The Offensive Line

[DickolausJ]

What does are starting lineup look like next year? Who gets cut? Do we need to bring anyone in during the offseason/through the draft?

Starters:

Jordan Gross LT 31

Travelle Wharton LG 30

Ryan Kalil C 26 Pro Bowl

Geoff Hangartner LG 29

Byron Bell RT LT 22 1 year exp

Lee Ziemba T 22 1 year exp

Jeff Byers C 26 2 years exp

Mackenzy Bernadeau G 26 5 years exp

Allen Roger G 25 3 years exp Who?

IR:

Jeff Otah T 25 Always hurt and on the last year of his contract

Zack Williams 23 1 year exp

Bryant Browning G 23 1 year exp

Garry Williams T 25 Just got a new contract this year

Geoff Schwartz G Probably would have started at RG this year

[Lout]

That's easy unless an aquisition is made. With our current talent:

LT - Gross

LG - Wharton

C - Kalil

RG - Schwartz

RT - Otah

[Donald LaFell]

I wouldn't mind David Decastro even as high as #8

[Guest Irv]

I see otah playing every game next season because its a contract year. Then after we pay him the big bucks his knee will start to hurt again and back to IR he goes leading to his eventual release.

[jtnc]

LT: Jordan Gross

LG: Travelle Wharton

C: Ryan Kalil

RG: Geoff Schwartz

RT: Jeff Otah

[DickolausJ]

I see otah playing every game next season because its a contract year. Then after we pay him the big bucks his knee will start to hurt again and back to IR he goes leading to his eventual release.

That would be awesome if he played an entire season.

[rayzor]

LT: Jordan Gross

LG: Travelle Wharton

C: Ryan Kalil

RG: Geoff Schwartz

RT: Jeff Otah

this and i have no problem with bell and hangman hanging around as depth.

oline is fine and will be better with schwartz and otah coming back, bell with a year under his belt, and the oline having a year in the new blocking scheme.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Wharton will most likely be a cap casualty. Hangman and Schwartz as our guards with possibly a cheap vet stop gap thrown in the mix.

[rayzor]

need to restructure wharton. we definitely don't need to be losing him.

we don't need to screw around with the Oline. add someone...maybe. taking away a solid starter? bad idea.

[DickolausJ]

Interesting how some of Jeff Otah's harshest critics suddenly think he will be our starting RT and completely healthy next year.

[Mr. Scot]

I have near zero confidence that Otah gets back to being healthy.

And honestly, I think it's possible Rivera has even less faith than I do.

[DickolausJ]

I have near zero confidence that Otah gets back to being healthy.

And honestly, I think it's possible Rivera has even less faith than I do.

Giving back up Tackle Garry Williams a new contract supports this argument.

[Guest Bwood15]

Realistically,

LT- Gross

LG- Wharton

C- Kalil

RG- Shwartz/Hangman

RT- Otah

I love the O-line talent in the top 15 of this years draft. I honestly wouldn't mind Decastro, Martin, or Reiff. Carl Nicks would be incredible in free agency.

LT- Gross

LG- Wharton

C- Kalil

RG- Nicks

RT- Martin

This line would win us a superbowl ^^^

[DickolausJ]

Realistically,

LT- Gross

LG- Wharton

C- Kalil

RG- Shwartz/Hangman

RT- Otah

I love the O-line talent in the top 15 of this years draft. I honestly wouldn't mind Decastro, Martin, or Reiff. Carl Nicks would be incredible in free agency.

LT- Gross

LG- Wharton

C- Kalil

RG- Nicks

RT- Martin

This line would win us a superbowl ^^^

Yea no way in hell we pick up Nicks. Gonna hurt the saints if they lose him though.