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Practice Squad
It is agreed I believe that we need at least one rookie to step up and compete for a starting job on our Oline this coming season. Unless we sign Randall, we are looking for competition for Whitely at RG and St. Clair at RT. Perhaps we would even consider more competition for McKinney at C. James is a lock at LG and McIntosh will be able to press Smith at LT once he is healthy so for the moment I dismiss those two spots as "solved".
My question is which rookie Olinemen will be able to compete this year? Last year we took Smith and Whitely in the third round and started Smith only as an emergency measure. I would rather find a lineman who is truly able to line up right away.
My reading of the draft guides says the only ones capable of starting right away are:
Locks
Tackle
Robert Gallery
Shawn Andrews
Guard
Vernon Carey
Justin Smiley
Center
Jake Grove
Maybes
Tackle
Jacob Rogers
Nat Dorsey
Kelly Butler
Travelle Wharton (G also)
Guard
Chris Snee
Sean Locklear
Stephen Peterman
Center
Alex Stepanovich
Nick Leckey
Are there any others you think can start from day one? Are there any on the list you don't think can go right away?
My question is which rookie Olinemen will be able to compete this year? Last year we took Smith and Whitely in the third round and started Smith only as an emergency measure. I would rather find a lineman who is truly able to line up right away.
My reading of the draft guides says the only ones capable of starting right away are:
Locks
Tackle
Robert Gallery
Shawn Andrews
Guard
Vernon Carey
Justin Smiley
Center
Jake Grove
Maybes
Tackle
Jacob Rogers
Nat Dorsey
Kelly Butler
Travelle Wharton (G also)
Guard
Chris Snee
Sean Locklear
Stephen Peterman
Center
Alex Stepanovich
Nick Leckey
Are there any others you think can start from day one? Are there any on the list you don't think can go right away?