Originally posted by buck:
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by buck:
OG is one of our major needs. Glenn would solidify the interior line and have an immediate positive impact on both our passing and running game.
4 1st rounders on the same OL is kinda overkill, no? Especially since Snyder did a decent job, giving up only 3 sacks all year, and you also have Kilgore behind him, backing him up, not that I think that Glenn will slide to 30 anyways.
The weakness of our interior line is a major problem and it needs fixing. I agree that Snyder did a decent job, but in my opinion decent is not good enough.
I just think that Glenn is the best player among the choices given in the thread.
Not sure if having four first rounders on the offensive line is overkill.
It is kinda overkill I think, when there are other positions we could address instead, like the fact that we don't have a real #1 WR.
Saints have zero 1st rounders in their o line, pats have 2(with solder only being a recent addition and Mankins being a veteran), Giants have zero. Those are all the lines I feel like looking up right now but they're all lines that I feel usually give their QBs plenty of time to throw.
The thing about O-lines is they're very much about chemistry and team work. The fact that we change around our o-line so much over the years has to impact it negatively. The fact that Baas left and we had a scramble for another center, with no offseason to really practice with Goodwin. With Snyder at center for part of the shortened offseason. With Rachal in and out of the starting position. Heck Iupati and Davis have only been here since 2010.
There will be improvement to the line, Davis is super young still, iupati had kind of a mediocre year, Snyder was shifted from center to guard and in and out of the starting spot, and Goodwin will get better at leading the whole group. Most of all it's about having continuity. Get depth to compete and fill in for whatever injuries happen, but I see no reason to draft a guard earlier than the 4th.
[ Edited by mike on Feb 20, 2012 at 1:14 AM ]