JPS Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Just because he was here...just because you know his name...doesn't mean he was good. I can't cry for the loss of a backup OG. He wasn't good enough to be a starter.
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Ah yes, the irreplaceable Chad !@#$ing Rhinehart. Get a grip, fellas. ?tahw htiw mih ecalpeR
Kelly the Dog Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 We don't have the luxury of being picky when it comes to o-linemen. The o-line around here has been so bad for so many years that I think the FO and staff need to keep the criteria simple-- pick (and keep) big guys that stay healthy and can block. Of course you do. If the new offense is going to be built around maulers, or, zone blocking, or whatever the scheme decided upon is going to be, you want players that are going to fit that style of play. They may have easily decided that Rinehart doesn't fit the mold. It may also be why they didn't want to retain Joe D as the coach. He did a great job while he was here developing some guys and masking some deficiencies, but it was built for a specific kind of quick pass offense that the Bills are no longer going to run. Most players at all positions in the NFL do certain things well, which keeps them from being very good or great players. Very few are just so damn good they can play in any scheme to their peak. I don't know this for sure, but everything I have seen so far leads me to believe that the Bills just didn't want Chad Rinehart anymore, and we are changing our offense.
BillsVet Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Can Marrone still play guard? If so, it'll allow them address the other 5-7 positions that need starters and depth.
RuntheDamnBall Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Overreactions a plenty. Guards are a dime a dozen in this league. Quick name the guards for the Falcons Seahawks and Ravens. And any guard on the 49ers not named Iupati. No Google Marshal Yanda on Baltimore, Justin Blalock on Atlanta. There are a couple good ones.
thebandit27 Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Overreactions a plenty. Guards are a dime a dozen in this league. Quick name the guards for the Falcons Seahawks and Ravens. And any guard on the 49ers not named Iupati. No Google Just to prove that I'm a nerd: Falcons - Blalock and Konz Seahawks - Sweezy and McQuistan Ravens - Yanda and Osemele 49ers - Boone
Pete Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Of course you do. If the new offense is going to be built around maulers, or, zone blocking, or whatever the scheme decided upon is going to be, you want players that are going to fit that style of play. They may have easily decided that Rinehart doesn't fit the mold. It may also be why they didn't want to retain Joe D as the coach. He did a great job while he was here developing some guys and masking some deficiencies, but it was built for a specific kind of quick pass offense that the Bills are no longer going to run. Most players at all positions in the NFL do certain things well, which keeps them from being very good or great players. Very few are just so damn good they can play in any scheme to their peak. I don't know this for sure, but everything I have seen so far leads me to believe that the Bills just didn't want Chad Rinehart anymore, and we are changing our offense. I like your optimism. But aren't the Bills going to run a west coast offense? I thought that was the plan
The Big Cat Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 No one thinks he is irreplaceable (I don't think), but they thought he was a solid reserve who could step in and start if they needed him to. At least, that's how I felt. He was an OK Plan B. Now, Plan A and Plan B are out and they need a starter and a reserve, with the better players getting scratched off the market daily. That's all. And that's fair, and precisely why I added to my comments, in post.
thebandit27 Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Just because he was here...just because you know his name...doesn't mean he was good. I can't cry for the loss of a backup OG. He wasn't good enough to be a starter. You don't get it, do you? If he's on our roster and stays, he can't be any good, or he'd go somewhere else If he's on our roster and leaves, he must've been good, which is why our organization can't retain him If he's on someone else's roster and comes here, he must've had no other choice If he's on someone else's roster and doesn't come here, he must've known that we suck Get it now?
The Big Cat Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 ?tahw htiw mih ecalpeR Sorry, again, precisely why I expounded--optimistically :-)
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Jason Davis @RealJasonMDavis Former #Bills guard Chad Rinehart has signed with #Chargers. Thought to be backup to Levitre. Now Bills need to address OL. Retweeted by John Kryk Friggin morons, bad enough to let Levitre go but to let his replacement go is even dumber.
Kkspike Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Chad sucked,he was getting blown off the ball every play.he kinda played like Jeff wright always back peddling.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Just when you think we had been finally building through the draft and FA, we lose two guards, one top 5 in the league. Just more holes to fill. Every year it's something. We overpay for mediocre players, barring Stevie and Mario, and the process continues year after year
Kelly the Dog Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I like your optimism. But aren't the Bills going to run a west coast offense? I thought that was the plan It's hard to say. I imagine, depending on the QB, that it's going to be a hybrid of 3-4 different styles, which will be a combination of what SYR ran the second half of last year, some of the run option stuff, some of the NO Sean Payton passing game, and then tailored to exploit CJ and FredEx.
DanInUticaTampa Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Friggin morons, bad enough to let Levitre go but to let his replacement go is even dumber. he was never good enough to be levitres replacement. I liked him as depth though. wish we could have re-signed him. If the chargers signed him expecting to be their starter, they are in for some disapointment.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Add O-line to QB, WR, LB, and CB needs. The 2013 Bills may be the worst team in Buffalo since Gregg Williams came in and that was pretty painful at 3-13. Manziel is looking more and more likely.
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 If Wood starts working out double on his left arm and Glenn starts working out double on his right, we can leave the guard position empty and Glenn can be a LT/ half LG and wood can be C/ half LG...
DanInUticaTampa Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Manziel is looking more and more likely. We hear that every year before the season that the bills are set up to get the best QB prospect in next year's draft, and it never happens. This team might be bad, but there will always be at least a couple teams worse.
Saint Doug Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Don't worry guys. No need to panic. We don't need guard, dagnabit! By the way things are going, you would have thought we got a whole new FO too, not just coaches.
DanInUticaTampa Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 If Wood starts working out double on his left arm and Glenn starts working out double on his right, we can leave the guard position empty and Glenn can be a LT/ half LG and wood can be C/ half LG... Then we can run that fancy 7 wide reciever formation!
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