Bills Training Camp: Sunday Injury Roundup

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But yeah, this team needs to add depth at OT. It’s simply perplexing as to why Nix pretty much refuses to address this ginormous problem….

Great. So Bell is going to miss more time in camp. He’s the Shawn Nelson of the offensive line; sure, he might be good if he could practice enough to put it all together but that never seems to happen. At some point CHIX has to move on if Bell doesn’t pan out on Sundays, regardless of how much time he’s missed in camp for whatever reason.

Wang getting reps with the #1s smacks of desperation. “Hey, who else do we have who might fill in at LT? Wang? Seriously? Anynone else? Really? Okay, put him in. I guess.” I watched Gailey talking about the defense in a goal line situation and he said something about how well the defense did on the edges. No mystery as to why……

Wang showed that he wasn’t worth putting in at RT at the end of the season when the team had nothing to lose by giving players game reps to see what they can do.

with an incentive based contract based on playing time – so if he thinks he is healthy enough to play prove it. 1-2y max, let him use us to prove he’s healthy enough and can be the starter on the left. It would also serve to light a fire under DB’s rear end!
It’s not like there’s a ton of options out there and we definitely have some $$ to play with so to me it’s a pretty simple decision.

McKinnie on the other hand I would not touch with a 50’ pole, I’d prefer going 0-16 than introducing a cancer into our locker room.

wang as our number 2 lt puts the fear of god in mr, as it likely should every bills fan. but I’m going to assume chan’s recognition of this is evidenced by the focus on screen plays during training camp: out o-line will be so used to getting owned at the LoS, they’ll be able to sell it great on screens. right?

Our offense is only going to go as far as the O-line will carry us

there is so much evidence to the contrary it’s not even worth mentioning – your offense goes as your QB goes – it’s basically that simple

All injuries are considered minor, but in the mean time we have to deal with Bell missing more practices during camp and Wang playing with the starters at LT… ugh.

I would hate to see him move to the left, because we are is such a need on the right, he could lock this up for a few years. Let’s monitor practices the next couple days before you call in sick or get sick.

that was all you on that training camp tackle assist! who’s a bust now?

Wang, Rhinehardt, Hangartner, Wrotto and Harrsiton getting the reps. There very well could be better options for left tackle and the long term plan could be Eric Pears on the Left With Wrotto kicking out to the right side.

the data shows that our O-Line, like Fitz, is average.

The OL with Bell may be bordering on average, but this entire thread is talking about depth.

And average is NOT bad.

By definition, it’s also not good.

I don’t need valium, I need a starter-caliber FA OT to be brought in so that if and when Bell goes down our OL doesn’t crumble under the weight of its own mediocrity.

Average isn’t bad?! Seriously?

Would you board a flight headed by an average pilot?
Would you climb Mt. Everest with an average guide?
Would you invest money into an average company?
Would you pay to see an average musician?

Sorry, that was meant as a reply above to Josh.

how did i know that this article would lead us to a "why does gaily and nix hate the oline" thread?

Because to a lot of us, it’s a good question.

Why do you say “theres no way to sign those FA’s here”? Were destined to leftovers/unproven rookies? Lowered expectations lead to lower results.

Which is great, if the QB they’re protecting is a Super Bowl-caliber QB. We’re talking about average-at-best linemen (for the most part) protecting a very average QB. Average can’t compete with above average.

Roethlisberger has become known for giving up tons of sacks. It’s part of his game. He’d probably do so with a Pro Bowl lineup in front of him every week. Rodgers is just lights out. He’s a very talented QB who can carve a defense up in more than one way.

Unfortunately, I feel the Bills need the best of the best at OT if they’re going to compete.