Re: I Hate Our OL
What I read somewhere (I can’t remember where) was that the Bills thinking was to keep moving players out of their usual position to a minimum.
Who knows if that (putting Bates at C and who knows at RG) would have been better, or worse.
Many of us here were talking about the need for interior O-line help in the draft. Beane did not agree, or there was just nothing worthwhile, and instead spent a late pick (30th pick in round 6) on T Luke Tenuta, which they released at final cuts. He was picked up on waivers by Indy and is listed as third string T.
Interesting that in the same 6th round, the Bills grabbed who may be the unfinished gem of the 2022 draft, Christian Benford at #6.
For some reason, Beane has screwed up drafting interior O-linemen. He has this shaky record.....
2017 - drafted Dion Dawkins, 2nd pick, round 2, who entered the draft at G, but was quickly moved to T. The Bills never envisioned him at G.
2018 - drafted Wyatt Teller, 29th pick, round 5....and traded him to become a star in Cleveland - probably Beane’s worst purging of talent.
2019 - drafted Cody Ford, 6th pick, round 2....probably Beane’s worse draft whiff....Ford is a bust.
2020 - Ignored the G position in draft.
2021 - drafted Jack Anderson, 8th pick, round 7, the Bills last selection and has kicked around the league and is now 3rd stringer G on NYG.
2022 - Ignored the G position in draft.
I suspect that interior O-line will be a bigger priority in 2023. And if it isn’t it should be.
Originally posted by Forward_Lateral
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Who knows if that (putting Bates at C and who knows at RG) would have been better, or worse.
Many of us here were talking about the need for interior O-line help in the draft. Beane did not agree, or there was just nothing worthwhile, and instead spent a late pick (30th pick in round 6) on T Luke Tenuta, which they released at final cuts. He was picked up on waivers by Indy and is listed as third string T.
Interesting that in the same 6th round, the Bills grabbed who may be the unfinished gem of the 2022 draft, Christian Benford at #6.
For some reason, Beane has screwed up drafting interior O-linemen. He has this shaky record.....
2017 - drafted Dion Dawkins, 2nd pick, round 2, who entered the draft at G, but was quickly moved to T. The Bills never envisioned him at G.
2018 - drafted Wyatt Teller, 29th pick, round 5....and traded him to become a star in Cleveland - probably Beane’s worst purging of talent.
2019 - drafted Cody Ford, 6th pick, round 2....probably Beane’s worse draft whiff....Ford is a bust.
2020 - Ignored the G position in draft.
2021 - drafted Jack Anderson, 8th pick, round 7, the Bills last selection and has kicked around the league and is now 3rd stringer G on NYG.
2022 - Ignored the G position in draft.
I suspect that interior O-line will be a bigger priority in 2023. And if it isn’t it should be.
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