Tipster19 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Especially under the Beane tenure the Bills just haven’t enjoyed a great success ratio with the OL. One of the rare gems that he found, Wyatt Teller, was traded off just a bit too soon. When one looks over Beane’s history with the Bills, he has imo, provided positive results with all other positions of the roster. If he didn’t have immediate success then he did after tinkering with the personnel in due time. I don’t find this to be the case with the OL though. Check it out. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/lineups.htm This indicates to me that this is not the area of expertise so far with this administration. Hopefully they’ll listen to Kromer and let him have more say in constructing the OL, he has had great success with his OL with years passed. To really solidify the greatness of this roster/franchise I believe the OL is the Achilles’ heel of this team. I would think that Beane took whatever input Kromer had about Cody Ford into consideration. Edited August 30, 2022 by Tipster19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeskillitMoorman Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Wegmans over Kroger anyday 4 2 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I think you have the Wrong Grocery Chain to help the OL out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I doubt they'll let the offensive line coach have any say over the offensive line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, White Linen said: I doubt they'll let the offensive line coach have any say over the offensive line. It's the Safeway of doing things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 "Kroger Brand" is a great new nickname for the OL. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 How dare you mention Kroger in Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I think Buffalo could have done better than Larry Kroger...a guy nicknamed "Pinto" for goodness sake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Setting the Kroger jokes aside, I mostly agree with the OP. The OL has more depth than it had pre-Beane but it's still not a stellar unit. Maybe Beane isn't a great evaluator of OL talent. Or maybe he hasn't prioritized the OL. There are only so many draft picks and only so much cap money available. You can't prioritize everything. Alternatively, it could be that McD didn't have the right OL coach to maximize the performance of the players on the roster. I'm probably more curious about this year's OL than any other position group. Josh just might be superhuman but even he struggled statistically in games last year when the OL collapsed. And while we're not a running team, it's nice when we give the backs some daylight which happened too infrequently last season. I'm hoping for better things this year, but entirely sure what to expect. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airseven Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I can’t believe they’re bringing back another mediocre OL with weak depth and no expansion of the TE position. These are missteps by Beane. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, billsfan1959 said: They will be better under Kromer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, HomeskillitMoorman said: Wegmans over Kroger anyday Oh geez, it’s that freaking auto spell or whatever you call it. Lol! Thanks for pointing that out, I’ll fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starrymessenger Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Kromer has been doing it for a long time, has been successful and has always been highly regarded. Clearly the Bills want more production from their RBs and have dedicated resources to that end. Sort of makes sense given that their best RB has been Josh Allen. Take away his production and it really hasn’t been pretty. But all this means more taking the ball out of Allen’s hands. At every level he’s been the playmaker both throwing and running and I’m sure he’d rather pass than hand the ball off. It’ll be interesting to see him adjust. This will be different looking offence than we are used to seeing and that he is used to running. No question that this change/transition is necessary and should be beneficial imo. Edited August 30, 2022 by starrymessenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, starrymessenger said: Kromer has been doing it for a long time, has been successful and has always been highly regarded. Clearly the Bills want more production from their RBs and have dedicated resources to that end. Sort of makes sense given that their best RB has been Josh Allen. Take away his production and it really hasn’t been pretty. But all this means more taking the ball out of Allen’s hands. At every level he’s been the playmaker both throwing and running and I’m sure he’d rather pass than hand the ball off. It’ll be interesting to see him adjust. This will be different looking offence than we are used to seeing and that he is used to running. No question that this change/transition is necessary and should be beneficial imo. I would hope 17 isn't our best RB. Obviously the offense centers around Josh but if they can get better production from the RB's then this offense will be very difficult to stop. Next year's draft I could see a priority on OL and the secondary with Poyer and Hyde both north of 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemma Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I don’t know the term of Kromer’s contract, but I think it should = 2025, like McDermott. Overall, i think our depth on paper looks ok, but we still have walking wounded -> Doyle + Unknown -> Mancz. Also, Brown will be crossed fingers all year. I think we need to pick up 3 or 4 of the best we can find for the PS because I think we’ll need help along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Rochesterfan said: I think you have the Wrong Grocery Chain to help the OL out. They need to Trade Joe. And do out in Publix. Or else we just look like all Piggly Wiggly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, HomeskillitMoorman said: Wegmans over Kroger anyday We just got Kroger in our area, just delivery no physical store. Nice refrigerator trucks, real professional outfit👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleezoid Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Motorin' said: They need to Trade Joe. And do out in Publix. Or else we just look like all Piggly Wiggly. It's all about the ultimate goal..... to Winn, Dixie 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Motorin' said: They need to Trade Joe. And do out in Publix. Or else we just look like all Piggly Wiggly. Who doesn’t love a good Piggly Wiggly 🤔? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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