next week. Who starts?
DE Trent Murphy
So we’ve mentioned a lot of success from the Bills defensive line against the Dolphins. Not much was because of Murphy.
Technically, he got the start. But it went downhill from there. Murphy was kept off of the stat sheet in the game and that’s likely due to his season-low 49 percent of snaps played. Last week, he played 77 percent of the defensive snaps, which led the Bills’ defensive line. Clearly, Lawson was favored here, but will the continue moving forward? It’s likely the Bills only try to bring back one of those two next season.
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