Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
"Don't shake my hand; I'm soaked," he said. "And it's not water."- from the article
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The Offensive Line Thread
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SepticeyePoe
Hall of Famer
Out of context, that's also an interesting quote.
BloodRaven
MVP
I dont buy into camp hype, when Hurst consistently starts producing is when ill believe it.
NaturalBornHitters
Veteran
So was Mike Preston the only person who talked about us looking into Austin Howard?
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
Possibly. I still think we sign him even though we brought in Donnell. Ozzie has to know that starting Hurst is never a good idea under any circumstances right?
NaturalBornHitters
Veteran
I'd hope so, that's pretty much why I was asking.. cause of the Donnell signing and because of Hurst
Okay to be fair, if he didn't even bother looking at Howard that makes me feel a bit confident. I know I will get a ton of hate for this, but I think we could do worse then Hurst. At the end of the season, he really wasn't that bad. You have to feel for the guy, he was an underrated rookie who was forced into playing left tackle in the playoffs. He was suppose to develop and learn for a few years but injuries forced this guy all over the place, especially at the hardest position for a lineman. I think he is a average player at right tackle, and it fits him best. If you watch the Christmas game, he did pretty decent at right tackle. I know it didn't count cuz our defense, but on Kyle J.'s td run, he opened up that entire hole to run. I think we give this guy a chance through the preseason and then if it doesn't work out, get someone else. I know he isn't your favorite, but he allowed 0 sacks at right tackle last season, allowed half the pressures of Wagner, and he did gain a lot of weight. We should be more concerned about the monster living in our turf hurting our players.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
SIGN AUSTIN HOWARD NOW DAMNIT. Hell, play him at guard. IDC. Just go get SOMEONE.
We are officially screwed.
We are officially screwed.
Oldfaithful
Hall of Famer
So, Urschel retires, Siragusa can't put any weight on his leg so he's likely out for the season, we have no depth anymore, Elumenor is rawer than ahi tuna....
Yup. We're fucked. So fucked.
Yup. We're fucked. So fucked.
SepticeyePoe
Hall of Famer
So... is Lewis staying at guard then?
I feel as good as I'm going to about all the starters, but depth is a huge problem with Siragusa looking like he is out for a while. Pretty much every team is going to have issues with at least one lineman going down, and the current depth guys (Skura, Eluemunor, Wesley/Nembot) are entirely unknowns. Ideally I wouldn't want to see any of them on the field in the regular season. There might not be a Ducasse on the wire this year to bail them out.
BloodRaven
MVP
Lets just put cardboard cutouts out there
Also Goose wasnt going to start this year barring catastrophic injury, Mike Preston said he looked slow footed which is what you would expect from a mid round rookie... not that it matters anymore.
Also Goose wasnt going to start this year barring catastrophic injury, Mike Preston said he looked slow footed which is what you would expect from a mid round rookie... not that it matters anymore.
cobrajet
Hall of Famer
Lord have mercy! We better do everything we can to make a trade or sign a veteran o-lineman like Mangold, Howard, or Clady if any are healthy enough. I understand the latter two both had rotator cuff surgery, so they may not be healthy enough to start the season, but we need to be doing some serious inquiring.
Clady retired today
cobrajet
Hall of Famer
Very interesting, thanks.
BloodRaven
MVP
Time to call up the Eagles
ThatsMyJoeTerback
Ravens Ring of Honor
Oh my. I didn't know you could tear all ligaments in the knee wtf.