TheBenior

Seriously? That's so weak, that board is crying out for admins and mods that do anything besides post the occasional sticky. The signal-to-noise (decent posts vs nonsensical rambling, childish rants, etc) ratio is probably the worst I've seen on any board.

Boards were offline tonight, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were choosing sometime between christmas and the new year to do maintenance (though the logical time would be some time shortly after the super bowl).

natas

I think the offensive line looked great today.. I mean, compared to what they have done, they look decent. They actually didn't look bad last week either, but columbo especially was a noticeable improvement over mitchell. He handled Hall very well. That being said, if columbo plays well next week, does that still make LT a top priority? I think a playmaking receiver should be our #1.

sportsden13

i still think LT should be a priority.columbo is only a servicable LT and already has had 1 MAJOR knee injury.how much faith can we really put in him.

i say we still draft a LT in rounds 1 or 2 and then use columbo in a rotation at both T positions.

i still think a WR in round 1 would be a mistake but i would support said player because he would be a bear.

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Matt_Brophy

Happy New year....

Again, I'll provide a counter-point. We'll be drafting in the Top 10 this year, no doubt....so either trade down (to get who / what?) or select what dominate lineman? Frankly, I don't see a tackle that is head-and-shoulders above former classes in this area...otherwise, yeah, get a top notch tackle.

I look at the other offenses in the league that run Gilman's One Back offense and it looks like this;

Carolina
RB-S.Davis / D.Foster
TE-K.Mangum
WR-K.Colbert
WR-S.Smith
WR-M.Muhammad

Kansas City
RB-P.Holmes/ L.Johnson
TE-T.Gonzalez
WR-E.Kennison
WR-J.MOrton
WR-D.Hall

Washington
RB-C.Portis
TE-R.Royal
WR-R.Gardner
WR-L.Coles
WR-J.Thrash

St.Louis
RB-M.Faulk / S.Jackson
TE-B. Manumaleuna
WR-I.Bruce
WR-T.Holt
WR-K.Curtis

Pittsburgh
RB-J.Bettis / D.Staley
TE-J.Tuman
WR-H.Ward
WR-A.Randle El
WR-P.Burress

With the exception of their LEFT TACKLE, these offenses are pretty consistent in their personnel. High flying receivers, top notch runners, and non-descript linemen.

He believed that a strong running game is what you shoot for, but the likelihood of garnering a "Big Play" from the pass was considerably more likely than from a "big Run"....

Our WR corps is made up of a 3rd rounder and two 5th rounders....that is total crap!

sportsden13

there arent really any gallery type tackles out there this year.ferguson was really the only thing close and that was based on potential.

im not sold on williams in this offense either.so IMHO i think angelo will trade down and try to solidfy maybe 4 spots on day one rather than 2 (since we dont have a 3rd round pick).

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