We have the best potential OL starting crew...

[saX man]

..for who was on our roster going into the preseason:

LT M. Kalil: We're not getting worse but we're not getting better here...contract lock

LG Van Roten: He showed up when needed last year, has the experience, is not a thrown to the wolves UDFA.  Best run blocking OG outside of Turner which is big.

C R Kalil: Self-explanatory 

RG Turner: Self-explanatory

RT Moton: Honestly, he has a bigger upside than Williams and it is why he was a 2nd rounder.  Dion Dawkins taken 1 pick before, Moton has really good potential and has a bit more turn than Daryl.  He has a ceiling to protect from the speedy and the power in a really effective manenr.  

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So there it is.  

Adios

 

[ellis]

Your optimism is admirable. 

[OneBadCat]

I think the line the will be fine. These guys have to stay healthy though and I applaud Daryl for making an attempt at a return.

If Ryan can stay healthy then that will do a lot to maintain consistency for us. That lets Larsen float around the guard positions 

[saX man]

1 minute ago, je1005 said:

Your optimism is admirable. 

Swap out Amini and Williams and is it really that much different? worse? better?  

[LinvilleGorge]

We had two All-Pros on our OL last year. One is gone and the other is going to miss an undetermined period of time. We're getting back our former All-Pro center. Hopefully Turner will bounce back from a somewhat disappointing performance last year. Regarding Turner, and Norwell, I hope that we're not looking back in a couple of years forced to acknowledge that we re-signed the wrong OG.

[ellis]

Norv’s NFL offense will help mitigate things. 

[Panthers8969]

I’d still like to think it’s possible that Matt kalil plays like he did his rookie year (Lol). I’m not saying it’s likely, but... I mean, idk 

 

lets just say every year he lies and says he’s healthy, but this year he’s actually healthy! Bam! Now we have a stop sign not a speed bump.

Think moton will be solid. Whoever wins LG might not be so great but probably better than AS so that’s a win. Ryan kalil still not playing? Still pissed about last season. Someone needs to spill the beans on wtf happened bc I don’t buy this sleep funny oww I broke my neck poo one bit

[t96]

38 minutes ago, saX man said:

Swap out Amini and Williams and is it really that much different? worse? better?  

I'm excited about Moton but Williams was 2nd team all pro for a reason last year and to expect Moton to be even close to that is a stretch. We've barely seen him outside of jumbo packages in real game time. I'd temper expectations with him, but I am sure glad as hell we have him behind Williams.

[Panthers8969]

Did anyone actually think DW played like an all pro? 

[Snake]

40 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We had two All-Pros on our OL last year. One is gone and the other is going to miss an undetermined period of time. We're getting back our former All-Pro center. Hopefully Turner will bounce back from a somewhat disappointing performance last year. Regarding Turner, and Norwell, I hope that we're not looking back in a couple of years forced to acknowledge that we re-signed the wrong OG.

Turner was helping the Center spot a bunch last year. Moton looked really good as well. I think Thursday showed a OC with good game flow can counter a good defense and pass rush. You could also see our line was still not pushing the Dline yet we still moved the ball. Something Shula didn't do. 

[Saca312]

Unpopular opinion. I know. But Taylor Moton starting makes our right side better. Daryl Williams was overrated honestly, and Moton’s superior athleticism is certainly showing already. Had a strong showing against the Bills.

Of course, I’ll let Moton continue to prove that down the road. Hopefully, he will so that we don’t have to worry about the right side of the OLine with Daryl Williams out.

Left side. As long as Amini doesn’t start, it’s not a catastrophe. Hopefully Mahon and Van Roten continue their strong performances.

[saX man]

21 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

Unpopular opinion. I know. But Taylor Moton starting makes our right side better. Daryl Williams was overrated honestly, and Moton’s superior athleticism is certainly showing already. Had a strong showing against the Bills.

Of course, I’ll let Moton continue to prove that down the road. Hopefully, he will so that we don’t have to worry about the right side of the OLine with Daryl Williams out.

Left side. As long as Amini doesn’t start, it’s not a catastrophe. Hopefully Mahon and Van Roten continue their strong performances.

This is the year of Van Roten

[Snake]

31 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

Unpopular opinion. I know. But Taylor Moton starting makes our right side better. Daryl Williams was overrated honestly, and Moton’s superior athleticism is certainly showing already. Had a strong showing against the Bills.

Of course, I’ll let Moton continue to prove that down the road. Hopefully, he will so that we don’t have to worry about the right side of the OLine with Daryl Williams out.

Left side. As long as Amini doesn’t start, it’s not a catastrophe. Hopefully Mahon and Van Roten continue their strong performances.

Moton has the feet to play LT in the future for sure. 

[saX man]

7 minutes ago, Snake said:

Moton has the feet to play LT in the future for sure. 

I see him really fringe.  More a backup LT but top NFL RT.