The Bills may need to make a new plan at guard. One of their starters, Jon Feliciano, will be out for a lengthy stretch.
Feliciano suffered a torn pectoral muscle and underwent surgery Friday, the team announced. Feliciano started in all 17 Bills games for the Bills last season. The former fourth-round pick will be a free agent in 2021.
Buffalo revamped its offensive line last season and saw substantial improvement, and Feliciano was one of the new cogs responsible. Signed to a two-year, $7.25MM contract, the former Raiders backup operated as the Bills’ right guard. The Bills improved from 30th to 15th in Football Outsiders’ adjusted line yards metric from 2018-19. Pro Football Focus rated Feliciano as the better of Buffalo’s two guards, slotting him 38th and Spain 61st last season.
Feliciano, 28, appears an IR candidate. But the Bills have some interesting depth options. They re-signed left guard starter Quinton Spain and added former Panthers starter Daryl Williams, who saw time at guard last season after serving as Carolina’s right tackle in previous years. The Bills also have 2019 second-round pick Cody Ford. The Oklahoma product was part of a right tackle platoon with Ty Nsekhe last season, but he worked as a guard as well. Nsekhe remains on the roster.
I’d like to see Ford play RG and D. Williams play RT. That or reverse those roles. Luckily the Bills have some decent depth there.
Daryl Williams really perplexes me. The man went from one of the league’s best right tackles to having to transition to guard before straight up getting cut. I wonder what happened? Hopefully he can rebound. Perhaps this is the opportunity he needs to get back on his feet