This came up at our Zone Lunch this week. I have held the contention that the Bills OL problems stem from drafting a dozen OL in the last 11 years. Many of them low and 4 of them never playing a down for this team. Others have said it is how you address the line and not the draft.
Courtesy of Ourlads.com Here is a breakdown of the rosters going into this weekend. I think I will stand on my point. You get winning OL in the NFL by drafting; not by shopping in the retread section - even NE has drafted starters.
Some notes: this is active rosters as of today. KC traded for two All-Pro linemen and Chicago traded for one All-Pro Linemen.
Buffalo (0), KC (1), Cleve (0) and NO (1) are the only teams with 1 or zero starters having come from their own draft. Even KC and NO starter were first round picks. See note about KC above.
Again, Buffalo's problems on the OL stem back 10 years with the failure to address the OL high in the draft. I would gladly have taken OL in place of Evans, Losman, Parrish, Euhus and Everette.
Does it always mean you will have a winner? No. Check out GB and SF...but check out the teams in bold (playoff possible teams).
Courtesy of Ourlads.com Here is a breakdown of the rosters going into this weekend. I think I will stand on my point. You get winning OL in the NFL by drafting; not by shopping in the retread section - even NE has drafted starters.
Some notes: this is active rosters as of today. KC traded for two All-Pro linemen and Chicago traded for one All-Pro Linemen.
Buffalo (0), KC (1), Cleve (0) and NO (1) are the only teams with 1 or zero starters having come from their own draft. Even KC and NO starter were first round picks. See note about KC above.
Again, Buffalo's problems on the OL stem back 10 years with the failure to address the OL high in the draft. I would gladly have taken OL in place of Evans, Losman, Parrish, Euhus and Everette.
Does it always mean you will have a winner? No. Check out GB and SF...but check out the teams in bold (playoff possible teams).
# of OL # Drafted Drafted Starters Rounds Drafted
Buff 10 4 0
Miami 9 3 2 1,5
NE 9 2 2 1,3
NYJ 9 2 2 1,4
Balt 8 6 4 1,4,5,7
Cinci 8 6 3 1,1,2
Cleve 9 1 0
Pitts 9 7 4 1,1,2,3
Hou 8 4 3 2,6,3
Indi 7 4 3 1,4,5
Jax 9 4 3 2,2,3
Tenn 9 9 5 1,2,3,5,6
Denver 8 5 4 1,4,4,7
KC 8 3 1 3
Oak 9 3 2 1,2
SD 9 4 2 3,7
Dallas 10 5 3 2,4,6
NYG 9 3 3 1,2,5
Phil 8 5 2 1,7
Wash 8 5 3 1,2,3
Chic 10 2 2 3,3
Det 8 4 3 1,2,6
GB 10 6 5 2,3,7,7,7
Minn 8 2 2 1,2
Atl 9 4 3 7,7,7
Car 8 5 2 1,3
NO 9 1 1 1
TB 9 5 3 1,4,5
Ariz 8 3 3 1,4,5
St.L 9 4 3 1,1,4
SF 9 6 5 1,2,2,3,7
Seattle 9 7 3 1,1,3
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