Seems to be more of a center to me.....
Agreed and that’s my hope.
Seems to be more of a center to me.....
I would like to see that as well. However all of his college starts were LT, LG, and a few at C. Nothing on the R side.To me, the left side of our line as well as the center position should be (no guarantees) solidified with Jackson, Flowers and Karras.
For the sake of having a primarily home grown and youthful (as well as very powerful) offensive line, I'd love to see Deiter beat out Davis for the RG job while Hunt proves to be the mauling, dominant RT we all hope he will be.
Deiter struggled mightily at times last year but he's a young, strong kid from Wisconsin (an NFL o line factory) with major upside. I don't think 3rd round picks should be expected to just slide in and dominate as rookies, and maybe he just needed that first year trial by fire to learn the hard way and develop.
We don't need to have superstars at every OL position, but hopefully we have a young OL that gels nicely and works together well sooner than later... Can't be worse than last year, can it?
Exactly.Forget last year. I think everyone starts at even again and the best guys play.
To me, the left side of our line as well as the center position should be (no guarantees) solidified with Jackson, Flowers and Karras.
For the sake of having a primarily home grown and youthful (as well as very powerful) offensive line, I'd love to see Deiter beat out Davis for the RG job while Hunt proves to be the mauling, dominant RT we all hope he will be.
Deiter struggled mightily at times last year but he's a young, strong kid from Wisconsin (an NFL o line factory) with major upside. I don't think 3rd round picks should be expected to just slide in and dominate as rookies, and maybe he just needed that first year trial by fire to learn the hard way and develop.
We don't need to have superstars at every OL position, but hopefully we have a young OL that gels nicely and works together well sooner than later... Can't be worse than last year, can it?
Deiter was over drafted in the first place.One year in a crazy situation, with all the other lineman struggling with their own assignments so nobody could cheat over and help the rookie out from time to time. Not to mention this will be a different offensive scheme. Dieter is in the same boat with Hunt and Solomon Kindley.
I really don’t see how he was dealt a bum hand last year. He was given plenty of opportunities to show he could be an effective player in the NFL and he just wasn’t good enough. Perhaps he will come in and be a better player in year 2 but I don’t see him ever being more than a backup offensive lineman in the NFL.I like Dieter and I think he was dealt a bum hand last year, but I hope the person who helps our OL perform better, be that Dieter, Davis, Hunt or Kindley, gets the start at RG.
Exactly.He's played ONE year in the NFL. The kid should and will get a chance again this year. There's a lot of competition now with several players trying to start at guard. I'm hoping he can develop into a solid starter or at least a good back up.