this is what I wanted to hear, thanks Jaxon. I have a couple of questions for you about Hangartner:

1. Is he better at center or guard? The answer will definitely affect the Bills on draft day.

2. Would you want him starting for you and blocking for your runners as a full time starter?

3. Can he make all the line calls?

4. How is his push on the line when facing hulking run stuffing NTs? Does he have the strength to hold the line and not get blown back?

I acknowledge that Sporting News and ESPN are not the best scouting resources, but that was all the information that I had.

I’m not a professional talent evaluator myself, especially when it comes to offensive linemen. So I try to keep it simple: does the guy push forward, stalemate, or get pushed back on contact? Factors such as single or double team, assignment (as much as you can tell), and quality of opponent should be considered as well. I don’t think that any team in the NFC South plays a 3-4 defense with a dominant nose tackle like Kris Jenkins or Vince Wilfork.

I really feel like this was a good signing, and here is why:

Hangartner can play both center and guard. Given the current talent level of the interior section of our o-line, he could probably start at either place as well. Let me throw a few hypotheticals at you;

1 – Matt Birk starts to have a whole lot of trouble finding any body to meet his price tag. While he waits around, the Vikings move on and he finds himself with very few options. Is it total unfathomable to suggest that the Bills could then grab him up and move Hang to Guard?

2 – The Bills find that when pick number 42 comes up at the draft this April, Alex Mack is still on the board somehow. After they hang up on the guy who will only call himself POZ, who keeps calling and screaming Mack’s name into the phone, they do in fact pick him. Once again is it imposible to suggest that either Hangartner or Mack could play guard with the other playing center?

There is some good flexibility with this signing.

The info is much appreciated. Bills fans don’t see too many Panthers games so we don’t really know much about the guy. I’ll be very interested to see how he does as a Bill.

LOL good Lord, Jaxon, you have no reason to apologize to me. Your effort and first-hand knowledge is very appreciated. Thanks for dropping by!

Thank you for the scouting report Jaxon.

If its right and Hang plays like how he can and did for the Panthers, then we now have flexibility on our interior line to draft the best available interior lineman in the second round, and that would be great too.

Thanks Jax. Hangartner was one of my top priorites in FA. I think he is a nice, solid starter and I’m looking forward to an immediate difference on short yardage success (or lack of failure) next year.

Thanks Jaxon. Good stuff.

Hangartner sounds like an underrated pickup. I like his versatility and potential as a C. If he is good enough to hold his own against 3-4 NT’s and excel against others, we’ll be a much better rushing O. Even an average player makes our run blocking better with no Preston/Fowler around.

How would you say he does in pass protection?

Thank you Jaxon. I wonder if he and Stroud are friends? They probably are familiar with each-others’ game…

He is young, can play mutliple positions and seems capable on top of it. While I would have liked Meester, this signing does give our team a huge number of ways to go now with the #11th and 42nd Picks.