RG Jonathan Cooper

[BoomerFan]

(09-03-2018, 12:34 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Other teams are not releasing players better than what we have.

People here claimed Bodine should not even be a back up in the NFL, and last i checked he was in line to start for the Bills.

Regarding who other teams release, that would seem to be an oversimplification. Sometimes you release a player because they don't fit what you are trying to accomplish, don't have the right chemistry with the rest of their teams, aren't working as hard as you like, or are not understanding the scheme. Now some of those might still be reasons not to pick someone up though, sometimes after getting cut those players might be more motivated to make it work with their next opportunity. 

And as for the Bills, I thought the consensus is they have one of the worst lines in the NFL? Part of that was our DL making them look bad but even past that Bills fans, commentators, and fans of other teams all have said Josh Allen shouldn't start behind their current line because it would be bad for him. That said, I would think Bodine would be a pretty good backup. Heck, maybe he can even make it work as a starter but I haven't seen evidence of that yet. He could benefit from the new environment but he would not be an example like the ones I suggested above -- it wasn't chemistry he just had poor blocking technique which seems less likely to change.