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I just as soon keep Lee. His cap hit is small and he will make Stevie better. That said, if Lee goes, younger guys get to step up. It's not like our OT's will give Fitz time to toss deep anyway.

Bad poll. I agree with Dorkington, need less extremes. They will be mediocre. We can do better.

Because it's not very good. Folks here seem to be happy with adequate. Others want our line to dictate our offense and not to gimmick to hide deficiencies. I would love to see fewer question marks on this line (I count 3 of them) and see at leastl another solid OT and some depth.

You're the OL coach of the Bills aren't you? Hey, come on. This team has had putrid OL's for a decade now. You think Buddy has addressed the line by picking up an assortment of waiver wire and PS acquisitions - really? I get it that players improve. But we have three honest to God question marks on this line. Bill Belichek's book talks about Buffalo's "horsesh*t line" because that's what it has been. That they took a run at Clabo was good, but it didnt' work. The idea is still correct, we do not have quality and depth at these key positions. Maybe Wang will improve. Great. He's got a few weeks to be able to handle some big time NFL pass rushers. I'm just saying Buddy has had a year now to at least pick up one other solid starter to brace this OL. Having a one or two question marks is a lot better than what we have now, other teams cast offs and UDFA's who may "weigh a ton' but can't protect the passer or pave the way for a run game. And by the way, I'm not sure where all the Whitner/Maybin and other references made it into your response, but those criticisms didn't come from me. I just think our OL, as configured, is not very good and I stand by the statement.

So then, if we all agreed, we'd all be wrong?

I would agree with you, but we'd both be wrong .

Hey F'beardy. Thanks, but for those of us who don’t tweet....how about a mid-practice update?

Stock response for the 100th time. DON"T LISTEN TO DOPE AND THE LAPDOG AND YOU WON'T NEED A DOZEN THREADS ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!

At the end of the day, it's hard to escape the simple idea of signing at least one competent OT. Just one. Not even a star. Just a good starter. We have three question marks out of five players and zero depth at tackle. I love the team and support Channix and like what I see for the most part. But the unwillingness to address the OL is puzzlement - and it will kill us (hopefully not Fitz) this year. And if you all believe we'll be OK, or short passes and screens will disguise our bad line, I invite you to watch Ed Wang in practice. D.Bell goes down and that's what we have to step in. Sweet Jesus Buddy, do something.

I get your point and I get WEO's point as well. The thing I decided to try was to separate the Smith acquisition with my general disappointment about the lack of attention to the OL. I don't want a gimmick guy to disguise our lousy OL, I want a good, solid OL. But that said, Brad Smith is a weapon that I'm happy to have. Your breakdown of touches/yards is excellent and I too, would be pleased as Hell to see that kind of weekly production. So short story, I'm not going to take out on Smith, my disgust at our OL choices. I hope there remains time to bring in at least one starter at OT and some quality depth. Watching Wang in practice makes me yearn for Cornell Green for Chrissakes.

I know your point is well thought out and valid. And I'm far too old to be responding with anything other than reasoned acknowledgement of a good argument....but Screw Boston!

Thanks Lynchmob. Nothing like being there. We've been hearing both bad and good on Urbik and Pears. What's your take?

I guess I don't understand the steadfast feeling on the part of the FO on this topic. I get it with other positions, young guys need to play. But we have preciouls little talent at OT and zero depth. It needed to be addressed years ago and it's looking like they are not going to address it again. I think "the Hoody" said it best in his book when he talked about "Buffalo's horsesh*t offensive line" as a reason why we can never beat them. DBell is okay, just okay and with nobody behind him that's even close to Okay. Pears is journeyman. Urbik is a question mark. All the gimmick players and scatbacks mean zero without a competent OL and right now it looks as if we wont have one for the upteenth year in a row.

I like "The Offensive Loin " better.

Hey Ice Bowl. Congrats on your SB team. Cheered my *ss off for them. Thanks for the ILB and you have a great RB via Buffalo. Thanks for the classy post.

Havent' been to camp but others are telling me the guy is looking great. Lot's of power, balance and quickness.

I'm with San Jose. Standing Bison baby!

Fast as in 4.8 or so at 6'7" -272 pounds! He's not running by safeties, he's running over them at a good clip!

220 - 330, whatever it takes...... Not being flip but it will depend on the opponent and game situation. Having Wannstache on the sideline gives me more confidence.

The guy may not be an elite TE, but even if he is okay, he's huge and fast. He's going to be a problem to cover and account for. On paper, he looks great, but I really want to see what he can do. You have to wonder why a team would cut him if he had the stuff.

No, but I attended the grand opening! Not many remember the neon Green Lightning artwork on Elmwood. It was a fun time in B-Lo. Especially when Jimmy Griffen tried to bulldoze the work and the courts stopped him. No lover of the dancing "Mr. Peanut" art was Jimmy.

I've accessed Nix's answering machine and he has it set up for Donte. When you call the message says: "I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes to the team. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes."

No Maybin, no Whitner and no added TE. Yes to added OT. Good effort and nice post. I have to agree on almost all of it. It's hard to argue that this is not a better roster than last year. Is it improved enough to gain ground in the AFCE? Maybe on Miami.

Yeah, he'll give us the hometown discount after all now that his phone had zero incoming calls. How odd for a "top five" safety!

At this point, I don't see a better FA- RT out there. In fact Clabo was the only clear upgrade I saw. Others had something that spoke to a stop gap answer only. Still, the RT's in camp now are just not up to the task. I'm hoping that either a team will cut or trade someone to make the cap. That seems our last solution. Trouble is we'd like to have the person in camp now. Patience is a B word.