Heitmann or Baas

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Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

Baas.

Originally posted by cal49er:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

I think RG is Heitmann's natural position. Could be LG though too lol I have a 50/50 shot here


he played LG in 2002

Originally posted by cal49er:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

if you take a T at 11th overall, he should really be a LT. thats alot of money to pay someone whos not playing the blind side. Staley gives up way too many sacks to be LT imo.

and yes, Heitmann was a Guard his whole career until mid 2005 when Jeremy Newberry went down. he filled in and eventually just stayed put at C ever since.

Originally posted by zeppfan1:

Originally posted by SanFranAddic:
Bass with Heitmann a reserve.

I think i like bass at center and move Heitmann back at RG, let Rachal come in to sub

Originally posted by Natewillis2252:

Originally posted by zeppfan1:

Originally posted by SanFranAddic:
Bass with Heitmann a reserve.

I think i like bass at center and move Heitmann back at RG, let Rachal come in to sub

Let Rachal ride the pine till he learns the job or gets the chop. Either would be ok

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by cal49er:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

if you take a T at 11th overall, he should really be a LT. thats alot of money to pay someone whos not playing the blind side. Staley gives up way too many sacks to be LT imo.

and yes, Heitmann was a Guard his whole career until mid 2005 when Jeremy Newberry went down. he filled in and eventually just stayed put at C ever since.

this is the stupidest thing I have ever read. He was drafted to play T and they decided to put him at RT. End of story. He will stay at RT while Staley sits at LT.

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by cal49er:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

if you take a T at 11th overall, he should really be a LT. thats alot of money to pay someone whos not playing the blind side. Staley gives up way too many sacks to be LT imo.

and yes, Heitmann was a Guard his whole career until mid 2005 when Jeremy Newberry went down. he filled in and eventually just stayed put at C ever since.

this is the stupidest thing I have ever read. He was drafted to play T and they decided to put him at RT. End of story. He will stay at RT while Staley sits at LT.

LT are more important than RT. do you watch football? why do you think LT make big $$$ and RT make significantly less? because in the NFL, the QB is the gem of your franchise. almost every QB is right handed, which means his left side vision will be much more impaired. a LT job is to block the elite pass rushing DE of the NFL. you send the pressure to the QB's blind side, and the LT has the job of protecting that.

LT is one of the highest paid positions in football for this reason. when you draft a T 11th overall and give him 11th overall money, he should be good enough to play the LT position. RT is always where the weaker option plays. its common sense.

dont insult what i said based on your own ignorance of NFL offensive linemen.

Start Baas and keep Hietmann as his backup.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by cal49er:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

if you take a T at 11th overall, he should really be a LT. thats alot of money to pay someone whos not playing the blind side. Staley gives up way too many sacks to be LT imo.

and yes, Heitmann was a Guard his whole career until mid 2005 when Jeremy Newberry went down. he filled in and eventually just stayed put at C ever since.

this is the stupidest thing I have ever read. He was drafted to play T and they decided to put him at RT. End of story. He will stay at RT while Staley sits at LT.

LT are more important than RT. do you watch football? why do you think LT make big $$$ and RT make significantly less? because in the NFL, the QB is the gem of your franchise. almost every QB is right handed, which means his left side vision will be much more impaired. a LT job is to block the elite pass rushing DE of the NFL. you send the pressure to the QB's blind side, and the LT has the job of protecting that.

LT is one of the highest paid positions in football for this reason. when you draft a T 11th overall and give him 11th overall money, he should be good enough to play the LT position. RT is always where the weaker option plays. its common sense.

dont insult what i said based on your own ignorance of NFL offensive linemen.

I have plenty of knowledge about OLineman. But to say oh we drafted this guy at this spot so he has to be the LT is retarded. Staley is the better T on the team right now so to move him to RT all for the sake of putting Davis the higher draft pick in his place would be just foolish.

Don't insult what I said based on your lack of ability to comprehend basic information.

Heitmann is a Stanford guy.........Bass at center.

Re-sign Baas...start him at C. Fire Rachal...keep Heitmann, can b/u Baas and/or Snyder.

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by cal49er:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by backontop:

Originally posted by Niners99:
one year injured after being the veteran anchor of our OL, and now David Baas should be kept as starting C and Heitmann forgotten??



David Baas was decent filling in at C this year, but Eric Heitmann is better, and has way more experience. as long as he comes back healthy, theres absolutely no reason why he shouldnt get his job back.

because he is better at the G position than he is at C. Oh that's right we need a RG.

lol how do you know thats still the case? Heitmann hasnt played Guard since Jeremy Newberry was our C. that was a million years ago. when Newberry went down he filled in at C, and stayed there all these years. i dont think theyre giving up on Rachal yet.

I'm pretty sure he would still be a better G than Baas or Rachal.

maybe so, but i dont think David Baas was all that impressive at C this year. hes a crappy Guard, so why would be be a solid C? Heitmann was a great veteran anchor for the line. moving him back to Guard because Baas and Rachal suck doesnt seem like a good enough reason.

Rachal is still young enough to warrant more playing time to see if he keeps getting better. we threw our rookie OL out there every game all season sink or swim. Rachal has one more season before they replace him imo.

what we really SHOULD do is put Heitmann back at C, keep Iupati at LG, move Davis to LT where he should be, move Staley to RT where he should be, and sign a RG thats better than Rachal and Baas.

I disagree, Baas did a lot better as the C then you are giving him credit for. Remember that is the first time he played at his natural position since being drafted. He is pretty much learning the position all over again. Our best Oline for next year would be

Staley-Iupati-Baas-Heitmann-Davis

If we went with that lineup we would have a solid Oline.

i still think Davis should move to LT. Staley is a bit overrated, and Davis is going to end up being our LT eventually. if you get picked 11th overall, you better be playing LT. why keep him learning a position that he probably wont stay at? get him started at the LT spot and give him blocking help until he can handle it on his own.

Sing NEVER gave the younger guys help when they needed it. hed just keep yelling at them like "Chilo! hey! Chilo! do you wanna play, or sit on the bench?? are you here to play football or not? LETS GO!" rather than just giving him some help, he expected screaming to motivate...

While I do agree that Staley is overrated I do not agree that eventually Davis will be playing LT. I believe he was drafted to be the RT. Unless Staley keeps getting injured then he will be our LT for years to come.

Yeah I think ADavis is gonna stick at RT. He still has a lot to learn, and did pretty well by the end of the year.

Has Heitmann ever lined up at guard? He'd be a lot better than Rachal

if you take a T at 11th overall, he should really be a LT. thats alot of money to pay someone whos not playing the blind side. Staley gives up way too many sacks to be LT imo.

and yes, Heitmann was a Guard his whole career until mid 2005 when Jeremy Newberry went down. he filled in and eventually just stayed put at C ever since.

this is the stupidest thing I have ever read. He was drafted to play T and they decided to put him at RT. End of story. He will stay at RT while Staley sits at LT.

LT are more important than RT. do you watch football? why do you think LT make big $$$ and RT make significantly less? because in the NFL, the QB is the gem of your franchise. almost every QB is right handed, which means his left side vision will be much more impaired. a LT job is to block the elite pass rushing DE of the NFL. you send the pressure to the QB's blind side, and the LT has the job of protecting that.

LT is one of the highest paid positions in football for this reason. when you draft a T 11th overall and give him 11th overall money, he should be good enough to play the LT position. RT is always where the weaker option plays. its common sense.

dont insult what i said based on your own ignorance of NFL offensive linemen.

I have plenty of knowledge about OLineman. But to say oh we drafted this guy at this spot so he has to be the LT is retarded. Staley is the better T on the team right now so to move him to RT all for the sake of putting Davis the higher draft pick in his place would be just foolish.

Don't insult what I said based on your lack of ability to comprehend basic information.

Guys, do you both have to finish every post with an insult? You support the same team you know?

It is true to say that you would generally draft the LT, for a right handed qb, early. It certainly looks as though the intention on drafting Davis was that he would end up on the left. That being said I think the differential between left and right is eroding.

But Davis was thrown into the starting line up very early. Probably too early. Putting him on the blind side of the qb would not have been a sensible decision. Whether Davis moves to the left in a year or so remains to be seen, but I imagine Harbaugh will want his qb's blindside by the best guy available.

We'll see, huh?