shelby
10-04-2009, 07:20 AM
Buffalo’s offensive line has seen its share of change this offseason. The last thing they needed was more change in the early part of the 2009 campaign. But entering their Week 4 matchup with the Dolphins in Miami, the Bills will have their third different offensive tackle tandem of the season.
Through the first two weeks the Bills had <nobr>Demetrius Bellhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/demetrius-bell/6ed4b1bf-1e11-41cb-a771-df5e08173b22/)</nobr> and <nobr>Brad Butlerhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/brad-butler/1be744cb-39d5-4c0c-afac-96407d0324a5/)</nobr> as their starting tackles after releasing veteran <nobr>Langston Walkerhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/langston-walker/f2132a15-b0bd-4e1d-bd1e-e4eb737673a6/)</nobr> right before the season opener. But in Week 2 Butler suffered a season-ending knee injury and Bell sustained a groin injury in Week 3, which will keep him out of today’s game.
<nobr>Jonathan Scotthttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/jonathan-scott/842467a0-b0d9-42cb-a08b-756c267e80af/)</nobr>, who stepped in at right tackle for Butler in Week 3, will flip over to the left side this Sunday to man Bell’s left tackle position. Veteran <nobr>Kirk Chambershttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/kirk-chambers/275a4298-3a51-44e8-bfb5-2a3e53af11ea/)</nobr> meanwhile will fill Scott’s right tackle spot.
The two men have 12 career starts between them, but they’ve appeared in more than 70 games combined and feel ready for Sunday’s important division matchup. Chambers stepped in for Bell last Sunday at left tackle after he left with a groin injury and Scott stayed on the right side. But they’re not concerned about swapping roles one week later.
“A lot of the difference between the left and right is in who you are facing, but with the options the (Dolphins) have it’s kind of a moot point this week,” said Chambers. “We both have a challenge in front of us so we’ll have a lot of work to do on Sunday.”
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Chambers-and-Scott-to-man-the-edges/025ce2f5-1283-4de3-9ad8-f393a8a3111d
Through the first two weeks the Bills had <nobr>Demetrius Bellhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/demetrius-bell/6ed4b1bf-1e11-41cb-a771-df5e08173b22/)</nobr> and <nobr>Brad Butlerhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/brad-butler/1be744cb-39d5-4c0c-afac-96407d0324a5/)</nobr> as their starting tackles after releasing veteran <nobr>Langston Walkerhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/langston-walker/f2132a15-b0bd-4e1d-bd1e-e4eb737673a6/)</nobr> right before the season opener. But in Week 2 Butler suffered a season-ending knee injury and Bell sustained a groin injury in Week 3, which will keep him out of today’s game.
<nobr>Jonathan Scotthttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/jonathan-scott/842467a0-b0d9-42cb-a08b-756c267e80af/)</nobr>, who stepped in at right tackle for Butler in Week 3, will flip over to the left side this Sunday to man Bell’s left tackle position. Veteran <nobr>Kirk Chambershttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/img/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/kirk-chambers/275a4298-3a51-44e8-bfb5-2a3e53af11ea/)</nobr> meanwhile will fill Scott’s right tackle spot.
The two men have 12 career starts between them, but they’ve appeared in more than 70 games combined and feel ready for Sunday’s important division matchup. Chambers stepped in for Bell last Sunday at left tackle after he left with a groin injury and Scott stayed on the right side. But they’re not concerned about swapping roles one week later.
“A lot of the difference between the left and right is in who you are facing, but with the options the (Dolphins) have it’s kind of a moot point this week,” said Chambers. “We both have a challenge in front of us so we’ll have a lot of work to do on Sunday.”
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Chambers-and-Scott-to-man-the-edges/025ce2f5-1283-4de3-9ad8-f393a8a3111d