Predict Our Five Starters On the O-Line

[internetcareer]

Originally Posted by vallin21

LT- Williams
LG- Dockery
C- Rabach
RG- Hicks
RT-Capers

I hope Capers is motivated and wants to come and prove he should've been drafted higher. If he's motivated he'll have a better chance to start than Heyer. I think With Cook here, Reinhart is the obvious cut.

Mike Williams is probably going to take the starting right guard spot. If he is working as hard on weight training and learning as he was on his diet last year at this time.

But Capers as a starter. Never going to happen. Shanahan just bought an all pro QB and is not going to put 2 rookie tackles in to protect him One is bad enough but at least Williams has to start because he is a #1 pick. I suspect that Hicks and Heyer will fight it out for the right tackle spot and the rookie offensive linemen will fight it out to try just to make the team.

[drew54]

Originally Posted by internetcareer

Mike Williams is probably going to take the starting right guard spot. If he is working as hard on weight training and learning as he was on his diet last year at this time.

But Capers as a starter. Never going to happen. Shanahan just bought an all pro QB and is not going to put 2 rookie tackles in to protect him One is bad enough but at least Williams has to start because he is a #1 pick. I suspect that Hicks and Heyer will fight it out for the right tackle spot and the rookie offensive linemen will fight it out to try just to make the team.

I would think Hicks is the safest bet to start at RT. He, Rabach, and BMW will be on notice though, as rookie or not, the best man should start.

[vallin21]

Originally Posted by internetcareer

Mike Williams is probably going to take the starting right guard spot. If he is working as hard on weight training and learning as he was on his diet last year at this time.

But Capers as a starter. Never going to happen. Shanahan just bought an all pro QB and is not going to put 2 rookie tackles in to protect him One is bad enough but at least Williams has to start because he is a #1 pick. I suspect that Hicks and Heyer will fight it out for the right tackle spot and the rookie offensive linemen will fight it out to try just to make the team.

We'll see once Training Camp starts, but it's safe to say Heyer's not our RT week 1

[DIRTEE]

Originally Posted by internetcareer

But Capers as a starter. Never going to happen. Shanahan just bought an all pro QB and is not going to put 2 rookie tackles in to protect him One is bad enough but at least Williams has to start because he is a #1 pick. I suspect that Hicks and Heyer will fight it out for the right tackle spot and the rookie offensive linemen will fight it out to try just to make the team.

Two veterans couldn't protect Campbell last season. We can only hope that the best combination plays and we have a better scheme this season.

[Silverfox]

I'm not convinced that Doc is the answer to Shanahan's Zone Blocking, especially for the pass. My five O-line starters:

TWilliams
KLichtensteiger or CRinehart
CRabach
BMW
AHicks

This is a little late for this string, but I have the advantage of seeing the consensus of the fanbase. Everybody has Dockery at LG - I think he's not the best in that spot (or any other starting spot - a good backup though).