YoloinOhio Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Boone is available because he wants to be paid. We just paid a guard. Problem is, the Bills were the only people who thought Williams was any good. i brought up Boone in the OL thread. If he gets traded, we wouldn't need to pay him anything more than his current contract right? Then we could pay him next yr and cut CW. I guess he could hold out here too. He had/has some off field issues but he is better than either if our current starting guards.
Formerly Allan in MD Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 How come no one else has signed this "savior" after all these months? You think we're the only team that could use an offensive lineman? The problem is that RI is "offensive" and everyone else knows it.
FluffHead Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 i brought up Boone in the OL thread. If he gets traded, we wouldn't need to pay him anything more than his current contract right? Then we could pay him next yr and cut CW. I guess he could hold out here too. He had/has some off field issues but he is better than either if our current starting guards. He's holding out because he wants more money. He's not gonna report anywhere just because he was traded unless they have an agreement on new contract
Rocky Landing Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) We're the Bills. We love baggage. Edit: Back in Rochester, btw. On my way to Country Sweet. Edited August 9, 2014 by Rocky Landing
BringBackFergy Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Somehow this thread will come back to Andy Levitre....oops, did I just say that?
Buffalo_Stampede Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Somehow this thread will come back to Andy Levitre....oops, did I just say that? Levitre couldnt get push in the run game either,
Rocky Landing Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 He was a Bill, then he became an ex bill for very good reason. Nothing has changed there at all. But Marrone being call an o-line guru or so I have read, Is possbly a tad overblown on his resume.Time will tell. But these pre season scrimmages are meaningless anyways. Unless you are a Bills QB.Or a running back. Also, it's hard to know how our front line is going to be. So far, it seems to me that Marrone/Hackett were experimenting a bit with our front line package-- minus Glenn, which makes a difference. (I think? Am I right in this?) But, the time to sign anybody to the front line isn't after we find out we have problems. This is the time to be fixing our issues, not realizing that we have them. I'm not particularly worried about our front line.
BringBackFergy Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Somehow this thread will come back to Andy Levitre....oops, did I just say that?
FluffHead Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Somehow this thread will come back to Andy Levitre....oops, did I just say that? Twice, actually.
Rocky Landing Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 How come no one else has signed this "savior" after all these months? You think we're the only team that could use an offensive lineman? The problem is that RI is "offensive" and everyone else knows it. I think most teams evaluate a payer like RI in terms of risk vs. reward, and every team has a different formula for that-- especially regarding the sort of baggage RI carries with him. Mike Williams was let go from the Bucs for his baggage. But, we must have a huge storage space adjoining the locker room just for such baggage. Signing RI would bring a certain amount of media scrutiny that many teams would not welcome. I'm not sure that that sort of media frenzy would follow him to Buffalo-- and if it did, he would just be one more Bill with a questionable history, getting a second chance. That being said, I'm not sure we need him.
VanCity Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 No. Just no. Much like a "Jump to Conclusions" mat, this is a terrible idea.
BringBackFergy Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Twice, actually. Damn phones....or is it because I consider Andy Levitre our biggest loss of the century??
3rdand12 Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 We're the Bills. We love baggage. Edit: Back in Rochester, btw. On my way to Country Sweet. Oh you needed to rub it in dint you ? : ) nom nom nom Twice, actually. Thank gosh you saw it too . I thought i was off the deep end again.
BuffaloBillsForever Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 When it comes to offensive lines Joe D'Alessandris is head and shoulders above Marrone but of course in my observations Joe D is one of the best position coaches in the NFL. Very underrated in context of the casual fan.
BuffaloBillsForever Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Marrone a O line guru HA ! The proof is in the puddin What did the O line look like when Joe D was here & what did San Diego's line do last year with Joe D as the line coach ? Then ask the same about the Bills line pre Marrone & post Marrone , sure we were second in rushing last year I'll give him that but i don't think it was because of his scheme i think it was more the RB's being top notch !! But as you said time will tell . I think these scrimmages are more needed for EJ to learn what it's all about to be a NFL QB because well you know i don't have to say anything you can read my thoughts every where when ever the media talks about our offensive out put ... I forget the numbers but I believe Joe D turned one of the bottom tier offensive lines in San Diego to a top 5 in a number of categories last year. He was a big part of the success there for sure and the resurgence of Phillip Rivers who IMO was an MVP calibre player because of the improved o-line scheme and coaching. Edited August 9, 2014 by BuffaloBillsForever
FistingBot Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 ...he'll send racist texts to Henderson and Kouandjio.
Captain Hindsight Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Miami's line was bad before he got suspended and worse after. Guy is a decent guard who is a head case. Move on
BringBackFergy Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 I forget the numbers but I believe Joe D turned one of the bottom tier offensive lines in San Diego to a top 5 in a number of categories last year. He was a big part of the success there for sure and the resurgence of Phillip Rivers who IMO was an MVP calibre player because of the improved o-line scheme and coaching. Thanks in large part to Chas Reingold.
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