b/r names Norwell as one of the NFL's "hidden stars"

[PhillyB]

no penalties? that's impressive. it's also the type of discipline a guy like rivera values.

[t96]

1 minute ago, stbugs said:

Hey, don't be surprised if Gradkowski sticks when Kalil leaves. He's 3 years younger than Kalil and as a backup isn't going to get a lot of wear and tear. He's looked really good as a backup and maybe we try and keep him for a while. He may want to try and use this to get another starting gig, but he's only 27 right now and has only started 17 games, so lots of tread on the tires so to speak.

He's been one of the backups that has performed really well and you haven't heard much about him because he's just done a good job and has played with the 1s when Kalil was out.

I like him but don't see him being a top of the league starter. Could certainly be the next man up but doubt that we'd want to settle on him at that position. Now of course, we are looking to upgrade every single position if the means are justified, but guys like Turner and Norwell aren't easy to upgrade, if you even can. That's why I think we're going to settle on them as our guards for a long time but if Gradkowski ends up the next man up, we'll probably be looking to upgrade center more than other positions, like guard.

[t96]

1 hour ago, Hammerin'Cameron1 said:

Ignorance.

We're going to be drafting Oher's replacement next draft

That's certainly possible but I don't expect it to happen.