Priority Number 1 - Offensive Line

[Kuech the Sneak]

Why do we need an upgraded line?? I thought it was common knowledge here that the whole fault was Shula's and bringing in Norm or someone else would fix the problem.

Oh wait..................

You mean the poor line and crappy receivers might have something to do with why the offense struggled????

What a novel concept.....

Yeah people just love deflecting everything on Shula, gets too much hate on this board

[Kuech the Sneak]

If we resign wharton we should be ok at guard with amini and Kug coming back, but we need tackle help bad. But if a guy like Cyril Richardson is there at 28 it might be hard to pass up

[KendrickPanther]

I don't know if you guys have noticed this but the WR brigade gets really emotional and irrational about this topic. I'm not saying WR is the wrong move but the WR fans are militant about it.

[pantherj]

I just watched the Gettleman interview and although he was vague I got the impression that he wants to bulk up the O-line. That's not surprising considering our style of offense. Rivera was also vague but he's had his eye on the secondary.

 

We're a run first play-action pass offense with some read option mixed into things. That's unlikely to change, so I'm expecting Gettleman to want hog mollies to add to our O-line. LT - Gross. LG - Amini. C - Kalil. RG - Competition between Kugbila, Williams, and a gigantic draft pick. RT - Competition between Bell and an Otah sized draft pick.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[frash.exe]

I couldn't agree with this any more. Rarely do you see late first round WR's top 1,000 yards in their first year, most of the good ones end up with 500-600 yards and that's not bad, but definitely not going to dynamically change our Offense. There's a reason people look for "Third year Wide Recievers" and anyone who's played Fantasy Football for any significant time knows what I'm talking about, it's about that time when things really click for wideouts.

You can say that for many positions. It's not an instant plug and play for QB, DT, or CB for example most of the time and that's also the case for DEs fairly often if they don't outright bust. Doesn't mean you don't draft to develop someone if they have tremendous talent just because they're a little raw.

[Squirrel]

Double down 1st and 2nd rounds for the oline.

[raleigh-panther]

Too funny...other teams need olinemen too.

DG will go best player available in rounds 1 and 2 and drafting number 28, what other choice does he really have.

Who knows maybe there will be a Keenan Allan sitting there again.,,but we can't seem to pass on those guards from no name schools who wind up in injured reserve or have to learn how to play...yes I know I am bitter.

[panthers55]

It is settled, look at the other thread.  PFF said we had a top 10 offensive line so we now don't need any offensive linemen.

 

It really stretches their credibility or reinforces the fact that if Cam weren't Superman we would have been much worse off.

[Ace_Aladdin]

Too funny...other teams need olinemen too.

DG will go best player available in rounds 1 and 2 and drafting number 28, what other choice does he really have.

Who knows maybe there will be a Keenan Allan sitting there again.,,but we can't seem to pass on those guards from no name schools who wind up in injured reserve or have to learn how to play...yes I know I am bitter.

 

From the Presser DG had today it screams out Hogmollies ...

[Swaggasaurus]

We haven't effectively run blocked since Keydrick Vincent was playing on our line

[KendrickPanther]

I'm done with giant fat guys. If we draft a tackle I want him to be big but lean and athletic. No more fat guys with bad knees.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Kouandijo or Cyril Richardson would be nice, I hope we can manage to tag and trade hardy because letting him walk for nothing is gonna be horrible

[El Chingon]

Silatolu and Kugbila will help at guard but tackle is a huge need, moreso if Gross hangs it up.

[Ja Rhule]

Does the team move up for a starting caliber RT in the draft or take a second round graded prospect in the first to start at RT? 

 

Get a late first round LT and give him 1 year experience at RT or Newton might get destroyed.