Washington Football Team should kick the tires on OL Quinton Spain

Quinton Spain was released by the Bills and the Washington Football Team should be interested in him.

The Washington Football Team has had a gaping hole at the left guard position this year. After Ereck Flowers helped fix the position last year, the team let him walk in free agency and ended up starting second-year blocker Wes Martin in his place.

The results have been disastrous. Martin looked horrible through five starts and was ultimately benched by the team in Week 6. Saahdiq Charles replaced Martin and when Charles got hurt early in the game, it was Wes Schweitzer, not Martin, who saw action.

Charles is set to be out for a couple of weeks with a knee injury and Joshua Garnett deciding to retire, the team is thin at the guard spot. Schweitzer figures to start in place of Charles, but to avoid playing Martin, the team may want to add another body at the position.

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That’s why looking at Quinton Spain might be a worthwhile move. Spain, 29, was released by the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday. Spain had started 18 games for the Bills the past two seasons and before that, he was a four-year starter for the Titans.

Spain has a lot of experience at the NFL level. He has played in 70 games with 66 of those appearances being starts. He has always been a solid player; he wasn’t spectacular, but he got the job done for the most part. The only reason that the Bills moved on from him was to avoid paying him more of the three-year extension he inked during the offseason after Cody Ford and Brian Winters emerged as the team’s two best guard options.

With Washington, Spain could be a very experienced backup and could eventually emerge as the starter if given the opportunity to compete for the left guard spot. His presence would add depth and a potential insurance policy in case pending free agents Brandon Scherff and Chase Roullier walk in 2020 free agency.

Spain is better than most of Washington’s current guard options. Schweitzer has played well, but Martin doesn’t look like starting material while Charles isn’t healthy and may have a long-term future at tackle. Adding Spain would simply improve one of the team’s weaknesses, so it’s something that they should explore doing if Spain is available for the right price.

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We’ll soon see if Spain draws any interest from Washington or if he tries to sign onto a potential contending team. But even if he wants to go elsewhere, Washington should check in on his availability at the very least.

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