Replacing Zo
Lorenzo Alexander was never one of the best players on any team he was on, but he sure was one of the most valuable ones. He was a good, all-around player and leader for the Bills. By the time his career was ending, the Bills trusted his skills as a defensive back in coverage, a pass rusher from anywhere, and as a key special teamer. That’s one guy doing three jobs.
Beane said he knows that’s going to be hard to replace.
“It’s hard because there’s not a lot of guys that can play a stack linebacker like he could and also give you something as a pass rusher. Not only on the edge, we had in rush inside over guards as well,” Beane said. “I’m not sure we’re necessarily going to find that piece.”
“We’ll at least try to find a guy who can play will linebacker,” Beane added.”There are guys [who can do what Lorenzo does], but not many.”
From the sounds of it, Beane might be reduced to finding multiple players to replace Alexander. He was a luxury they’ll no longer have.