The veteran swing tackle has a shot to crack the starting lineup—but will he?"

Opinion90 Players in 90 Days2019 Buffalo Bills scouting report: tackle Ty NsekheNew http://www.thebillslockerroom.com/authentic-logan-thomas-jersey ,37commentsThe veteran swing tackle has a shot to crack the starting lineup—but will he?EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:2019 Buffalo Bills scouting report: tackle Ty NsekheTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesOne of the problem areas on the offensive line for the Buffalo Bills over the last few years has been the right tackle position. Often, that means a team has shuffled multiple players in and out of the lineup, which makes the Bills’ struggles unique. Rather than dealing with injuries or multiple benchings, they actually stuck with the same below-average starter, Jordan Mills, for the last three years.Now that the team has cut ties with Mills, they have a chance to break in a new starter on the right side of the offensive line. The team spent plenty of capital, both in free-agent dollars and draft choices, to upgrade the offensive line, and plenty of competition exists for playing time and roster spots.In today’s installment of our “90 players in 90 days” series, we profile one of Buffalo’s free-agent acquisitions, a veteran swing tackle who has performed well with limited exposure over his career.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="HDBsI4">Name: Ty NsekheNumber: 77Position: THeight/Weight: 6’8” 330 lbs. Age: 33 (34 on 10/27/19)Experience/Draft: 5; undrafted in 2009, and first entered NFL with the Indianapolis Colts in 2012 (played in Arena Football League for three years prior)College: Texas StateAcquired: Signed with Bills as unrestricted free agent on 3/13/19<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="n39HDk">Financial situation (per Spotrac): Nsekhe comes to Buffalo on a two-year contract worth a total of $10 million. The contract contains $6.2 million in guarantees. In 2019, Nsekhe will count $4.8 million against the cap.2018 Recap: Nsekhe was Washington’s sixth offensive lineman last year, serving as the first man off the bench regardless of whether he was to fill in at tackle or guard. He played in 403 offensive snaps, 39.51% of the team’s total, and he appeared in 14 games. He made five starts—three at left tackle, and two at left guard—while also entering off the bench and playing the majority of the snaps at tackle in Washington’s Week 3 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Nsekhe committed five penalties on the season for a total of 35 yards, and he did not allow a sack.Positional outlook: Buffalo’s offensive line group is full of new faces Josh Allen Jersey , so Nsekhe isn’t alone. The team lists him as a tackle, so his primary competition for playing time and a roster spot includes Dion Dawkins, Cody Ford, Conor McDermott, LaAdrian Waddle, Garrett McGhin, Jeremiah Sirles, and De’Ondre Wesley. If you expand his position to include the guards, since Nsekhe has experience there, then Spencer Long, Quinton Spain, Wyatt Teller, Jon Feliciano, Ike Boettger, and Vladimir Ducasse become competitors, as well.2019 Offseason: Nsekhe has participated to some degree in all offseason activities to date. He missed some time due to an undisclosed injury, but the team did not seem concerned overall. During the first week of OTAs, he was the first-team right tackle.2019 Season outlook: Nsekhe is going to be either one of two things for the Bills. He’ll either fit as one of the team’s five starting offensive linemen, plugging in at tackle or guard Womens LeSean McCoy Jersey , or he’ll be one of the team’s top game-day reserves along the line. He was used most often (and most effectively) at left tackle while in Washington, but Buffalo appeared to give the edge to incumbent left tackle Dion Dawkins in the early portion of camp. With second-round draft choice Cody Ford in the fold, it’s hard to see Nsekhe unseating either player. His contract is that of a starter, but that can be said for quite a few of Buffalo’s offensive lineman. With only five starting spots to give, it just means that the team will have something it hasn’t had in a long time—high-quality reserves. Expect Nsekhe to push for a starting job all throughout the summertime. Jones shook off a bad rookie season and a rocky offseason to show glimpses of his potential in 2018."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapOpinionNotesCan Zay Jones build upon successes heading into 2019?New,44commentsJones shook off a bad rookie season and a rocky offseason to show glimpses of his potential in 2018. ESTShareTweetShareShareCan Zay Jones build upon successes heading into 2019?The Buffalo Bills boasted a sub-par wide receiver corps for much of the 2018 season, with two notable exceptions. One was the breakout effort put forth by undrafted rookie free agent Robert Foster, who exploded onto the scene with three consecutive 100-yard games and finished with 541 yards on 27 catches (an average of 20.04 yards per catch) with three touchdowns. The other solid performance at wide receiver came from Zay Jones, Buffalo’s second-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft out of East Carolina University. After enduring a roller-coaster rookie season where he caught only 27 of 74 targets for 316 yards and two touchdowns, Jones rebounded big-time in 2018. Jones appeared in all 16 games (15 starts), catching 56 passes (on 102 targets) for a team-best 652 yards. Jones established himself as a credible red-zone threat, scoring seven touchdowns, 16th-best among all wide receivers in the league. Jones had as many touchdown catches (seven) as JuJu Smith-Schuster, and more than Keenan Allen, Odell Beckham Jr., Julian Edelman, T.Y. Hilton, and Brandin Cooks.He averaged 11.6 yards per reception, down a tick from his rookie season (11.7 yards/grab) http://www.thebillslockerroom.com/authentic-tremaine-edmunds-jersey , but that was the only statistic worse from a year ago. What’s even more surprising than Jones’s productivity in 2018 is that he did it following a tumultuous offseason featuring a bizarre incident where he was eventually arrested after a naked, bloody argument with his brother in Los Angeles on March 19.Jones put the distraction of that incident behind him, dedicated himself to the football field, and developed a solid rapport with quarterback Josh Allen. Sure, the drops were still an issue over the final four games, including a huge drop in a 21-17 road loss to the Miami Dolphins, but Jones displayed enough talent and skill to make Bills fans think he could be poised for a breakout 2019 campaign. The resurgence started in Week 10, when Jones hauled in eight passes for 93 yards and a touchdown in a 41-10 win over the New York Jets. That started a stretch where Jones scored six touchdowns over Buffalo’s final seven games, including a pair of multi-touchdown outings: Week 13’s loss to the Dolphins, and a six-catch, 93-yard effort in a Week 17 win over the Dolphins.The Bills drafted Jones after a stellar career at East Carolina, where he caught an NCAA Division I record 399 passes for 4,279 yards and five touchdowns. Bills fans saw glimpses of the Allen-to-Jones connection in 2018, and the more work these two put in this offseason, the more likely it is Jones continues his development into a solid slot receiver. While it appears that Jones will never be a true No. 1 receiver, Bills fans will be happy if Jones takes another leap forward in 2019 as a valuable possession receiver who makes clutch grabs out of the slot and keeps the chains moving.