OL: Good starters, NO depth!!!

[WG]

I just made a post in another thread. I'm not sure how many Bills fans realize how far we are from a repeat of '01 in terms of our OL.

We have precious little depth.

Our starters are Jennings, Brown, Teague, Sullivan, and Williams.

Price is the only experienced backup we have.

The other three are:

Pucillo, no experience in only his second season, 7th rounder;

Mike Houghton, no experience only second season, undrafted;

Joey Hollenbeck, no experience only third season, picked up off G.B.'s waivers.

All three of those guys are only 23.

Is anyone else concerned if anyone but Price has to fill in???

If we all think we're gonna skate through the season again injury free, I wouldn't want to wager many ZBs on it!

[WG]

I was hopin' we'd sign Conaty back, but we haven't made him an offer.

[Buffarama]

I think the problem last year was OL coach more than personnel. Now I'm not sure we've fixed that, but we're trying.

[WG]

In any case, if you have an injury, you need to have viable backups.

Do you feel comfortable, regardless of who's coaching, if any of those "other" three backups had to come in for one of our other linemen? Particularly since it will have meant that Price is already filling in for one of them!

I'm highly concerned although I'm sure TD realizes the issue.

[WG]

If we're gonna have Drew as our QB, then we don't have the luxury of skimping on our OL!

[Buffarama]

There's only so much mula to go around. I never have a problem of spending $ on OL, who's out there we can afford?

[Novacane]

Price was a great backup last year. Who knows if these other guys can play. They have not had the chance yet. I'm sure if TD does think they are a weak link he will fix it.

[Stewie]

I trust TD to fill in some depth after June 1.

[SoCalBillsFan]

agreed wys, let's get some more depth!

[Dicknoze69]

yea if anyone important goes down for a long time, we're screwed. Altho I'm sure we'll draft some OL and we'll get some after June 1st. TD knows what he is doing.

[BillsMan80]

We absolutely cannot draft OL in Round 1 though...we need a 1st Round Pick that can have an impact.

[Doc]

Whoa, hold on a second. First off, Conaty will likely be back. He hasn't gotten so much as a nibble, so his return seems likely, unless the Bills like someone else. Price can backup at any spot on the O-line, save for probably OC, which again as I said, Conaty can be re-signed to handle. If you're talking multiple injuries, then it's a matter of shifting guys like Teague and Jennings around. Last of all, the coaching should actually be NFL quality this year.

[Bruce is Loose]

i agree wys... i am sure that the OL depth will be addressed. We still have a good amount of cap space i believe.

[SABURZFAN]

i'm sure that there'll be a veteran that needs a home.TD will likely find someone.our starting OL doesn't look too bad when you consider that r.brown is the "old man."i wouldn't mind us drafting j.faine-C-notre dame but i doubt that he falls to the 23rd spot.then again,anything can happen.

[Brian H]

The only reason our O line is under the microscope cause we are young,with 1 year experience under there belt look for some improvements.......