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The General Offensive Line Thread

Here is something which makes no sense to me. Orlando Franklin was one of the premier RT's in this league. Was playing playing elite till 2014 and then switched to guard and struggled. He's only 29. He fits the bill as it pertains to having a big offensive line at 6'6 320 pounds..
As far as i know he hasnt had any horrendus injuries ( clady has the worst injury histroy aside from pitta that I've seen since 2013).
 
Sami84 said:
Here is something which makes no sense to me. Orlando Franklin was one of the premier RT's in this league. Was playing playing elite till 2014 and then switched to guard and struggled. He's only 29. He fits the bill as it pertains to having a big offensive line at 6'6 320 pounds..
As far as i know he hasnt had any horrendus injuries ( clady has the worst injury histroy aside from pitta that I've seen since 2013).
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Dont let his age fool you, he hasnt been the same since his run of injuries two years ago. Hes been one of the leagues worst pass blocking guards since then
 
Any updates on Siragusa/Oleumenor from mini camp in terms of where they are lining up?
Haven't heard anything.
 
Sami84 said:
Here is something which makes no sense to me. Orlando Franklin was one of the premier RT's in this league. Was playing playing elite till 2014 and then switched to guard and struggled. He's only 29. He fits the bill as it pertains to having a big offensive line at 6'6 320 pounds..
As far as i know he hasnt had any horrendus injuries ( clady has the worst injury histroy aside from pitta that I've seen since 2013).
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That was one of the strangest developments, seeing Franklin struggle mightily in San Diego after multiple successful seasons in Denver in what were essentially night-and-day changes in performance. His best seasons came during Peyton Manning's tenure, when he was quietly one of the best young linemen in the league. You could argue that he benefited from a timing passing game under Manning, though he was a passable starter as a rookie with Tim Tebow at the helm. It does seems like San Diego's recent FAs on the OL haven't panned out as expected, but I would issue some of the blame onto Franklin given that he switched to LG the season before going further out west, and he had his second highest graded season on the interior in 2014, followed by one of the steepest drop offs you'd likely ever see from a lineman under 30. He's worth taking a look at and adding for depth purposes in my eyes. I was a fan of his game during his prime. I just wouldn't immediately expect him to return to his Denver form and treat him more like a possible pleasant surprise.
 
This goes without saying, but scratch my suggestion of targeting Strief. With Terron Armstead now on the shelf for multiple months, you'd expect him to remain as the starting RT with the Ryan Ramczyk heading to the blind side.
 
Sami84 said:
What injuries? He's had no bad injuries that i'm aware of.
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He's avoided season-threatening injuries, but he's been arguably as nicked up as one could be without missing the entire season given the slew of injuries he's played through. In 2015, he was carted to the locker room with an ankle injury in week 3. He was then carted off with a knee injury in week 7, which was diagnosed as an MCL sprain. Then he suffered a concussion in week 16. In 2016, he wound up on weekly injury reports with issues surrounding his neck in week 2, his hamstring in week 3, and his back in week 4, before exiting the week 4 game with a knee injury. He then suffered another concussion in week 9. That's a bit of a hellacious stretch.
 
Truth said:
He's avoided season-threatening injuries, but he's been arguably as nicked up as one could be without missing the entire season given the slew of injuries he's played through. In 2015, he was carted to the locker room with an ankle injury in week 3. He was then carted off with a knee injury in week 7, which was diagnosed as an MCL sprain. Then he suffered a concussion in week 16. In 2016, he wound up on weekly injury reports with issues surrounding his neck in week 2, his hamstring in week 3, and his back in week 4, before exiting the week 4 game with a knee injury. He then suffered another concussion in week 9. That's a bit of a hellacious stretch.
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maybe he just needs to stay healthy for him to get back to similar levels. seems prior to 2015 he was healthy.
 
Sami84 said:
maybe he just needs to stay healthy for him to get back to similar levels. seems prior to 2015 he was healthy.
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Very well could be just that. For that reason, I believe he'd be worth a look. He'd be a minimal risk considering that he likely wouldn't command a significant contract given that he's already been turned away by the Dolphins, and that he worked out for the Jaguars weeks ago and left without a contract.
 
Truth said:
He's avoided season-threatening injuries, but he's been arguably as nicked up as one could be without missing the entire season given the slew of injuries he's played through. In 2015, he was carted to the locker room with an ankle injury in week 3. He was then carted off with a knee injury in week 7, which was diagnosed as an MCL sprain. Then he suffered a concussion in week 16. In 2016, he wound up on weekly injury reports with issues surrounding his neck in week 2, his hamstring in week 3, and his back in week 4, before exiting the week 4 game with a knee injury. He then suffered another concussion in week 9. That's a bit of a hellacious stretch.
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"But why male models?"

Truth said:
Very well could be just that. For that reason, I believe he'd be worth a look. He'd be a minimal risk considering that he likely wouldn't command a significant contract given that he's already been turned away by the Dolphins, and that he worked out for the Jaguars weeks ago and left without a contract.
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He was healthy last season, he's just not the player he used to be.
 
BloodRaven said:
"But why male models?"



He was healthy last season, he's just not the player he used to be.
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lol @ the former. Good call back. However, I can't fully agree with him being healthy last season considering the issues outlined in the post above with Franklin landing on injury reports due to his neck, hamstring, back, and knee, all before suffering his second concussion in two seasons. I do believe that he's less likely to return to his previous form, so it's somewhat of a long-shot. I just think there's not much risk involved at this point.
 
Truth said:
He's avoided season-threatening injuries, but he's been arguably as nicked up as one could be without missing the entire season given the slew of injuries he's played through. In 2015, he was carted to the locker room with an ankle injury in week 3. He was then carted off with a knee injury in week 7, which was diagnosed as an MCL sprain. Then he suffered a concussion in week 16. In 2016, he wound up on weekly injury reports with issues surrounding his neck in week 2, his hamstring in week 3, and his back in week 4, before exiting the week 4 game with a knee injury. He then suffered another concussion in week 9. That's a bit of a hellacious stretch.
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That is crazy
 
I personally don't see any reason Franklin would come back to his previous oline coach whom he struggled with.

At this point, I think something really stupid happens, some veteran gets released, and we take advantage of it....
 
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