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]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[Dirtbag59]

He's one year younger then Jansen. No thanks I'd rather us pursue a young guy like Jordan Gross or at least draft a promising young player like Michael Oher.

[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...

[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.