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[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

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.

You still have to give a chance to develop and get stronger, he is an undrafted FA after all with potential.

[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

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by RMSkins

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

I wonder if we should re-sign Kendall. I'd say given our lack of better options, yes, although he'll be 36 with chronic knee arthritis. He's been solid as hell all year, but I worry....

I'm the president of the Jordan Gross in '09 Campaign as far as RT...

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I wonder if we should re-sign Kendall. I'd say given our lack of better options, yes, although he'll be 36 with chronic knee arthritis. He's been solid as hell all year, but I worry....

I'm the president of the Jordan Gross in '09 Campaign as far as RT...

It definitely is a risk, but Kendall has stayed healthy and played solidly for 2 seasons in a row now. I think he has another solid season left in him and re-singing him buys us some time to develop a replacment.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by RMSkins

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

Joe Thomas T Cleveland, Ryan Clady Denver T, Jeff Otah T Carolina. They've all been productive in their first years (Thomas 2nd year now).

[sportscurmudgeon]

SFRedskin:

Thank you for noticing how some teams draft offensive linemen and they actually play in real games in their first and second years - - and some of them do really well. If you find a good offensive lineman in college who doesn't get by merely on his physical skills - - and therefore often ignores his mechanics - - he can often play productively in year ONEW.

Didn't Miami draft a bunch of O-linemen last year? Haven't some actually played already? Hasn't Miami won a bunch of games this year?

Hell, even the sorry-assed Lions drafted a very good OT - - Gosder Cherlius - - who is playing RT decently for a horrid team. Cherlius could have started at RT for the Skins easily this year.

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Joe Thomas T Cleveland, Ryan Clady Denver T, Jeff Otah T Carolina. They've all been productive in their first years (Thomas 2nd year now).

I understand that and Mack certainly seems like a solid prospect, but I would just be careful about calling a player a "can't miss pick." I have seen way too many busts in this league to consider that their is such a thing as a "can't miss pick."

[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