What the hell was Levy thinking....

[OpIv37]

going into the season with only 8 OL and 4 DT's?

Considering we use a 4 man rotation on the DL, it's essentially like having no back-ups.

And with the Villarial injury, we only have two backups on the OL- if, for example, Fowler gets hurt, the whole line will have to be re-shuffled.

I know he likes to keep guys for ST ability but so far that hasn't produced results and now we're running into trouble by not having enough bodies for other positions.

[The_Philster]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

Levy doesn't make the cuts..he's the GM, not the coach....and anyway, who would you have cut to make room for the extra bodies at those positions?

[Typ0]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

they are working with the talent they had.

I've said it many times...special teams is a bonus not a focus of thought. It does look to me like we keep players for ST abilities which is a total mistake IMO. The offense and the defense are the ones on the field all the time...we need to focus on those squads first. Once we are strong in those areas then and only then should we be beefing up special teams. We're putting the cart before the horse.

[OpIv37]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

Levy doesn't make the cuts..he's the GM, not the coach....and anyway, who would you have cut to make room for the extra bodies at those positions?

Fine so what the hell was Jauron thinking?

I don't know what I would have done- I'm not the coach. But clearly what Jauron did wasn't right either. I know it's impossible for teams to have depth at every position, but we shouldn't be in a position where we have to go sign someone every time a player gets injured. He doesn't even have enough bodies.

[bigbub2352]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

Sam Aiken he is useless, Coy WIre, Shaud WIlliams, and Troy Vincent to name a couple

[The_Philster]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

They're only allowed a 53-man roster, you know

[OpIv37]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

they are working with the talent they had.

maybe so, but it becomes a lesser of two evils: what's worse- keeping a player who's maybe not quite good enough or not having enough bodies for a certain position?

[The_Philster]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

Sam Aiken he is useless, Coy WIre, Shaud WIlliams, and Troy Vincent to name a couple

Aiken and Wire are pretty key on special teams...Shaud was supposed to be as well...but he's inactive every week...and Vincent's on IR...he doesn't count toward the 53-man limit

[OpIv37]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

They're only allowed a 53-man roster, you know

I'm well aware of that.

But they created a situation where ONE injury requires us to go out and obtain another player. Does that sound like effective use of the 53 slots?

[Michael82]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

My problem is...why the hell are the Bills hanging onto Shaud Williams if they are just going to deactivate him before every game?

[Mitchy moo]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

My problem is...why the hell are the Bills hanging onto Shaud Williams if they are just going to deactivate him before every game?

I never understand why they did that either, it really doesn't make much sense.

[Michael82]

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I never understand why they did that either, it really doesn't make much sense.

no it doesnt. I was fine with keeping him because i thought he would be used as a change of pace back or whatever, but he hasnt been used yet. Waste of space that should be used for OL or DL.

[Luisito23]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

I disagree with some of this thread especially about Wire....but I see where OP's coming from...




GO BILLS!!!!!!

[John Doe]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

What were Levy and Jauron thinking? It goes like this:

Keep the best 4 defensive tackles on the team and the 5th best on the practice squad. If one tackle goes down for a short period of time, tighten up the d-line rotation to 3 guys. If one goes down for a long period of time, then bring the practice squad guy onto the team and either cut someone or put someone on I.R.

It's pretty simple.

[Mr. Cynical]

Re: What the hell was Levy thinking....

Fine so what the hell was Jauron thinking?

I don't know what I would have done- I'm not the coach. But clearly what Jauron did wasn't right either. I know it's impossible for teams to have depth at every position, but we shouldn't be in a position where we have to go sign someone every time a player gets injured. He doesn't even have enough bodies.

And so the evidence begins to pile up....the blimp gets closer to the tower...