I agree that Meinerz has tremendous potential as a guard. If we had him there as a pulling guard our run game would improve significantly. Given that Kindley looks like a good addition at guard and that Hunt appears to be more of a guard than tackle ... it might feel a little like a logjam. At least in the interim, if Meinerz could play center we could field the same OL for several years and really let that chemistry develop. When Flowers' contract is up we could have his replacement there without the FA cost. In the interim, we'd have good coverage across our interior OL, and an emergency tackle in Hunt. Pairing that with our solid LT of Austin Jackson, we'd only really need a RT to provide OL that was solid across the board.I like the idea of Meinerz at guard, as reserve this year and as a future starter. Jenkins, Meinerz, Kindley, Hunt and Fluker would give you several olinemen that just love to manhandle people.
The center prospect that is really growing on me is Ryan McCollum Texas A & M. Love what he brings as a late day 3 prospect.
Jesse Davis is a solid OL contributor with versatility all across the OL. By the time his contract expires he might be at the age we want to move on from him, and having another OL already on roster would ease that transition. Right now, Austin Jackson at LT, and Kindley/Hunt at guards is our best case scenario. Either way, we're about 2 years away from replacing at least 2 OL spots, and more likely 3 as whomever loses that guard competition likely becomes a solid backup. We need to add one starting OL this year somewhere along the line, with C and RT being the biggest openings ... but if a rookie outplays Ereck Flowers, we can move on from him sooner and save money. Karras overperformed his contract and we didn't/couldn't re-sign him. Flowers underperformed and we're probably looking to get out of that contract.