2022 Off Line Roster

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(02-18-2022, 02:27 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Dennis Roland played next to Bobbie Williams.
Nate Livings played next to Andrew Whitworth.
Cedric Ogbuehi played next to Kevin Zeitler.

They were all still three problems. They need to add 4 upgrades on the OL. One guy gets you nowhere other than 2020 and 2021 all over again.

I don't think anyone is arguing for a bunch of C+ guys, are they? Because I haven't seen anyone mention getting a bunch of XSFs.

I was just looking at the top available lineman in FA and I'm not overly impressed with the top lineman available. Scherff's rating is only a 73 overall. It doesn't seem like there is an elite offensive lineman available, but a lot of above average/solid lineman to choose from. This makes a strong argument for a strategy of upgrading multiple spots.

What do you think of G Laken Tomlinson from San Fran? PFF says he should get around 9 mil per year on the market. I'd like to get a guard and RT in free agency. Tomlinson and Trent Brown (RT, Pats) have the top two PFF scores for available offensive lineman.

Edit:

To respond to your post more directly: If we had a line with Whit, Zeitler, and even our current starting center, I'd like our chances of being able to fix the other two spots with up and coming young players/recent draft picks. If you have a couple solid pros on the line, and mix in a couple young and promising players, they can learn from the solid pros and the line overall can be quite good.

If we had Jonah Williams, Laken Tomlinson, and Trent Brown, I'd feel a lot better about how the rest of the line will fill out with the options of young (recent) draft picks and even possibly lesser free agents like Spain.