ajsdx
12-12-2003, 08:13 PM
From Dr. Z, a respected SI columnist and former O-Lineman:
"Scott's football question involved the Bills' right guard situation. Well, Marques Sullivan, last year's starter, couldn't block me. Mike Pucillo, this year's starter, was better (who wouldn't be?) but still more of a drive blocker than a pass blocker. Ross Tucker, the new guy, struggled when he was with the Redskins last year, and he looks like the best of the three, but still no bargain. "
"You say you saw Mike Williams of the Bills punishing the Jets' Shaun Ellis last weekend? I've got the game on tape but haven't watched it yet. I've got Williams rated as a major disappointment. Punished him how? Spanking, or what? "
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/dr_z/12/12/mailbag/index.html
It sounds like an all-around condemnation of our RG. I think that this is more evidence that we should ignore the other areas of our team until the OL is solved. Winfield is great to have, Kearse is a big name to toss around, Bledsoe sucks, etc. but until we have an offensive line, nothing else matters. That said, might it be possible to pry some decent OL away? I think it'd be worth it to trade off our first this year to get someone else's dominant interior lineman, and shuffle our line around that.
"Scott's football question involved the Bills' right guard situation. Well, Marques Sullivan, last year's starter, couldn't block me. Mike Pucillo, this year's starter, was better (who wouldn't be?) but still more of a drive blocker than a pass blocker. Ross Tucker, the new guy, struggled when he was with the Redskins last year, and he looks like the best of the three, but still no bargain. "
"You say you saw Mike Williams of the Bills punishing the Jets' Shaun Ellis last weekend? I've got the game on tape but haven't watched it yet. I've got Williams rated as a major disappointment. Punished him how? Spanking, or what? "
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/dr_z/12/12/mailbag/index.html
It sounds like an all-around condemnation of our RG. I think that this is more evidence that we should ignore the other areas of our team until the OL is solved. Winfield is great to have, Kearse is a big name to toss around, Bledsoe sucks, etc. but until we have an offensive line, nothing else matters. That said, might it be possible to pry some decent OL away? I think it'd be worth it to trade off our first this year to get someone else's dominant interior lineman, and shuffle our line around that.