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Melvin Fowler: 29.
2008: $1.775 million, 2009: Free Agent
Derrick Dockery: 28.
3/2/2007: Signed a seven-year, $49 million contract.
Brad butler: 25.
6/25/2008: Signed a three-year, $8.8 million contract extension through 2012.
Jason peters: 26.
7/15/2006: Signed a five-year, $15 million contract.
Labgston Walker: 29.
3/2/2007: Signed a five-year, $25 million contract.
Duke Preston: 26.
2008: $520,000, 2009: Free Agent
Kirk Chambers: 29.
2008: $520,000, 2009: Free Agent
Looks like the Bills will have some stability at O-Line for 4/5 years except center. I know rookie Bell is groomed to be the top backup at tackles, but I imagine the Bills'd like to sign Chambers into a cheap extension considering the amount of money they invested in O-Line already and Peters extension looming.
The main question is at Center. There is no obvious young ones ready to step in next year and I fully expect the Bills to go for the big prize in the next couple of years, so I doubt they will count on Fowler's replacement from the draft, even a 1st rounder. The way they do business, the fact that Fowler has not received an extension or being discussed means that they may be looking for a replacement next year. I thought they'd draft one this year but they didn't, though I'm sure they'd draft one next year. They may try to sign some veteran for a short gap but I think in the end, they may find no better alternative than Fowler himself.
2008: $1.775 million, 2009: Free Agent
Derrick Dockery: 28.
3/2/2007: Signed a seven-year, $49 million contract.
Brad butler: 25.
6/25/2008: Signed a three-year, $8.8 million contract extension through 2012.
Jason peters: 26.
7/15/2006: Signed a five-year, $15 million contract.
Labgston Walker: 29.
3/2/2007: Signed a five-year, $25 million contract.
Duke Preston: 26.
2008: $520,000, 2009: Free Agent
Kirk Chambers: 29.
2008: $520,000, 2009: Free Agent
Looks like the Bills will have some stability at O-Line for 4/5 years except center. I know rookie Bell is groomed to be the top backup at tackles, but I imagine the Bills'd like to sign Chambers into a cheap extension considering the amount of money they invested in O-Line already and Peters extension looming.
The main question is at Center. There is no obvious young ones ready to step in next year and I fully expect the Bills to go for the big prize in the next couple of years, so I doubt they will count on Fowler's replacement from the draft, even a 1st rounder. The way they do business, the fact that Fowler has not received an extension or being discussed means that they may be looking for a replacement next year. I thought they'd draft one this year but they didn't, though I'm sure they'd draft one next year. They may try to sign some veteran for a short gap but I think in the end, they may find no better alternative than Fowler himself.
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