cuzinvinny
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Weird how much of what I've been saying gets turned around into an evaluation of these players.Agree with everything except I think Fluker is better than you think. He can be a starter in this league and above average in Run and Pass pro. He NEVER gets beat off the snap like Austin, he at least slows them down and is very strong at the POA. He has gotten a lot better since the last time I studied him in his first few years. He has obviously gotten better. Go watch the A22 on him, I think you will feel better with him as a starter which then gives us two LTs which means Austin doesn't HAVE to be a starter. Then with the two OGs being serviceable we will just have to find a center.
Don't know much of Fluker and IMO the fact he is a Vet kind of gives an advantage. Still from little I've see a22 and highlights its kind of difficult to evaluate since much shown is highlights. Watch some of the season games he was in and see possibly adequate but definitely not what I'd expect from this FO as starter for a QB's blind side but again have little to judge by and making crap up I leave to the others.
My whole point of the post is concern over all the hurdles that have to be jumped that we should all obviously know but IMO jadded by Oh they are the Dolphins so they'll be fine from feelings and hopes, not actual evaluation of the player and the hill they must climb to be successful. Fluker IMO adds again that same uncertainty, he may be worth the minimum salary given him and just a experience vet backup.
I'm not saying that our 5 young inexperienced kids are going to be failures just that the odds at this stage a signiificantly more development and consistency is needed and seems more reasonable than them all coming in and knocking our socks off (so much depends on their success). Normally that takes time and IMO that is a reasonable request. It's not so much the talent though that also is still in question but more the timing of all these guys coming out now especially after seeing the progression from last season. Now if we accept going into the season as mediocre as a standard like last 20 years we'll do fine. But to compete on that high level with the big boys IMO we need to see a bit more progress and strength in that line, which I don't see or even attempted such as 1- 10th the imput for the defense, which we also needed to do. But come on, a little more intensity with the OL is also just as important and critical enough to do something of shown proven improvement and not the same old crap of the past years.
Here they come But But look at all we did in the draft with several draft picks, ..ya passed up several actual damn good OL. Sewell ( ok you wanted a playmaker) as if Sewell is not a huge part of there even being a play maker. Last year passed on Ruiz another level talent. Creed Humphry.... you following.
Sign FA middle of the road again Flowers Karras year before Kigore now Skura and Fluker.... Again maybe we hit a lucky spot and get a good one point is " maybe ".
Don't think many in here understand the real value of the OL so having a discussion is kind of futile especial when their factual resposes are I think They should They be fine all mental masturb*** and excuses. Be nice to see like yourself the understanding but it's a different world out there.
Funny the amount of pressure and criticism they comfortably lay on Tua (the best thing to happen for use in years, win or lose) and yet blind to the actual realistic semi flop that has serious potential of being our OL.