Brace Yourself

[Jakob]

Rivera on Gross replacements: "answer may be on our roster," agrees this is a good draft to find a tackle, has started researching FAs.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

So what he is saying is, either we use someone we already have, we draft someone, or we find someone in FA?  

 

He sure limited himself with that statement. 

[SOJA]

not to be negative but I forsee this team taking a step back from 12-4 this year, still think we'll squeeze into playoffs in the wildcard 

[LinvilleGorge]

"The answer may already be on the roster" is the new "it is what it is".  I wouldn't read much into it.  Of course players already on the roster will be evaluated and considered, but if none of them were good enough to supplant Bryon fuging Bell at RT, then they sure as hell aren't going to take the place of Jordan Gross at LT.

[jptaylor84]

He and gettleman said this at the combine last week about OT and WR positions, its the most political way of being respectful to your roster guys and being honest with the fans.

He can't say wel Byron bell can't even play right tackle and amini/kugbila are fuggin injured all the time so were screwed!, he knows before gross even retired we needed an upgrade at RT so now we need both! Difference is we probably would have kept gross a year and replaed bell with a drafted RT tackle now we need to dip into FA to replace LT and stil draft a RT, people need to chill.

[therealmjl]

Not worried.

No one on our current roster will be starting at LT next season.

[carolina-chuck]

Kugbila

[Gucci Mane]

77 Bell, Byron T 6-5 340 25 3 New Mexico

74 Bond, Travis T 6-7 330 23 R North Carolina

73 Campbell, Bruce T 6-6 320 25 4 Maryland

69 Gross, Jordan T 6-4 305 33 11 Utah

65 Williams, Garry T 6-3 315 27 5 Kentucky

Hughes, Kevin T 6-4 315 25 2 Southeastern Louisiana  

Johnson, Oscar T 6-6 340 23 1 Louisiana Tech  

McDonald, Andrew T 6-6 310 25 1 Indiana

 

 

One of these players retired, one of these players plays RT, and 3 of them are on the practice squad... who exactly are they looking at?

[La Pantera]

Chandler. 

[SCMunnerlyn1]

Maybe Bruce Campbell. He played well in spot duty against the raiders and the chiefs I believe it was

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[ctrcat]

not to be negative but I forsee this team taking a step back from 12-4 this year, still think we'll squeeze into playoffs in the wildcard

It's hard to win in this league, but remember Cam led a group of strangers and unknowns with no expectations to their first national title in 53 years. With Cam and Luke being the constants over the next 10-15 years, never count us out of anything.

[Cary Kollins]

not to be negative but I forsee this team taking a step back from 12-4 this year, still think we'll squeeze into playoffs in the wildcard

Good cause we are teh suck after the bye.

[top dawg]

I thought David Newton was kidding about that.  

 

Seriously, guys, this is just coach-speak.  

[d-dave]

What about Nate Chandler?  I thought he played well as LT last preseason?  Answer????