Safety Position
Hello Bills fans. The Buffalo Bills currently have six safeties on their roster. Strong safety Donte Whitner is going to be called on a lot more this upcoming season. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell will use Whitner in various roles including free safety. Ko Simpson was the starting free safety until he was lost for the season in the first game. Simpson is coming back from an ankle injury and stated that he is close to 100 percent. It was a big loss when Ko went down because both he and Whitner played well in 2006. Veteran backup strong safety Bryan Scott was re-signed and will provide great depth and special team play. Second year safety John Wendling is a demon on special teams and will continue to backup both the free and strong position. Converted wide receiver George Wilson played real well last year filling in for Simpson. Wilson showed that he can play safety and had a interception returned for a touchdown in his first game starting against the Cowboys on Monday night football. In my opinion, the safety position is one of the strongest on this team. Our depth players had valuable experience last season filling in for our injured players. Im sure the team will sometimes use three safeties on running downs and keep Whitner in the box. Whitner is a physical corner that is developing into a solid player. Wendling, Wilson and Scott will be helping out the special teams just like they did last season. I cant wait to see this defense in action. Go Bills.
