Bills shift to a 3-4 defense could benefit former college sack leader
Bills general manager said Javon Solomon could be a better fit in the new defense under coordinator Jim Leonhard.
Javon Solomon isn't new player for the Buffalo Bills . But he may have a new role. Solomon may finally have a natural position on Buffalo's defense.
That could be one of the ripple effects of the team's shift to a 3-4 scheme under new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard. Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Solomon is one of the existing players from the Sean McDermott era who stands to benefit most from the change. "I think an easy one is Javon Solomon," Beane said last week.
"In our old defense you would kind of call him a DPR: designated pass rusher. Javon really found a nice niche on special teams in his first two years. Had some opportunities, but not a lot as part of third-down packages.
"I think he fits more of a standup 3-4 standup outside backer then a hand-in-the-dirt defensive end. " A 3-4 defense asks outside linebackers to play in space, rush off the edge and handle a more versatile workload than traditional defense ends. It could give Solomon a clearer path to more snaps.