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Handing a 33-year-old pa s-rusher who is entering his 11th NFL season a six-year, $120 million contract in free agency isn't normally the way NFL teams operate. Neither the well-compensated linebacker, , nor his new team, the , are "normal.""This is a six-year deal, so I'm looking forward to playing the whole thing," Miller said, . "I'm trying to play the whole thing out. done it, Bruce Smith has done it. All the guys that I look up to when it comes to longevity in careers. So I just take it one day at a time, and I'm just gonna take whatever God gives me. My intention is to play the whole thing out. I'm a real sicko when you get to know me. My mindset is different. Josh Jones Jersey " BUF OLB #40 The Bills enter 2022 differently than in years past, as the prohibitive Super Bowl favorite, with their +600 odds to win it all via Caesars Sportsbook the shortest in the entire league. That's thanks to quarterback , who has taken dual-threat production to new heights, becoming the first player in NFL history with over 4,000 pa sing yards (4,407), and 750 rushing yards (763) in a single season (2021), as well as the first with more than 100 pa sing touchdowns (103), and more than 30 rushing touchdowns (31) in the first four seasons of an NFL career. Oh, and they already had the league's best overall regular season defense in 2021 without Miller. Bills 2021 defensive rankingsNFL RankPPG Allowed 17.01stTotal Yards/Game Allowed272.81stYards/Play Allowed 4.6 1st3rd Down Conversion Pct Allowed30.8%1stA deeper dive into Buffalo's defense reveals a need for a proven commodity, like Miller, to provide pre sure off the edge in the front seven. The Bills' team pre sure percentage (which measures how often the defense gets pre sure on an opposing quarterback's dropbacks) of 35% last season ranked as second-best in the NFL behind only the . However, on third down, aka the NFL's "money down," Buffalo's team pre sure percentage ranking dropped to seventh at 41.5%. Pretty good, but pretty good hasn't been enough to overtake and his in each of the last two postseasons. This is especially true when a sack or two could've derailed Mahomes' last-gasp drive to get Kansas City an overtime-forcing field goal with only 13 seconds on the clock in the Ross Travis Jersey 2021 AFC divisional round. On third down in last season's playoff game, Mahomes was unbothered on the "money down" against the Bills: going 7-for-8 (87.5%) with 42 pa s yards, one pa s TD a 128.1 pa ser rating and no sacks taken.Miller checks both boxes in terms of a career resume that demands respect in its entirety as well as what he's done lately as a postseason performer. The eight-time Pro Bowler, three-time first-team All-Pro and member of the 2010's All-Decade team played a starring role in both of his Super Bowl championship runs in 2015 and 2021. In 2015, Miller was the ' driving force, winning the Super Bowl 50 Most Valuable Player Award as his defense dragged worn-out arm over the finish line.Last season, Miller was dominant once he was traded to the at the trade deadline, showcasing he still po se ses the ability to be an impactful difference maker on defense. Since playing his first game with the Rams in Week 10 and through the conclusion of the postseason, Miller led the NFL with 18 tackles for lo s, while recording 52 pre sures (third in the NFL) and nine sacks (tied for sixth). Only (23) had more pre sures than Miller's 22 last postseason with defensive lineman 13 pre sures a distant third.Von Miller's 2021 stats after joining Rams (Week 10 through playoffs)NFL RankTackles For Lo s181stPre sures523rdSacks9.0T-6thThe Bills have not had a player with double-digit sacks in a season since 2016, when linebacker had 12.5. With nine sacks acro s the final eight games of the 2021 season including the playoffs, it's quite plausible he could record what would be his eighth season with over 10 sacks in the context of the Bills' already stingy defense. His 115.5 sacks since entering the NFL in 2011 as the Broncos' No. 2 overall draft pick are the most in that span.As far as third down is concerned, Miller remained one of the best at flustering quarterbacks last season, ranking in the top 10 of the NFL in third-down pre sures with 25, tied for sixth with linebacker , San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Nick Bosa, linebacker and new defensive end .Outside of Miller, the Bills' three other primary edge rushers have a combined four seasons of NFL experience with defensive ends (entering his second season, selected 30th overall in 2021 NFL Draft), (entering his second season, selected 61st overall in 2021 NFL Draft), and (entering his third season, selected 54th overall in 2020 NFL Draft).When asked specifically how he's helping 22-year-old Rou seau, the 2021 first-round pick, grow after a four-sack rookie season, Miller said his help comes in the form of targeting the mental aspect and mindset of what it takes to win from September-February."It's like polishing a diamond," Miller in June. "You really don't have to change much. To me, I really don't try to change guys, I just try to really see what they're thinking, really see their approaches, see their mindset. Cause we're all different players, but one thing we can really bounce off each other is our mindset. I give him my mindset, I give him my view of things and hopefully he can learn from that. That's all the pa s rush summit is. It's not NFL Arizona Cardinals Jersey a place where we can go change guys, it's just we can bounce off each other, kind of sharpen the knife, that's what I do with G Rou seau . He's big, tall, rangy. I could never play that game, but when it comes to mindset and the things I can control, those are the ideas that we bounce off each other." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Eleven years Miller's junior, Rou seau is having a blast alongside a veteran who has seen it all when it comes to life in the NFL."It's fun for sure," Rou seau when asked about practicing with Miller in training camp. "A player the caliber of Von Miller , the numbers he's put up over the years, a two-time Super Bowl champion, y'all know his David Wells Jersey resume. It's great. He's really helping us out already. His first day out with us in OTAs I already learned some good nuggets from him."The 6-foot-6 Rou seau said he added "five to seven pounds" to his frame this offseason in anticipation of greater opportunity with Miller taking up much of opposing offensive lines' attention."It's exciting, you have to be ready for the opportunities when the protection slides toward Von Miller , so you have to have your best stuff playing and be ready to make a play," Rou seau said. Besides being attentive to taking care of his body in his second season, the University of Miami alum's biggest goal in terms of self-improvement this offseason was layering his pa s-rush moves, an area of Miller's expertise. "Mainly counter moves, secondary pa s-rush moves," Rou seau said while discu sing where he can make a big jump this season. "I feel like I have a good mindset with the effort, it's just about more moves to rely on and work toward in order to set stuff up early in the game and then be able to come back to it in crunch time, third and fourth quarters." Hello from Von Millers pa s rush summit! Von and A.J. Epenesa going over some moves. Fellow Bills Greg Rou seau and Boogie Basham also here. Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) Fortunately for Rou seau and the rest of the Bills' defensive line, Miller's advice has been delivered on a two-way street as he has been both the initiator and sounding board for these conversations."I would say it's both, I've already asked him a few questions out there, but also, he'll come to us whether it's me, Boogie Basham , A.J. or whoever and tell them what he sees as well," Rou seau said of Miller as a mentor. "It's natural, he's one of our brothers, he's one of us now and he's fitting in great."Financially, the time is now for the Bills to make a run at their first Lombardi Trophy in franchise history with Miller's deal structured in a backloaded fashion, D.J. Humphries Jersey averaging $17.5 million over the first four years before jumping to $20 million in year five and then another increase to $30 million in the sixth and final season. A Super Bowl win in Miller's tenure with the team would break new ground for both the team and the linebacker. The Bills would have football's ultimate prize for the first time while Miller would become the first player in NFL history to win it all with three different teams. The opportunity of building another championship foundation with the Bills has led him to make a move many Americans would not, packing his bags and leaving the sun-soaked beaches of Los Angeles for the blustery winters of Western New York."I could have just stayed in L.A., rode off into the sunset and just rushed with Aaron Donald and piled up sacks but I wasn't content," Miller upon signing with the Bills in March. "I wasn't content with where I was at. I still wanted more. I just want to be part of something special. This is a special team. They're right on the edge, and I just wanted to be that last drop to overflow these guys."Between Miller elevating what was already the NFL's top defense alongside Josh Allen's explosive, aerial attack with receivers and , the 2022 iteration of the Bills is well-equipped to potentially go down as the best in Buffalo's 63-season history.
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