Buffalo Bills: 3 offensive linemen to trade to Denver Broncos

Buffalo Bills offensive linemen that can be traded: Forrest Lamp

Forrest Lamp was a 2nd round pick of the LA Chargers back in 2018. Coming out of Western Kentucky, Lamp’s size and build is something that out of a movie. He played all but two games and was all-conference twice in his college career. So how does he fit in Denver?

The Broncos switched from a zone-heavy scheme to one that relies more on pulling. Lamp excelled at blocking in open space in college and WKU featured him as the lead blocker on screens (sometimes referred the “kick” lineman). This is another reason why they drafted Meinerz.

One thing that may be an issue is Lamp’s arm size being a bit shorter for how tall he is. In the AFC West going up against the likes of Frank Clark and Joey Bosa, having separation during any kind of block is critical as an offensive lineman. Lamp’s shorter arms may help him more in the run game, as locked-out arms aren’t needed when blocking one-on-one. By keeping a great grip on the defender’s numbers, the more control a lineman has.

The opposite is true for pass blocking: establishing lockout and moving your feet is crucial to the first contact with a rusher. If Lamp can’t reach and have an advantage, then defenders have the whole usage of moves and techniques they’ve learned at their disposal. The goal of an offensive lineman in a passing situation is to get two “redirects”. This making the defender change his initial route to the QB. If you can get two redirects, chances are the ball should be gone by then.

Lamp would have to get creative as the pass rushers get more athletic, and drawing from his experience already in the AFC West shouldn’t be too big of an issue.