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1 minute ago, Rico said:

Whaley is the one who let him go.

Levitre signed one of the largest contracts for an interior lineman the year of his free agency, Bills were wise to move on...he was deemed not a fit for the new offense, which moved more to an inside zone type that required size over a mobile OG.

 

Sometimes that is the case, please stop with trying to lay blame.

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1 minute ago, pimp on da' net said:

Levitre signed one of the largest contracts for an interior lineman the year of his free agency, Bills were wise to move on...he was deemed not a fit for the new offense, which moved more to an inside zone type that required size over a mobile OG.

 

Sometimes that is the case, please stop with trying to lay blame.

 

 

He was just setting the record straight, not laying blame.

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9 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

He was just setting the record straight, not laying blame.

That wasn't the case...the Bills were outbid and by a pretty good margin.

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/73799/bills-took-risk-and-lost-g-andy-levitre

 

http://thesportsdaily.com/2013/06/03/buffalo-bills-avoided-taking-a-gamble-on-andy-levitre-2/

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5 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

He was a FA and got a boatload of money from the Titans. Wanted to keep him but it was the right move by management. 

 

Letting him go was the wrong move by management.

 

It was wrong at the time........because they had plenty of money and had invested a second round pick in him and he was good.    If your early picks pan out and you let them walk without a solid replacement you don't understand how to build.    At the time,  that is what the Bills were.    We all know this now......let's not defend the dumb things they did in the past.

 

It turned into a disaster when the season started and Colin Brown had perhaps the single worst season by a Bills starting OL.    He was literally altering the outcome of games and very possibly the single difference between missing the playoffs versus stealing a very up-for-grabs playoff spot.

 

And in the long run it was wrong because he's been very good for a long time and is still going strong.    

 

And fwiw.........future HOF'er Jason Peters is playing tonight as well.......and there were clowns on here who FOR YEARS swore trading him was the right thing to do.   Part of that argument was the Bills were getting younger with the drafting of Eric Wood........but as I said in response to that......Peters will be playing when Wood was out of the league.

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2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Left in FA.  Marrone had no use for OL under 6’4”

 True, but the coach & his scheme define the value of players

It’s all good, Whaley had Colin Brown ready to take his place.

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1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

Letting him go was the wrong move by management.

 

It was wrong at the time........because they had plenty of money and had invested a second round pick in him and he was good.    If your early picks pan out and you let them walk without a solid replacement you don't understand how to build.    At the time,  that is what the Bills were.    We all know this now......let's not defend the dumb things they did in the past.

 

It turned into a disaster when the season started and Colin Brown had perhaps the single worst season by a Bills starting OL.    He was literally altering the outcome of games and very possibly the single difference between missing the playoffs versus stealing a very up-for-grabs playoff spot.

 

And in the long run it was wrong because he's been very good for a long time and is still going strong.    

 

And fwiw.........future HOF'er Jason Peters is playing tonight as well.......and there were clowns on here who FOR YEARS swore trading him was the right thing to do.   Part of that argument was the Bills were getting younger with the drafting of Eric Wood........but as I said in response to that......Peters will be playing when Wood was out of the league.

 

 

Future HOF'er Jason Peters????

 

 

good one

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15 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said:

Wasnt worth the contract he got. Titans didnt get a bad football player, but he was overpaid. His recent contract is more in line with his actual worth. 

 

Actually he is playing the last year of his 6 year contract this year.

He's a FA next year.

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2 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Actually he is playing the last year of his 6 year contract this year.

He's a FA next year.

If Beane can dump all Whaley’s trash, he can bring back the players that Whaley didn’t want. C’mon Andy!

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5 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

Letting him go was the wrong move by management.

 

It was wrong at the time........because they had plenty of money and had invested a second round pick in him and he was good.    If your early picks pan out and you let them walk without a solid replacement you don't understand how to build.    At the time,  that is what the Bills were.    We all know this now......let's not defend the dumb things they did in the past.

 

It turned into a disaster when the season started and Colin Brown had perhaps the single worst season by a Bills starting OL.    He was literally altering the outcome of games and very possibly the single difference between missing the playoffs versus stealing a very up-for-grabs playoff spot.

 

And in the long run it was wrong because he's been very good for a long time and is still going strong.    

 

And fwiw.........future HOF'er Jason Peters is playing tonight as well.......and there were clowns on here who FOR YEARS swore trading him was the right thing to do.   Part of that argument was the Bills were getting younger with the drafting of Eric Wood........but as I said in response to that......Peters will be playing when Wood was out of the league.

 

Brown only played 4 games didn't he from memory? Then was cut and never played in the league again and Legursky started at LG the rest of the year. I still don't think Levitre was worth what he got at the time and actually asked to play more of a man blocking scheme in Tennessee he sucked. 

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1 minute ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

It was Whaley's call, not Marrone's.

Did you read the article? 

 

Levitre was not a fit for the system & coming off a 2nd surgery in the off season. The Bills still wanted to keep him but NOT a $8M / year.

 

He was labeled as underperforming with the Titan who in turn released him...the GM's job is to find the talent required for the HC style of play.

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2 minutes ago, Rico said:

If Beane can dump all Whaley’s trash, he can bring back the players that Whaley didn’t want. C’mon Andy!

 

I'd want to see what scheme we are running first. If we are going to stay more of a zone block scheme I'd defintely bring him back for a couple of years. If they are more of a man blocking team this year then that isn't Levitre's game. 

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7 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Actually he is playing the last year of his 6 year contract this year.

He's a FA next year.

True, but that's restructured when he went to the Falcons. Hes a $4-$5 mil/yr guard, always has been. But his front loaded contract with a big signing bonus was high at the time. 

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6 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Future HOF'er Jason Peters????

 

 

good one

 

 

6x All Pro LT.......9x Pro Bowler......playing most of his seasons in the NFC East media markets.........he's !@#$ing revered.

 

Collinsworth and Michaels are literally slobbing him as first ballot right now.

 

But yeah.......it's a joke to say he's going to be a HOF'er.?

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2 minutes ago, Captain_Quint said:

True, but that's restructured when he went to the Falcons. Hes a $4-$5 mil/yr guard, always has been. But his front loaded contract with a big signing bonus was high at the time. 

 

Yep, it was big money at the time.  The reason ATL was paying him less was Titans ate a bunch of dead money when they traded him.

But you are right, he is more of a 5 million player.

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6 minutes ago, pimp on da' net said:

Did you read the article? 

 

Levitre was not a fit for the system & coming off a 2nd surgery in the off season. The Bills still wanted to keep him but NOT a $8M / year.

 

He was labeled as underperforming with the Titan who in turn released him...the GM's job is to find the talent required for the HC style of play.

 

GM could have said "it is cheaper to keep him and not sign Tavares jackson".  That's his job too.  GM hires the HC (typically).

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12 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

And fwiw.........future HOF'er Jason Peters is playing tonight as well.......and there were clowns on here who FOR YEARS swore trading him was the right thing to do.   Part of that argument was the Bills were getting younger with the drafting of Eric Wood........but as I said in response to that......Peters will be playing when Wood was out of the league.

 

? I'll admit, I was one who thought he would take the lazy road out. And I remember you saying otherwise at the time. 

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1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

6x All Pro LT.......9x Pro Bowler......playing most of his seasons in the NFC East media markets.........he's !@#$ing revered.

 

Collinsworth and Michaels are literally slobbing him as first ballot right now.

 

But yeah.......it's a joke to say he's going to be a HOF'er.?

 

He came a LOOOONG way from the overweight, second thought TE and special teamed days. 

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3 minutes ago, Your Brown Eye said:

 

 

He will be in the HOF. Bills screwed the pooch on that massive blunder

 

 

The Eagles went 10 games and won a Sb with his replacement protecting the blind side of their backup QB.  He's played 3 full seasons in his 15 year career.

 

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17 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

Letting him go was the wrong move by management.

 

It was wrong at the time........because they had plenty of money and had invested a second round pick in him and he was good.    If your early picks pan out and you let them walk without a solid replacement you don't understand how to build.    At the time,  that is what the Bills were.    We all know this now......let's not defend the dumb things they did in the past.

 

It turned into a disaster when the season started and Colin Brown had perhaps the single worst season by a Bills starting OL.    He was literally altering the outcome of games and very possibly the single difference between missing the playoffs versus stealing a very up-for-grabs playoff spot.

 

And in the long run it was wrong because he's been very good for a long time and is still going strong.    

 

And fwiw.........future HOF'er Jason Peters is playing tonight as well.......and there were clowns on here who FOR YEARS swore trading him was the right thing to do.   Part of that argument was the Bills were getting younger with the drafting of Eric Wood........but as I said in response to that......Peters will be playing when Wood was out of the league.

 

Thank you - was gonna say - right thread wrong player.  There are still folks here who are fine with letting a HOF left tackle walk because he tried to leverage a few million dollars more out of a cheap owner. But that’s another issue, Bills fans’ resentment of well-paid athletes of a certain ilk..,

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