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Hangman officially leaves Buffalo.

Highlandfire

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rayzor Grand Master

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we need hangman to stay but he won't.

he wants a chance to start and deserves one but he isn't going to get one here.

he is going to be offered a bigger contract than what we can afford to and should pay a back up.

let him go and let us fix other issues.

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Mr. Scot Grand Master

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My longtime beef with Hangartner has been that he's way better as a pass blocker than a run blocker. He doesn't get anywhere near the same upfield push as Kalil or even Vincent, and he certainly doesn't have the ability to get to the second level and block downfield that Kalil does.

That said, those things weren't as big an issue last season, and I'd still want him back.

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My longtime beef with Hangartner has been that he's way better as a pass blocker than a run blocker. He doesn't get anywhere near the same upfield push as Kalil or even Vincent, and he certainly doesn't have the ability to get to the second level and block downfield that Kalil does.

That said, those things weren't as big an issue last season, and I'd still want him back.

he routinely gets pushed back facing guards. If the Bills think he's going to be able to block Jenkins, it might be because of knowledge of him, not because he'll somehow push a guy 50 lbs heavier than him who gets better leverage and has much more talent.

I like GH, he redeemed himself a little last year and was fun playing the goal line TE down the stretch. But, if you're going to get paid like a vet, you should have more drive in the run game. At any rate, a very good player for a 5th round pick, we got all we could out of him.

A cheap vet won't be hard to find.

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