Time to Build an Offensive Line

To late Smoot. I'm starting to come around on Anthony Davis. I think I'm starting to see what McShay saw in him.

Waffle Types (http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cereals/waffle-history4.asp) :)

Waffle Types (http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cereals/waffle-history4.asp) :)

You know it's getting harder and harder to find real maple syrup. I'm starting to warm up on Davis too.

Redskins Add Hicks to O-Line (http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Redskins_Add_Hicks_to_O_Line_107773.jsp)


Redskins signed Artis Hicks from Minnesota. Sounds decent - has played on some good lines.

Solid pickup.


Funny enough, I have him on the Skins on my Madden franchise team. :D

Anyways, I wish PFT had not been wrong AGAIN and we had gotten Pashos as well. He went to the Browns.

We're also looking at 35 YO Barry Sims...fine for depth but we need youth on the line. He, like Hicks, can also play guard and tackle, so if we sign him for depth, it's a good move for the versatility.

PLEASE DRAFT OKUNG (or Trent Williams if Okung is off the board).

I was reading a breakdown on Davis and Okung and it mentioned that Davis was miserable at cut blocking, but he only had attempted it a couple of times. The rest of the zone stuff he was solid on. To me that's probably just something that needs coaching, but even in the pro level some guys get it and some don't.

Current OL
LT:
LG: D.Dockery, W.Montgomery
C: C.Rabach, E. Williams
RG: A.Hicks, K. Lichtensteiger
RT: S.Heyer, M. Williams

Other line players on the roster seem like camp fooder to me. But if we draft a lineman and send the second round to the ravens for Giather. I would be happy with that. Especially if we trade down and recoup the 2nd or 3rd rounder.

Current OL
LT:
LG: D.Dockery, W.Montgomery
C: C.Rabach, E. Williams
RG: A.Hicks, K. Lichtensteiger
RT: S.Heyer, M. Williams

Other line players on the roster seem like camp fooder to me. But if we draft a lineman and send the second round to the ravens for Giather. I would be happy with that. Especially if we trade down and recoup the 2nd or 3rd rounder.

From that, we need both tackles and possibly a center upgrade if possible.

But, looking somewhat better already with Hicks and knowing we will likely draft tackles high this draft.

I think it'd be really satisfying to go offensive tackle with the first and second picks, but if we take a franchise LT at No. 4, we're going to have a vastly improved line no matter what we do with the rest of the draft, so I'd be satisfied just drafting a LT and going BPA in the second round.

Colts dump starting guard Ryan Lilja | ProFootballTalk.com (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/08/colts-dump-starting-guard-ryan-lilja/)

I dont really know too much about Ryan Lilja, but i thought he was susposed to be one of the better olinemen the Colts have? Dont the Colts also have a similar zone blocking game Shanahan uses?

Not sure if someone from the Colts would want to sign with a team like ours, but if so do you think theres any chance we go after him?

Colts dump starting guard Ryan Lilja | ProFootballTalk.com (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/08/colts-dump-starting-guard-ryan-lilja/)

I dont really know too much about Ryan Lilja, but i thought he was susposed to be one of the better olinemen the Colts have? Dont the Colts also have a similar zone blocking game Shanahan uses?

Not sure if someone from the Colts would want to sign with a team like ours, but if so do you think theres any chance we go after him?

I'm confident that if he's trash we'll not sign him.

Bridges is available, but I'm not sure there's a need to bring him back

Rex Hadnot is out there too

ProFootballFocus.com - By Position (http://profootballfocus.com/by_position.php?tab=by_position&season=2009&pos=G&stype=r&runpass=&teamid=-1&numsnaps=25&numgames=1)

rated pretty decently, both lilja and hadnot

not sure about zone blocking for hadnot, but the colts are pretty much all zone right?