clayboy54

More so than any other unit on a football team, OL is dependent on blocking scheme and how the five work together, passing off blocks, identifying rushers and picking up stunts. I'm not a Bobby Johnson fan and believe that his schemes played directly into the weaknesses of our linemen. Sure he changed it up at the end of 2021 and the line was all-around better. This is the classic example of a coach thinking his scheme is more important than putting his players in the best position to succeed. Kromer has proven here and elsewhere that he can get the most out of his OL by adjusting scheme to their strengths. If you, like I, believe that we have a handful of NFL-caliber OL players on the team then Kromer will get the most out of his men. He will find the best starting 5 and may surprise us with his selections. No matter, he will have the unit playing together with a common focus and playing to their strengths. You will see communication improve across the front and you will see less missed assignments. Fans typically grade players on an individual basis. This is not the way to grade OL play, ever. A Pro Bowl guard as an example, might look like a chump on a line where guys don't understand and communicate their assignments. Guys like Morse, Saffold and Dawkins can be so helpful to Kromer in finding ways to put the best 5 on the field and using them to their strengths. This in-turn will build a bond to help the young guys like Brown and Bates think and move as a unit and not as individuals. When a line thinks and moves together as a unit both before and after the snap, then the sum of the parts is much greater than the individuals. We don't "need" better players. We need a more cohesive unit. I really believe that Kromer is the man who can make that happen. Bobby Johnson just destroyed any cohesiveness that our OL could have ever had by asking guys to dance to a different drummer than they were comfortable with. If Kromer need another piece, I have no doubt he will ask Beane to get it for him.

The cap is in the eyes of the beholder. There are plenty of ways to kick money down the road for someone that is a difference-maker. Camp fodder is not in the top 51, so that doesn't even count.

What was the length? Do tell!

I don’t know about the Bills team speed. I do now know we must have the slowest fan base in the league, after reading the comments here over the past 3-days.

I guess we’ll see where he fits but they took a swing.

Careful, you’re making a mistake choosing your friend here, unless you always want to be on the negative side.

Well you were wrong yet again.

The Jets have to deal with Becton’s weight issue and a generally sour locker room , hoping the young studs don’t fall into the poor culture… tough ask.

and you do a fantastic job, my friend

What are they going to field this season? An all-rookie team?

Too much fantasy football will make you see it that way. Real life in football is very different, and things do not often turn out the way we expect.

More shenanigans to start the day. Whew!

And change your screen name Law something or other. You’ll fit right in.

Matt Corral disagrees with you.

Dan’s illegitimate brother.

For what its worth, his tackling issues seem to be technique related. He can be coached on his technique. He has the desire to be better. I see a guy with a very high ceiling and willing attitude. Plus, he can start out of the gate and will keep getting better with age.

You just can't fix stupid.

I'm wondering if we'll see another Vrabel kid taking a dump on national TV again.

Interestingly enough, Badol is right almost all of the time. So, yet again he is right about that.

If you were a vet CB would you sign before the draft? Not unless you were offered a huge deal, you wouldn't. Guys don't get paid at this time of year anyway so might as well wait and see what opens up for you after the draft. Beane might want to use his leverage of not needing to fill a bunch of spots on the 53 with rookies, to make a draft-day trade as well. He might surprise us, no? with George Seifert?

The Coliseum in Rome is 1952 years old. I'd like to see Lambeau in that many years. 🙂

The player and his agent have to be willing at the same time. If they would've rather moved on, then all they have to do is reject renegotiation. In this case, it certainly appears that "Rick" wanted to be here and was more than happy to simply know his true value around the league.

So, let’s say the Jets draft Sauce at #5. That would free up Brandin Echols or Bryce Hall which would make sense as a #2 CB in a trade for maybe a 2nd or ideally a 3rd. I could support a move like this, or similar. what say you?

It’s been so long since he accomplished anything on the field, I’m not sure he still can get it done. Sanders at least had a good half-season.

You seem to forget that the Bills now have Von Miller. What will Tua's great improvement look like when he is on his backside all game?