Ya know, something occured to me the other night. I saw another post questioning the LT spot the other day and started thinking about why we havent made more of an effort to fix that problem. After all, players like Verba, a proven LT are out there. Surely a team that has been annually one of the league leaders in sacks given up would want to bolster its LT spot after losing one of its best T in Jennings and starting a virtual rookie at QB? Well in the eternal words of Lee Corso, "not so fast".
The Bills remained silent in FA through the first few weeks even while other teams were taking part in the feeding frenzy and landing the top FA available. Then the Bills emerged from there hole to feed on the scraps long after the other teams had vanished. They grabbed Mike Gandy who is by no means a sure thing starting stud at T. He was injured, benched, and overall reported to be unimpressive for Chicago. So, why did we grab him?
Hmmm, the Bills arguably will have one of the best scrambling QB's in the NFL with Losman. But, was that enough to justify grabbing a big question mark at LT like Gandy? It wouldnt seem so. And then it occured to me, the mighty morphin power mouse, McNally mentioned recently that Jason Peters was the best LT prospect that he has ever seen. Could it be that the Bills want to continue to groom Peters to be their future LT?
I think if you add it all up, Peters might just be our long term answer, at least in the Bills mind. Gandy is a young, uproven vet. Losman is a scarmbling QB. We have not drafted or signed any real prospect at LT yet lost Jennings. Some might say big Mike was headed over to the left but why in the ehck wouldnt this have been the year? TD has already stated that Mike isnt moving. So, could it be that the Bills hope to get a few years of decent play at a modest price out of Gandy and then will send him to the bench or packing when Peters is ready to play?
I think it is VERY likely that Peters is our future LT. Im pretty sure I like the prospects of that! I watched him closely in the preseason, the guy has feet like I have never seen from a big man. He certainly has the size and strength. I think this could be a major league coup as an undrafted player who not only cracks the starting LT spot at somepoint but turns out to be one of the leagues best.
What say you?
The Bills remained silent in FA through the first few weeks even while other teams were taking part in the feeding frenzy and landing the top FA available. Then the Bills emerged from there hole to feed on the scraps long after the other teams had vanished. They grabbed Mike Gandy who is by no means a sure thing starting stud at T. He was injured, benched, and overall reported to be unimpressive for Chicago. So, why did we grab him?
Hmmm, the Bills arguably will have one of the best scrambling QB's in the NFL with Losman. But, was that enough to justify grabbing a big question mark at LT like Gandy? It wouldnt seem so. And then it occured to me, the mighty morphin power mouse, McNally mentioned recently that Jason Peters was the best LT prospect that he has ever seen. Could it be that the Bills want to continue to groom Peters to be their future LT?
I think if you add it all up, Peters might just be our long term answer, at least in the Bills mind. Gandy is a young, uproven vet. Losman is a scarmbling QB. We have not drafted or signed any real prospect at LT yet lost Jennings. Some might say big Mike was headed over to the left but why in the ehck wouldnt this have been the year? TD has already stated that Mike isnt moving. So, could it be that the Bills hope to get a few years of decent play at a modest price out of Gandy and then will send him to the bench or packing when Peters is ready to play?
I think it is VERY likely that Peters is our future LT. Im pretty sure I like the prospects of that! I watched him closely in the preseason, the guy has feet like I have never seen from a big man. He certainly has the size and strength. I think this could be a major league coup as an undrafted player who not only cracks the starting LT spot at somepoint but turns out to be one of the leagues best.
What say you?
Comment