Kaspers Korner

In the opening game last year former Buffalo Bills tightend Kevin Everett suffered a career ending injury.  They injury may have happened last year, but the ramifications of it are still being felt today.

Everett last year was the back up to starting tightend Robert Royal.  That would of meant that he would have had a significant role in the offense last year.

Last year the Bills used a lot of two tightend sets.  Which, gave both the starting, and back up tightend a lot of chances to catch balls, and they did just that as both Robert Royal and Michael Gaines had 25 receptions each last year. 

That would of mean that Everett would of had a chance to breakout, and prove that he was deserving of being made starter, and a threat in the offense. 

Thanks to the injury that never happened, and the Bills were set back several years by it.  The greatest example of this was in the Bills four game losing streak, which saw second wide receiver Josh Reed on the sidelines due to injury.

After Reed there is no real threat in the passing game.  Third wide reciever Roscoe Parrish is dangerous, but has yet to fully get down the nuiances of running routes against zone coverage.  Then after Parrish the Bills have two rookies that are not ready yet.

The Bills did draft a tightend in Derek Fine in this past April’s draft, and has shown signs of being a capable tightend.  However, it will most likely be a couple more season before he is fully effective.

In the end that is the nature of the beast in football.  You just lose players, and you have to deal with it.