twist_to_open Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 I've been lamenting this for a while, we brought a bunch of fresh blood in for our O line and I applaud Beane & co for that, but from what I see is alot of "flex" players and the possibility of another round of mix and match going on during OTAs and camp like last year. Could this be a systemic problem? Or does our new O line coach and O coordinator have a plan of who will be their starters and whose depth? Or will we be fiddling with the line through week 3 or so? Help me out because I haven't slept well for weeks because of this. 1
Boca BIlls Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 I dont see offensive line as a place where that happens. I see offensive lines getting rebuilt and immediately getting better. If the players are better in the O-Line it shows quickly. 1
Aussie Joe Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 RG looks like a competition between Long/Teller/Feliciano.. I think other spots are more certain, although they could still draft a tackle early that could start.. 1
Shaw66 Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, twist_to_open said: I've been lamenting this for a while, we brought a bunch of fresh blood in for our O line and I applaud Beane & co for that, but from what I see is alot of "flex" players and the possibility of another round of mix and match going on during OTAs and camp like last year. Could this be a systemic problem? Or does our new O line coach and O coordinator have a plan of who will be their starters and whose depth? Or will we be fiddling with the line through week 3 or so? Help me out because I haven't slept well for weeks because of this. I keep saying this and saying this. Beane has been clear - he's building the team through the draft. He's using free agency to plug gaps. That means we probably will seen af offensive lineman or two added to the team this year through the draft, and there will be one or two next year, and the year after that. In the meantime, he's signing free agents as he thinks he needs them. 4
JMF2006 Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Why worry about continuity? The O line sucked last year and everyone wanted changes. Well here they are(the new linemen) and I for one think the O line will be better and the Bills have not even drafted yet. Good vets that have been around can figure things out in a hurry and with the upgrade at center the line calls should be better. 5 1
Adam Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: Try melatonin. Sleep like a baby Or watch film of last year's O-line! 2 1
eball Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Adam said: Or watch film of last year's O-line! Bad idea. That causes nightmares. 3
twist_to_open Posted April 7, 2019 Author Posted April 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, JMF2006 said: Why worry about continuity? The O line sucked last year and everyone wanted changes. Well here they are(the new linemen) and I for one think the O line will be better and the Bills have not even drafted yet. Good vets that have been around can figure things out in a hurry and with the upgrade at center the line calls should be better. I agree with you they'll be better, after last year I have no doubt. I just wonder how quick they'll gel and get to thier potential.
formerlyofCtown Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 I have them. Hopefully they Gel by midseason.
brianthomas Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 last thing i want for our o line is continuity from last season. I think thats just about the complete opposite from what you'd want So no its not a concern that we'll have perhaps 4 new starters on our line. Only place to go is up imo 1
Augie Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 I suspect we draft at least one more OT, and maybe another interior guy later. If they can identify the starters early enough, coach them up and give them a lot of reps together, we’ll be fine. It will get better as the season goes along. What I hate is dragging feet, inability to make decisions and steal the reps playing as a unit. Time will tell.
twist_to_open Posted April 7, 2019 Author Posted April 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Augie said: I suspect we draft at least one more OT, and maybe another interior guy later. If they can identify the starters early enough, coach them up and give them a lot of reps together, we’ll be fine. It will get better as the season goes along. What I hate is dragging feet, inability to make decisions and steal the reps playing as a unit. Time will tell. Augie, that's pretty much the point I was trying to make, I think you're just more articulate than I am!
The Senator Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, WotAGuy said: Try melatonin. Sleep like a baby I use oxycodone and morphine 1 1 3
WotAGuy Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, The Senator said: I use oxycodone and morphine Ahhhhh....sleep apnea. Found the cure!
DJB Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Maybe a slight concern about continuity but honestly this line will be far better than last year. No longer do we have unathletic lineman attempting to play a zone scheme and coached by the terrible Castillo. We've replaced Castillo our weakest link and we've added massive road grading maulers and it appears to me that we are moving to a more power scheme, one that we excelled at two years ago with Wood and Ritchie. The other positive is it seems Beane and Daboll are on the same page in terms of type of lineman and scheme which to me wasn't there last year. Daboll likely wanted a power scheme and Castillo ran a zone. Now the offence all pieces together and should vastly improve.
LSHMEAB Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, twist_to_open said: Help me out because I haven't slept well for weeks because of this. That's what keeps you up at night? Can we trade lives? On a serious note, it's the staff's job to figure out the best five in camp and where they belong. It may take some time for them to get used to the tendencies of the adjacent linemen, but I think it'll sort itself out. Get some rest.
John from Riverside Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 This is why rebiulding the OL through free agency was the way to go......veterans gel more quickly 4
Augie Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, John from Riverside said: This is why rebiulding the OL through free agency was the way to go......veterans gel more quickly You can add in young guys slowly over the years, but we needed some guys who knew the ropes, had been in the trenches already and won’t need to adjust to speed or power. They just need to gel. 1
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