thewildrabbit Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 I agree wholeheartedly with respect to losing rinehart. Levitre leaving i get, but signing chad for a couple of million per year for two years should have been a no brainier. I know it has been previously mentioned on the broad that he followed his coach to SD, but money is money and doubling his pay should have been an "easy" button right smack dab in the middle of the GM control board. Interesting notes by Pro Football Focus on the Bills LG position. "Questions at Left Guard The left guard position has been a hot-button issue throughout Bills camp given the departure of free agent Andy Levitre, and it wasn’t a good start to the post-Levitre era. We’ve already mentioned some of LG Brown’s difficult day, as he finished at -7.8 and was just as poor as a run blocker (-4.9) as he was in pass protection (-3.2). Brown may have had the most difficult task on the Bills’ line, however, as he often found himself battling not only the Patriots’ best run defender in Wilfork, but also their best pass rusher in Jones. Not only did Wilfork control Brown in the running game, he also bull-rushed him for a pressure with 1:43 to go in the second quarter. Jones lined up on the inside, a new wrinkle for the Patriots, as he played defensive right tackle (on a four-man line) seven times on Sunday after doing so only three times all of last season. He beat Brown for a hit and two hurries in his limited time, going to his outside shoulder each time. It looks like the Levitre whispers will continue for at least another week in Buffalo." https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/09/09/refo-ne-buf-week-1/ Take note that as I stated previously, the Patriots only blitzed 6 of EJ's 32 drop backs.
Leelee Phoenix Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 I agree wholeheartedly with respect to losing rinehart. Levitre leaving i get, but signing chad for a couple of million per year for two years should have been a no brainier. I concur with this. And it's not like Rinehart is a scheme specific guard, he'd fit with what Marrone is doing. And then they spend similarly on a crap undersized backup like Legursky that's not even a natural guard. Even if you're a homer, you have to be pissed with how the Bills handled this.
Doc Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 Rinehart left to be a starter with SD under D'Allesandris.
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