I suspect Joeckle won't be back, at least not for $8mil. LT and C position was set, the rest are fluid. Ifedi may face demotion now that Cable is gone, Fant is still fairly unknown. Will we have two new guards?
Thoughts?
toffee wrote:I suspect Joeckle won't be back, at least not for $8mil. LT and C position was set, the rest are fluid. Ifedi may face demotion now that Cable is gone, Fant is still fairly unknown. Will we have two new guards?
Thoughts?
Ace_Rimmer wrote:toffee wrote:I suspect Joeckle won't be back, at least not for $8mil. LT and C position was set, the rest are fluid. Ifedi may face demotion now that Cable is gone, Fant is still fairly unknown. Will we have two new guards?
Thoughts?
Has there been any update on Fant? Maybe he kicks over to the other side at RT?
Ace_Rimmer wrote:toffee wrote:I suspect Joeckle won't be back, at least not for $8mil. LT and C position was set, the rest are fluid. Ifedi may face demotion now that Cable is gone, Fant is still fairly unknown. Will we have two new guards?
Thoughts?
Has there been any update on Fant? Maybe he kicks over to the other side at RT?
toffee wrote:Ace_Rimmer wrote:toffee wrote:I suspect Joeckle won't be back, at least not for $8mil. LT and C position was set, the rest are fluid. Ifedi may face demotion now that Cable is gone, Fant is still fairly unknown. Will we have two new guards?
Thoughts?
Has there been any update on Fant? Maybe he kicks over to the other side at RT?
Fant's first season was a bit unreal, ie someone never played OL at any level starting as LT. In the end, he was the worst LT in the league. SO his achievement was remarkable, the result was bad, very bad. He constantly needed help so we had to sacrifice something to provision help that Fant needed.
He sat out the second season due to injury, at that moment, he is a total unknown. I don't think we should bet on him to make the team.
Ace_Rimmer wrote:He was looking good in camp and pre season before he went down
Ace_Rimmer wrote:toffee wrote:Ace_Rimmer wrote:toffee wrote:I suspect Joeckle won't be back, at least not for $8mil. LT and C position was set, the rest are fluid. Ifedi may face demotion now that Cable is gone, Fant is still fairly unknown. Will we have two new guards?
Thoughts?
Has there been any update on Fant? Maybe he kicks over to the other side at RT?
Fant's first season was a bit unreal, ie someone never played OL at any level starting as LT. In the end, he was the worst LT in the league. SO his achievement was remarkable, the result was bad, very bad. He constantly needed help so we had to sacrifice something to provision help that Fant needed.
He sat out the second season due to injury, at that moment, he is a total unknown. I don't think we should bet on him to make the team.
He was looking good in camp and pre season before he went down, and he also packed on weight, so I am hoping he can make it back to see what they have with this guy.
Own The West wrote:On this site I read an article saying Schottenheimer likes mauling guards and more athletic types at the tackles.
To me that means we're a guard short, but:
LT - Brown
RG - tbd
C - Britt
LG - Ifedi
RT - All-Rookie Honoree Ethan Pocic
Would fit that bill.
gmor wrote:Own The West wrote:On this site I read an article saying Schottenheimer likes mauling guards and more athletic types at the tackles.
To me that means we're a guard short, but:
LT - Brown
RG - tbd
C - Britt
LG - Ifedi
RT - All-Rookie Honoree Ethan Pocic
Would fit that bill.
I would go:
LT-Brown
LG- Odiambo
C- Britt
RG- Ifedi
RT-Pocic
Pocic should compete at C if Fant shows up.
seahawkfreak wrote:gmor wrote:Own The West wrote:On this site I read an article saying Schottenheimer likes mauling guards and more athletic types at the tackles.
To me that means we're a guard short, but:
LT - Brown
RG - tbd
C - Britt
LG - Ifedi
RT - All-Rookie Honoree Ethan Pocic
Would fit that bill.
I would go:
LT-Brown
LG- Odiambo
C- Britt
RG- Ifedi
RT-Pocic
Pocic should compete at C if Fant shows up.
IMHO, if we want this line to work we need to bring in a veteran at LG that has a mean streak and is a solid football player.
Own The West wrote:seahawkfreak wrote:gmor wrote:Own The West wrote:On this site I read an article saying Schottenheimer likes mauling guards and more athletic types at the tackles.
To me that means we're a guard short, but:
LT - Brown
RG - tbd
C - Britt
LG - Ifedi
RT - All-Rookie Honoree Ethan Pocic
Would fit that bill.
I would go:
LT-Brown
LG- Odiambo
C- Britt
RG- Ifedi
RT-Pocic
Pocic should compete at C if Fant shows up.
IMHO, if we want this line to work we need to bring in a veteran at LG that has a mean streak and is a solid football player.
Agreed. Odi couldn't hold his ground in pass pro, let alone road grade.
original poster wrote:There’s so so many possible variations, intrigued to hear people’s different takes, good topic.
I heard that the whole OL is expendable barring Brown so no doubt we see some kind of shuffle.
Will Ifedi be moved to guard?
Will Ifedi even be a starter?
Will Pocic be the C after a Britt trade/cut?
Do they try and draft early (again)?
Be very interesting to see how it pans out. I’m now totally confident in the coaching. No doubt the 5 starters in week 1 will still be the starters in week 6 excluding the obvious potential for injuries.
Fade wrote:STARTERS
3) Fant unfortunately is coming off an ACL. They are not going to throw him to the lions and start him day 1. They are going to give him time to recover further, and let him develop more behind Brown. Changing systems isn't going to help him either. Week 8 or so they will look to insert him as a starter potentially if Ifedi continues to struggle. The only way he gets in earlier than that is injury. Depending on how he looks they may just keep him behind Brown the whole year. Have to see what he looks like first.
getnasty wrote:I'm not oppose to bringing Joeckel back on a lesser deal, he didn't set the world on fire but he wasn't horrible. I have to think they'll move Ifedi back inside and start Fant at RT. Pocic looks like a tackle so maybe they give him a shot out there too.
CHawkTailGator wrote:Pocic was a center at LSU. You really think he has the footwork and quicks to be a RT?
WindCityHawk wrote:I don't know what kind of chemistry Wilson and Britt have, but I'd like to see Pocic get some looks at Center, which he seemed good at at LSU. That would free up Britt to take a Guard position.
Mojambo wrote:WindCityHawk wrote:I don't know what kind of chemistry Wilson and Britt have, but I'd like to see Pocic get some looks at Center, which he seemed good at at LSU. That would free up Britt to take a Guard position.
This is my preference as well.
Seanhawk wrote:I'd like to see them beef up Pocic. That dude is a little light in the ass.
Fade wrote:LT Brown - LG Pugh - C Pocic - RG Ifedi/Roos - RT Fleming
I think Seattle will go this route though.
LT Brown - LG Pugh - C Britt - RG Pocic/Roos - RT Ifedi
Fade wrote:Personally though I would target: Pugh, Norwell, Ja'wuan James, & Cameron Fleming. Come away with 2/4. (1 Guard, 1 Tackle) Cut/Trade Britt to save cap space, move Pocic to Center. Extend Duane Brown which would lower his cap number in 2018.
LT Brown - LG Pugh - C Pocic - RG Ifedi/Roos - RT Fleming
I think Seattle will go this route though.
LT Brown - LG Pugh - C Britt - RG Pocic/Roos - RT Ifedi
massari wrote:Fade wrote:Personally though I would target: Pugh, Norwell, Ja'wuan James, & Cameron Fleming. Come away with 2/4. (1 Guard, 1 Tackle) Cut/Trade Britt to save cap space, move Pocic to Center. Extend Duane Brown which would lower his cap number in 2018.
LT Brown - LG Pugh - C Pocic - RG Ifedi/Roos - RT Fleming
I think Seattle will go this route though.
LT Brown - LG Pugh - C Britt - RG Pocic/Roos - RT Ifedi
They were gonna roll with Fant as the starting LT before he got hurt, so won't they feel good about him starting at RT?
Liking the idea of trading Britt for cap room and going with Pocic.
Norwell/Pugh and Brown on the left side with Carson and Guice/Ronald Jones/Chubb ect would be a game changer on offense.![]()
Ja'Wuan James isn't a free agent until 2019 though.
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