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Don't Want A Rookie On the 2014 OL

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I believe that for this team, this year, we need to fix the OL in FA. The rookies on the OL are very likely to need a year, and that's not something I want to see for this season. Top 1st round picks have struggled, and don't want to see one guy getting RT killed.

There are a number of good-VG options at OG, and it's realistic to think we can upgrade over Cog, Jerry, and Brenner. Our interior was good in pass blocking but, sucked on the run. I do not see a problem in fixing this IF most of the OG's projected to be FA do hit the market, and they will not break the bank.

LT is going to be a difficult choice for Hickey/Philbin. I do not want to pay a King's ransom for Albert or anyone but, other than Collins, there is little choice. RT can be filled in by a Clabo or, another vet on a one year deal. McKennie IMO is not an option. He was horrible, and anyone thinking differently is just wrong.

I play the draft depending on FA. IF we do what I would like to see, we take an OT in the first or second round, and give him the needed time to develop.

I would add in that there are going to be some cap cuts with vets on the OL, and a vet band-aid for a year is not a bad thing.
 
There will be a rook somewhere on the line if not two.
 
Would cost far too much in fa
 
I expect not 1, but 2 rookies on the line in 2014. 3 vets and 2 rooks.
 
i would love to see this O-line built through the draft with 2 rookie guards and a rookie right tackle. Pay the tog LT what he wants and protect the blindside. Just because FA's have experience doesn't make them better than rookies. If you get a few good hits in the draft you can be set for years. I dont believe in getting the BPA in the draft unless it follows the needs of the team. Id prefer the phins to reach for a rookie gaurd or tackle then take a TE, WR, CB, or S when there are already solid option on the roster. Reach for Martin or Su'a Filo and solidify the line.
 
Southbeach 2 said:
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How?
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Free agents are expensive, we have to sign our own and bring in more than linemen.
 
There will always be rookie O linemen that will be stars straight from the off. we just haven't had the right guys coaching

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And picked the right guys
 
You're on the right track. No rookies on the line is a stretch tho, because I think ultimately you draft 1 or 2 in the first 4 rounds and let them compete with some stop gap guys. I've mentioned a thousand times, but I'd get a LT (Collins), a guard and then a RT, either Clabo or an FA. To the people who think it's too expensive, I couldn't disagree more. You just have to work the mid tier. The most you'd have to pay in FA for a guy like Collins is $5.5-6m. A starting guard and RT? Max 8 more. So $14m commitment of the $31m we have in space, which can be opened up by $10m if we cut Patterson and Moore. It's not a stretch financially.
 
I on't see why we can't have a rookie starting in the oline. I'd like to get an OT in free agency and maybe a guard too to go along with Pouncy but that still leaves 2 spots open. I'd not mind starting a rooking guard or tackle if they earn it.

Ozzy rules!!
 
uk_dolfan said:
Free agents are expensive, we have to sign our own and bring in more than linemen.
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Clabo, Jerry, Cog, and Martin cost roughly over $12M last year. Think we can't up that some, and get better in FA?
 
i think we can improve the o line with FA's but i still think that a rookie will start at one spot at least. Get the O line sorted and all that money we spent last year immediately gets better

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I'm not sure if anybody has mentioned it yet but would Mack at Ctr be an option, and move Pouncey to G
 
FearTheBeard said:
You're on the right track. No rookies on the line is a stretch tho, because I think ultimately you draft 1 or 2 in the first 4 rounds and let them compete with some stop gap guys. I've mentioned a thousand times, but I'd get a LT (Collins), a guard and then a RT, either Clabo or an FA. To the people who think it's too expensive, I couldn't disagree more. You just have to work the mid tier. The most you'd have to pay in FA for a guy like Collins is $5.5-6m. A starting guard and RT? Max 8 more. So $14m commitment of the $31m we have in space, which can be opened up by $10m if we cut Patterson and Moore. It's not a stretch financially.
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NOT saying we don't draft them, just that we don't count on them in their first year. My OL budget is around $15M for this year, and we are losing around #12M from last year. We can put vets at every position on the OL this year, and that would be a VG thing.
 
I won't disagree with this,but putting Clabo and McKinnie at the tackle spots last year wasn't neccessarily better than having rookie tackles Joe
 
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