thewildrabbit Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Chris Johnson is averaging 3.7 ypc. He averaged 4.5 last year. Good thing the Titans paid Levitre big money and drafted a G in the top 10. Guards don't win games. As JW pointed out Chris Johnson has been having difficulty's long before this year, and he has a rookie at center. As I pointed out in another thread the Titans owner and 90% of the fans believe Johnson is being utilized the wrong way. The entire NFL puts a long premium on guards. IT is a position that is surrounded by other players. If there is one spot on the oline you can get by with, it's guard. The Bills chose to replace LEvitre badly. But some act like he was some world beater at guard. He was athletic for a guard but was hardly a dominant blocker. Guys like Wood and Glenn are way more important to the oline than a LG. The Buffalo Bills didn't always put a low value on guards as Chuck Knox drafted Jim Ritcher in the 1st round, 16th overall. He went on to play LG for 15 years. Marv Levy wasn't afraid to draft a guard with a #1 pick, Ruben Brown 1st round, 14 overall and he went on to play LG 12 years, he also went to 8 pro bowls with Buffalo, one with Chicago. Not every recent team puts such a low value at the guard position. BTW, " that getting by with" how has that philosophy worked out for the Bills the last 14 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 .... Not every recent team puts such a low value at the guard position. BTW, " that getting by with" how has that philosophy worked out for the Bills the last 14 years? Well.....we did draft an OG in the 2nd round 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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