OL Laken Tomlinson, signs with NYJ

Originally posted by NCommand:
The only issue with not going the security route of Lindsey or Jensen is that you need to spend a higher pick on a talented C to start learning from Mack...yesterday. But they didn't acquire that rookie last year so if Mack does retire now (speculation), their cheaper option plan failed. That C position is critical to Kyle's offense and is super nuanced and detailed beyond just making all the pass protection calls.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
Sure Linsley was/is a good scheme fit, but so is Mack, who yes is older, but, he's just as much as a scheme fit as Linsley is. I'd rather go with Mack for 2-3 yrs, and then have a young guy take over, just need to draft that young guy.

Yeah, but will never happen, that's a lot of cash for such a few amount of players.

The only issue with not going the security route of Lindsey or Jensen is that you need to spend a higher pick on a talented C to start learning from Mack...yesterday. But they didn't acquire that rookie last year so if Mack does retire now (speculation), their cheaper option plan failed. That C position is critical to Kyle's offense and is super nuanced and detailed beyond just making all the pass protection calls.

Originally posted by JTB1974:

Originally posted by NCommand:
The only issue with not going the security route of Lindsey or Jensen is that you need to spend a higher pick on a talented C to start learning from Mack...yesterday. But they didn't acquire that rookie last year so if Mack does retire now (speculation), their cheaper option plan failed. That C position is critical to Kyle's offense and is super nuanced and detailed beyond just making all the pass protection calls.

Alec Lindstrom should be there at 61. I am hoping we can get a 2nd for Jimmy so we can go two positions in that RD. Whether it's corner and Center or Edge and Center,

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
I get that, but, they couldn't have been able to even afford Linsley last year, with such little cap room last year they wouldn't have been able to make a deal, they only had a few players to create cap room(Jimmy, AA, Laken, & Ward, who was redone before the season to have cap room).

I agree they should have drafted someone, let's hope they do so this offseason.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
Also you could say Linsley is a perfect scheme fit, or heck you could say Wirfs would have been, but fact is Mack & Trent both played in Kyle's scheme, so that made them the perfect fits.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:
Also you could say Linsley is a perfect scheme fit, or heck you could say Wirfs would have been, but fact is Mack & Trent both played in Kyle's scheme, so that made them the perfect fits.

Oh yeah. Mack + rookie was my 2nd favorite option. I had zero issues with that. Kinlaw over Wirfs or Lamb? Hell no. But everybody knows how I feel about that broken record. Haha.

Originally posted by Waterbear:
I wanted Jensen that offseason so bad. But Lynch doesn't listen to me :/

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Waterbear:
I wanted Jensen that offseason so bad. But Lynch doesn't listen to me :/

Right?!?

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Waterbear:
I wanted Jensen that offseason so bad. But Lynch doesn't listen to me :/

Right?!?

He listened to you and signed Richburg

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Drafting interior OL is the obvious move. Tomlinson is gonna get paid more than we can afford.

No question we saw this coming as evidenced by the picks of Moore and Banks last year.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Drafting interior OL is the obvious move. Tomlinson is gonna get paid more than we can afford.

No question we saw this coming as evidenced by the picks of Moore and Banks last year.