Can anyone tell me who at all do we have that are keepers on the O Line? From what I could see, Jeno James finally played well against Buffalo. It looks like he had some decent kick out blocks that enabled some decent runs by Sammy Morris. Carey seems like he has potential, but I am concerned about his agility on pass protection. One way or another, though, Carey and James look like 2 decent cogs out of 5.
Certainly, we need a franchise LT. That is obvious. But, what about C and RG? From my view, Whitley is shockingly inept. It amazes me that Wannstedt doesn't give Hadnot a shot. Wanny himself said that Hadnot is going to be a really good player. Physically he just looks better put together than Whitley.
That leaves us McKinney. From what I see, he is another weakness. Is this correct? An intriguing possibility would be to play St Clair at center. He played there in college at Ohio State. But, is it just my perception that McKinney is an awful center (because I get the idea Wannstedt thinks he is fine)?
How about a lineup like this:
LT D Mac
LG James
C St Clair
RG Hadnot
RT Carey
Anyway, this is a long winded way of asking, how many keepers do we have? I'd say that Carey and James are keepers, and I'd like to think that Hadnot could be plugged in at RG. That leaves Center and LT as the 2 slots where we need to upgrade.
Thoughts on this and on McKinney in particular.
Certainly, we need a franchise LT. That is obvious. But, what about C and RG? From my view, Whitley is shockingly inept. It amazes me that Wannstedt doesn't give Hadnot a shot. Wanny himself said that Hadnot is going to be a really good player. Physically he just looks better put together than Whitley.
That leaves us McKinney. From what I see, he is another weakness. Is this correct? An intriguing possibility would be to play St Clair at center. He played there in college at Ohio State. But, is it just my perception that McKinney is an awful center (because I get the idea Wannstedt thinks he is fine)?
How about a lineup like this:
LT D Mac
LG James
C St Clair
RG Hadnot
RT Carey
Anyway, this is a long winded way of asking, how many keepers do we have? I'd say that Carey and James are keepers, and I'd like to think that Hadnot could be plugged in at RG. That leaves Center and LT as the 2 slots where we need to upgrade.
Thoughts on this and on McKinney in particular.