Mark Tauscher?

[Skins4L]

Mark Tauscher is a free agent this year. it looks smart and cheap to help solve our OL woes (along with at least one draft pick). What do you guys think?

Mark Tauscher, UFA, Green Bay Packers
Tauscher is a seventh round pick that became a success story. In his first season in the NFL, he was forced into a starting role because of an injury to another player. Tauscher isn’t an elite player, but he is solid in his role as a starter and hasn’t missed a game since 2002. Tauscher could be at the top of many team’s lists because he could come cheaper than some of the other free agent lineman, but could be nearly or equally effective.

[MTK]

So a 31 year old offensive lineman who is average at best is going to solve our problems??

[SFREDSKIN]

Heyer, Reinhart, resign Kendall for one year and draft Mack C/G out of Cal Berkeley, that would solve our OL problem.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Heyer, Reinhart, resign Kendall for one year and draft Mack C/G out of Cal Berkeley, that would solve our OL problem.

Heyer gets blown off the line in pass protection and he can't run block. If Heyer is a long-term answer, be prepared to deal with a long-term problem.

I like to think that Rinehart will be good, but word is he is far from NFL-ready. He hasn't even suited up for a game - which says a lot considering that Samuels and Jansen are both injured.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Heyer gets blown off the line in pass protection and he can't run block. If Heyer is a long-term answer, be prepared to deal with a long-term problem.

I like to think that Rinehart will be good, but word is he is far from NFL-ready. He hasn't even suited up for a game - which says a lot considering that Samuels and Jansen are both injured.

Heyer never seems to outgrow his baby fat. No strength, just mass. Rinehart seems a terrible 3rd round pick. Most analysts had him going in 5th or 6th. Somehow we went way up to grab a guy that can't produce. Big disappointment.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Heyer never seems to outgrow his baby fat. No strength, just mass.

Seriously. How many times have you seen a DE bull rush him right into the QB? He might be athletic for a LT, but he's got to be the weakest OT I've ever seen us field.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Heyer gets blown off the line in pass protection and he can't run block. If Heyer is a long-term answer, be prepared to deal with a long-term problem.

I like to think that Rinehart will be good, but word is he is far from NFL-ready. He hasn't even suited up for a game - which says a lot considering that Samuels and Jansen are both injured.

Next year Reinhart will produce (mark my words), I think you move Reinhart to RT, Samuels stays as LT and Heyer and Jansen will be your backups instead of Fabini. You draft Mack (can't miss pick) to play C.

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Next year Reinhart will produce (mark my words), I think you move Reinhart to RT, Samuels stays as LT and Heyer and Jansen will be your backups instead of Fabini. You draft Mack (can't miss pick) to play C.

I'm sorry, but no player is a "can't miss pick." Samuels has LT locked down, resign Kendall and give us another year to find his replacment, Rabach is a serviceable Center but we need to start looking for his replacment, RG Thomas see Rabach, Jansen is done at RT we need to find a player at this position.
Starting 2009 O-line:
LT Chris Samuels
LG Pete Kendall
C Casey Rabach
RG Randy Thomas
RT Draft/FA

Backups:
Stephon Heyer
Chad Rinehart
Jon Jansen (Not ideal but too big of a cap hit if we let him go)
Draft/FA

[Skins4L]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

So a 31 year old offensive lineman who is average at best is going to solve our problems??

hes definetly not the answer. thats why i said HELP solve our problems. we seem to have injuries up front every year. sign em, draft somebody. have a little depth at the position.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

So a 31 year old offensive lineman who is average at best is going to solve our problems??

exactly, no 31year olds. we dont need to sign anyone over 28

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

exactly, no 31year olds. we dont need to sign anyone over 28

If we target a stopgap measure at a cheap price, I'm fine with signing someone over 28. If we target a franchise tackle at $7M per year, I agree that we shouldn't sign anyone over 28. However, that would rule out Jordan Gross, who I believe will be 29 by the start of next season.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

I'd sign him if he's willing to get something like a 2 year deal, for $10M and a $3M signing bonus. That said, there's no way he would accept those terms.

[The Goat]

Don't we want to get some young trench talent? No more aging vets please.

1st and 3rd round draft choices: o-lineman

... and suddenly we're on average 5 or so years younger across the o-line. Sounds too easy almost.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Don't we want to get some young trench talent? No more aging vets please.

1st and 3rd round draft choices: o-lineman

... and suddenly we're on average 5 or so years younger across the o-line. Sounds too easy almost.

given that we have zero young talent on the O line i think it would be smart to get a couple pete kendall types to help bridge the 2 year gap its going to take to put together a young starting talent group of lineman.

i just dont like the idea of expecting 1 or 2 rookies to come in and start right away.

(heyer is still a work in progress and i dont want to rely on him as an answer yet)

go skins!!

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

given that we have zero young talent on the O line i think it would be smart to get a couple pete kendall types to help bridge the 2 year gap its going to take to put together a young starting talent group of lineman.

i just dont like the idea of expecting 1 or 2 rookies to come in and start right away.

(heyer is still a work in progress and i dont want to rely on him as an answer yet)

go skins!!

just for comparison's sake, I believe the colts start 2 rooks on their o line. I think that was part of their slow start along w/Manning missing camp. It's unlikely we'd get 2 rookies in the draft that could win starting jobs their first year, but it would be great if we did. Unless heyer can transform himself, he looks like a career backup.