Max Henson has Trai Turner with nice, descriptive quote on Norwell

[KendrickPanther]

While the interior three may be set, always look for more big guys. That position really gets hit by injuries.

[imminent rogaine]

How can you not love what is happening here?  Norwell started turning heads in camp. There are kids in high school a year younger than Turner.

 

I kept seeing the word NASTY.  Maybe we should call the Oline the NASTY BOYS. or NASTIES.  or CARL.

[pantherj]

Chandler has to go. I don't care if he has another year on his contract. He's not good enough to be a backup.

[MV%doe]

Aminis tape was the greatest seen by many. I remember piggy saying all the olmen watched it and he would have took amini 1st overall, he was that impressed. Plus I also remember hearing the 49ers wanting amini bad and it was a spilt among the scouts, coaches, etc to take him in the 1st round. Panthers where not the only team going loco for him.

To me amini must prove he can play Tackle, cause its proven he's not good OG. I've stated this a few times, when amini plays it bring down the whole OL play. I know the huddle forgets, but many hear where calling j gross terrible....... then wharton replaced amini and gross became a pro bowler. So the only hope for amini is to become a 6/7 OLman that can play OG/T.

[d-dave]

There's no reason to go about cutting guys who are cheap right now.  Amini is still on his rookie deal and Chandler is on that cheapie 3 year deal.

 

Fundamentally, they are two guys with A LOT to prove.  Can they stand up and play football.  If they can push, contribute and be depth guys, we got to keep them.  If we find better guys, we move them.

 

One of the things that both Seattle and New England have had in common is in their roster churn.  The continually evaluate the bottom of the roster, moving guys in and out based on who is the best.  We need to do that.  I look forward to seeing how training camp goes and the battles along the offensive line.  New guys are going to come in, who is going to be next year's Andrew Norwell?  I have no clue, but it's going to be exciting to see!  I just hope we can upgrade the tackle spots and keep good depth along the line.

[MHS831]

 

 

 

Is that Kalil in the middle without his beard?   Glad he decided to go with the beard.  Maybe we should go with Carl.

 

[Toker Smurf]

Man I love this article. You obviously have to have talent but attitude can be really valuable. Norwell to Turner and on to whoever we draft or bring in as FAs. Bring on the nasty O-Line!

[AviationMX]

Not so fast... you must have forgot why these guys were playing in the first place, it wasn't because Ron thought they were the best options. If anyone can screw this up its Ron

 

 

Thanks god for this...i was actually feeling positive...for a sec.

 

But there is some truth there, just hope we can keep improving at every position.

[davos]

DG's UDFAs his first two years have me as excited about hearing who we nab post-draft as much as the draft itself haha. 

[thefuzz]

Hurney drafted on need, not BPA. Hurney couldn't handle contracts and the salary cap, so the roster always had holes he could only fill with draft picks.

 

We had Gross at LT, so why draft another LT? We didn't have a replacement for Travelle Wharton when he left town, so a new LG had to be drafted, even though a good replacement for Gross was still on the board.

 

Instead of Hurney controlling the roster, Hurney let the roster control him. He was reactive, whereas Gettleman is proactive.

 

 

This right here.

 

It's why I was the engineer on the fire Hurney train for many years.

[Eclipse]

Their theme song.

http://youtu.be/uh_gaaUiNs8

[Guest Barry McCaulkinor]

Nasty is an intangible you can't teach. I like some Norwell. 

[CarolinaNCSU]

I've never been a huge OL guy, and by that I mean watching the OL during games.

 

But last year, I found myself watching Norwell almost once every drive...I've never been this excited about a couple of young Guards. 

[top dawg]

Not so fast... you must have forgot why these guys were playing in the first place, it wasn't because Ron thought they were the best options. If anyone can screw this up its Ron

Thanks god for this...i was actually feeling positive...for a sec.

But there is some truth there, just hope we can keep improving at every position.

Huddlers apparently have been too cynical about Rivera. If you listened to both Rivera and G-man's end of year press conferences, they both said the youngsters weren't playing earlier because they weren't ready.

Neither one of them seem to be liars, and both have a lot of experience.