prospect interviews

I see a lot of tackles in that group…hmmm

I didn’t see any centers and in the posted video McV mentioned Barnes by name….seems like I have another year of griping about him ahead of me.

Edit…I missed Fuller but I was expecting/hoping to see Elfein i guess.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by sanbagger.

I think Elf will still be there early 2nd. I don’t think it matters, after watching the McV interview at the combine and seeing that list of invitations for a meet and greet….I get the feeling they are gonna roll with Barnes and bring in at least a tackle maybe a guard as well.

It also looks like they are gonna search the wr’s pretty hard as well.

I’m also pretty confident they add DB help.

Thanks for posting this list, I’m always interested in who the team wants to talk with…I know they purposely mislead at times, but they don’t pick till round 2 so I don’t see any misdirection going on.

JackPMiller wrote:

Would not mind if Jordan Morgan of The Kutztown University some how ends up in horns. Can never go against a Golden Bear

I have heard him mentioned a couple of times by the talking heads. Caught my attention since reading your posts and, dare I say, cheerleading (no offense intended)

InvaderRam wrote:

if that player has a chance to be exceptional, then go for it. but i don’t see any linemen available in the second round with the chance to be exceptional. the offensive line is young. maybe the coaching staff can develop them.

there’s gonna be guys on defense available who could be great players.

Just thinking out loud. Yes some of the guys on hand can step up…they were after all young…but there are actually a lot of ways to add linemen. I remember the Vermeil OLs and how he used every acquisition method available, all at the same time, to build a new line.

There are any number of ways to add linemen, and like Vermeil this bunch could easily use them all. One factor is that sometimes teams cut young linemen who are not that far off from developing. There are budget free agent types who step up (happens every year). And that’s without even mentioning high market free agency. They could draft some but I agree that the 2nd round might not be the place.

Remember, in 98/99, they used some of those methods to get Gruttadauria, McCollum, and Nutten.

Often the cuts, presumed cast-offs, and low budget free agents are guys the new coaches know from previous teams. So if you add up Olson, LaFleur, McVay, and Kromer, that’s 4 different teams where they might know the odd player or two who is the type who can drift between teams then stabilize in a new place.

The 4 teams are Washington, Jacksonville, Buffalo, and Atlanta. Each of those teams has at least 10 linemen, so there’s a chance for one or two to get cut loose when maybe they have some value. 2 of those teams have new head coaches, and sometimes with changing systems, guys can fall between the cracks.

For example, if you add up the regular roster, injured reserve, and the practice squad, Washington has 13 OL at this point.

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InvaderRam wrote:

i don’t have a problem acquiring more offensive linemen.

Hey i.r. … I wasn’t disagreeing with you, I was more in “agree and then add more by changing the topic somewhat” mode.

I didn’t think you were against acquiring linemen the Vermeil way.

sanbagger wrote:

JackPMiller wrote:

Would not mind if Jordan Morgan of The Kutztown University some how ends up in horns. Can never go against a Golden Bear

I have heard him mentioned a couple of times by the talking heads. Caught my attention since reading your posts and, dare I say, cheerleading (no offense intended)

Jordan Morgan is going to be plugged in at Guard. Morgan is considered too short to play LT in the NFL, but will probably be a LG in the NFL though. Still, can never go wrong grabbing a kid from The Kutztown University.