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OneBadassCat

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I think the relationship is about mutual. Deangelo wouldn't have had all those long runs in 08 if it wasn't for him being a badass. Our line isn't that old at all. Gross is the only one in his 30's if I'm not mistaken. Wharton will last a good while longer. We just need to shore up RG and draft or sign a tackle with some potential so that we can groom him in the event one of the tackle's goes down.

Schwartz can be a good RG and a suitable tackle. What we really need is for Duke Robinson to emerge and maul people with Otah. That will solve a lot of depth problems.

Deangelo had some badass blocking in 2008 - linemen were already putting linebackers on their butts by the time DWill hit the line of scrimmage. Moose and Smitty weren't exactly slouches in the blocking department.

Moose is gone and people want to trade Smitty for whatever reason - its gonna let safeties do what they couldn't do before. Jeff King is a good blocker, but I think he really missed having Moose close off the outside.

I'm not sure if I ever liked Gross at LT. He was so good on the right side. When it was clear Otah wasn't coming back, we should have looked for a LT in free agency and moved Gross back. That would have taken a lot of pressure off Schwartz and allowed Kalil to do what he does.

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Deangelo had some badass blocking in 2008 - linemen were already putting linebackers on their butts by the time DWill hit the line of scrimmage. Moose and Smitty weren't exactly slouches in the blocking department.

Moose is gone and people want to trade Smitty for whatever reason - its gonna let safeties do what they couldn't do before. Jeff King is a good blocker, but I think he really missed having Moose close off the outside.

I'm not sure if I ever liked Gross at LT. He was so good on the right side. When it was clear Otah wasn't coming back, we should have looked for a LT in free agency and moved Gross back. That would have taken a lot of pressure off Schwartz and allowed Kalil to do what he does.

I agree that Gross should have been moved to RT. I'm just wondering what Otah's future will eventually be. When he was drafted I'm pretty sure it was with the potential to take over LT after a few seasons. However with his health I'm not sure what the game plan is.

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