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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
I don't think there's anyway you could say this if you've seen what I've seen. Jansen's flaws are based in age and agility limitations. Not great, but we could surivive another year of Jansen. Thomas, he had a down year for sure last year, but more because he looked lost in the new system than he looked overmatched.
Rabach can't block players he lines up against. You have to double every defensive nose we play. He's simply not good enough. He wasn't in 2008, and he wasn't in 2007 either.
Our line was pretty good in 2006, but he's been in severe decline since then. He's the very definition of a liability, and while we could decide to suck it up and let Jansen play RT another year, we can't act like we're serious about improving the pass protection, and then have a guy who can't protect right in the middle of the line for a third year in a row.
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Man, you are way out on a limb on this topic.
We may survive another year with Jansen at RT but Jason Cambell won't. JC is taking too many hits from people coming from that side.
Also, you need to be realistic about the probability of injuries to both Jansen and Randy Thomas during the season. You can bet the mortgage money that they will both miss games due to injury, based on their ages and injury histories.
You should know that Joe Bugel likes Rabach. Enough said. If you need another reason, though, I hope you would agree with me that it would be difficult for a rookie center to make the line calls for our team. Hey, I'm aware that we could do better at center but I think we should just draft a promising C/G and work him into the lineup over time.
Ray Willis is a Tackle - a Right Tackle. He's a good pass protector who only gave up 1 sack last season. I am 100% in favor of signing him and starting him at RT.